HPE Reference Architecture and Implementation Guides for Azure Stack (HCI/Local)

[asakun]

Hello HPE Community,

Our team is currently evaluating the feasibility of implementing an Azure Stack HCI (or Azure Local, given the recent rebranding) solution on HPE ProLiant Gen11 servers for a production environment.

We're looking for official HPE reference architecture documents, implementation guides, and detailed specifications that demonstrate how these solutions are designed for and can be successfully deployed in a production setting.

Specifically, we're interested in documentation that covers aspects such as:

• Best practices for hardware sizing and configuration on HPE ProLiant Gen11 for various workloads (e.g., general virtualization, VDI, SQL Server, etc.).

• Networking design and configuration for Azure Stack HCI/Local clusters on HPE infrastructure (e.g., recommended switch models, cabling, VLANs, RDMA configuration).

• Storage best practices (e.g., disk types, capacities, resiliency options with Storage Spaces Direct, NVMe vs. SSD).

• High availability and disaster recovery considerations within an HPE-based Azure Stack HCI/Local deployment.

• Management and monitoring tools (e.g., integration with HPE OneView, Windows Admin Center, Azure Arc).

• Security best practices for production deployments.

• Scalability considerations for growing environments.

• Any specific validated designs or blueprints from HPE for Azure Stack HCI/Local that illustrate successful production implementations.

While we've seen general information on HPE's website regarding their partnership with Microsoft for Azure Stack solutions, we're hoping to find more in-depth, prescriptive guides that we can use as a definitive reference for our project.

Has anyone in the community successfully implemented Azure Stack HCI/Local on HPE ProLiant Gen11 in a production environment and can share insights or point to specific HPE documentation that was invaluable to your deployment?

Any links to white papers, solution briefs, technical deep-dives, or even customer case studies would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you in advance for your assistance!

Best regards,

Andreas

[TVVJ]

Hello,

Please refer to the document titled "HPE Solutions for Azure Local" and see if it is helpful for your needs.

Regards,