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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 below for a 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 OS 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.

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