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Dell Unisphere for PowerMax Online Help
Dell Unisphere for PowerMaxOnline Help
  • Unisphere Quick Start Guide
  • Unisphere for PowerMax administration
  • Storage Management
  • Host Management
  • Data protection management
  • Performance Management
  • VMware Management
  • System Management
  • Serviceability Management
  • System Profiles Management
  • Unisphere Quick Start GuideUnisphere enables the user to configure and manage PowerMax, VMAX All Flash, and VMAX storage systems.
  • Unisphere for PowerMax administrationUnisphere supports administrative tasks including managing settings and using dashboards to monitor storage systems.
  • Storage ManagementStorage consists of the following: storage groups, service levels, templates, storage resource pools, volumes, external storage, vVols, and disk groups.
  • Host ManagementStorage hosts are systems that use storage system LUN resources. Unisphere manages the hosts.
  • Data protection management Data Protection management ensures that data is protected and remains available.
  • Performance ManagementThe Unisphere performance management application monitors and manages storage system performance data (Dashboards, Charts, Analyze, Heatmap, Reports, Plan, Real-Time traces, and Performance Database management).
    • Understanding Performance ManagementThe Unisphere Performance Management application enables the user to gather, view, and analyze performance data to troubleshoot and optimize the storage systems.
    • Performance DashboardsA dashboard is a collection of charts that you define (custom), or that Unisphere provides.
      • View dashboardsDashboards display predefined, user-defined custom dashboards, and templates.
      • Use Default dashboardsDashboards display predefined, user-defined custom dashboards, and templates.
      • View the All Systems overview dashboardDashboards display predefined, user-defined custom dashboards, and templates.
      • Create a dashboard with chartsThe Unisphere Performance Management application enables the user to gather, view, and analyze performance data to troubleshoot and optimize the storage systems.
      • Import custom dashboardsPerformance dashboards display predefined, user-defined custom dashboards, and templates.
      • Create runbooksThe Unisphere Performance Management application enables the user to gather, view, and analyze performance data to troubleshoot and optimize the storage systems.
      • Edit runbook dashboardsDashboards display predefined, user-defined custom dashboards, and templates.
      • Edit dashboardsDashboards display predefined, user-defined custom dashboards, and templates.
      • Delete dashboardsDashboards display predefined, user-defined custom dashboards, and templates.
      • Run a report from the dashboardUnisphere supports the creation, management, and running of performance reports.
      • Performance dashboard operationsPerformance dashboards can be saved as custom dashboards or can be created with charts.
      • Save a dashboard as a custom dashboardDashboards display predefined, user-defined custom dashboards, and templates.
      • Save a dashboard as a runbookDashboards display predefined, user-defined custom dashboards, and templates.
      • Save dashboard changesDashboards display predefined, user-defined custom dashboards, and templates.
      • Schedule a report from the dashboardUnisphere supports the creation, management, and running of performance reports.
      • Navigate to the Details view from a Performance Management DashboardDashboards display predefined, user-defined custom dashboards, and templates.
      • Save dashboards and chartsThe Unisphere Performance Management application enables the user to gather, view, and analyze performance data to troubleshoot and optimize the storage systems.
      • Utilization Threshold chartsThe System Performance Thresholds dashboard gives a visual overview to indicate if system component utilization thresholds have been broken for hardware components.
    • Charts viewCustom charts can be created across multiple categories, metrics, or time intervals.
    • Analyze viewThe Analyze view provides in-depth storage system data for various collection ranges.
    • HeatmapThe heatmap displays hardware instances of the selected array that is represented as colored tiles, with the color indicating utilization levels.
    • ReportsUnisphere supports the creation, management, and running of performance reports.
    • Create real-time tracesThe Unisphere Performance Management application enables the user to gather, view, and analyze performance data to troubleshoot and optimize the storage systems.
    • Plan ViewThe Plan view displays predicted future data that is based on linear projection. The projection dashboards that are contained in the Plan view can be used to assist when planning and to avoid potential problems.
    • Performance Management MetricsUnisphere supports the display of performance metrics (listed in the online help) that you can use to monitor and manage your network.
    • Set the time range for viewing dataThe Unisphere Performance Management application enables the user to gather, view, and analyze performance data to troubleshoot and optimize the storage systems.
    • Filter performance dataThe Unisphere Performance Management application enables the user to gather, view, and analyze performance data to troubleshoot and optimize the storage systems.
  • VMware ManagementUnisphere supports the discovery of vCenters or ESXi servers (using a read-only user) and integrates the information into Unisphere. VMware information is connected to its storage extents and this information enables seamless investigation of any storage-related issues.
  • System ManagementThe System Management area of Unisphere includes management of the following: Hardware, System Properties, File (eNAS), iSCSI, iSCSI+NVMe, and PowerMax File.
  • Serviceability ManagementUnisphere provides a serviceability application that supports the deployment of update packages for PowerMax embedded applications.
  • System Profiles ManagementA PowerMax software system profile is a subset of system settings that are associated with at least one storage system (array). The settings are defined once as part of a system profile, and these settings can be applied to one or more storage systems.
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  2. Performance ManagementThe Unisphere performance management application monitors and manages storage system performance data (Dashboards, Charts, Analyze, Heatmap, Reports, Plan, Real-Time traces, and Performance Database management).
  3. Performance DashboardsA dashboard is a collection of charts that you define (custom), or that Unisphere provides.
  4. Performance dashboard operationsPerformance dashboards can be saved as custom dashboards or can be created with charts.

Performance dashboard operations

Performance dashboards can be saved as custom dashboards or can be created with charts.

The following SRDF pairs operations are available:
  • Save a dashboard as a custom dashboard (see Save a dashboard as a custom dashboard).
  • Create a dashboard with charts (see Create a dashboard with charts).