A service using a template in a draft state cannot be deployed. Publish the template before using it to deploy a service.
Create a template
- From the menu, click Templates.
- On the Templates page, click sample template > Storage Nodes – Partial Network template, and click clone.
- Enter a template name:
- From the Template Category list, select a template category. To create a category, select Create New Category from the list.
- Enter a Template Description (optional).
- To specify the version to use for compliance, select the version from the Firmware and Software Compliance list or choose Use PowerFlex Manager appliance default catalog.
- Specify the service permissions for this template under Who should have access to the service deployed from this template? by doing one of the following:
- To restrict access to administrators, select Only PowerFlex Manager Administrators.
- To grant access to administrators and specific standard users, select PowerFlex Manager Administrators and Specific Standard and Operator Users.
- To grant access to administrators and all standard users, select PowerFlex Manager Administrators and All Standard and Operator Users.
- Click Next.
- On the Addition Settings page:
- Under Network settings, provide values for PowerFlex Management and Data networks types.
- Under OS setting, select the operating system credential to be used across all nodes. Then, select the operating system repository to use for each of the repositories in the original template.
- Under PowerFlex Gateway Settings, create or select the PowerFlex Gateway credential.
- Under Node Pool Settings, select the node pool to use for each of the node pools in the original template. Click Finish.
- Go to the Templates page, right-click, and click Edit Storage node.
- Select Storage Node from the list as the component, enter the number of instances, and then click Continue.
- Provide or verify the operating system, hardware, BIOS, and network settings details.
- Click Validate Settings.
- Click Save
- On the Templates page, right-click and click Edit Cluster.
- Select PowerFlex Cluster from the list as the component.
- Click Continue.
- Under PowerFlex Settings, select the Target PowerFlex Gateway and verify other details.
- Click Save.
Deploy the PowerFlex storage-only node service
- On the menu bar, click Storage-Only Node Templates > Deploy Service.
- On the Deploy Service page, perform the following steps:
- From the Select Published Template list, select the template to deploy a service.
- In the Service Name and Service Description fields, identify the service.
- To specify the version to use for compliance, select the version from the Firmware and Software Compliance list or choose Use PowerFlex Manager appliance default catalog.
PowerFlex Manager checks the VMware vCenter version to determine if it matches the VMware ESXi version for the selected compliance version. If the VMware ESXi version is later than the vCenter version, PowerFlex Manager blocks the service deployment and displays an error. PowerFlex Manager instructs you to upgrade vCenter first or use a different compliance version that is compatible with the installed vCenter version.
Note: Changing the firmware repository might update the firmware level on nodes for this service. The global default firmware repository maintains the firmware on the shared devices.
- Indicate who has access to the service deployed from this template by selecting one of the available options. Select one from the list and click Next.
- Under PowerFlex Setting on the Deployment Settings Page, choose the Auto Generate option and verify Protection Domain Name, Protection Domain Name Template, Storage Pool Name, Number of Storage Pool, and Storage Pool Name Template.
You can also click the Specify a new protection domain name now option to the provide details manually.
To configure the PowerFlex settings, choose one of the following options for PowerFlex MDM Virtual IP Source:
- PowerFlex Manager Selected IP instructs PowerFlex Manager to select the virtual IP addresses.
- User Entered IP enables you to specify the IP address manually for each PowerFlex data network that is part of the node definition in the service template.
- To configure operating system settings, select an IP Source.
To manually enter the IP address, click User Entered IP. From the IP Source list, click Manual Entry. Then enter the IP address in the Static IP Address field.
- To configure hardware settings, select the node source from the Node Source list.
- Click Next.
- On the Schedule Deployment page, select one of the following options and click Next:
- Deploy Now—Select this option to deploy the service immediately.
- Deploy Later—Select this option and enter the date and time to deploy the service.
- Review the Summary page.
The Summary page gives you a preview of what the service will look like after the deployment.
- Click Finish when you are ready to begin the deployment. For more information, see PowerFlex Manager online help.