Dell PowerFlex 4.5.x Administration Guide

Upload Compliance File

Provide compliance file location and authentication information for use within PowerFlex Manager. The compliance file defines the specific hardware components and software version combinations that are tested and certified by Dell for hyperconverged infrastructure and other Dell products. This step enables you to choose a default compliance version for compliance or add new compliance versions.

You can also click Settings > Repositories > Compliance Versions.

Define Networks

Enter detailed information about the available networks in the environment. This information is used later during deployments that are based on templates and resource groups. These deployments use the network information to configure nodes and switches to have the right network connectivity. PowerFlex Manager uses the defined networks in templates to specify the networks or VLANs that are configured on nodes and switches for your resource groups.

This step is enabled immediately after you perform an initial configuration for PowerFlex Manager.

You can also click Settings > Networking > Networks.

If you plan to perform an advanced CSV-based deployment, this step can be skipped.

Discover Resources

Grant PowerFlex Manager access to resources (nodes, switches, virtual machine managers) in the environment by providing the management IP and credential for the resources to be discovered.

This step is not enabled until you define your networks.

You can also click Resources > Discover Resources.

If you plan to perform an advanced CSV-based deployment, this step can be skipped.

Manage Deployed Resources (Optional)

Add an existing resource group for a cluster that is already deployed and manage the resources within PowerFlex Manager.

This step is not enabled until you define your networks.

You can also click Lifecycle > Resource Groups > Add Existing Resource Group.

If you plan to perform an advanced CSV-based deployment, this step can be skipped.

Deploy Resources

Create a template with requirements that must be followed during a deployment. Templates enable you to automate the process of configuring and deploying infrastructure and workloads. For most environments, you can clone one of the sample templates that are provided with PowerFlex Manager and make modifications as needed. Choose the sample template that is most appropriate for your environment.

For example, for a hyperconverged deployment, clone one of the hyperconverged templates.

For a two-layer deployment, clone the compute-only templates. Then clone one of the storage templates.

This step is not enabled until you define your networks.

You can also click Lifecycle > Templates.

If you plan to perform an advanced CSV-based deployment, this step can be skipped.

Manage PowerFlex License

Configure licensing for PowerFlex.

You can also click Settings > License Management.