User Guide

Rotating a rack on a plan
After placing a rack on the floor, the orientation can be changed by using the keyboard arrows, the rotate icon or
by changing the rotation in the properties pane. You can also select multiple racks and change the orientation of
all selected.
NOTE: Ovals and rectangles multi-selected with racks cannot be rotated using the rotation field in the properties pane.
To move or rotate a rack in a floor plan:
1. Select the appropriate rack in a floor plan.
2. Drag and drop the rack to a different position.
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Use the keyboard arrows to move it up, down, left or right to the desired position.
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Click Modify, Move from the menu options, then select one of the move tools.
3. To rotate a rack, click on it and use the rotate icon to turn the rack clockwise or counter-clockwise.
Position and angle of racks on a plan
The rotation and x and y origin of floor-mounted assets on a floor plan can be modified by selecting a rack and
changing the values within the properties pane. The rack name is the only editable field in the properties pane.
To modify the position and angle of a rack on a floor plan:
1. Click on the desired rack and rotate or move the rack to a different position on the floor plan.
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In the properties pane, change the appropriate fields, such as rotation, origin x, origin y.
2. Click Save.
Colorization capacities and metrics
Capacities
There are four levels of capacity measurements.
• Maximum is a measurement on floor-level assets that defines the consumption limit for the asset. This value
may be left at zero to indicate no maximum. These limits are the result of the data center environment. The
application neither computes nor suggests maximum capacity values. This analysis is left to the user.
For example, if the breaker feeding a rack trips with power exceeding 5 kW, you would define the
maximum capacity for the rack to be 4 kW, leaving a 1 kW margin for error.
• Weight is limited by the materials and construction of the floor.
• Power is limited by cabling and breakers.
• Heat is limited by cooling infrastructure.
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