Dell PowerFlex 4.5.x Administration Guide

Add a template

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 software-only block storage, ensure that you select a template that includes SW Only in its name.
   • For software-only file storage, ensure that you select a template that includes File-SW Only in its name.
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.

   You cannot select a minimal compliance version for a template, since it only includes server firmware updates. The compliance version for a template must include the full set of compliance update capabilities. PowerFlex Manager does not show any minimal compliance versions in the Firmware and Software Compliance list.

   NOTE:Changing the compliance version might update the firmware level on nodes for this resource group. Firmware on shared devices will still be maintained by the global default firmware repository.
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 lifecycle 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 list displayed.
     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 lifecycle administrators and drive replacers, select PowerFlex SuperUser and all LifecycleAdmin and DriveReplacer.
9. Click Next to select the remaining options to complete the wizard.