| title | description | services | author | ms.service | ms.subservice | ms.topic | ms.date | ms.author |
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Tutorial to prepare Azure portal, datacenter environment to deploy Azure Stack Edge Pro GPU |
The first tutorial about deploying Azure Stack Edge Pro GPU involves preparing the Azure portal, placing a device order, and then creating a management resource. |
databox |
alkohli |
databox |
edge |
tutorial |
06/02/2023 |
alkohli |
This tutorial is the first in the series of deployment tutorials that are required to completely deploy Azure Stack Edge Pro GPU. This tutorial describes how to prepare the Azure portal to deploy an Azure Stack Edge resource.
You need administrator privileges to complete the setup and configuration process. The portal preparation takes less than 10 minutes.
In this tutorial, you learn how to:
[!div class="checklist"]
- Create a new resource
- Get the activation key
For Azure Stack Edge Pro GPU deployment, you need to first prepare your environment. After the environment is ready, follow the required steps and if needed, optional steps and procedures to fully deploy the device. The step-by-step deployment instructions indicate when you should perform each of these required and optional steps.
| Step | Description |
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| Preparation | These steps must be completed in preparation for the upcoming deployment. |
| Deployment configuration checklist | Use this checklist to gather and record information before and during the deployment. |
| Deployment prerequisites | These prerequisites validate that the environment is ready for deployment. |
| Deployment tutorials | These tutorials are required to deploy your Azure Stack Edge Pro GPU device in production. |
| 1. Prepare the Azure portal for Azure Stack Edge Pro GPU | Create and configure your Azure Stack Edge resource before you install an Azure Stack Box Edge physical device. |
| 2. Install Azure Stack Edge Pro GPU | Unpack, rack, and cable the Azure Stack Edge Pro GPU physical device. |
| 3. Connect to Azure Stack Edge Pro GPU | Once the device is installed, connect to device local web UI. |
| 4. Configure network settings for Azure Stack Edge Pro GPU | Configure network including the compute network and web proxy settings for your device. If setting up a two-node cluster, advanced networking and cluster configuration is also needed. |
| 5. Configure device settings for Azure Stack Edge Pro GPU | Assign a device name and DNS domain, configure update server and device time. |
| 6. Configure security settings for Azure Stack Edge Pro GPU | Configure certificates for your device. Use device-generated certificates or bring your own certificates. |
| 7. Activate Azure Stack Edge Pro GPU | Use the activation key from service to activate the device. The device is ready to set up SMB or NFS shares or connect via REST. |
| 8. Configure compute | Configure the compute role on your device. A Kubernetes cluster is also created. |
| 9A. Transfer data with Edge shares | Add shares and connect to shares via SMB or NFS. |
| 9B. Transfer data with Edge storage accounts | Add storage accounts and connect to blob storage via REST APIs. |
You can now begin to gather information regarding the software configuration for your Azure Stack Edge Pro GPU device.
Before you deploy your device, you need to collect information to configure the software on your Azure Stack Edge Pro GPU device. Preparing some of this information ahead of time helps streamline the process of deploying the device in your environment. Use the Azure Stack Edge Pro GPU deployment configuration checklist to note down the configuration details as you deploy your device.
Following are the configuration prerequisites for your Azure Stack Edge resource, your Azure Stack Edge Pro GPU device, and the datacenter network.
Before you begin, make sure that:
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Your Microsoft Azure subscription is enabled for an Azure Stack Edge resource. Make sure that you used a supported subscription such as Microsoft Enterprise Agreement (EA), Cloud Solution Provider (CSP), or Microsoft Azure Sponsorship. Pay-as-you-go subscriptions aren't supported. To identify the type of Azure subscription you have, see What is an Azure offer?.
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You have owner or contributor access at resource group level for the Azure Stack Edge, IoT Hub, and Azure Storage resources.
- To create any Azure Stack Edge resource, you should have permissions as a contributor (or higher) scoped at resource group level.
- You also need to make sure that the
Microsoft.DataBoxEdgeandMicrosoft.KeyVaultresource providers are registered. To create any IoT Hub resource,Microsoft.Devicesprovider should be registered.- To register a resource provider, in the Azure portal, go to Home > Subscriptions > Your-subscription > Resource providers.
- Search for the specific resource provider, for example,
Microsoft.DataBoxEdge, and register the resource provider.
- To create a Storage account resource, again you need contributor or higher access scoped at the resource group level. Azure Storage is by default a registered resource provider.
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To create an order in the Azure Edge Hardware Center, you need to make sure that the
Microsoft.EdgeOrderprovider is registered. For information on how to register, go to Register resource provider. -
You have admin or user access to Azure AD Graph API for generating activation key or credential operations such as share creation that uses a storage account. For more information, see Azure Active Directory Graph API.
Before you deploy a physical device, make sure that:
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You've run the Azure Stack Network Readiness Checker tool to check network readiness for your Azure Stack Edge device. You can use the tool to check whether your firewall rules are blocking access to any essential URLs for the service and verify custom URLs, among other tests. For more information, see Check network readiness for your Azure Stack Edge device.
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You've reviewed the safety information that was included in the shipment package.
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To rackmount the device in a standard 19* rack in your datacenter, make sure to have:
- A 1U slot available when deploying a single node device.
- Two 1U slots available when deploying a two-node cluster.
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You have access to a flat, stable, and level work surface where the device can rest safely.
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The site where you intend to set up the device has standard AC power from an independent source or a rack power distribution unit (PDU) with an uninterruptible power supply (UPS).
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You have access to your device.
Before you begin, make sure that:
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The network in your datacenter is configured per the networking requirements for your Azure Stack Edge Pro GPU device. For more information, see Azure Stack Edge Pro GPU System Requirements.
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For normal operating conditions of your Azure Stack Edge Pro GPU, you have:
- A minimum of 10-Mbps download bandwidth to ensure the device stays updated.
- A minimum of 20-Mbps dedicated upload and download bandwidth to transfer files.
- A minimum of 100-Mbps is required for the internet connection on AP5GC networks.
In this step, you’ll first order a device and then create a management resource to manage the device with the service in the cloud.
To order a device, use the Azure Edge Hardware Center. Azure Edge Hardware Center lets you explore and order a variety of hardware from the Azure hybrid portfolio including Azure Stack Edge Pro GPU devices.
If you have an existing device, skip this step and Create a management resource for your device.
When you place an order through the Edge Hardware Center, you can order multiple devices, to be shipped to more than one address, and you can reuse ship to addresses from other orders.
Ordering through Edge Hardware Center will create an Azure resource that will contain all your order-related information. One resource each will be created for each of the units ordered. You’ll have to create an Azure Stack Edge resource after you receive the device to activate and manage the devices.
[!INCLUDE Create order in Azure Edge Hardware Center]
[!INCLUDE Create management resource]
After the Azure Stack Edge resource is up and running, you'll need to get the activation key. This key is used to activate and connect your Azure Stack Edge Pro GPU device with the resource. You can get this key now while you are in the Azure portal.
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Select the resource you created, and select Overview.
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In the right pane, enter a name for the Azure Key Vault or accept the default name. The key vault name can be between 3 and 24 characters.
A key vault is created for each Azure Stack Edge resource that is activated with your device. The key vault lets you store and access secrets, for example, the Channel Integrity Key (CIK) for the service is stored in the key vault.
Once you've specified a key vault name, select Generate key to create an activation key.
Wait a few minutes while the key vault and activation key are created. Select the copy icon to copy the key and save it for later use.
Important
- The activation key expires three days after it is generated.
- If the key has expired, generate a new key. The older key is not valid.
In this tutorial, you learned about Azure Stack Edge articles such as:
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- Create a new resource
- Get the activation key
Advance to the next tutorial to learn how to install Azure Stack Edge.
[!div class="nextstepaction"] Install Azure Stack Edge Pro GPU