Manually install the Storage Data Client (SDC) with the appropriate parameters to connect it to an existing PowerFlex system. This procedure applies to adding more SDCs to an existing system and adding SDCs to a two-layer system during initial deployment.
Before you start, ensure that you have:
Note: This procedure requires two server reboots.
To manually install an external SDC on an ESXi server using the ESXCLI command-line interface:
esxcli software vib install -d /tmp/sdc-3.5.1100.101-esx7.x.zip --no-sig-check
esxcli system module parameters set -m scini -p "IoctlIniGuidStr=<XXXXXX> IoctlMdmIPStr=<LIST_VIP_MDM_IPS> IoctMdmPasswordStr=<ip>-<password> bBlkDevIsPdlActive=1 blkDevPdlTimeoutMillis=60000"
vmkload_mod -l | grep scini
Output similar to the following indicates that the driver is loaded:
scini 2 808
The SDC is installed on the ESXi server and is connected to PowerFlex. You can now create and map volumes to the compute nodes.