Deploy Dell PowerFlex v3.6.x

Add components using the vSphere PowerFlex plug-in deployment wizard

You can add PowerFlex components to an existing system using the vSphere PowerFlex plug-in deployment wizard.

NOTE: The following procedure cannot be used to add an SDS component to an existing SVM. To do so, contact Dell Support.

Log in to vSphere and open the PowerFlex plug-in.
From the Basic tasks section of the screen, click Deploy PowerFlex environment.
The PowerFlex plug-in deployment wizard is launched. If you exited the previous deployment before completion, you will be able to return from where you left off.
NOTE: The deployment wizard operates on the assumption that you are using the provided PowerFlex OVA template to create the Storage Virtual Machines (SVMs).
In the Select Installation screen, select Add servers to a registered PowerFlex system, and select the system to which you want to add components.
Continue following the deployment steps to add the new nodes.
You can skip steps where no changes are required.
NOTE: When adding components, the wizard adjusts the displayed screens to options that are relevant to the current PowerFlex system.
Complete the deployment.

NOTE: After extending an existing SVM with a new PowerFlex role/component, you must perform manual memory allocation on the SVM, as described in "SVM manual memory location" in the Deploy Dell PowerFlex .