User Guide

NOTE: The Save and cancel buttons are grayed out until a change is made.
Capacity search
Capacity search allows you to search for remaining capacities with any combination of power, heat, weight,
space, user-defined property and value. Search results are limited to racks in floor plans that meet the search
criteria and may be conducted across multiple floor plans or a current floor plan.
The search is limited to floor plans and assets that have collections rights assigned and to the space in front of
the rack. In the case of double column racks, the results may display racks that accommodate the units as a
combination of both columns if the contiguous space carries over from one column to another.
If you wish to identify the asset’s location, the location appears in color in the same fashion as the existing asset
locator functionality found in placed assets. If you check the corresponding checkbox, the asset is highlighted
with a blue bounding box in the view.
A space search is limited to the first available matching space in each rack. The search identifies racks that can
accommodate more than one asset of the specified size.
The units of measurement associated with entered criteria are determined by the application preferences. For
example, if you select kilowatts as the preferred unit of measurement in the Preferences dialog box, the search
field reflects kilowatts.
Capacity search is also available in the devices, inventory and templates panes if devices with capacities are
selected. If a device with no capacities is selected, the capacity search option is not visible.
Capacity search in plan view
Plan view search results are consistent with existing search results for placed assets. Once you enter criteria in
one or more fields and submit the search, the application performs the search and returns identified racks in a
table. The table allows you to check racks that can be added to a selection in the corresponding view.
To search for available capacities:
1. Select Capacity Search.
2. Enter information in one or more of the category fields for power, heat, weight, space, user-defined property
or value.
3. Select Current or All plans from the drop-down list.
4. Click Search to begin. The results pane returns a list of racks on the floor plans that correspond with the
criterion. Double-click on a result in the table to go to rack view. If no racks on the floor plan meet the
search criteria, the results table is blank.
5. Click Cancel to clear the search fields.
6. In the results table, click the checkboxes or Select All for the desired device and click Select to show the
racks on the floor plan.
7. To disable checkboxes, click Deselect.
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