Some quick notes for those looking to build Azure Stack nested inside vSphere
Start w WinSrv2016 base vm | |
12 core and 12 core per socket | |
128GB ram locked | |
expand disk to 256GB | |
add 2nd scsi controller with scsi bus sharing enabled. | |
add 4 x 256GB disks to 2nd scsi controller EagerThick with multi-writer enabled independent persistent (allows snapshot of boot disk) | |
add custom vmx prop hypervisor.cpuid.v0 to 0 | |
Download the POC disk image via microsoft instructions. Extract vmxnet3 and pvscsi drivers to a directory. like c:\vmwaredrivers | |
edit line 87 of PrepareBootFromVHD.ps1 | |
if ((get-disk | where {$_.isboot -eq $true}).Model -match ‘X') | |
Good time to snapshot the VM.. | |
admin powershell prompt. Note the addtions for adding custom drivers | |
.\PrepareBootFromVHD.ps1 -CloudBuilderDiskPath C:\CloudBuilder.vhdx -ApplyUnattend -AdminPassword "PASSWORD" -DriverPath C:\vmwaredrivers | |
Once system reboots install vmware tools. | |
edit C:\CloudDeployment\Roles\PhysicalMachines\Tests\BareMetal.Tests.ps1 | |
Line 376: Change ‘Should Be $false’ TO ‘Should Be $true’ | |
Line 453: Change ‘Should Not BeLessThan $minimumNumberOfCoresPerMachine’ TO ‘Should Not BeLessThan 0’ | |
Sources/resources | |
http://www.virtualtothecore.com/en/build-a-microsoft-storage-spaces-direct-cluster-using-vmware-virtual-machines/ | |
https://azurestack.eu/2016/10/azure-stack-tp2-on-vmware-esxi-6/ |
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