Reading Time: 8 minutesIntroducing PowerFlex File Services is an article that introduces PowerFlex File Services. PowerFlex File Services was introduced in PowerFlex 4.0. This feature enabled file-based access via sharing protocols such as SMB (Server Message Block) and NFS (Network File System), expanding PowerFlex’s capabilities beyond block storage to include file storage functionalities. The PowerFlex cluster can offer…
Reading Time: 3 minutesPowerFlex Manager LDAP Integration shows how to integrate the PowerFlex Manager with LDAP for authentication purposes. Our lab environment has a PowerFlex Manager 4.5.2 and an Active Directory on a Windows Server 2022.The default username to access the PowerFlex Manager UI is “admin.” It is a local username, and its password is created during the…
Reading Time: 3 minutesInstalling the SDC on Windows shows how to install the SDC software on a Windows-based server. Our Windows system is a Windows Server 2022 Standard, and our PowerFlex Cluster runs on a 4.5.2 version. Both are running on a virtual (nested) environment. 1- Copy the SDC software to the Windows system and execute the installation:…
Reading Time: 3 minutesResizing a PowerFlex Volume shows how to resize an existing PowerFlex Volume and the steps necessary to reflect it in the filesystem. Our PowerFlex cluster has version 4.5.2 and runs on a lab (nested) environment.The PowerFlex volume is already mapped to a Linux SDC (there is an EXT4 filesystem). 1- Access the PowerFlex Manager UI…
Reading Time: 2 minutesMounting a PowerFlex Volume on Linux’s SDC Boot shows how to properly configure the /etc/fstab file to mount a PowerFlex Volume during the system’s boot. Our PowerFlex Cluster has the 4.5.2 version and runs on a virtual environment (nested). Our SDC is a Ubuntu-based Linux! 1- The first step is to identify the disk partition…
Reading Time: 3 minutesAdding and Mapping a new Volume to a Linux SDC shows how to add a volume using the PowerFlex Manager interface and how to map it to a Linux SDC. Our PowerFlex cluster is running on a lab (nested environment). The PowerFlex version is 4.5.2, and our Linux SDC is CentOS-based! Adding a Volume 1-…