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Deployment Guide—Dell EMC PowerFlex with Dell EMC PowerEdge MX7000 Chassis
Introduction MX7000 Build Overview Physical Deployment Configuring the switches Configuring the PowerEdge MX7000 Chassis Configuring the PowerFlex R640 Management Node Deploying a Jump Server
Installing a Windows jump server
Configuring the MX740c ESXi Compute Sleds Deploying PowerFlex Two-Layer Deploy SDC on ESXi Servers Validated Components Technical Resources

Installing a Windows jump server

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Installing a Windows jump server

  • For this POC, we used a Windows jump server. 

    Before installing the jump server:

    • Ensure that ESXi is installed on all the PowerFlex Controller systems.
    • Confirm the availability of a Microsoft Windows OVA virtual machine template. If a template is not available, you must build a VM from the ISO file. The instructions for this process are beyond the scope of this guide.
    • Obtain an IP address for the main interface of the jump server from flex-node-mgmt (VLAN 105).

    Install the jump server:

    1. Deploy the Open Virtual Appliance (OVA):
      1. Launch the VMware vSphere client (HTML5) for the ESXi host management IP address.
      2. Click Host, and then click Create/Register VM.
      3. Select Deploy a virtual machine from an OVF or OVA file and click Next.
      4. Type the name, click Select files > Locate, and then select an OVF/OVA, and then click Open.
      5. Click Next.
      6. On the Storage page, select the local disk datastore and click Next.
      7. On the Disk Format page, select Thin Provision and click Next.
      8. On the Network Mappings page, assign the Destination Network (flex-node-mgmt) to the VM and click Next.
      9. Confirm the settings and click Finish.
    1. Boot the VM:
      1. Right-click the VM, and then power on the VM and let it complete its initial boot.
      2. Log in and configure the IP/Subnet Mask/Default GW using the information in the LCS.
      3. Confirm network connectivity.
      4. Power off the VM.
    2. Modify the VM settings:
      1. Right-click the VM and click Edit Settings.
      2. Change Hard Disk 1 and Hard Disk 2 disk sizes to 60 GB for both drives.
      3. Click Memory, set the memory to 8 GB, and then click OK.
    3. Upgrade the VM hardware version:
      1. Click Upgrade.
      2. Enable Schedule VM Compatibility Upgrade.
      3. Expand Upgrade.
      4. Click Compatible with (*): ESXi 6.7 and later.  
      5. Click OK.
    4. Complete the configuration:
      1. Right-click the VM and power on the VM.
      2. Log in as administrator.
      3. From the Start menu, click Server Manager.
      4. Click File and Storage Services from the left menu.
      5. Under Volumes, select Disks.
      6. Right-click the D: drive.
      7. Click Extend Volume.
      8. Set New Size to the Maximum Size and click OK.
      9. Repeat step a through step h for the C: drive
      10. Exit Server Manager.