Deploy Azure Stack HCI - Check Network Requirements errors out

Question

2 Host Azure Stack solution:

Storage is Switchless - 2 10gb nics directly connected to the other host.

NIC Allocation is as follows:

2 x 1gbe Management

2 x 10gb Compute

2 x 10gb Storage

Exception

Type 'ValidateNetwork' of Role 'EnvironmentValidator' raised an exception: { "ExceptionType": "text", "ErrorMessage": "Cannot get the IP address back to the pNIC after VMSwitch removed. Please check the system manually.", "ExceptionStackTrace": "at Test-MgmtIpRange, C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules\AzStackHci.EnvironmentChecker\AzStackHciNetwork\AzStackHci.Network.Helpers.psm1: line 958\r\nat \u003cScriptBlock\u003e, \u003cNo file\u003e: line 1\r\nat Invoke-AzStackHciNetworkValidation, C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules\AzStackHci.EnvironmentChecker\AzStackHciNetwork\AzStackHci.Network.psm1: line 313\r\nat Test-AzStackHciNetwork, C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules\AzStackHci.EnvironmentChecker\AzStackHciNetwork\AzStackHciNetwork.psm1: line 150\r\nat \u003cScriptBlock\u003e, \u003cNo file\u003e: line 1\r\nat RunSingleValidator, C:\NugetStore\AzStackHci.EnvironmentChecker.Deploy.1.2100.2786.520\content\Classes\EnvironmentValidator\EnvironmentValidator.psm1: line 671\r\nat ValidateNetwork, C:\NugetStore\AzStackHci.EnvironmentChecker.Deploy.1.2100.2786.520\content\Classes\EnvironmentValidator\EnvironmentValidator.psm1: line 376\r\nat \u003cScriptBlock\u003e, C:\CloudDeployment\ECEngine\InvokeInterfaceInternal.psm1: line 139\r\nat Invoke-EceInterfaceInternal, C:\CloudDeployment\ECEngine\InvokeInterfaceInternal.psm1: line 134" } at RunSingleValidator, C:\NugetStore\AzStackHci.EnvironmentChecker.Deploy.1.2100.2786.520\content\Classes\EnvironmentValidator\EnvironmentValidator.psm1: line 691 at ValidateNetwork, C:\NugetStore\AzStackHci.EnvironmentChecker.Deploy.1.2100.2786.520\content\Classes\EnvironmentValidator\EnvironmentValidator.psm1: line 376 at <ScriptBlock>, C:\CloudDeployment\ECEngine\InvokeInterfaceInternal.psm1: line 139 at Invoke-EceInterfaceInternal, C:\CloudDeployment\ECEngine\InvokeInterfaceInternal.psm1: line 134

Answer 1

Hi Jamy Smith,

Thank you for reaching out to us on the Microsoft Q&A forum.

Based on your query, it appears there is an issue with the network validation during the deployment of Azure Stack HCI. Please ensure that the NICs are correctly configured and that the IP addresses are properly assigned. Double-check the NIC settings to confirm that the management, compute, and storage NICs are correctly allocated. The error message suggests a problem with the VMSwitch configuration. Verify that the VMSwitch is properly set up and has not been removed or misconfigured.

For further reference, please review the following documents:

• Physical Network Requirements for Azure Stack HCI
• Using the Environment Checker
• Deploying Network ATC

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