User Guide

• Global view - Shows a geographical view of the infrastructure, formed by the combination of a static
map overlay, locations, data elements and a visual representation of relationships between locations.
• Plan view - Shows a high-level view of the data center floor plan.
• Rack view - Shows a single rack or multiple racks and all their components.
• Asset view - Shows a single asset and its properties.
• Connection view - Shows asset port connections.
• Supports rack unit (RU) detail.
• Import and export floor plan and asset information.
• Search for assets that are placed or unplaced on floor plans.
• Rack design and visualization.
• Front and back views for mounted assets.
• Intuitive graphical drag and drop of shapes within the floor plan.
• Pan, zoom, move and rotate capabilities.
• Set derated properties for power, heat and weight.
• Colorization - In plan view, you can get a visual picture of capacity parameters. That capability is
delivered though color-coded visual cues and static data elements displayed according to user
configuration.
• A large device library of preloaded assets.
• Updates provided for requesting new asset types.
• Import and export features custom floor plans.
• Integration with DSView™ software.
• Planning - Plan data center changes in the future by creating projects with scheduled tasks.
• View History.
• Reservations - Reserve space in racks for future utilization.
• Rack Timeline - View progression of changes over a time period.
• Capacity Search - Quickly identifies available capacity regarding space, power, heat, weight and
network connectivity.
• End-to-end connection visualization.
• Real world power usage.
• User access control.
Visualization capabilities
Both visualization and design capabilities are accessible at different view levels. The software provides an
intuitive method to switch from one view to another.
This feature consists of graphic capabilities that enable you to access a visual representation of the IT
infrastructure modeled in the data center. A web browser provides visual representation and depicts the actual
infrastructure with a high level of consistency. The software offers a visualization feature measured by
dependability, appearance and functionality.
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