Installation of Portworx with FlashArray

Portworx supports multiple deployment models with FlashArray. You can use FlashArray as dynamically managed cloud drives or Direct Access volumes, and optionally enable secure multi-tenancy or ActiveCluster synchronous replication.

For more information about using FlashArray volumes with Portworx, refer to FlashArray Cloud Drives and FlashArray Direct Access.

To install Portworx Enterprise with FlashArray, follow these steps:

1. Prepare your environment for installing Portworx with FlashArray
2. Choose an installation method:
   • Installation of Portworx with FlashArray using Portworx Central
   • Installation of Portworx to use FlashArray Direct Access volumes with ActiveCluster setup
   • Installation of Portworx with FlashArray using Helm

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You can enable SSL certificate verification for FlashArray connections to have Portworx validate the FlashArray identity before sending management API requests. For more information, see Enable SSL Certificate Verification for FlashArray and FlashBlade.