Dell PowerFlex Appliance with PowerFlex 4.x Administration Guide

Deploy storage with replication template

Use this procedure to deploy storage with replication templates.

1. Click Lifecycle > Templates.
2. Select the template created in the previous section.
3. Click Deploy Resource Group.
4. Enter the resource group name and a brief description.
5. Select the IC version.
6. Select the administration group for this resource.
7. Click Next.
8. Under Deployment Settings:
   1. Auto generate or fill out the following fields:
      • Protection domain name
      • Protection domain name template
      • Storage pool name
      • Number of storage pools
      • Storage pool name template
   2. Let PowerFlex select the IP addresses or manually provide the MDM virtual IP addresses.
   3. Let PowerFlex select the IP addresses or manually provide the storage-only nodes OS IP addresses.
   4. Manually select each storage-only node by serial number or iDRAC IP address, or let PowerFlex select the nodes automatically from the selected node pool.
   5. Click Next.
9. Click Deploy Now > Next.
10. Review the summary screen and click Finish.
    Deployment activity can be monitored on right panel under Recent Activity.