User manual

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Depending on the layout of the datacenter, a floor can be one big room by itself, or it can be

divided in multiple rooms.

Note: A room can be added to a datacenter or a floor (but not both).

To add a room:

 Navigate to the parent Page using the navigation pane.

 Move the cursor over the Actions menu in the navigation pane and select “Add Room”.

 The “Create Room” wizard appears. Fill in the necessary fields and click Submit.

 A confirmation window appears, click OK.

The room appears as child of its parent component in the navigation pane. Select the room level

by moving your cursor over the parent’ breadcrumb and click the appropriate item.

Pod

A pod is a part of a datacenter room for easy extension of your space.

To add a pod to a room:

 Navigate to the room Page using the navigation pane.

 Move the cursor over the Actions menu in the navigation pane and select “Add Pod”.

 The “Create Pod” wizard appears. Fill in the necessary fields and click Submit.

 A confirmation window appears, click OK.

 The Pod appears as child of the room Component in the navigation pane. Select it by moving

your cursor over the parent’ breadcrumb and clicking the appropriate item.

Row

The racks that house your servers will most likely be setup in rows.

To add a row:

 Navigate to the parent Page using the navigation pane.

 Move the cursor over the Actions menu in the navigation pane and select “Add Row”.

 The “Create Row” wizard appears. Fill in the necessary fields and click Submit.

 A confirmation window appears, click OK.

 The Row appears as child of its parent Component in the navigation pane. Select it by moving

your cursor over the parent’ breadcrumb and clicking the appropriate item.

Rack

Racks are the cabinets that house your servers and ENERGYSWITCHs. The rack Component can

be added to almost all other Components and represents the bottom of the Component

hierarchy.

To add a rack:

 Navigate to the parent Page using the navigation pane.