Owner's Manual

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Groups
On the Groups screen, you can organize devices into groups.
From this screen, you can:
• Add a new group
• Add a new custom group
• Add an existing group as the child of a parent group
• Add an existing device as the child of a parent group
• Edit a group
• Delete a group
• Move a group or device
• Manage the group membership
• View power, temperature, and events, and manage thresholds and power policies for devices and groups
Adding a New Group
For information about adding an existing group, refer to Adding an Existing Group. For information about adding an
existing device, refer to Adding an Existing Device.
A group can represent the actual structure of a data center, room, aisle, or rack. You can nest groups in parent-child
relationships to represent how the devices in your data center are physically configured.
You can add a new group to an existing group.
1. Click Groups in the left pane.
2. To select where in the parent-child hierarchy to add the group, do one of the following:
– To add the group at the root level, make sure no groups are selected.
– To add a group as a child, click the parent group under which the new group should be nested.
3. Click Add.
4. Select Add a New Group.
5. Select a Group Type of Data Center , Room , Aisle , or Rack .
NOTE: Select Custom only to create a logical group. Refer to Adding a Custom group.
6. Enter the Number to Add; for example, you might want to create one data center or five racks.
7. Enter a Name that you will use to identify the group for future use.
NOTE: The name must be unique across groups and devices under the parent group.
8. Enter a Description of what the group contains.
9. For racks only:
a) Select the rack Capacity (number of rack units).
b) Enter the Total Power Capacity that is determined by the power distribution to the rack.
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