Dell PowerFlex 4.5.x Administration Guide

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Node settings (PowerFlex file template)

This table describes the most important node settings for the PowerFlex File template.


Setting		Description
Number of Instances		For a PowerFlex file cluster, you must have a minimum of two nodes and a maximum of 16 nodes. When you deploy a NAS template, PowerFlex Manager automatically creates control volumes for the deployment. Two of the volumes are common and are mapped to every node (one for the NAS cluster and the other for the Postgres cluster). The other volumes (SVDM volumes) are mapped separately to each of the nodes added. The control volumes are special NAS cluster volumes that cannot be deleted or modified. These control volumes are hidden from view in the management software appliance.
Related Components		Choose All Components.
OS Settings: OS Image		For a PowerFlex file cluster, you must choose Use Compliance File Linux Image.
OS Settings: PowerFlex Role		Choose Compute Only.
OS Settings: Enable PowerFlex File		This option must be selected for NAS.
OS Settings: Switch Port Configuration		Choose Port Channel (LACP Enabled) or Trunk Port. Port Channel (LACP Enabled) is the preferred option. Port Channel is not supported with this template.
OS Settings: Teaming and Bonding Configuration		Choose Mode 4 (IEEE 802.3ad policy) for Port Channel (LACP Enabled).
Hardware Settings: Target Boot Device		Choose Local Hard Drive.
Network Settings		The PowerFlex file template pulls in the PowerFlex management and PowerFlex data networks from the associated PowerFlex gateway. To ensure that the PowerFlex file resource group works properly, you need to deploy a storage-only or hyperconverged resource group first that includes the target gateway. In addition to the PowerFlex management and PowerFlex data networks, you need to include a NAS management network and at least one NAS data network. One NAS data network is enough, but, for redundancy, two networks are recommended. By default, the template includes two interfaces with two ports on each interface. The second interface mirrors the first interface.