Dell PowerMax Family Site Planning Guide PowerMax 2000 and PowerMax 8000
Preface
As part of an effort to improve its product lines, Dell Technologies periodically releases revisions of its software and hardware. Functions that are described in this document may not be supported by all versions of the software or hardware. The product release notes provide the most up-to-date information about product features.
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Purpose
This document is intended for use by customers and/or company representatives who want to plan the purchase and installation of a PowerMax system.
Audience
This document is intended for use by customers or company representatives.
Related documentation
- Dell PowerMax Family Product Guide
- Provides information about PowerMax 2500 and 8500 with PowerMaxOS 10, and PowerMax 2000 and 8000 arrays with PowerMaxOS 5978.
- Dell EMC Best Practices Guide for AC Power Connections for PowerMax 2000, 8000 with PowerMaxOS
- Describes the best practices to assure fault-tolerant power to a PowerMax 2000 or PowerMax 8000 array.
- PowerMaxOS 5978.144.144 Release Notes for Dell EMC PowerMax and All Flash
- Describes new features and any limitations.
- Dell PowerMax Family Security Configuration Guide
- Shows how to securely deploy PowerMax arrays running PowerMaxOS.
Typographical conventions
Dell Technologies uses the following type style conventions in this document:
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Examples: Names of windows, dialog boxes, buttons, fields, tab names, key names, and menu paths (what the user selects or clicks) |
| Italic | Used for full titles of publications referenced in text |
| Monospace | Used for:
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| Monospace italic | Used for variables |
| Monospace bold | Used for user input |
| [ ] | Square brackets enclose optional values. |
| | | A vertical bar indicates alternate selections. The bar means "or". |
| { } | Braces enclose content that the user must specify, such as x or y or z. |
| ... | Ellipses indicate nonessential information that is omitted from the example. |
Where to get help
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- Product information
- Dell Technologies technical support, documentation, release notes, software updates, or information about Dell Technologies products can be obtained at Dell Technologies Online Support (https://www.dell.com/support/home) (registration required) or on the PowerMax Info Hub (https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000189115/powermax-info-hub-product-documentation-videos).
- Technical support
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