Before installing the Dell PowerFlex SRA, ensure that VMware SRM is installed and configured on each vCenter and that they are paired to each other. For more information about installing Site Recovery Manager, see the VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager documentation.
Download the Dell PowerFlex SRA from VMware as covered in the PowerFlex SRA section.
Verify that there is an RCG with at least one volume pair on the PowerFlex clusters. There should also be a datastore for each device and at least one VM on each datastore. This is necessary to create protection groups and recovery plans within VMware SRM.
Note: Dell Technologies recommends using a custom System name for the PowerFlex cluster rather than the default, generated one. Renaming requires either scli or the API, there is no way to rename the system in the UI.
Extract the Dell PowerFlex SRA compressed tar file from the downloaded .zip:
Dell_PowerFlex_SRA_Linux_v1.0.1.x.tar.gz
Note: The exact GA naming may be slightly different.
Go to the protection site SRM Appliance Management UI at: https://<SRM FQDN>:5480. The Welcome to VMware Appliance Management dialog box appears as shown in the figure below.
Enter the credentials (default administrator user is 'admin'), and select LOG IN.
In the SRM Appliance Management dialog box, go to Storage Replication Adapters in the bottom left panel. Next, select NEW ADAPTER in the upper right as shown in the figure below.
In the New Adapter dialog box shown in the figure below, select UPLOAD and go to the file Dell_PowerFlex_SRA_Linux_v1.0.1x.tar.gz. The file immediately begins uploading.