Dell EMC PowerFlex Rack Using PowerFlex Manager

How PowerFlex Manager works with PowerFlex rack

PowerFlex Manager discovers, deploys, and operates the PowerFlex rack by using resources, templates, and services.

The following table explains key PowerFlex Manager terminology.


Term	Description
Resource	The PowerFlex nodes, network switches, and virtual machine managers in the system. When PowerFlex Manager discovers resources, it identifies each component and how to talk to its management interface.
Template	Contains the configuration requirements that must be applied to a resource or group of resources during deployment. These requirements include firmware and software, operating system and/or hypervisor, and PowerFlex. A template represents the desired state of your deployed configuration. PowerFlex Manager provides sample templates that represent the standard configuration options. You can clone a sample template and use it for your implementation. You can also define a custom template if necessary.
Service	A group of resources that are managed within PowerFlex rack as a cluster. It is the state of your deployed configuration. PowerFlex Manager performs health monitoring, RCM compliance monitoring and remediation, and the ability to add or remove resources. A service is the finished outcome.