User manual

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Selecting this option will give you a list of all racks with available IP addresses. You can select the
button Discover to start an immediate auto discovery. This way you are not forced to wait until
discovery based on the interval period.
Remark: In case the IP address is empty you can use function button edit to configure the
autodiscovery.
Configure EnergySwitches
Select the device in the list and click button Configure.
A wizard will be displayed asking for following information:
 Credential data
o Name of the EnergySwitch
o Read user = can only read data
Important: This is the read user defined to the EnergySwitch
o Admin User = can manage the EnergySwitch
Important: This is the admin user defined to the EnergySwitch
o API port – if not taken automatically
Note: for non Racktivity devices this wizard will be used to set the SNMP configuration.
 Attach power feed: select the power feed to which this EnergySwitch belongs.
Submit the wizard to complete the configuration. This will bring you to the page of the
configured EnergySwitch.
New data is checked and updated every 5 minutes, starting from the hour.
In case Racktivity Energy Sensors are attached and administrated by the configured
EnergySwitch, the sensor will be automatically be added as an element of the EnergySwitch.
Discovered EnergySwitches
All the discovered power distribution units (from Racktivity, Raritan, APC…) are created in the
system as EnergySwitch.
They can be visualized via the Settings page, section Devices, under Discovered EnergySwitches
or via the bookmarked page Discovered.
The list shows all discovered not configured devices.
Unconnected hardware