User's Manual

Appendix B: Integrating EMX and Asset Management Sensors with dcTrack
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Diagram key
Asset management tag (AMT)
Asset management sensor (AMS)
EMX
EMX/Power IQ
To connect each component:
1. Affix the adhesive end of the asset management tag (AMT) to the
data center item you want to track, and plug the other end of the
AMT into the asset management sensor (AMS). See in the
diagram.
2. Use a Cat 5e/6 cable to connect the asset management sensors
RJ-45 connector to the EMX. See in the diagram.
3. Add the EMX to dcTrack as a probe. See Adding an EMX to EMX
(see "Adding an EMX to dcTrack" on page 346) for details on
adding the EMX to dcTrack. It is important you add the EMX as a
probe in order for the EMX to be recognized and its information
retrieved.
4. Once the EMX is added to dctrack, when tags are adhered to an
item and plugged in to the asset management sensor connected to
the EMX, the tag ID of the asset management sensor is
automatically updated in dcTrack. dcTrack, through Power IQ,
receives location data via the IP connection to the EMX. EMX
receives this data by polling Power IQ every few minutes to pull in
new data and display it. See in the diagram.
The items the asset tags are adhered to must be tracked as part of the
dcTrack change management workflow, just as with any other device in
the data center. This allows dcTrack to manage and monitor the status of
the items the tags are adhered to. See the Change Control Process
section in the dcTrack User Help for more information.