Dell PowerFlex Appliance with PowerFlex 4.x Administration Guide

Deploy policy manager for secure connect gateway

Use this procedure to deploy policy manager for secure connect gateway.

1. Download and extract the OVF file to a location accessible by VMware vSphere Client.
2. On the right pane of VMware vSphere Client, click Create/Register VM.
   The New virtual machine window is displayed.
3. On the Select creation type page, select Deploy a virtual machine from an OVF or an OVA file and click Next.
4. On the Select OVF and VMDK files page, enter a name for the virtual machine, select the OVF and VMDK files, and click Next.
   The Select storage page is displayed. If there is more than one datastore on the host, the datastores are displayed on the Select storage page.
5. Select the location to store the virtual machine files and click Next.
6. Review the details and click Next.
7. On the License agreements page, read the license agreement, click I agree, and click Next.
8. On the Select Storage page, select the datastore for the VM, select a disk provisioning type, and click Next.
9. On the Deployment options page, perform the following steps:
   1. From the Network mappings list, select the network that the deployment template must use.
   2. Click Next.
10. On the Additional settings page, enter the following details and click Next:
    • Domain name server
    • Hostname
    • Default gateway
    • Network IPv4 and IPv6
    • Time zone
    • Secure socket layer
    • Root password: Ensure that the root password consists of eight characters with at least one uppercase and one lowercase letter, one number, and one special character.
    • Web administrator username: After deployment, the username is automatically updated to admin.
11. On the Ready to complete page, verify the details that are displayed and click Finish.
    A message is displayed after the deployment is complete and the virtual machine is powered on.
12. Log in to policy manager for secure connect gateway and perform the following steps:
    1. Go to https://<hostname(FQDN) or IP address>:8443
    2. Enter admin as the user ID.
    3. If you are logging in for the first time, enter the default password.
    4. After logging in for the first time, enter the new administrator account password when prompted and click Save.
    5. Enter the new password and click Log In.