Dell PowerFlex 4.5.x Administration Guide

Building a software management template

You can choose to build a software management template instead of cloning one of the existing templates. The template builder allows you to build a customized template by configuring both physical and virtual components.

1. From the PowerFlex Manager menu, go to Lifecycle > Templates.
2. On the Templates page, go to My Templates > Create.
3. Select Create a new template and enter a Template Name.
   For example, Deployment 8201.
4. From the Template Category list, select a template category. To create a category, select Create New Category from the list.
5. Enter a Template Description (optional).
   For example, Software management hyperconverged four node deployment.
6. Select Use PowerFlex Manager appliance default catalog.
7. To restrict access to super users, select Only PowerFlex SuperUser under Who should have access to the resource group deployed from this template?.
8. Click Save.
9. Click Add Node.
10. From the Select a Component menu, select Node (Software only).
11. From the Number of instances, enter 4 and click Continue.
12. From the OS Settings pane, complete the following:
    1. From the Operating System menu, select the Suse Enterprise Linux option.
    2. Select the check box for Use Node For Dell PowerFlex.
    3. From PowerFlex Role, select Hyperconverged.
    4. Select the check box for Enable Compression.
    5. Select the check box for Enable Replication.
13. From the Node Settings pane, select Global from the Node Pool menu.
14. From the Network Settings pane, complete the following steps:
    1. Click Add New Interface.
    2. Click Choose Networks. The Interface 1 Port 1 Network Configuration page opens.
    3. Select Add Networks to this Port.
    4. From the Available Networks list, select the check box for the management network that you want to add to the Selected Networks list.
    5. From the Available Networks list, select the check box for the data network that you want to add to the Selected Networks list.
    6. Click Save.
15. Click Validate Settings.