# Prerequisites #### Connection to a SQL server * SQL Server name, in the format, **\/\** * SQL authenticated user credential * Name of the VConnect database * VConnect Database must be created prior to the deployment and it must be accessible from Azure Stack tenant network #### Tenant Subscription * ID of the Tenant Subscription where Cloud Assert components need to be deployed * Tenant Subscription administrator account credentials * A tenant subscription created from an Azure Stack Offer/Plan that includes Microsoft Compute, Storage and Network services with default quotas added * Upon creating the tenant subscription, the Microsoft Compute, Storage and Network services need to be registered from the **Subscription > Resource Providers** blade in the Tenant portal #### Certificate * For integrated systems (i.e. multi-node), a .pfx certificate is required. Refer to [PKI Certificate Requirements](/azure-stack-vconnect/2004/installation/prerequisites/csr.md) for more details. * For ASDK, certificate is generated as a part of the deployment. Password for the .pfx certificate should not contain the following characters: ``^ ` ~ & % *`` #### Others * Download **the Windows 2016 Datacenter** image from the marketplace through the Marketplace Management blade in the Admin portal * Netbios name of the Azure Stack domain (On ASDK, the default is AzureStack) * Azure Stack service Admin account credentials (Azure AD account) * Ensure if the service Admin account has **"Global Administrator"** role (Password should not contain the following characters ^ \` \~ & % \*) * Azure Stack cloud administrator credential for Privileged endpoint access E.g., **\\cloudadmin** (Password should not contain the following characters ^ \` \~ & % \*) * Install Azure PowerShell version with respect to Azure Stack Version ([Azure PowerShell](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure-stack/operator/azure-stack-powershell-install)) * Ensure that Azure PowerShell version 1.6.0 is available for Azure stack version 1811, PowerShell version 1.7.0 for Azure stack version 1901 & 1902 and PowerShell version 1.7.1 for Azure Stack version 1904 **Dell EMC Isilon Integration** * Applicable only for integration with Dell EMC Isilon as an attached storage inside Azure Stack Hub * Azure Stack Hub border device / firewall, needs to have necessary configuration to allow access to Isilon endpoint * VConnect RP is installed in tenant network, thus Isilon endpoint should be accessible from tenant network * Validate the accessibility by accessing the Isilon endpoint from browser from tenant VM --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.cloudassert.com/azure-stack-vconnect/2004/installation/prerequisites.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.