Dell PowerFlex Rack with PowerFlex 3.x Administration Guide

Power on the PowerFlex management controller 2.0

Use this procedure to power on the PowerFlex management controller 2.0.

1. Power on the PowerFlex management controller:
   1. Log in to the iDRACs of each PowerFlex management controller 2.0.
   2. Power on the PowerFlex management controller 2.0.
   3. Verify that VMware ESXi boots and that you can ping the management IP address.
      Allow up to 20 minutes for the PowerFlex management controller 2.0 to boot after VMware ESXi loads.
2. Exit maintenance mode on all of the PowerFlex management controller 2.0:
   1. Log in to the VMware ESXi hosts on the PowerFlex management controller 2.0.
   2. Exit maintenance mode on the PowerFlex management controller 2.0.
3. Power on the PowerFlex management controller SVMs:
   1. Log in to the VMware ESXi hosts on the PowerFlex management controller 2.0.
   2. Click Virtual Machines.
   3. Power on the SVM.
4. Activate the protection domain:
   NOTE:See the Logical Configuration Survey (LCS) for the primary and secondary MDMs. The known primary MDM is required to activate the protection domain.
   1. To log in to the primary MDM, type scli --login --username admin --password <password>.
   2. To activate the protection domain, type scli --activate_protection_domain --protection_domain_name <NAME>) .
   3. To verify that the operational state of the protection domain is active, type scli --query_protection_domain --protection_domain_name <NAME>.
5. Rescan the storage devices for datastores:
   1. Log in to the VMware ESXi hosts on the PowerFlex management controller 2.0.
   2. Click Storage > Devices > Rescan.
6. Power on the vCSA, DNS, and jump server VMs for the PowerFlex management controller 2.0:
   1. Log in to PowerFlex management controller A through the VMware host client and verify that the DNS, VMware vCenter and jump VM, and VMs are installed. If the components are not on the PowerFlex management controller A, verify that the components exist on PowerFlex management controller B or C and power them on.
   2. Verify that the VMs started and have network connectivity.
   3. Log in to the vCSA.
   4. Power on the remaining management VMs in the following order:
      1. PowerFlex management controller gateway
      2. PowerFlex customer gateway
      3. PowerFlex Manager
      4. CloudLink Center VMs (if applicable)
      5. PowerFlex GUI presentation server
      6. Secure Remote Services
7. If you are using VMware vCenter high availability, power on the controller and customer (if applicable) VMware vCSA VMs in the following order using the inventory captured prior to power down:
   • Witness
   • Acting Active
   • Acting Passive
8. Verify the following for HA, DRS, and the affinity rules:
   1. Log in to the VMware vSphere Client and browse to the cluster.
   2. Click Configure.
   3. Under Services, verify that the vSphere DRS and vSphere Availability are on.
   4. Under Configuration, verify that the VM and the host rules are enabled.
9. Power on the UCC Edge VM if Flex on demand is in use.