Dell PowerFlex Appliance with PowerFlex 4.x Administration Guide

Clone the hyperconverged replication template

Use this procedure to clone the hyperconverged replication templates.

1. Log in to PowerFlex Manager.
2. Click Lifecycle > Templates > Create.
3. Click Clone an existing PowerFlex Manager template.
4. Click Sample Templates.
5. From the Template to be cloned field, click Hyperconverged - Replication and click Next.
6. Enter a template name.
7. Select or create a new category and enter a description.
8. Select the appropriate compliance version and the appropriate security group and click Next.
9. Select the matching customer networks for each category.
10. Under OS Settings:
    1. Select or create (+) the OS credential for the root user.
    2. Select or create (+) the SVM OS credential for the root user.
    3. Under Use Compliance File ESXi Image, select Use Compliance File ESXi Image (or custom if requested).
11. Under Cluster Settings, select the target VMware vCenter.
12. Under PowerFlex Gateway Settings, select the appropriate PowerFlex gateway. The default is block-legacy-gateway.
13. Under Hardware Settings/Node Pool Settings, select the pool that contains the Replication nodes. The default is Global.
14. Under Network Settings > Static Routes:
    1. If routing will be required on the nodes, click Enabled.
    2. Click Add New Static Route and select the Source Network, Destination Network, and enter the gateway to be used for that route.
    3. Click Finish.
15. Under Node Settings:
    1. Click Node > Modify and change node count as necessary and select Continue.
    2. Add NTP and time zone information and click Save.
16. Under VMware Cluster Settings:
    1. Select the VMware cluster and click Modify.
    2. Click Continue.
    3. Select or create a new target data canter. If it is new, enter a name.
    4. Select or create a new target cluster. If it is new, enter a name.
    5. Click Configure VDS Settings.
    6. To create custom port groups, click User Entered Port Groups or click Auto Create All Port Groups to let PowerFlex Manager provide them.
    7. Click Next.
    8. Add the VDS name for VDS1, cust_dvswitch.
    9. Add the VDS name for VDS2, flex_dvswitch.
    10. Click Next.
    11. Verify network, VLAN ID and portgroup names are as expected and click Next.
    12. Select the MTU size as configured on customer network (or Enterprise Project Services) and click Next > Finish.
    13. In the confirmation dialogue, click Yes > Save.
17. Click Publish Template and click Yes on the confirmation dialog.