Dell PowerFlex Rack with PowerFlex 3.x Administration Guide

Add a network to a service

You can add an available network to a service or choose to define a new network for a configuration that was initially deployed outside of PowerFlex Manager. You cannot remove an added network using PowerFlex Manager.

1. Log in to PowerFlex Manager.
2. On the menu bar, click Services.
3. Select a service for which you want to add a network and in the right pane, click View Details.
4. Under Resource Action, from the Add Resources list, click Add Network.
5. Click Add Additional Network to add a network or Click Add Additional Static Route to add additional routes.
   For a multi-subnet or multi-VLAN configuration, the following networks can be added:

   • Hypervisor Management
   • Hypervisor Migration
   • PowerFlex Management
   • PowerFlex Replication
   • General Purpose LAN (This network type is not visible for deploying storage-only nodes)
6. Click Continue.
7. Under Choose Networks, do the following to add networks:
   1. Ensure to select the correct Network Configuration tab to modify the configuration.
   2. Verify that the list of nodes using the configuration are correct.
   3. Click View/Edit on the interface to add the new network.
      1. On the left pane, identify and select one or more new networks and then click >> to move it to the selected network list.
      2. Click Save.
   4. Click Network (VLAN) and verify that one or more new networks are added. The network name is displayed, and the word Adding is selected in green.
   5. Click Next.
   6. When adding one or more new networks to Hypervisor, under Select Port Group, select the Port Group Name from the drop-down list to identify that one or more new port groups exists. To add one or more new port groups, select Create Port Group and enter the name.
   7. Click Next.
   8. Verify that the information is correct on the summary page.
   9. Click Finish and then click Yes to confirm the changes.
8. Click Add Additional Static Route to add one or more static routes, and do the following:
   1. Click Add Static Route.
   2. Select a Source Network (Data) from the drop-down list.
   3. Select a Destination Network (Rep) from the drop-down list.
   4. Type the IP address for the Gateway.
   5. Repeat steps a through e for each additional static route.
   6. Click Save.