Dell PowerFlex 4.6.x Install and Upgrade Guide

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PowerFlex management platform cluster configuration parameters

The following table describes the configuration parameters for the PFMP_Config.json file, which is used for the configuration and deployment of the PowerFlex management platform cluster.

The following diagram illustrates how PFMP_config.JSON file content is applied to PowerFlex management.

NOTE:For PowerFlex software, including the oob VLAN is optional.

Relationship between the PFMP_config.JSON file and PowerFlex management — Figure 1. Relationship between the PFMP_config.JSON file and PowerFlex management

The following table describes the PFMP_Config.json and its configuration parameters:

Table 1. PFMP_Config.json configuration parametersThe following table describes the PFMP_Config.json and its configuration parameters.
Parameter	Value	Description
Nodes	Hostname IP address	Minimum of three VMs/nodes The IP addresses of the nodes on which the PowerFlex management platform cluster is deployed, along with the hostnames that must be used for these nodes. Ensure that the hostname is in lowercase.
ClusterReservedIPPoolCIDR	IP address	Recommended / 23 network A private subnet that does not conflict with any of the subnets in their data center. Users could use the same subnet for multiple PowerFlex management platform deployments.
ServiceReservedIPPoolCIDR	IP address	Recommended / 23 network A private subnet that does not conflict with any of the subnets in their data center. Users could use the same subnet for multiple PowerFlex management platform deployments.
RoutableIPPoolCIDR	<flex-node-mgmt> <flex-data>	flex-node-mgmt and data pools require five unused IP addresses that are used by the web server, SupportAssist, and internal services.
PFMPHostname	FQDN	FQDN which is used to connect to PowerFlex Manager using a browser. The FQDN must be resolvable through DNS and be lower case.
PFMPHostIP	IP address	This parameter specifies the IP address for the ingress IP address. NOTE:The ingress IP address must be selected from one of the IP addresses specified in the flex-node-mgmt-<vlanid> IP service range.