Dell PowerFlex 4.5.x Administration Guide

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VM settings

The table describes VM settings for the CloudLink Center and the PowerFlex gateway.


Field name	Description
Select a Component	Select CloudLink Center or PowerFlex Gateway.
Number of Instances	Select the number of instances of the VM that you want to deploy.
Related Components	Select Associate Selected and select the VMware Cluster check box to associate the selected VMware cluster with the CloudLink Center.
VM Settings
Specify Datastore	Specify the storage location.
Specify Network	Select the network type.
CloudLink Settings
Host Name Selection	Defines how the hostname is selected at deployment time. There are two options: Auto Generate - Select to autogenerate the hostname at deployment time. Specify at Deployment Time - Select to provide a unique hostname at deployment time.
OS Credential	Select the operating system credential used to set the username and password on the operating system that is installed.
NTP Server	Specify the IP address of the NTP server for time synchronization. If adding more than one NTP server, ensure that you separate the IP addresses with commas.
Secadmin Credential	Select the secadmin credential, an element manager credential, which is used to set the password for the secadmin user of the CloudLink Center. The password should be minimum of ten characters with at least one special character.
Vault Password	Specify up to three unique passwords for the CloudLink Vault. You must specify at least one. The password should be minimum of ten characters with at least one special character.
Confirm Vault Password	Retype the vault password.
License File	Upload a new or additional software license file. If additional, the resource is added to your current total resources.
Additional CloudLink Settings
Configure Syslog Forwarding	Select the check box to send syslog messages from the CloudLink to a remote network management system.
Syslog Facility	Select the remote server where the syslog messages are forwarded to.
Configure Email Notifications	Select the check box to configure email alerts.
Server Address	Specify the IP address of the email server.
Port	Specify the port number for the email server. The default port is 25. The port numbers must be entered in comma-separated list and must be 1–65535.
Sender Address	Specify the email address for the sender.
User Name	Specify the required username.
Password	Specify the required password.
Confirm Password	Retype the password.
PowerFlex Gateway Settings
Host Name Selection	Defines how the hostname is selected at deployment time. There are two options: Auto Generate - Select to autogenerate the hostname at deployment time. Specify at Deployment Time - Select to provide a unique hostname at deployment time.
PowerFlex Credential	Select the operating system credential used to set the username and password.
NTP Server	Specify the IP address of the NTP server for time synchronization. If adding more than one NTP server, ensure that you separate the IP addresses with commas.