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The Dell PowerMax product line includes the PowerMax 2000 and 8000 and the PowerMax 2500 and 8500. The Dell PowerMax is a fully redundant, high-availability storage processor providing nondisruptive component replacements and code upgrades. The PowerMax system features high levels of performance, data integrity, reliability, and availability. Configuring the PowerMax storage array appropriately for a VMware ESXi environment is critical to ensure scalable, high-performance architecture. This section discusses these best practices.