Start installation of the
PowerFlex software packages, using the
PowerFlex Installer wizard. The installation performs the following phases: query, upload, install, and configure. At the end of each phase, you must approve continuation to the next phase.
Prerequisites
Ensure that the software packages were successfully uploaded to the
PowerFlex Installer.
Steps
In the
PowerFlex InstallerProvide Installation Topology screen, click the
Installation Wizard drop-down arrow, and select an MDM cluster type:
3-node cluster (default)
Configures a primary MDM, a secondary MDM, and a
tiebreaker MDM.
5-node cluster
Configures a primary MDM, two secondary MDMs, and two
tiebreaker MDMs.
The
Topology section is populated with nodes, according to the MDM cluster chosen in the previous step. Each node is also defined as an SDS and an SDC.
Type a new MDM password in the
password box, and type it again in the
confirm password box.
The MDM password is a password that is configured for the MDM during the installation. It must meet the following criteria:
Between 6 and 31 ASCII-printable characters
Includes at least 3 of the following groups: [a-z], [A-Z], [0-9], special chars (!@#$ …)
Contains no white spaces
For
LIA Authentication, select
Native for local authentication, or
LDAP for LDAP authentication.
If you selected
Native, for
LIA Password, type a password in the
password box, and type it again in the
confirm password box.
The LIA password is a new password that will be used to authenticate communication between the
PowerFlex Installer and the Light Installation Agent (LIA). It must meet the same criteria as the MDM password, as listed in the previous step.
If you selected
LDAP, you can add the credentials for one LDAP server. After deployment, up to seven more LDAP servers can be added. For more information, see the "Security" section of the
Configure and Customize Dell PowerFlex.
Enter the required information in the additional fields that are displayed:
LDAP Server URI
LDAP Group and
LDAP BaseDN
LDAP User Name and
LDAP Password
Review the end user license agreement and select the check box to accept the license agreement.
For complete information on licensing, see the "Licensing" section of this guide.
In the
Topology section, enter server information:
For each node, click on the appropriate cells to edit its IP address, select its host operating system, and enter an MDM name and password.
For Linux, type the password of the root user.
To see the passwords, select
Show passwords while editing.
To add more hosts, click
Clone host.
The assigned IP address is derived from the IP address of the previous host. Each cloned host is designated to act as an SDS and an SDC.
At the bottom of the screen, click
Start Installation.
NOTE: A post-installation notice appears, that outlines the steps that are required after the wizard completes the installation. The content of this notice will be repeated at the end of the process, or you can view it by clicking
Post installation instructions from the
Monitor screen.
Click the
Monitor tab.
The
Install - query
screen appears.
In the query stage, the
PowerFlex Installer validates that there are no previously installed
PowerFlex components on any of the requested installation nodes.
You can change the display by selecting the following:
Auto Refresh (default)
Hide Completed Successfully
Show All Phases
At the end of each phase, a status message is displayed.
If an error message is displayed during the process, you can retry the failed operations (using the
Retry failed button), continue to the next phase, or abort the installation.
NOTE: Once you proceed to the next stage, you will not be able to use the
PowerFlex Installer to retry failed tasks.
When the query phase is complete, close the status message, and at the top right side of the screen, click
Start upload phase.
The
Install - upload screen appears, displaying which
PowerFlex packages are being uploaded to each server, and the status of each command.
When the previous phase is complete, close the status message, and at the top right side of the screen, click
Start install phase.
The
Install - install screen appears, displaying the status of the installation commands.
When all Install command rows are in Completed status, click
Start configure phase.
The
Install - configure screen displays configuration progress.
When all processes are finished, click
Mark operation completed.
The
PowerFlex system installation is complete! The wizard installation creates one Protection Domain and one Storage Pool, both named "default". You will use these when you enable storage.
The post-installation notes appear, directing you to the steps necessary to start using your storage.
Next steps
Install the
PowerFlex presentation server.
Perform the post-installation tasks described in this guide.
After you finish the tasks described in this guide, perform the mandatory and optional post-deployment configuration tasks described in the
Configure and Customize
PowerFlex Guide. In particular, add storage devices to the SDS nodes, and then create and map volumes.
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