User manual

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At least the following Components need to be defined before DCPM can be populated with
devices (pictured in blue in the picture above):
 Enterprise: Every DCPM instance has 1 Enterprise that defines your organization. It
cannot be deleted.
 Location: Geographical location or region of the Components below.
 Datacenter: Datacenter in which the Components below are located.
 Rack: The rack in which the devices are mounted.
Optional Components (pictured in white in the picture above):
 Floor
 Room
 Pod
 Row
Special Components (pictured in grey in the picture above):
 Feed: is implemented on datacenter level and shows the incoming power. Used for
capacity planning. Example: Define maximum capacity per feed, sub-feed…
Feeds can be extended with sub-feeds resulting in a more elaborate feed tree.
Feed information can be retrieved on the datacenter level.
 Feed monitor
A feed monitor can be various types of feed monitoring systems whereby we measure
the incoming power or feed usage accurately for better capacity planning.
The feed monitor can be added to all levels including and below component Datacenter.