powerflex_cluster (Resource)

This terraform resource is used to deploy the PowerFlex Cluster. We can Create and Delete the PowerFlex Cluster using this resource. We can also Import an existing Cluster of the PowerFlex.

Please consider the following points before using cluster resource.

For PowerFlex 4.x, the PowerFlex Manager must be installed as a prerequisite. The required packages should be uploaded to the PowerFlex Manager.
For PowerFlex 3.x, a Gateway server is a prerequisite. The required packages should be uploaded to the gateway. The Package resource can be used for uploading packages to the gateway.
Support is provided for creating, importing, and deleting operations for this resource.
In multi-node cluster deployments, when some of the component installations fail, the partial deployment will not be rolled back.
If you’ve separately installed any SDR, SDS, or SDC and connected it to the cluster and if you face any security certificate issues during the destroy process, you’ll have to manually accept the security certificate to resolve them.
During the destroy process, the entire cluster will be destroyed, not just specific individual resources. After destroy need to follow cleanup process.
ips attribute is used in minimal csv configuration whereas mdm_ips attribute is used in complete csv configuration.
For PowerFlex 4.x, there’s no need to mention allow_non_secure_communication_with_lia, allow_non_secure_communication_with_mdm, and disable_non_mgmt_components_auth. And, Rfcache is not supported.
To follow the installation process, you can refer to the Deployment Guide 3.x & Deployment Guide 4.x

Example Usage

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# Command to run this tf file : terraform init && terraform plan && terraform apply.
# Create, Read, Delete and Import operations are supported for this resource.

# Example for deploying cluster. After successful execution, 3 node MDM cluster will be deployed with 3 SDCs and 2 SDS.
resource "powerflex_package" "upload-test" {
  file_path = ["/root/powerflex_packages/PowerFlex_3.6.700.103_RHEL_OEL7/EMC-ScaleIO-lia-3.6-700.103.el7.x86_64.rpm",
    "/root/powerflex_packages/PowerFlex_3.6.700.103_RHEL_OEL7/EMC-ScaleIO-mdm-3.6-700.103.el7.x86_64.rpm",
    "/root/powerflex_packages/PowerFlex_3.6.700.103_RHEL_OEL7/EMC-ScaleIO-sds-3.6-700.103.el7.x86_64.rpm",
    "/root/powerflex_packages/PowerFlex_3.6.700.103_RHEL_OEL7/EMC-ScaleIO-sdc-3.6-700.103.el7.x86_64.rpm",
    "/root/powerflex_packages/PowerFlex_3.6.700.103_RHEL_OEL7/EMC-ScaleIO-sdr-3.6-700.103.el7.x86_64.rpm"]
}

resource "powerflex_cluster" "test" {

  depends_on   = [powerflex_package.upload-test]

  # Security Related Field
  mdm_password = "Password"
  lia_password = "Password"

  # Advance Security Configuration
  allow_non_secure_communication_with_lia = false
  allow_non_secure_communication_with_mdm = false
  disable_non_mgmt_components_auth        = false

  # Cluster Configuration related fields 
  cluster = [
    {
      # MDM Configuration Fields 
      ips                  = "10.10.10.1",
      username             = "root",
      password             = "Password",
      operating_system     = "linux",
      is_mdm_or_tb         = "primary",
      mdm_ips              = "10.10.10.1",
      mdm_mgmt_ip          = "10.10.10.1",
      mdm_name             = "MDM_1",
      perf_profile_for_mdm = "HighPerformance",
      virtual_ips          = "10.30.30.1",
      virtual_ip_nics      = "ens192",

      # SDS Configuration Fields
      is_sds      = "yes",
      sds_name    = "sds1",
      sds_all_ips = "10.20.20.3", # conflict with sds_to_sds_only_ips,sds_to_sdc_only_ips
      # sds_to_sdc_only_ips      = "10.20.20.2", 
      # sds_to_sds_only_ips      = "10.20.20.1",
      fault_set                = "fs1",
      protection_domain        = "domain_1"
      sds_storage_device_list  = "/dev/sdb"
      sds_storage_device_names = "device1"
      storage_pool_list        = "pool1"
      perf_profile_for_sds     = "HighPerformance"

      # SDC Configuration Fields
      is_sdc               = "yes",
      sdc_name             = "sdc1",
      perf_profile_for_sdc = "HighPerformance",

      # Rfcache Configuration Fields
      is_rfcache               = "No",
      rf_cache_ssd_device_list = "/dev/sdd"

      # SDR Configuration Fields
      is_sdr   = "Yes",
      sdr_name = "SDR_1"
      sdr_port = "2000"
      # sdr_application_ips  = "10.20.30.1"
      # sdr_storage_ips      = "10.20.30.2"
      # sdr_external_ips     = "10.20.30.3" 
      sdr_all_ips          = "10.10.20.1" # conflict with sdr_application_ips, sdr_storage_ips, sdr_external_ips
      perf_profile_for_sdr = "Compact"
    },
    {
      ips                     = "10.10.10.2",
      username                = "root",
      password                = "Password",
      operating_system        = "linux",
      is_mdm_or_tb            = "Secondary",
      protection_domain       = "domain_1"
      sds_storage_device_list = "/dev/sdb"
      storage_pool_list       = "pool1"
      is_sds                  = "yes",
      sds_name                = "sds2",
      is_sdc                  = "yes",
      sdc_name                = "sdc2",
      perf_profile_for_sdc    = "compact",
      is_rfcache              = "No",
      is_sdr                  = "No",
    },
    {
      ips                  = "10.10.10.3",
      username             = "root",
      password             = "Password",
      operating_system     = "linux",
      is_mdm_or_tb         = "TB",
      is_sds               = "No",
      is_sdc               = "yes",
      sdc_name             = "sdc3",
      perf_profile_for_sdc = "compact",
      is_rfcache           = "No",
      is_sdr               = "No",
    },
  ]
  # Storage Pool Configuration Fields
  storage_pools = [
    {
      media_type                              = "HDD"
      protection_domain                       = "domain_1"
      storage_pool                            = "pool1"
      replication_journal_capacity_percentage = "50"
    }
  ]
}

After the execution of above resource block, Cluster would have been created on the PowerFlex array. For more information, please check the terraform state file.

Schema

Required

cluster (Attributes List) Cluster Installation Details (see below for nested schema)
lia_password (String) Lia Password
mdm_password (String) MDM Password

Optional

allow_non_secure_communication_with_lia (Boolean) Allow Non Secure Communication With lia
allow_non_secure_communication_with_mdm (Boolean) Allow Non Secure Communication With MDM
disable_non_mgmt_components_auth (Boolean) Disable Non Mgmt Components Auth
id (String) ID
storage_pools (Attributes List) Storage Pool Details (see below for nested schema)

Read-Only

mdm_list (Attributes Set) Cluster MDM Details (see below for nested schema)
protection_domains (Attributes List) Cluster Protection Domain Details (see below for nested schema)
sdc_list (Attributes Set) Cluster SDC Details (see below for nested schema)
sdr_list (Attributes Set) Cluster SDR Details (see below for nested schema)
sds_list (Attributes Set) Cluster SDS Details (see below for nested schema)

Nested Schema for `cluster`

Required:

is_mdm_or_tb (String) Is Mdm Or Tb
operating_system (String) Operating System

Optional:

fault_set (String) Fault Set
ips (String) Use this field to assign a single IP address for all the MDM IP, MDM Mgmt IP, and SDS All IP. This option is useful when separate networks for data and management are not required.
is_rfcache (String) Is RFCache. The acceptable values are Yes and No. Default value is No.
is_sdc (String) Is Sdc. The acceptable values are Yes and No. Default value is No.
is_sdr (String) Is SDR. The acceptable values are Yes and No. Default value is No.
is_sds (String) Is Sds. The acceptable values are Yes and No. Default value is No.
mdm_ips (String) MDM IP addresses used to communicate with other PowerFlex components in the storage network. This is required for all MDMs, Tiebreakers and Standbys.Leave this field blank for hosts that are not part of the MDM cluster.
mdm_mgmt_ip (String) This IP address is for the management-only network. The management ip is not required for Tiebreaker MDM, Standby Tiebreaker MDM and any host that is not an MDM.
mdm_name (String) MDMName
password (String, Sensitive) Password used to log in to the node.
perf_profile_for_mdm (String) Performance Profile For MDM
perf_profile_for_sdc (String) Performance Profile For SDC
perf_profile_for_sdr (String) Performance Profile For SDR
perf_profile_for_sds (String) Performance Profile For SDS
protection_domain (String) Protection Domain
rf_cache_ssd_device_list (String) List of SSD devices to provide RFcache acceleration for Medium Granularity data layout Storage Pools.
sdc_name (String) SDC Name
sdr_all_ips (String) SDR IP addresses to be used for communication among all nodes (including all three roles)
sdr_application_ips (String) The IP addresses through which the SDC communicates with the SDR.
sdr_external_ips (String) The IP addresses through which the SDR communicates with peer systems SDRs
sdr_name (String) SDR Name
sdr_port (String) SDR Port
sdr_storage_ips (String) The IP addresses through which the SDR communicates with the MDM for server side control communications.
sds_all_ips (String) SDS IP addresses to be used for communication among all nodes.
sds_name (String) SDS Name
sds_storage_device_list (String) Storage devices to be added to an SDS. For more than one device, use a comma separated list, with no spaces.
sds_storage_device_names (String) Sets names for devices.
sds_to_sdc_only_ips (String) SDS IP addresses to be used for communication among SDS and SDC nodes only.
sds_to_sds_only_ips (String) SDS IP addresses to be used for communication among SDS nodes. When the replication feature is used, these addresses are also used for SDS-SDR communication.
storage_pool_list (String) Sets Storage Pool names
username (String) The value can be either root or any non-root user name with appropriate permissions.
virtual_ip_nics (String) The NIC to which the virtual IP addresses are mapped.
virtual_ips (String) Virtual IPs

Nested Schema for `storage_pools`

Required:

media_type (String) Media Type

Optional:

compression_method (String) Compression Method
data_layout (String) Data Layout
external_acceleration (String) External Acceleration
protection_domain (String) Protection Domain
replication_journal_capacity_percentage (String) Replication Journal Capacity Percentage
storage_pool (String) Storage Pool
zero_padding (String) Zero Padding

Nested Schema for `mdm_list`

Read-Only:

id (String) ID
ip (String) MDM Node IP
mdm_ip (String) MDM IP
mgmt_ip (String) MGMTIP
mode (String) Mode
name (String) Name
role (String) Role
virtual_ip (String) Virtual IP
virtual_ip_nic (String) Virtual IPNIC

Nested Schema for `protection_domains`

Read-Only:

name (String) Name
storage_pool_list (Attributes List) Storage Pools (see below for nested schema)

Nested Schema for `protection_domains.storage_pool_list`

Read-Only:

compression_method (String) Compression Method
data_layout (String) Data Layout
external_acceleration (String) External Acceleration
media_type (String) Media Type
name (String) Name
replication_journal_capacity_percentage (Number) Replication Journal Capacity Percentage
zero_padding (String) Zero Padding

Nested Schema for `sdc_list`

Read-Only:

guid (String) GUID
id (String) ID
ip (String) SDC Node IP
name (String) Name

Nested Schema for `sdr_list`

Read-Only:

all_ips (String) All IP
application_ips (String) Application IP
external_ips (String) External IP
id (String) ID
ip (String) SDR Node IP
name (String) Name
port (Number) Port
storage_ips (String) Storage IP

Nested Schema for `sds_list`

Read-Only:

all_ips (String) All IP
devices (Attributes Set) Devices (see below for nested schema)
fault_set (String) Fault Set
id (String) ID
ip (String) SDS Node IP
name (String) Name
protection_domain_id (String) Protection Domain Name
protection_domain_name (String) Protection Domain Name
sds_only_ips (String) SDSOnly IP
sds_sdc_ips (String) SDSSDCIP

Nested Schema for `sds_list.devices`

Read-Only:

max_capacity_in_kb (Number) Max Capacity
name (String) Name
path (String) Path
storage_pool (String) Storage Pool Name

Import

Import is supported using the following syntax:

# /*
# Copyright (c) 2023-2024 Dell Inc., or its subsidiaries. All Rights Reserved.
# Licensed under the Mozilla Public License Version 2.0 (the "License");
# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
# You may obtain a copy of the License at
#     http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/
# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
# limitations under the License.
# */

# import existing cluster
terraform import powerflex_cluster.cluster_data "<MDM_IP>,<MDM_Password>,<LIA_Password>"

This will import the cluster instance using specified details into your Terraform state.
After successful import, you can run terraform state list to ensure the resource has been imported successfully.
Now, you can fill in the resource block with the appropriate arguments and settings that match the imported resource’s real-world configuration.
Execute terraform plan to see if your configuration and the imported resource are in sync. Make adjustments if needed.
Finally, execute terraform apply to bring the resource fully under Terraform’s management.
Now, the resource which was not part of terraform became part of Terraform managed infrastructure.

powerflex_cluster (Resource)

Example Usage

Schema

Required

Optional

Read-Only

Nested Schema for cluster

Nested Schema for storage_pools

Nested Schema for mdm_list

Nested Schema for protection_domains

Nested Schema for protection_domains.storage_pool_list

Nested Schema for sdc_list

Nested Schema for sdr_list

Nested Schema for sds_list

Nested Schema for sds_list.devices

Import

Nested Schema for `cluster`

Nested Schema for `storage_pools`

Nested Schema for `mdm_list`

Nested Schema for `protection_domains`

Nested Schema for `protection_domains.storage_pool_list`

Nested Schema for `sdc_list`

Nested Schema for `sdr_list`

Nested Schema for `sds_list`

Nested Schema for `sds_list.devices`