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# Getting started with Unisphere for PowerMax

Unisphere for PowerMax enables the user to configure and manage PowerMax, VMAX All Flash, and VMAX storage systems.

Unisphere is a HTML5 web-based application that allows you to configure and manage PowerMax, VMAX All Flash, and VMAX storage systems.

If you have not used Unisphere for PowerMax previously, see the following list of tasks to help you get started.

- Check out what is new in the latest release—Unisphere for PowerMax - What's New .
- Overview of Unisphere for PowerMax—Overview of Unisphere for PowerMax
- Using online help—Using online help.
- Functionality that is supported by each storage system OS type—Functionality supported by each operating system type
- Operating as the initial setup user—Operate as the initial setup user.
- Configure authentication authorities—Configure authentication authorities .
- Create local users—Create local users.
- Assign roles and associated permissions—Roles and associated permissions .
- Add authorization rules—Add authorization rules.
- Install licenses—Install licenses.
- Discover storage systems—Discover storage systems.
- Refresh storage system information—Refresh storage system information.
- View and manage system registrations—View and manage system registrations.
- Clone system settings—Clone system settings.
- Export system settings—Export system settings.
- Import system settings—Import system settings.
- Configure system profiles and compliance—Understanding PowerMax software system profiles and compliance .
- Review Unisphere for PowerMax alert monitoring recommendations—Unisphere for PowerMax alert monitoring recommendations.
- Configure alert policies—Configure alert policies.
- Configure service level compliance alert policies—Create service level compliance alert policies .
- Configure a performance threshold alert—Create a performance threshold alert.
- Configure a threshold alert—View and manage threshold alerts.
- Configure alert notification (SNMP, email, or syslog)—Configure alert notifications.
- Configure notification subscriptions—Edit subscriptions.
- Search for objects across all storage systems—Search for objects .
- Perform frequent tasks—Unisphere for PowerMax - frequent tasks.