Users Guide

Order and subscription management
This chapter provides information on how to view orders and subscriptions in the APEX Console.
Topics:
• Active Subscriptions
• Create an order
• Add capacity or performance to a subscription
Active Subscriptions
The Active Subscriptions page shows a list of all subscription orders that have been activated and processed.
This page shows the details for each subscription, including the type of subscription, current status, applicable installation
locations for physical hardware, and the service start and contract end dates. From this page, you can view additional
Subscription Details for each subscription.
The current Active Subscriptions list can also be exported with the Export as CSV option.
Create an order
About this task
NOTE: In some cases, your Dell Technologies sales account representative may assist you with placing orders.
Steps
1. In the left navigation pane, select Subscriptions > Active Subscriptions > Create New Order > APEX Data Storage
Services, or go to Catalog > APEX Data Storage Services > Configure.
2. Provide a name for your APEX Data Storage Services solution.
This name helps you locate this subscription when you have multiple subscriptions within the Dell Technologies APEX
Console. Consider using the site name, location, and deployment type in the Order Name or Description field.
3. Select your data service. You can choose between block-based or a file-based on-premises cloud storage services.
4. Select your performance tier, based on your anticipated workload, in IOPs per second.
5. Select your base capacity.
Enter the minimum amount of storage provisioned (in terabytes) for your site as part of this initial subscription order. The
On Demand Capacity is the amount of storage over the committed base capacity that you can consume on-demand when
your storage needs exceed the base capacity.
6. Select your subscription term length.
This term represents the type of subscription in length, consumption of storage per hour, and the associated monthly cost.
Longer subscriptions have a lower cost per month than short subscriptions.
7. Under Site details, select the site address for this deployment, or Add a New Site.
8. Review the Site Requirements and select whether your site meets the base requirements for this deployment.
If you are unsure if your site meets these requirements, contact your sales account representative for assistance.
9. Review your order. Make any necessary edits, then:
● Select Send for Approval to submit the order to an approver in your organization, or select Place Order, if that option
is available based on your role.
● Optionally, select Save and Exit to save the order as a Draft Order, and submit the order at a later time.
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