Dell PowerFlex Appliance with PowerFlex 4.x Administration Guide

Add the VMware NSX service using PowerFlex Manager

Use this procedure only if the PowerFlex nodes are added to the NSX environment.

1. Log in to PowerFlex Manager.
2. From Getting Started, click Define Networks.
   1. Click Define and do the following:

      Table 1. NSX information and valuesDefine the NSX information and values.

      NSX information	Values
      Name	Type NSX Transport
      Description	Type Used for east-west traffic
      Network Type	Select General Purpose LAN
      VLAN ID	Type 121

   2. Click Save > Close.
3. Remove the hyperconverged or compute-only service:
   1. On the menu bar, click Lifecycle > Resource Groups.
   2. Click HC or CO Service.
   3. Click More Actions > Remove Resource Group.
   4. Select Remove Resource Group from the drop-down under Resource Group removal type.
   5. On the Remove Resource Group page, select Leave nodes in PowerFlex Manager inventory and set state to Managed.
   6. Click Remove to remove the service.
4. From Getting Started, click Add Existing Service and do the following:
   1. On the Welcome page, click Next.
   2. On the Service Information page, enter the following details:

      Table 2. Service information and detailsEnter service information and details.

      Service information	Details
      Name	Type NSX Service
      Description	Type Transport Nodes
      Type	Type Hyperconverged Compute-only
      Firmware and software compliance	Select the Intelligent Catalog (IC) version
      Who should have access to the service deployed from this template?	Leave as default

   3. Click Next.
   4. On the Network Information page, select Full Network Automation/Partial Network Automation, and click Next.
      NOTE:For partial network automation, you must finish the complete network configuration required for NSX. Consider the configuration given in this document as a reference.
   5. On the Cluster Information page, enter the following details:

      Table 3. Cluster information and detailsEnter cluster information and details.

      Cluster information	Details
      Target virtual machine manager	Select VCSA name
      Data center name	Select data center name
      Cluster name	Select cluster name
      Target PowerFlex gateway	Select PowerFlex gateway name
      Target protection domain	Select PD-1
      OS image	Select the ESXi image

   6. Click Next.
   7. On the OS Credentials page, select the OS credentials for each node, and click Next.
   8. On the Inventory Summary page, review the summary and click Next.
   9. On the Networking Mapping page, verify that the networks are aligned with the correct dvswitch.
   10. On the Summary page, review the summary and click Finish.
5. Verify that PowerFlex Manager recognizes that NSX is configured on the nodes:
   1. Click Services.
   2. Select the hyperconverged or compute-only service.
   3. Verify that a banner appears under the Service Details tab, notifying that NSX is configured on a node and is preventing some features from being used. If you do not see this banner, check if you have selected the wrong service or NSX is not configured on the PowerFlex hyperconverged or compute-only nodes.