Dell PowerFlex 4.5.x Administration Guide

Verifying the initial configuration

Before you complete the initial configuration, you can review all the settings you provided for SupportAssist, compliance, and installation type.

On the Summary page, verify the settings that you configured on the previous pages.
To edit any information, click Back or click the corresponding page name in the left pane.
If you are importing an existing PowerFlex instance from PowerFlex Manager, type IMPORT POWERFLEX MANAGER.
If the information is correct, click Finish to complete the initial configuration.

If you are importing an existing environment, PowerFlex Manager displays a message indicating that the import operation is in progress. When the import operation is complete, PowerFlex Manager displays the Getting Started page.

If you did not migrate an existing PowerFlex environment, you can now deploy a new instance of PowerFlex.

After completing the migration wizard for a full PowerFlex Manager import, you must perform these steps:

On the Settings page, upload the compatibility matrix file and upload the latest repository catalog (RCM or IC).
On the Resources page, select the PowerFlex entry, and perform a nondisruptive update.
On the Resource Groups page, perform an RCM/IC upgrade on any migrated service that must be upgraded.
The migrated resource groups are initially non-compliant, because PowerFlex Manager is running a later RCM that includes PowerFlex 4.x. These resource groups must be upgraded to the latest RCM before they can be expanded or managed with automation operations.

CAUTION:Check the Alerts page before performing the upgrade. Look for major and critical alerts that are related to PowerFlex Block and File to be sure the MDM cluster is healthy before proceeding.
Power off the old PowerFlex Manager VM, the old PowerFlex gateway VM, and the presentation server VM.
The upgrade of the cluster causes the old PowerFlex Manager virtual appliances to stop working.
After validating the upgrade, decommission the old instances of PowerFlex Manager, the PowerFlex gateway, and the presentation server.
Do not delete the old instances until you have had a chance to review the initial configuration and confirm that the old environment was migrated successfully.

After completing the migration wizard for a PowerFlex (software-only) import, you must perform these steps:

On the Settings page, upload the compatibility matrix file and upload the latest software-only catalog.
The software-only catalog is new in this release. This catalog only includes the components that are required for an upgrade of PowerFlex.
On the Resources page, select the PowerFlex entry, and perform a nondisruptive update.
You do not need a resource group (service) to perform an upgrade of the PowerFlex environment. In addition, PowerFlex Manager does not support Add Existing Resource Group operations for a software-only migration. If you want to be able to perform any deployments, you need a new resource group. Therefore, you must create a new template (or clone a sample template), and deploy a new resource group from the template.