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# Functionality supported by each OS type

Unisphere 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. See Overview of Unisphere for PowerMax for an overview of Unisphere's applications and functionality.

| NOTE: The following tables outline the functionality supported by each operating system type. In addition, depending on the deployment choice (host or embedded) and configuration, some of the functionality may not be supported.

Table 1. Functionality supported at storage system level depending on operating system type
Functionality | HYPERMAX OS 5977 | PowerMaxOS 5978 | PowerMaxOS 10 (6079)
--- | --- | --- | ---
Overview |  |  |
Dashboard |  |  |
Storage > Storage Groups |  |  |
Storage > Service Levels |  |  |
Storage > Storage Resource Pools |  |  |
Storage > Volumes |  |  |
Storage > External Storage |  |  |
Storage > vVol Dashboard |  |  |
Storage > File |  |  |
Hosts > Hosts |  |  |
Hosts > Masking Views |  |  |
Hosts > Port Groups |  |  |
Hosts > Initiators |  |  |
Hosts > PowerPath |  |  |
Hosts > Mainframe |  |  |
Data Protection > Snapshot Policies |  | running PowerMaxOS 5978 Q3 2020 and later |
Data Protection > MetroDR |  | running PowerMaxOS 5978 Q3 2020 and later |
Data Protection > SRDF Groups |  |  |
Data Protection > Migrations |  |  |
Data Protection > Virtual Witness |  |  |
Data Protection > File Protection |  |  |
Data Protection > File Migration |  |  |
Data Protection > Open Replicator |  |  |
Data Protection > Device Groups |  |  |
Performance > Dashboards |  |  |
Performance > Charts |  |  |
Performance > Analyze |  |  |
Performance > Heatmap |  |  |
Performance > Reports |  |  |
Performance > Plan |  |  |
System > Hardware |  |  |
System > System Properties |  |  |
System > Physical View |  |  | running PowerMaxOS 10.1.0.0 and later
System > iSCSI |  |  |
System > iSCSI + NVMe |  |  |
System > File (eNAS) |  |  |
System > Cloud |  | running PowerMaxOS 5978 Q3 2020 and later |
System > File Configuration |  |  |
Events > Alerts |  |  |
Events > CloudIQ Feed |  |  |
Events > Jobs |  |  |
Events > Audit Log |  |  |
Serviceability > Serviceability |  |  |
Serviceability > Applications |  |  |
Serviceability > Updates |  |  |

Table 2. Functionality supported at overview level and systems level depending on operating system type
Overview |
Systems |
Performance > Dashboards |
Performance > Charts |
Performance > Analyze |
Performance > Reports |
Configuration > System Profiles | (applies to local storage systems running PowerMaxOS 10 (6079).)
Configuration > Provisioning Templates |
VMware > vCenters and ESXi |
Events > Alerts |
Events > CloudIQ Feed |
Events > Jobs |
Support |