Deploy Dell PowerFlex v3.6.x

Upload the OVA template

Use PowerCLI for VMware to upload the OVA template to a vCenter.

1. Copy the following file to your designated host (preferably your vCenter) which has PowerCLI for VMware installed:
   ScaleIOVM_2nics_3.6.X.ova
2. Using PowerCLI, set to Run as administrator, run the following script:

   PowerFlexPluginSetup-3.6-<build>.X.ps1

   1. Enter the vCenter name or IP address, user name, and password.
   2. From the PowerCLI script, select 3 to Create SVM template.
   3. Enter the parameters described in the following table. (If you are already logged in, some of these parameters may not be necessary.)

      Parameter	Description
      vcenter	vCenter name or IP address
      user name	vCenter user name
      password	vCenter password
      datacenter	The name of the data center where the datastore that will store the template resides
      ova_path	The path of the SVM’s OVA
      datastores	A list of datastores, up to eight, on which the templates will be created. Press ENTER to stop specifying datastores. NOTE: Each template requires approximately 8 GB of space in the datastore.

      NOTE: For best results, enter a local (not shared) datastore for each ESXi server.

      For faster, parallel, deployment in large-scale environments, you can use the OVA to create SVM templates on as many as eight datastores. To do so, type the datastore names, and when you are done, leave the next line blank. The following example shows how to enter two datastores:

      datastores[0]: datastore1
      datastores[1]: datastore1 (1)
      datastores[2]:

      The upload procedure can take several minutes, during which time a temporary SVM is created, the templates are created, and then the temporary SVM is deleted.

      When each template is created, a message similar to the following appears:

      The template VxFlexOS SVM Template (v3.6.X) was successfully created

   4. When the process is complete, type 4 to exit the PowerFlex plug-in script.