Use this procedure to deploy a service. You cannot deploy a service using a template that is in draft state. Publish the template before using it to deploy a service.
Steps
On the menu bar, click
Services > Deploy New Service.
On the
Deploy Service page, perform the following steps:
From the
Select Published Template list, select the template to deploy a service.
Enter the
Service Name and
Service Description that identifies the service.
To specify the version to use for compliance, select the version from the
Firmware and Software Compliance list or choose
Use PowerFlex Manager appliance default catalog.
PowerFlex Manager checks the VMware vCenter version to determine if it matches the VMware ESXi version for the selected compliance version. If the VMware ESXi version is greater than the vCenter version,
PowerFlex Manager blocks the service deployment and displays an error.
PowerFlex Manager instructs you to upgrade vCenter first, or use a different compliance version that is compatible with the installed vCenter version.
NOTE:Changing the firmware repository might update the firmware level on nodes for this service. The global default firmware repository maintains the firmware on the shared devices.
Indicate
Who should have access to the service deployed from this template by selecting one of the available options.
For a hyperconverged or
PowerFlex storage-only node deployment, if you want to use CloudLink encryption, perform the following:
Verify that CloudLink Center is deployed.
In the template, under
Node settings, select
Enable Encryption (Software Encryption/Self Encrypting Drive).
Under
PowerFlex Cluster settings, select
CloudLink Center.
Click
Next.
On the
Deployment Settings page, configure the required settings. You can override many of the settings that are specified in the template. You must specify other settings that are not part of the template:
If you are deploying a service with CloudLink, ensure that the correct CloudLink Center is displayed under the
CloudLink Center Settings.
To configure
OS Settings, select an
IP Source. To manually enter the IP address, select
User Entered IP. From the
IP Source list, select
Manual Entry. Then enter the IP address in the
Static IP Address box.
NOTE:For a multi-VLAN or multi-subnet configuration, it is required to manually enter the IP address of one or more of the network types (hypervisor management, hypervisor migration, PowerFlex management, PowerFlex replication) for each
PowerFlex hyperconverged node. This is required since
PowerFlex Manager is not aware of the rack or row location of the hypervisor host. Each rack or row will have a different subnet for one or more of the network types.
To configure
Hardware Settings, select the node source from the
Node Source list.
If you select
Node Pool, you can view all user-defined node pools and the global pool. Standard users can see only the pools for which they have permission. Select the Retry On Failure option to ensure that
PowerFlex Manager selects another node from the node pool for deployment if any node fails. Each node can be retried up to five times.
If you select
Manual Entry, the
Choose Node list is displayed. Select the node for deployment from the list by its Service Tag.
NOTE:For a fault set-enabled service, you can choose the fault set number or choose
PowerFlex Manager selected fault set.
Under
PowerFlex Settings, specify the
Journal Capacity for a storage-only or hyperconverged service that has replication enabled in the template. The default journal capacity is 10% of the overall capacity, however you can customize the capacity according to the requirement.
Under
PowerFlex Settings, choose one of the following options for
PowerFlex MDM Virtual IP Source:
PowerFlex Manager Selected IP instructs
PowerFlex Manager to select the virtual IP addresses.
User Entered IP enables you to specify the IP address manually for each
PowerFlex data network that is part of the node definition in the service template.
NOTE:Verify that the correct disk type (NVMe or
SSD) is selected. From the
Deployment Settings page, select
PowerFlex Setting > Storage Pool disk type. Ensure that you select the correct disk type: (NVMe or
SSD).
Click
Next.
On the
Schedule Deployment page, select one of the following options and click
Next:
Deploy Now—Select this option to deploy the service immediately.
Deploy Later—Select this option and enter the date and time to deploy the service.
Review the
Summary page.
The
Summary page gives you a preview of what the service will look like after the deployment.
Click
Finish when you are ready to begin the deployment. For more information, see
PowerFlex Manager online help.
Data is not available for the Topic
Please provide ratings (1-5 stars).
Please provide ratings (1-5 stars).
Please provide ratings (1-5 stars).
Please select whether the article was helpful or not.
Comments cannot contain these special characters: <>()\