On-Premises Fabric Configuration Parameters

This page describes the configuration values that you need to specify to create a new fabric that is hosted on-site.

Parameters with an asterisk (*) are required. Before you can initiate the Create process, you must specify all required parameters.

Creating an on-premises fabric requires you to provide host nodes before starting fabric creation. These nodes must meet certain prerequisites. Before creating an on-premises fabric, review Prerequisites for On-Premises Installation.

Name*
Name of the fabric. Use a name that is unique across all of your fabrics and is from 1 to 40 characters. The name:
  • Must start with a letter (either lowercase or uppercase).
  • Can contain lowercase letters, uppercase letters, numbers, and hyphens.
  • Must not contain consecutive hyphens.
  • Must include a letter or a number as the final character.
Provider
The cloud or on-premises platform where you want to create the fabric. Select On-premises.
Username*
The SSH username.
Password*
The SSH password.
Airgap repository
The repository for the Installer to use if your installation cannot access the internet. The repository must contain nested folders. For example: ./installer/redhat. You must create this repository before installing an air-gapped fabric.
Data-at-rest encryption
Data on disk (or data at rest) on a secure fabric can be encrypted, enabling you to protect the data if a disk is compromised. Encryption of data at rest not only prevents unauthorized users from accessing sensitive data, but it also protects against data theft via sector-level disk access. Data-at-rest encryption is ON by default.
IPv6 support
The setting that enables or disables support for IPv6 network addresses. For more information about IPv6, see IPv6 Support in Data Fabric.
IPv6 support is OFF by default. You can enable IPv6 support only for on-premises deployments (not for cloud deployments). Once IPv6 support is enabled, it cannot be disabled.
Nodes*
The recommended minimum number of nodes that should be allocated. The form provides this information based on the Storage tier you selected.
Node FQDN
The fully qualified domain name of a node that will host the fabric. This is a required field. Specify the FQDN of a node that you provided, as described in Prerequisites for On-Premises Installation. For example: mynode.lab.mycompany.net. Use fully qualified domain names (FQDNs). DO NOT specify hostnames as aliases or IP addresses.
If you are using multiple nodes, click the Add node button to add as many additional nodes as you provisioned.
EDF subnet
The Data Fabric subnet. This parameter is optional. This parameter allows you to set a subnet mask to restrict fabric services to a subset of network interface cards (NICs). Specify one or more comma-separated subnet masks. For example: 
10.10.15.0/24,10.10.16.0/24
EDF external
The Data Fabric external IP addresses for the CLDB, file system, and MAST Gateway nodes. This parameter is optional. This parameter allows you to designate a specific IP of the host as a public IP address to handle the external traffic targeted to the host. Specify a comma-separated list of tuples using this format: <hostname>:<host_external_IP_address>. For example:
host1.corp.net:1.1.1.1,host2.corp.net:1.1.1.2,host3.corp.net:1.1.1.3