PowerFlex 3.X: How to configure network settings in PowerFlex Manager templates

Summary: This article defines how to configure network settings in the templates to match the various logical network designs that exist for PowerFlex Rack and Appliance systems.

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Instructions

Logical network reference template settings
Use this procedure to configure the network settings in PowerFlex Manager templates for the desired logical network configurations.

Procedure

  1. Do the following steps to clone the template:
    1. On the PowerFlex Manager menu bar, click Templates, and click Add a Template.
    2. In the Add a Template wizard, click Clone an existing PowerFlex Manager template.
    3. From the Category drop-down list, select Sample Templates.
    4. From Template to be Cloned drop-down list, select the template that matches the service you want to deploy, and click Next.
    5. On the Template Information page, enter the Template Name and select Create New Category from the Template Category drop-down list.
    6. Enter Prod in New Category Name and click Next.
    7. On the Additional Settings page, provide new values for the Network Settings, OS Settings, Cluster Settings, PowerFlex Gateway Settings, and Node Pool Settings.
    8. Click Finish.
      The cloned template is added to the list on the Template page.
  2. Click the cloned template.
  3. Click the node icon and click Edit.
  4. Verify the number of nodes to deploy per template deployment and click Continue.
  5. Edit the parameters as per the table below for your desired networking configuration:

Non-bonded NIC port design

Parameter Value/range
PowerFlex hyperconverged node PowerFlex storage-only node
OS Settings
Switch Port Configuration Trunk Port Trunk Port
Network Settings > Interfaces
(two total storage networks)
Interface 1 > Port 1
Network (VLAN) flex-node-mgmt, flex-stor-mgmt,
flex-vmotion, PXE		 flex-stor-mgmt, PXE
Interface 1 > Port 2
Network (VLAN) data network1 data network1
Interface 2 > Port 1
Network (VLAN) flex-node-mgmt, flex-stor-mgmt,
flex-vmotion, PXE		 flex-stor-mgmt, PXE
Interface 2 > Port 2
Network (VLAN) data network2 data network2


Static bonding NIC port design

Parameter Value/range
PowerFlex compute-only node PowerFlex hyperconverged node PowerFlex storage-only node
OS Settings
Switch Port Configuration Port Channel (static enabled) Port Channel (static enabled) Port Channel (LACP enabled)
Network Settings > Interfaces
(two total storage networks)
Interface 1 > Port 1
Network (VLAN) flex-node-mgmt,
flex-vmotion, PXE		 flex-node-mgmt, flex-stor-mgmt,
flex-vmotion, PXE		 flex-stor-mgmt, PXE,
data network1
Interface 1 > Port 2
Network (VLAN) data network1,
data network2		 data network1,
data network2		 data network2
Interface 2 > Port 1
Network (VLAN) flex-node-mgmt,
flex-vmotion, PXE		 flex-node-mgmt, flex-stor-mgmt, 
flex-vmotion, PXE		 flex-stor-mgmt, PXE,
data network1
Interface 2 > Port 2
Network (VLAN) data network1,
data network2		 data network1,
data network2		 data network2


LACP bonding NIC port design

Parameter Value/range
PowerFlex compute-only node PowerFlex hyperconverged node PowerFlex storage-only node
OS Settings
Switch Port Configuration * Port Channel (LACP enabled) Port Channel (LACP enabled) Port Channel (LACP enabled)
Network Settings > Interfaces
(four total storage networks)
Interface 1 > Port 1
Network (VLAN) flex-node-mgmt,
flex-stor-mgmt,
flex-vmotion, PXE		 flex-node-mgmt,
flex-stor-mgmt,
flex-vmotion, PXE		 flex-mgmt, PXE,
data network1,
data network3 (optional)
Interface 1 > Port 2
Network (VLAN) data network1, 
data network2,
data network3 (optional),
data network4 (optional)

data network1, 
data network2,
data network3 (optional),
data network4 (optional)

 data network2,
data network4 (optional)
Interface 2 > Port 1
Network (VLAN) flex-node-mgmt, flex-stor-mgmt,
flex-vmotion, PXE		 flex-node-mgmt, flex-stor-mgmt,
flex-vmotion, PXE		 flex-mgmt, PXE,
data network1,
data network3 (optional)
Interface 2 > Port 2
Network (VLAN) data network1,
data network2,
data network3 (optional),
data network4 (optional)		 data network1,
data network2,
data network3 (optional),
data network4 (optional)		 data network2,
data network4 (optional)


NOTE: The number of data networks required changed from 4 to 2. For systems that already have 4 data networks, nodes added to those systems should have 4 data networks.

  1. Click Save.

Result
The logical network reference template settings are modified.

Additional Information

For more information on PowerFlex logical network release, interoperability and expansion rules for PowerFlex Manager, see PFxM - PowerFlex logical network release and interoperability and expansion rules for PowerFlex Manager

 

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Initial Configuration of Dell PowerFlex Manager: Step-by-Step Guide

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Configuring Templates for Cluster Deployment in PowerFlex Manager

Duration: 00:06:25 (hh:mm:ss)
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Article Properties
Article Number: 000188307
Article Type: How To
Last Modified: 25 Nov 2025
Version:  8
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