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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).
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.
- Understanding serviceability Unisphere provides a serviceability application that supports the deployment of update packages for PowerMax embedded applications.
- View embedded applicationsUnisphere supports the display of embedded applications.
- View embedded Unisphere system detailsUnisphere supports the display of embedded applications.
- View embedded Unisphere SE settings detailsUnisphere supports the display of embedded applications.
- Configure Unisphere service access Secure Service Credential (SSC) is a feature that offers secure authentication, access control, and auditing for service personnel working on a specific product at a customer site. SSC authentication bypasses RSA SecurID multi-factor authentication when the latter is enabled.
- View embedded VASA system detailsUnisphere supports the display of embedded applications.
- View embedded VASA SE settings detailsUnisphere supports the display of embedded applications.
- View embedded VASA VP settings detailsUnisphere supports the display of embedded applications.
- View embedded Solutions Enabler system detailsUnisphere supports the display of embedded applications.
- View embedded Solutions Enabler SE settings detailsUnisphere supports the display of embedded applications.
- View embedded application updatesUnisphere supports the display of embedded application updates.
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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Serviceability ManagementUnisphere provides a serviceability application that supports the deployment of update packages for PowerMax embedded applications.

Serviceability Management

Unisphere provides a serviceability application that supports the deployment of update packages for PowerMax embedded applications.