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9.6 Join Ready Nodes to the Active Directory domain Before the cluster is created, the nodes must be a part of an Active Directory (AD) domain. This task can be performed with the Add-Computer cmdlet. Run the following command on each Ready Node that will be a part of the Storage Spaces Direct cluster. Note: Connecting to AD services using the host management network may require routing to the AD network. Ensure that this is in place before proceeding to domain join. In this deployment, the management system is also the AD controller and is on the same subnet, 172.16.11.0/24, as the Ready Nodes. PS> $credential = Get-Credential PS> Add-Computer -DomainName dell.lab -Credential $credential -Restart 9.7 Note: Substitute dell.lab in the command above with your AD domain name. The command shown will restart the system. Clean disks Execute the Get-PhysicalDisk cmdlet on each Ready Node to verify all disks are in a healthy state and that each has the same number of drives of each type. Note: For more information, see https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/storage/storagespaces/drive-symmetry-considerations. PS> Get-PhysicalDisk FriendlyName Media CanPool OpStatus HealthStatus Usage Size ---- ATA ST4000NM0 HDD True OK Healthy Auto-Select 3.64 TB ATA ST4000NM0 HDD True OK Healthy Auto-Select 3.64 TB ATA MZ7KM960H SSD True OK Healthy Auto-Select 894.25 GB ATA ST4000NM0 HDD True OK Healthy Auto-Select 3.64 TB DELLBOSS VD Unspe False OK Healthy Auto-Select 223.51 GB ATA ST4000NM0 HDD True OK Healthy Auto-Select 3.64 TB ATA MZ7KM960H SSD True OK Healthy Auto-Select 894.25 GB Note: The output above is identical on each of the four Ready Nodes in this deployment. The Dell BOSS drive displays False in the CanPool column because it is the Windows OS boot disk. Boot disks are not used in the storage pool. 42 Dell EMC Solutions for Microsoft Azure Stack HCI Networking Guide

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9.6
Join Ready Nodes to the Active Directory domain
Before the cluster is created, the nodes must be a part of an Active Directory (AD) domain. This task can be
performed with the
Add-Computer
cmdlet. Run the following command on each Ready Node that will be a
part of the Storage Spaces Direct cluster.
Note:
Connecting to AD services using the host management network may require routing to the AD network.
Ensure that this is in place before proceeding to domain join. In this deployment, the management system is
also the AD controller and is on the same subnet, 172.16.11.0/24, as the Ready Nodes.
PS>
$credential = Get-Credential
PS>
Add-Computer -DomainName dell.lab -Credential $credential -Restart
Note:
Substitute
dell.lab
in the command above with your AD domain name. The command shown will
restart the system.
9.7
Clean disks
Execute the
Get-PhysicalDisk
cmdlet on each Ready Node to verify all disks are in a healthy state and
that each has the same number of drives of each type.
Note
: For more information, see
spaces/drive-symmetry-considerations
.
PS>
Get-PhysicalDisk
FriendlyName
Media CanPool OpStatus HealthStatus Usage
Size
------------
----- ------- -------- ------------ -----
----
ATA ST4000NM0 HDD
True
OK
Healthy
Auto-Select
3.64 TB
ATA ST4000NM0 HDD
True
OK
Healthy
Auto-Select
3.64 TB
ATA MZ7KM960H SSD
True
OK
Healthy
Auto-Select 894.25 GB
ATA ST4000NM0 HDD
True
OK
Healthy
Auto-Select
3.64 TB
DELLBOSS VD
Unspe False
OK
Healthy
Auto-Select 223.51 GB
ATA ST4000NM0 HDD
True
OK
Healthy
Auto-Select
3.64 TB
ATA MZ7KM960H SSD
True
OK
Healthy
Auto-Select 894.25 GB
Note:
The output above is identical on each of the four Ready Nodes in this deployment. The Dell BOSS
drive displays
False
in the
CanPool
column because it is the Windows OS boot disk. Boot disks are not
used in the storage pool.