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Step-by-step: create a self-contained Azure Stack HCI test lab (TOC)

In this series of posts, I will walk through my experience setting up and using a fully functional Azure Stack HCI 2-node (sometimes single-node) cluster in a virtualized, self-contained test lab, using Microsoft’s instructions and free (evaluation) software downloads.
Step 2: Create an Azure Stack HCI cluster

In this post, I’ll continue setting up my test lab by creating an Azure Stack HCI cluster. Previously, I created a lab environment containing Azure Stack HCI node VMs. Now I’ll use those to create an Azure Stack HCI cluster, register that cluster with Azure, and validate that everything was created correctly.
Step 1: Provision an Azure Stack HCI test lab (using MSLabs)

In this post, I walk through creating an Azure Stack HCI test lab with 4 individual VMs: a pair of Azure Stack HCI nodes, a WS 2022 domain controller, and a WS 2022 management server, in three parts: (1) configure the lab, (2) run MSLab scripts, and (3) install software and updates.

Step-by-step: create a self-contained Azure Stack HCI test lab (TOC)