Introduction
Network ATC is an intent-based approach to network configuration that was introduced with Azure Stack HCI OS (21H2) and is the preferred network configuration method to use when deploying your Azure Stack HCI cluster.
Network ATC assists with the following:
- Reduce overall network configuration deployment time, complexity, and reduce human errors due to erroneous input
- Deploy the latest Microsoft validated and supported network configuration best practices
- Ensure configuration consistency across the nodes in the cluster
- Eliminate configuration drift with periodic checks every 15 minutes
For more information, please see:
Network ATC Overview – Azure Stack HCI | Microsoft Learn
Deploy Network ATC – Azure Stack HCI | Microsoft Learn
Manage Network ATC – Azure Stack HCI | Microsoft Learn
Whether you are wanting to deploy a Non-Converged, Fully Converged, or Switchless network topology for your Azure Stack HCI cluster, Network ATC can be leveraged.
The following sections will help guide you through an Azure Stack HCI network deployment leveraging Network ATC while covering some of the parameters and configuration overrides you may need depending on your environment.