This template creates Azure VMs on an existing VNET, and it provisions them as a Windows Server 2016 Storage Spaces Direct (S2D) Scale-Out File Server (SOFS) cluster.
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Parameters
| Parameter Name | Description |
|---|---|
| namePrefix | Naming prefix for each new resource created. 3-char min, 8-char max, lowercase alphanumeric |
| storageAccountType | Type of new Storage Accounts (Standard_LRS, Standard_GRS, Standard_RAGRS or Premium_LRS) to be created to store VM disks |
| vmSize | Size of the S2D VMs to be created |
| vmCount | Number of S2D VMs to be created in cluster (Min=2, Max=3) |
| vmDiskSize | Size of each data disk in GB on each S2D VM (Min=128, Max=1023) |
| vmDiskCount | Number of data disks on each S2D VM (Min=2, Max=32). Ensure that the VM size you've selected will support this number of data disks. |
| existingDomainName | DNS domain name for existing Active Directory domain |
| adminUsername | Name of the Administrator of the existing Active Directory Domain |
| adminPassword | Password for the Administrator account of the existing Active Directory Domain |
| existingVirtualNetworkRGName | Resource Group Name for the existing VNET. |
| existingVirtualNetworkName | Name of the existing VNET. |
| existingSubnetName | Name of the existing subnet in the existing VNET to which the S2D VMs should be deployed |
| sofsName | Name of clustered Scale-Out File Server role |
| shareName | Name of shared data folder on clustered Scale-Out File Server role |
| _artifactsLocation | Location of resources that the script is dependent on such as linked templates and DSC modules |
| _artifactsLocationSasToken | The sasToken required to access _artifactsLocation. When the template is deployed using the accompanying scripts, a sasToken will be automatically generated. |
Use the template
PowerShell
New-AzResourceGroup -Name <resource-group-name> -Location <resource-group-location> #use this command when you need to create a new resource group for your deploymentInstall and configure Azure PowerShell
New-AzResourceGroupDeployment -ResourceGroupName <resource-group-name> -TemplateUri https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Azure/azure-quickstart-templates/master/demos/storage-spaces-direct/azuredeploy.json
Command line
az group create --name <resource-group-name> --location <resource-group-location> #use this command when you need to create a new resource group for your deploymentInstall and Configure the Azure Cross-Platform Command-Line Interface
az group deployment create --resource-group <my-resource-group> --template-uri https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Azure/azure-quickstart-templates/master/demos/storage-spaces-direct/azuredeploy.json