Dell PowerMax Family Site Planning Guide PowerMax 2500 and PowerMax 8500

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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.

Contact your Dell Technologies representative if a product does not function properly or does not function as described in this document.

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Purpose

This document is intended for use by customers and company representatives who want to plan the purchase and installation of a PowerMax 2500 or PowerMax 8500 system.

Audience

This document is intended for use by customers or company representatives.

Naming conventions

The PowerMaxOS 10 release introduces new terms to standardize terminology across the Dell Power platforms. The new terms are used interchangeably in this document. The new terms are:

Table 1. PowerMaxOS naming conventionsPowerMaxOS naming conventions
PowerMax 2500 and PowerMax 8500	PowerMax 2000 and PowerMax 8000
Node	Director
Node Pair	Engine
DME	DAE
IB switch	MIBE
PowerMax File	eNAS

Typographical conventions

Dell Technologies uses the following type style conventions in this document:

Table 2. Typographical conventions used in this contentTypographical conventions used in this content
Font	Description
Bold	Used for names of interface elements 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: System code System output, such as an error message or script Pathnames, filenames, prompts, and syntax Commands and options
`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

Support, product and licensing information can be obtained as follows:

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: To open a service request through Dell Technologies Online Support (https://www.dell.com/support/home), you must have a valid support agreement. Contact your Dell Technologies sales representative for details about obtaining a valid support agreement or to answer any questions about your account.

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