Dell EMC VPLEX GeoSynchrony 6.2 and patches Security Configuration Guide

Preface

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Purpose

This document is part of the VPLEX documentation set, and describes the VPLEX features and use cases, configuration options, VPLEX software and its upgrade, and the hardware overview.

Audience

This guide is intended for use by customers who wish to understand the software and hardware features of VPLEX, the use cases of VPLEX, product offerings, and the configuration options.

Related documents (available on Dell EMC Online Support and Solve) include:

VPLEX Release Notes for GeoSynchrony Releases
VPLEX Product Guide
VPLEX Hardware Environment Setup Guide
VPLEX Configuration Worksheet
VPLEX Configuration Guide
VPLEX Security Configuration Guide
VPLEX CLI Reference Guide
VPLEX Administration Guide
Unisphere for VPLEX Help
VPLEX Element Manager API Guide Version 2 (REST API v2)
VPLEX Open-Source Licenses
VPLEX GPL3 Open-Source Licenses
Procedures provided through the SolVe Desktop
Dell EMC Host Connectivity Guides
Dell EMC VPLEX Hardware Installation Guide
Various best practices technical notes available on Dell EMC Online Support

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