Complete the initial PowerFlex Manager configuration:
- Change the default password
- Configure the networks
- Configure the date and time
- Change the default hostname
Change the default password
After you accept the license agreement, log in to the Dell EMC Initial Appliance Configuration UI and change the default password of the PowerFlex Manager virtual appliance:
- Log in to the PowerFlex Manager virtual appliance through the VM console using the following default credentials and then press Enter:
- Username: delladmin
- Password: delladmin
- Click Agree to accept the License Agreement and click Submit. After you agree to the License Agreement, you can go back and review the license agreement at any time by clicking EULA in the Dell EMC Initial Appliance Configuration UI.
- In the Dell EMC Initial Appliance Configuration UI, click Change Admin Password.
- Enter the required information (Current Password, New Password, Confirm New Password) and click Change Password.
Configure the networks
Configure the VMware ESXi management OOB management, and operating system installation networks through the Dell EMC Initial Appliance Configuration UI, using the connections shown in the following table:
Table 28. Network connections
1 | VMware ESXi management | ens160 |
2 | OOB management (dedicated iDRAC network) | ens192 |
3 | Operating system installation (PXE network) | ens224 |
If the networks are not mapped, identify the mapping:
- Log in to VMware vSphere Client.
- Right-click the PowerFlex Manager virtual appliance and click Edit Settings.
- On the Virtual Hardware tab, click the Network adapter menu for the VMware ESXi management, the OOB management, and the operating system installation networks and note the Port ID and MAC Address values for each network.
- Log out of the Dell EMC Initial Appliance Configuration UI.
- Open a PowerFlex Manager console and log in.
The system prompt is displayed.
- Enter ifconfig.
The network connections are displayed.
- To identify which network connection is mapped to which network, check the MAC address of each of the three network connections that are displayed against the MAC address of each of the three networks that you noted in step 3.
To configure the network:
- Run vxfm_init_shell to restart the Dell EMC Initial Appliance Configuration UI and then click Network Configuration. If the UI is not displayed, run sudo init_shell and then enter the username delladmin and your password.
- Configure the VMware ESXi management network:
- On the Network Connections page, select ens 160 and click Edit the selected connection.
- On the General tab, ensure the Automatically connect to this network when it is available check box is selected.
- Click the IPv4 Settings tab and from the Method list, select Manual.
- In the Addresses pane, enter the Address, Netmask, Gateway, and then click Add.
- Enter the DNS IP addresses.
- Enter the search domain.
- Click Save.
- Configure the OOB management network, which is the dedicated iDRAC network:
- On the Network Connections page, select ens 192 and click Edit the selected connection.
- On the General tab, ensure the Automatically connect to this network when it is available check box is selected.
- Click the IPv4 Settings tab and from the Method list, select Manual.
- In the Addresses pane, enter the Address and Netmask, and click Add.
- Click Save.
- Configure the operating system installation network, which is the PXE network:
- On the Network Connections page, select ens 224 and click Edit the selected connection.
- On the General tab, ensure the Automatically connect to this network when it is available check box is selected.
- Click the IPv4 Settings tab and from the Method list, select Manual.
- In the Addresses pane, enter the Address, Netmask, and click Add.
- Click Routes and ensure the Use this connection only for resources on its network check box is selected and select OK.
- Click Save.
- Log out of the PowerFlex Manager virtual appliance.
From a browser, log in to the PowerFlex Manager UI using the URL that is displayed in the Dell EMC Initial Appliance Configuration UI. For example, https://<IP_Address>/ui.
If you can successfully log in to the PowerFlex Manager UI, PowerFlex Manager is successfully deployed.
If you cannot log in to PowerFlex Manager, ensure that you are using the correct <IP_Address> by typing ip address in the command line and searching for the IP address of the PowerFlex Manager virtual appliance. The <IP_Address> must be the same <IP_Address> that is displayed in the Dell EMC Initial Appliance Configuration UI.
Configure the date and time
Set the date and time of the PowerFlex Manager virtual appliance in the Dell EMC Initial Appliance Configuration UI.
If you change the time after the license is uploaded, features might be disabled because the appliance might fall outside the time range for which the license is valid.
- In the Dell EMC Initial Appliance Configuration UI, click Date/Time properties.
- Under the Date and Time tab, choose either of the following:
- To automatically set the time, select the Synchronize date and time over the network check box and complete the following steps depending on your requirements:
- Add an NTP server that is configured to the NTP Servers menu.
- Edit the default NTP server (s) from the NTP Servers menu.
- Delete the NTP server (s) from the NTP Servers menu.
- To manually set the time, select the Hour, Minute, and Second under the Time page.
- On the Time Zone tab, select the nearest city to your time zone on the map and select the System clock uses UTC check box. Click OK.
Change the hostname
Update the hostname from the default setting, using the Dell EMC Initial Appliance Configuration UI.
- In the Dell EMC Initial Appliance Configuration UI, click Hostname.
The Update Hostname dialog is displayed.
- Enter the new hostname.
- Select Update Hostname.
A dialog box states the hostname is successfully updated.
- Reboot the PowerFlex Manager virtual appliance for the changes to take effect.
Enable remote access to the PowerFlex Manager VM
Enable SSH and access the PowerFlex Manager VM through the command line to allow completion of certain tasks, such as administration or system maintenance.
- Log in to the PowerFlex Manager appliance console using the delladmin username.
If you do not see the system prompt, log out of the shell and log back in.
- Enter the following command:
sudo su -
You are prompted to enter the delladmin password.
- Enter the following commands:
sudo /sbin/chkconfig sshd on sudo /sbin/service sshd start
- Type exit to log out and return to the delladmin user.