Dell APEX Navigator for Multicloud Storage Using Your Service

Introduction

Dell APEX Navigator for Multicloud Storage is a Software-as-a-service (SaaS) tool that simplifies multicloud storage management and enables you to deploy, configure, and manage Dell storage across public clouds. In addition, Dell APEX Navigator for Multicloud Storage provides data mobility between private and public clouds. Through a single, consolidated experience, you can provision, manage, monitor, and move data to and from Dell storage endpoints deployed across public clouds.

Dell APEX Navigator key capabilities include:

• Security: Retain full control over users, roles, permissions, groups, certificates, and keys.
• Automated deployment: Automated public cloud resources and Dell storage provisioning
• Management: Manage Dell storage deployed across public clouds from a single location.
• Mobility: Manage data mobility across your multicloud Dell storage asset.
• Monitoring: Act faster with intelligent insights.

Dell APEX Navigator is available in the US only. Deployments start as a 90-day evaluation installation. You can decide to purchase a subscription during that period.

This document focuses on how to use Dell APEX Navigator to deploy and manage both Dell APEX Block Storage for AWS and Dell APEX File Storage for AWS. You should be familiar with:

• Dell PowerFlex storage software
• PowerFlex Manager
• Storage configuration details (including VPCs, CIDR IP ranges, and data protection)
• PowerScale OneFS
• Amazon Web Services
• APEX AIOps Observability

Before you start deploying your storage system, you must set up a link Dell APEX Navigator to AWS. See Dell APEX Navigator for Multicloud Storage Service Setup Guide for more information.