User Guide

Multiple asset properties in plan view
you can update a number of racks with common properties simultaneously, such as name, rotation, origin x and
origin y. When racks are selected and the properties pane is open, if the selected racks have common properties,
the fields display the information.
To update rack with common properties:
1. Open a floor plan and select multiple racks and select Properties.
2. To modify fields, enable the corresponding checkbox and modify the information as needed.
3. Click Save. The system updates only the common properties with enabled checkboxes for the selected assets.
4. Changing the rotation in the properties pane affects each selected asset, not all selected assets. If three racks
are selected and the rotation property is changed, each rack will change rotation individually.
NOTE: Multiple asset properties are shown for assets only, not for facilities shapes such as ovals, rectangles, windows and doors.
Plan colorization
Plan view features capacity colorization that gives you the ability to visualize both consumption and capacity
for the floor level assets in your floor plan.
This information defines the scope and usefulness of capacity colorization. It explains how different metrics, such
as faceplate, user-defined, and measured capacities interact with one another. It also defines how these computed
values are presented.
User-defined property colorization
You can add color to individual floor-mounted assets in the Properties - User-Defined Properties pane by using
colorization as an asset label. Twenty colors are available and the default color is white.
To add color to racks with user-defined properties:
1. In Plan view, highlight a rack to be colored.
2. Select Properties - User-Defined Properties.
3. Select Colorization from the Assign drop-down list and click Add. The Colorization property and value are
added to the list.
4. Click on the color value field to open the color palette, select a color and click Save.
Zero U space and shelf space colorization
Zero U space and shelf space provide an interesting effect to the calculations. The contents of these special
spaces contribute to power, heat, weight and network consumption but not space consumption.
Space is only consumed by the shelf space itself and not the contents of the space. For example, if a rack
contains a single shelf space, which is 4-RU high, and nothing else, then the space consumption is 4-RU,
regardless of the contents.
Rack View
This view offers an eye-level view of racks, formed by the display of one or more racks from Devices.
In rack view, you can perform the following functions:
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