User Guide

Views
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This chapter describes the views and how they are managed on the console. Data Center Planner has a different
view for functions in plans, racks, assets, connections, global and resources views.
When you log in, the application opens to a dialog box with the list of available plans. Depending on your rights,
you may not have the option to create plans and import plan.
NOTE: If you click Cancel on this dialog box, you cannot place anything on the content area or export a plan. You can select Open Plan
from the toolbar or import a plan in the dialog.
If you select a plan, the application opens in plan view and current state, and the Secondary Navigation menu is
open with global, connection and resources views available. Click on either option to display the tab on the menu
bar. You can close the Secondary Navigation menu to view more space on the console.
When you select a plan, it opens on the tab bar. With the tab selected, you can switch between plan, rack and asset
views in a single tab. You can open another plan, which places that tab in the menu. Both tabs support plan, rack
and asset view behavior. The current limit on plan tabs is two, and each tab button includes a delete icon to close
the tab.
The position of tabs persist across user sessions, so when you log into your next session, the tabs are presented in
the same location as when you last set them.
Global View
Global view offers 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. In global view, the
Capacities and Proprieties panes are functional.
In this view, you can perform to the following functions:
Select from static map overlays of the world, continents and largest countries.
Select from a set of icons to represent locations (branch office, data center, headquarters, closets, server room
and customer site) and label each location.
Look up geographic position, longitude and latitude, from an external mapping tool based on address.
View a plan location.
View total capacities of plan markers chosen by multi-selection.
In Global view, you can see multiple floor plans that fall in the same or close proximity GPS coordinates. The
locations appear on the map as a marker with the number of floor plans near that location.
To manage data center locations:
1. Select Global View from the Secondary Navigation panel. A global view map appears on the menu bar.