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Dell PowerFlex 4.6.x Install and Upgrade Guide

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Add a template

About this task

The Create feature allows you to create a template, clone the components of an existing template into a new template, or import a pre-existing template.

For most environments, you can clone one of the sample templates that are provided with PowerFlex Manager and edit as needed. Choose the sample template that is most appropriate for your environment.

Steps

  1. On the menu bar, click Templates.
  2. On the Templates page, click Create.
  3. In the Create dialog box, select one of the following options:
    • Clone an existing PowerFlex Manager template
    • Upload External Template
    • Create a new template
    If you select Clone an existing PowerFlex Manager template, select the Category and the Template to be Cloned. The components of the selected template are in the new template.
    For PowerFlex software file storage, ensure that you select PowerFlex-File-SW only template.
  4. Enter a Template Name.
  5. From the Template Category list, select a template category. To create a category, select Create New Category from the list.
  6. Enter a Template Description (optional).
  7. To specify the version to use for compliance, select the version from the Firmware and Software Compliance list or choose Use PowerFlex Manager appliance default catalog.
  8. Specify the resource group permissions for this template under Who should have access to the resource group deployed from this template? by performing one of the following actions:
    • To restrict access to super users, select Only PowerFlex SuperUser.
    • To grant access to super users and some specific life-cycle administrators and drive replacers, select the PowerFlex SuperUser and specific LifecycleAdmin and DriveReplacer option, and perform the following steps:
      1. Click Add User(s) to add one or more LifecycleAdmin or DriveReplacer users to the displayed list.
      2. Select which users will have access to this resource group.
      3. To delete a user from the list, select the user and click Remove User(s).
      4. After adding the users, select or clear the check box next to the users to grant or block access.
    • To grant access to super users and all life-cycle administrators and drive replacers, select PowerFlex SuperUser and all LifecycleAdmin and DriveReplacer.
  9. Click Next.
  10. In Additional Settings provide the new values for the following settings:
    • Network
    • PowerFlex Gateway
    • Node Pool
  11. Click Finish.

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