Install the
PowerFlex Gateway on a Linux-based server. The gateway includes the
PowerFlex Installer.
Prerequisites
Before deploying any
PowerFlex components on a server that was part of another
PowerFlex system, use the operating system tools to remove all of those
PowerFlex components.
Ensure that the version of the
PowerFlex Gateway that you are about to install is the same software version as the other
PowerFlex system components that you intend to install.
If LDAP authentication will be used for LIA, the server on which the
PowerFlex Gateway will be installed must be prepared before
PowerFlex Gateway installation. For more information, refer to
Dell PowerFlex User Roles and LDAP Usage Technical Notes.
About this task
The
PowerFlex Gateway can be installed on a node that will also be used for
PowerFlex SDS components. However, do not install the
PowerFlex Gateway on an SDS upon which
RFcache acceleration will be enabled (in other words, do not install the
PowerFlex Gateway on SDS nodes on which the
RFcachexcache package will be installed).
Do not install
PowerFlex Gateway on a server that will be used for a
PowerFlex MDM or SDC component.
You can use a Linux-based
PowerFlex Installer to deploy
PowerFlex only on Linux-based servers.
PowerFlex Gateway cannot be installed on the Fedora\RH CoreOS operating system. In a Fedora\RH CoreOS environment, install
PowerFlex Gateway on a supported Windows or Linux-based server instead.
NOTE: When deploying the
PowerFlex Gateway, if one of the following ports is not free, the deployment will fail: 80, 8080, 443, 8443. If this occurs, free the above-mentioned ports and then repeat the deployment procedure.
NOTE: To install with a customized Java configuration, see "Advanced and optional
PowerFlex Gateway tasks".
Steps
Copy the
PowerFlex Gateway package from the extracted download file to the server on which you will install the package. The recommended location on the server is the
/tmp/ directory.
Install the
PowerFlex Gateway on the Linux server, by running the following command (all on one line):
where
/tmp/ is the local location where you saved the package, and
<new_GW_admin_password> is a password that you define to access the
PowerFlex Installer.
The password must meet the following criteria:
At least 8 characters long
Include at least 3 of the following groups: [a-z], [A-Z], [0-9], special chars (!@#$ …)
To install without assigning a
PowerFlex Gateway password, see "Install the
PowerFlex Gateway without assigning an admin password".
NOTE: To include special characters in the password, such as ! @ $, when assigning the password, add the "\" character before the special character. For example, to assign the password Scaleio$$, enter it as Scaleio\$\$. When logging in, the "\" character is not used.
Proceed with the remaining preparation tasks, as relevant for your system and installation method. For installation on Ubuntu, Oracle Linux, or SLES servers, pay special attention to the preparation tasks for these operating systems.
NOTE: The
PowerFlex Gateway and the
PowerFlex Installer can now be configured or disabled, as explained in "Configure
PowerFlex Gateway properties".
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