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Dell EMC PowerFlex Rack Using PowerFlex Manager

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Revision history

Date Document revision Description of changes
September 2022 8.0

Updated content for VMware NSX-T service support in the lifecycle mode.

November 2021 7.0 Updated content for:
  • Support for PowerEdge R650/R750/R6525 servers
  • PowerFlex Manager displays low disk space alert at 90 percent
  • PowerFlex Manager removed automated deployment of Windows on PowerFlex compute-only nodes
July 2021 6.0

Added the following new topics:

  • View and select volumes
  • Migrating vCLS VMs to shared storage
  • Edit compatibility management settings

Updated content for:

  • Creating a large number of new volumes or selecting from a large number of existing volumes
  • Resizing volumes
  • Viewing details about storage volumes for a service
  • Monitoring resources
  • Discovery and compliance of the PowerFlex GUI presentation server
  • Enforcement of valid upgrade paths for PowerFlex Manager and RCM upgrades with compatibility matrix file
  • Viewing or exporting compliance reports
March 2021 5.1

Updated content for lifecycle mode and adding a service deployed outside of PowerFlex Manager

January 2021 5.0

Added the following new topics:

  • Exporting a configuration report for all resources and services
  • Restarting the PowerFlex Manager virtual appliance
  • Updating passwords for system components

Updated content for:

  • Monitoring resources
  • Sample templates
  • Network management
  • System health and configuration checking
  • Discovering resources
  • Creating credentials with non-root user accounts
  • Configuring SNMP
  • Alerting for upgrade failures
  • vCenter enhanced link mode support
  • Fault set definitions
August 2020 4.0

Added the following new topics:

  • Sample templates
  • Lifecycle mode
  • Resizing a volume
  • Discovering resources

Updated content for:

  • Lifecycle mode
  • Updating PowerFlex Manager and components
  • PowerFlex protected maintenance mode
  • PowerFlex replication
  • Static route configurations
  • Alerting
  • Email alerts
  • SNMP communication and configuring SNMP
  • Expansion prerequisites
  • System topology reporting
  • Miscellaneous PowerFlex Manager 3.5 enhancements
March 2020 3 Updated these topics:
  • Expansion prerequisites
  • Create a credential
March 2020 2 Added the following topics or sections:
  • Verify the alert connector status
  • Reconfiguring MDM roles
  • Expansion prerequisites
  • Managing the virtual appliance

Updated these topics:

  • Enter and exit service mode
  • Monitor resources
  • Services deployed outside of PowerFlex Manager
  • Edit service information
  • Add a service deployed outside of PowerFlex Manager
  • View a compliance report
  • Define a network
  • Add a network to a service
  • Remove a service
  • Ensure the availability of network IP addresses
January 2020 1 Initial release of the document

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