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Emerson Avocent Data Center Planner User Guide

1. INSTALLER USER GUIDE Data Center Planner Installer User Guide Emerson Emerson Network Power and the Emerson Network Power logo are trademarks or service marks of Emerson Electric Co Avocent the Avocent logo and DSView are trademarks or service marks of Avocent Corporation All other marks are the property of their respective owners This document may contain confidential and or proprietary information of Avocent Corporation and its receipt or possession does not convey any right to reproduce disclose its contents or to manufacture or sell anything that it may describe Reproduction disclosure or use without specific authorization from Avocent Corporation is strictly prohibited 2014 Avocent Corporation All rights reserved NOTE This document supports versions up to and including 4 0 Service Pack 7 SP7 590 764 501P TABLE OF CONTENTS LE OF CONTENTS E oe Ta NOR aera Oa oor Om RSet 1 Features and Benefits ninio 1 Attributes nin 1 Visualization capabilities 2 2 2 2 eee eee 2 Layout design capabilities o ooocccccccccccccccccccccccccnnnnnnnnn nn 3 Software Requirements ccoo ccoo cco conc co ncoconcncononcononcnconcnconcnconincncines 5 Getting Started nn J BEINEN A ES a A a EE a Ree ee ee 5 Chetta trat a eas setar 5 BROWSENS sate ae aa ee a a a alee ee ee ioe eu 5 Network connection oo c ccc cece cece e cece cece eee eee eee e cece eee eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeenenenes 6 Other SoftWare ia SI Geena ie dnb e Be hee 6
2. 17 GA o cenen tt User Management Managing Users Before using Data Center Planner an administrator must create users and assign roles to users Data Center Planner utilizes existing and custom authentication methods to create and authorize new users and establish roles and effective rights The administrator does not have rights for any other part of the application They can only log into the application and select User Management and Licensing to manage users and activate licenses unless other rights are assigned Authentication Internal authentication is configured automatically when the Avocent Management Platform is installed External Authentication Data Center Planner also allows External Authentication and Authorization through LDAP and Active Directory External authentication is based on plugging in external services to the Authentication Manager All instance creation is managed using the configuration console The Avocent server authenticates to the actual external authentication service when doing instance creation If you can normally authenticate to a service the same rights should be adequate for creating an external authentication instance using the Avocent server For additional information see External Authentication and Authorization on page 137 Users These options are used to manage users groups and external group mappings Permissions Permissions are a relationship between a user and a role A role
3. 9 Ifthe device is not found the system displays a Request Devices button to request new devices NOTE Prior to requesting a new device symbol in the Symbol Order Portal at http symbolsorder emerson com check to see if an updated asset library is available for download in the Data Center Planner website at http Awww avocent com Services_and_ Support Customer_Support Product_Updates Treeview_Updates Data_Center_Planner aspx Requesting downloading and importing device symbols You can continue to download and import the latest entire device library from the Data Center Planner website or beginning with Data Center Planner 4 0 Service Pack 6 you can also download and import specific device symbols directly from the external Symbols Order Portal You can request up to 10 symbols per request To request and download a single or a group of symbols you must use the external Symbols Order Portal To access the Symbols Order Portal you must be current on maintenance and submit a request for a user ID and password NOTE The Symbols Order Portal supports only Internet Explorer 8 and 9 Ifyou have questions related to your request at www avocent com support Accessing the Symbols Order Portal To request access the Symbols Order Portal 1 Submit a request by email to avocent symbols emerson com 2 Complete the information form and return it You will receive a return email with your user ID and password 114 Data Center Planner Insta
4. e Space maximum capacity Specified directly on the floor level asset s rack asset type The intention is that a 42 unit rack has a maximum capacity of 42 rack units RU e Space Consumption Sum of a rack s contained asset s RU count plus the total RU size of all contained shelf spaces e Network maximum capacity A count of producer data ports on a rack s contained assets The intention is that a 48 port network switch has a maximum capacity of 48 ports e Network consumption Of the ports counted toward the maximum capacity this is a count of the subset that has connections or was locked Copying a plan or using Save As To copy a floor plan you must use the Save As option from the menu options A duplicate of the floor plan is created including every object and asset contained in the original floor plan The two floor plans are independent of each other but contain the same information NOTE When saving a large floor plan the browser ssl session will time out after one hour butthe process will continue in the background To copy an existing floor plan 1 Select File Save As from the menu options Note that for large floor plans this action may take several minutes 2 Enter a name for the new floor plan and click Save The new floor plan opens zoomed to fit the screen 3 Changes can be made in properties such as contact information capacities for power weight and heat and the grid configuration Creating a ne
5. 4 Ifno results display the tag does not exist No message opens 5 Click the x in the search field to clear the results Project Tasks Tasks represent future work to be performed in the data center Details within the Project Properties Task pane show information associated with each project task As the user performs actions in the project such as adding a new device to a rack or moving a device from one location to another project tasks are created Each task describes the action being performed You can add a note to a task by selecting a task Some tasks allow direct navigation via a hyperlink back to the asset affected For example if a server is added to a rack the details list shows the server model number and manufacturer and the device path to the rack This device path includes the rack name first slot location within the rack where the server will be placed along with the plan name where the rack is located This information is set up as hyperlinks to allow direct navigation to these assets NOTE Tasks involving templates do not have a link back to the template Chapter 13 Planning 129 To view project task details 1 Select Calendar Select Projects to view the list of projects Select a project in the table gt Pp UN Select the Project Properties pane Click Tasks to view the task details and links back to the asset and the floor Table 13 2 Project Task Details Tabs Field Details Project Descrip
6. Upon dropping an asset into a rack you can view the asset properties in the properties pane This pane contains information for assets in racks which includes sub panes for general properties DSView software user defined properties derate capacities port connections slots and reservations To view asset properties in a rack 1 Select an asset in a rack and open the properties pane The properties pane opens with the asset information 2 Open the tabs to manage the selected asset s properties NOTE In rack view asset name manufacturer and model number are displayed as a tool tip by holding the mouse over an asset To modify an asset name 1 Click on the asset in a rack Select the Properties pane Click in the name field and enter the new name Click Save If shelf space is selected a list of contained assets is shown in the properties pane Placing two assets in the same RU position The application allows you to place two assets in the same rack unit position such as front and back facing mounted back to back Assets with the same aspect cannot be placed in the same rack unit that is if the first asset is front facing the second asset must be mounted back facing To place an asset in the same RU position as an existing one 1 In rack view flip the rack to the back view 2 Select Devices and select the asset to be placed in the same RU as an existing asset 3 Place the new asset on top of the existing one
7. shared_buffers 2GB min 128kB or max_connections at 16kB This change requires a restart The effective cache size is the amount of kemel cache that can be dedicated to PostgreSQL Setting this depends on what else is running on the machine For a dedicated machine set this to 75 of total memory Query tuning Planner method configuration e enable bitmapscan on e enable hashagg on e enable hashjoin on e enable indexscan on e enable mergejoin on e enable _nestloop on e enable segscan on e enable sort on e enable _tidscan on Planner cost constants e seq page cost 1 0 measured on an arbitrary scale e random page cost 4 0 same scale as above e cpu_tuple_cost 0 01 same scale as above e cpu_index_tuple_cost 0 005 same scale as above e cpu operator cost 0 0025 same scale as above e effective cache size 6GB Microsoft SQL Server 2005 The default memory settings for Microsoft SQL Server 2005 are usually more than adequate If you have other applications installed on the server machine and wish to change the default settings adjustments may be made by using the MS SQL Server management studio application Chapter 2 Software Requirements 9 Configuring SQL Server s tempdb The SQL Server tempdb system database is a global resource that is available to all users connected to an instance of SQL Server It is used to hold temporary and internal objects that SQL Server uses to perform many different oper
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9. Added Project date Location RU Removed Project name Removed Project date Conflict e Header pdf generated date e Footer Plan name rack name page number NOTE If you select the Export to pdf file function on a Linux machine an alert displays advising that Export to pdf is not currently supported on Linux clients Use a Windows machine to perform the export to pdf function Exporting Connection Data This option allows you to export connection information to a spreadsheet NOTE Upon exporting non editable columns are colored on the spreadsheet To export connection information 1 In connection view with two assets having connections visible select File Export To xls file 2 On the Connection Data Exporter click the Export button 3 Entera file name and save to the appropriate location If problems occur during the export the screen shows a list of errors NOTE The Cancel button is available only during the export and is grayed out before and after the export 4 Close the Export screen 5 Open the xls file to view the Connections spreadsheet Chapter 10 Export and Import Features 63 NOTE The application supports plan to plan connections but does not support connections between different floor plans when importing You can create a plan to plan connection and export it but if an import is attempted an error is listed in the Errors section ofthe Plan Import dialog Exporting Floo
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11. Tab view navigation allows you to navigate to rack and asset views within a plan As you drill deeper into racks assets and connections links are available on the tab to go back to selected views Two plans can be open simultaneously to better manage plans Global and connection and resources views are stationary on the tab bar after they are opened the first time The position of tabs persist across user sessions so when you log into your next session the tabs are presented in the same location as when you last set them Main Menu The Main Menu provides a convenient way to access commands in the Data Center Planner software The menu displays a list of commands located on the menu bar at the top of the screen Each menu option contains a drop down list of commands that accomplishes tasks This menu is visible in all views but is dynamic and changes depending on the view and the user rights If a user does not have access to certain operations some menu items toolbar items and context menu right click may not be available Chapter 9 Functional Components 47 Table 9 2 Main Menu Descriptions Function Drop down From xls file Import a floor plan Import Full Import the entire library Partial Import up to 10 symbols Export Export to a pdf png document Device Request Open the new device request dialog box Edit Undo Redo the last action Cuta selected area and place it in the buffer or paste it at a later time If the ite
12. The existing certificate is replaced with the new entry submitted 6 Restart Data Center Planner to make the certificate is available 144 Data Center Planner Installer User Guide Appendix G Error Messages Application error messages The following list of error messages may appear in the application Table G 1 Application Error Messages Error Description Error performing update A plan with that name already exists Change the plan name When trying to create a new plan with the and try again name of an existing plan You may not connect template portsto ports on a tangible asset A iO template E _ When trying to create a plan with the same Update error A plan with that name already exists Change the plan name and try again ying Pao name as a current plan s E In rack view if a rack or devices in the rack is No Properties available Select a view object to show its properties e E not selected F When trying to import plan with the name of Import failed A Plan with that name already exists Change the plan name and try again an ee me PENR ERNI Exceeded License You have exceeded the maximum number of racks allowed by your current license Please purchase additional licenses or reduce the number of racks in your system Rack view must contain at least one rack in order to generate a pdf file T to generatae pdinmeinorack Search may take a few moments Continue When searching for an asset in Dev
13. each rack is shown on a separate page If the rack is in back view it shows that view If more than one asset is mounted in the same RU position such as back to back the document shows front mounted and back mounted assets To generate a rack view pdf A A A o p In plan view select a rack or multiple racks Go to rack view and select File Export Rack View to pdf file The pdf preferences dialog box opens Enter a file name Enable the Contained Objects Details checkbox to print details for each asset on a separate page Select Paper size from the drop down list For orientation select the Portrait or Landscape radio button Click Generate The pdf file is generated The document contains the following information Plan Name Rack Name e General Details Manufacturer model description product line weight e Contained Devices Front mounted and back mounted assets with RU position name and model number e Shelf space assets e Zero U space front left Assets Name and model Chapter 10 Export and Import Features 65 e Capacities Capacity Type max Power weight and heat consumed and remaining User defined properties Property and value e Connections From port to device to port parent location e Asset Reservations are shown on a separate page containing the following information Rack name Asset name e Added Project name Added Project date RU location N
14. where servername is replaced with the name or IP address of the server upon which the application was installed NOTE When first logging in if the application does not open with the username and password fields close the browser and wait a few minutes for the database information to load and services to start then try again For more information on stopping and starting the services see Stopping and Starting the Avocent Services on page 142 Installing Data Center Planner on a server with limited or no Internet connection To install the software with limited or no internet connectivity To activate the software on a brown or black site contact your Technical Support They will need the host name of the server They will send you an email with information to activate your software Logging into Data Center Planner A user with roles and rights must be created before using the application An administrator must create users and assign roles To log into Data Center Planner 1 Select Start All Programs Avocent MergePoint Data Center Planner Avocent MergePoint Data Center Planner Ra A Y Chapter 3 Installation 13 Enter the username and password created in user management by the administrator Click Options to expand all options Leave the default Authentication Source as Internal Enable the Remember User checkbox if you want the system to remember your log in information Click Change Password if you want to change y
15. 2 Select Properties User Defined Properties 3 Select Colorization from the Assign drop down list and click 4dd 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 Chapter 11 Views 85 View one rack or multiple racks with zoom and panning capabilities Add and delete assets in a rack View rack properties View properties of assets in a rack Toggle between front and back views of racks Place assets in a rack with the back view facing front Place shelf space in a rack for assets that do not mount in rack unit spaces Add zero U space to a rack for assets that are not rack mountable such as power distribution units Set default capacities for racks Drag and drop assets from one ra
16. Alert dialog box is to replace this certificate with a security certificate from a CA A Data Center Planner software administrator may create a Certificate Signing Request CSR to submit to a trusted third party Certificate Authority for signature The administrator can then replace the generated self signed certificate with the new one received from the CA To create a certificate signing request 1 Select Certificates from the primary navigation panel In the bottom panel under the Actions Certificates select GetCSR Enter the information and click Generate then click Download when the button changes Select a directory enter a file name and click Save OS EP Rh Submit the CSR generated request to a CA to obtain a signed server certificate To replace the current signed certificate 1 Select Certificates from the primary navigation panel 2 Select the Signed Certificates Name to be replaced 3 Select Replace under the Actions Certificates panel lower right The Replace Certificate form will open 4 Ifreplacing the current certificate with a signed certificate check the CA Signed Certificate radio button and select Choose File 5 Select a directory and the file name of the signed certificate from the CA and click Open to fill in the Signed Certificate file entry Or If replacing the current certificate with a self signed certificate check the Self signed Certificate radio button complete the form and click OK
17. Authentication service table Table C 1 Authorization Type and Descriptions Authorization Type The name by which the instance will be identified in the Available authentication AD LDAP Instance name instances pane and in the login dialogs in the authentication source drop down list The entry field is limited to AD domain naming conventions This is a required field The name of the domain to which you will allow users to authenticate against This field supports dot delimited domain names Users must exist in this domain to AD LDAP Domain name authenticate in the Avocent console You do not need to add AD users to the Avocent Management Platform You may simply point them to an authentication instance and the instance will manage the authentication for them This is a required field The location in the AD domain containing the user accounts You may enter this field to direct the authentication instance to use this location for user accounts If the field is left blank the default behavior is for the authentication instance to look for user accounts beginning at the root of the tree Field Description User container accounts You may enter this field to direct the authentication instance to use this location for group accounts If the field is left blank the default behavior is for the authentication instance to look for group accounts beginning at the root of the tree Group container eo Similar to the users container The lo
18. Enter Chapter 3 Installation Enter Uninstall_Data_Center_Planner Press Enter Enter cd AMP_HOME Press Enter Enter cd uninstall Press Enter Enter Uninstall_AMP Press Enter SN DS Pp e To remove the PostgreSQL 8 2 application packages 1 At the prompt enter rpm qa grep i postgres Press Enter to view the packages 2 Enter rpm e lt packagename gt Press Enter to delete the packages To remove the PostgreSQL 8 4 2 application packages 1 At the prompt enter cd opt PostgreSQL 8 4 2 2 Enter install postgresql Click Yes To remove the Postgres database 8 2 folder 1 At the prompt enter cd var lib Press Enter 2 Enter rm rf pgsq l Press Enter To remove the Postgres database 8 4 2 folder 1 At the prompt enter cd opt Press Enter 2 Enter rm rf opt PostgreSQL Press Enter To cleanup and remove the Avocent folder 1 At the prompt enter cd usr local Press Enter 2 Enter rm rf Avocent Press Enter To remove the Avocent xml file 1 At the prompt enter cd opt Press Enter 2 Enter rm rf Avocent Press Enter NOTE When uninstalling Avocent Management Platform you may receive the following message D Avocent docs refers to a location that is unavailable It could be on a hard drive on this computer or on a network Check to make sure that the disk is properly 15 inserted or that you are connected to the Internet or your network and then try again If it still c
19. Heat Units in column nable to decode Power Units in column nable to decode Grid Origin in column nable to decode Grid Label type in column nable to decode Grid Label Order in column nable to decode Facilities Shape Type in column nable to decode Weight Units in column U U U U U U U U U U nable to decode Rack Corner in column Expected number in column Invalid Data Issues Asset name lt name gt is already used No asset type specified Invalid asset type specified asset type Parent plan does not exist Parent asset does not exist Parent shelf space does not exist Parent zero U space does not exist Connection needs two valid ports Connection needs two valid assets and ports Object name lt name gt is already used Parent object does not exist Plan lt plan name gt already exists Shelf Space name lt name gt is already used Zero U Space name lt name gt is already used Invalid port shape for this asset Asset could not be found Could not resolve asset reference for lt name gt Could not resolve object reference for lt name gt Could not resolve plan reference for lt name gt Could not resolve property type reference for lt name gt Could not find existing object Appendices e Parent containment does not exist e Could not find existing perimeter vertex e Could not find existing plan Could not find shelf space e Could not find zero U spa
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21. Select User Defined Properties from the menu and click 4dd 3 Enter a name and select a type date heat number string power or weight 4 Enable the Unique checkbox if necessary 5 Click Save The new property is added to the list in user defined properties Asset Label Text In the Asset Label Text section there are three user defined properties that can be selected to be displayed in a pop up box when you hover your mouse over a rack in Plan view Also in the pop up box there are default properties of the rack that are always displayed NOTE Device name consumed and remaining RU capacities are default properties displayed in the pop up box To add asset label text 1 Under Asset Label Text select a user defined property for each of the three fields 2 Click the Show Label checkbox to display the three selected properties in the pop up box 3 Click Apply then click Save Chapter 9 Functional Components 59 NOTE Only the user defined properties that were selected in the pop up box and assigned to the rack will be displayed when you hover the mouse over the rack in Plan view The following table describes the available user defined properties Table 9 14 User Defined Properties Options and Descriptions Field Description Asset property name Click the column title to sort the column alphabetically Asset property type Click the column title to sort the column alphabetically Check this box to mark the property uniq
22. a group of symbols See Requesting downloading and importing device symbols on page 113 72 Data Center Planner Installer User Guide 73 cnar rer Views This chapter describes the views and how they are managed on the console Data Center Planner has a different view for functions in plans racks assets connections global and resources views When you log in the application opens to a dialog box with the list of available plans Depending on your rights you may not have the option to create plans and import plan NOTE If you click Cancel on this dialog box you cannot place anything on the content area or export a plan You can select Open Plan from the toolbar or import a plan in the dialog If you select a plan the application opens in plan view and current state and the Secondary Navigation menu is open with global connection and resources views available Click on either option to display the tab on the menu bar You can close the Secondary Navigation menu to view more space on the console When you select a plan it opens on the tab bar With the tab selected you can switch between plan rack and asset views in a single tab You can open another plan which places that tab in the menu Both tabs support plan rack and asset view behavior The current limit on plan tabs is two and each tab button includes a delete icon to close the tab The position of tabs persist across user sessions so when you log into your next ses
23. a source type as detailed in the following table 4 Check the Auto Overwrite derated power checkbox and click Test The system sends the requested parameters to the PDU and retrieves the real world power usage Once the PDU is enabled for access the value is retrieved and displayed in Real Power field under Properties Derate 5 Ifthe power value is retrieved click Save If the test fails check the input parameters the make sure they are correct and make sure the destination PDU is available 106 Data Center Planner Installer User Guide Table 12 3 External Source Setting for Real Power Source Type AvocentPDU Liebert MPX MPH DSView Software Rack Power Manager Liebert SiteScan Web Test PDU Power Last Sample Time Auto Overwrite Power Value Access Method Version SNMP v1 v2 v1 v2 for IPv6 v3 SNMP v3 Security level NoAuthNoPriv SNMP v3 Security Level AuthNoPriv SNMP v3 Security Level AuthPriv SNMP v1 v2 Web Service Parameters Community IP address PDU OID Security name IP address PDU OID Security name Authentication type MD5 or SHA Authentication password IP address PDU OID Security Name Authentication type MD5 or SHA Authentication password Privacy password For DES IP address PDU OID Community IP address PDU OID PDU Name PDU OID PDU IP address Parameter value PDU Name PDU OID PDU IP address Parameter value When you click the Test button the system
24. and back of a single asset Zoom in and out and pan Add assets to connections view Add assets to the connections list Configuring a single asset Configuring an asset in asset view is the same as rack or plan views To configure an asset in asset view 1 2 In rack view double click on an asset in a rack to open asset view for example a blade enclosure Select Devices to add an asset for example a blade server The module asset can be moved from one server to another in this view The properties pane shows properties for each of the selected assets Asset properties include the following values Name Manufacturer Model Description Product line Voltage range Chapter 11 Views Power range Height Width Depth Weight The only editable field is Name Deleting an asset in asset view To delete an asset in asset view 1 In rack or asset view click on the asset select Edit Delete from the menu options or Click the Delete button on the asset A confirmation message displays asking if you want to move to inventory or delete permanently Select an option and click OK NOTE If unplaced assets is open when you move an asset to inventory click the Search button again to refresh the inventory list Connection View This view allows you to make connections from one asset to another with the two assets visible In this view you can access the following functions Left and right
25. appropriate fields such as rotation origin x origin y Click Save Colorization capacities and metrics Capacities There are four levels of capacity measurements Maximum is a measurement on floor level assets that defines the consumption limit for the asset This value may be left at zero to indicate no maximum These limits are the result of the data center environment The application neither computes nor suggests maximum capacity values This analysis is left to the user For example if the breaker feeding a rack trips with power exceeding 5 kW you would define the maximum capacity for the rack to be 4 kW leaving a 1 kW margin for error e Weight is limited by the materials and construction of the floor Power is limited by cabling and breakers e Heat is limited by cooling infrastructure Chapter 11 Views 79 e Space and network capacities are determined by the rack and its contents so there is no ability to specify maximums e Default maximum is a measurement defined by plan as the default maximum capacity for any newly placed floor level assets For example if the data centers cooling infrastructure cannot handle a rack producing more than 3000 BTU hr of heat then the default maximum capacity for the floor plan would likely be 2500 BTU hr leaving a 500 BTU hr margin for error e Plan maximum is a measurement defined by plan as the aggregate consumption limit of all assets on the floor plan e Remaining is
26. are placed or unplaced on floor plans Rack design and visualization Front and back views for mounted assets e Intuitive graphical drag and drop of shapes within the floor plan e Pan zoom move and rotate capabilities e Set derated properties for power heat and weight e Colorization In plan view you can get a visual picture of capacity parameters That capability is delivered though color coded visual cues and static data elements displayed according to user configuration e A large device library of preloaded assets Updates provided for requesting new asset types Import and export features custom floor plans e Integration with DSView software e Planning Plan data center changes in the future by creating projects with scheduled tasks e View History e Reservations Reserve space in racks for future utilization e Rack Timeline View progression of changes over a time period e Capacity Search Quickly identifies available capacity regarding space power heat weight and network connectivity End to end connection visualization e Real world power usage User access control Visualization capabilities Both visualization and design capabilities are accessible at different view levels The software provides an intuitive method to switch from one view to another This feature consists of graphic capabilities that enable you to access a visual representation of the IT infrastructure modeled in
27. asset to the device library select Devices and search for the new asset 2 Drag the new asset over the placeholder The dialog box opens with a list of placeholders that meet the specified criteria size and UDP 3 From the top list select a UDP to see matching placeholders Chapter 11 Views 89 4 The number of matching placeholders displays in the bottom table 5 From the bottom list you can highlight the name to view the location of the placeholder in the rack 6 To convert a placeholder enable the corresponding checkbox and click Replace The selected placeholder is converted with no confirmation 7 To convert more than one placeholder click Replace All A conformation message displays asking if you are sure you want to replace all placeholders not just the one checked 8 Click Confirm 9 Close the dialog box 10 The replace action occurs only for the current floor plan and not across multiple plans Rack order in rack view This feature results in two types of selection interactions between plan view and rack view The first interaction allows you to stress a direction during the selection process which helps the application understand the intended presentation order This involves eight areas of emphasis that can be used Order is determined by which axis of the selection receives the most attention For example if you drag to the right and then down the application responds by ordering the x coordinate and then
28. by executing the following SQL queries a Get the current size of tempdb USE tempdb GO EXEC SP_SPACEUSED GO b Set the desired size of tempdb USE master GO ALTER DATABASE tempdb 10 Data Center Planner Installer User Guide MODIFY FILE NAME tempdev SIZE 250MB GO 11 o istion 48S ati tt Installation Installing Data Center Planner The following steps take you through the Data Center Planner installation process NOTE Data Center Planner does not support network drive installations The software must be installed on a hard drive partition In addition the installation is not supported on a domain controller It must be installed on a system with a properly configured hostname which resolves to the IP address of the server where the application is installed To install the application on a Windows machine run the DataCenterPlanner exe or on a Linux machine run the DataCenterPlanner bin 1 2 3 4 Oo Slog p 9 10 11 12 The Install Anywhere window launches This may take several minutes On the first screen select a language from the drop down list Click OK On the Data Center Planner Introduction screen click Next Accept the Data Center Planner license agreement and click Next The Choose Install folder screen opens On a Linux machine the path is usr local Accept the Data Center Planner default location folder or choose another location Click Next A Database Installat
29. content area of the console and are visible as a floating dialog As other panes are moved to the dialog they are stacked as tabs in the dialog and truncated such as Capac and all pane names are partially visible All tabs can be dragged to the content area of the console as independent dialogs To move panes to the content area of the console 1 Click on the tab and drag it from the sidebar to the content area of the console The pane is visible as a dialog with the pane name as the first tab 2 Drag additional panes to the dialog as needed Restore panes from the view menu as needed Table 12 1 Panes and Descriptions Pane Description This function allows you to select a date to view existing projects create projects or view change history You must have Calendar planner rights to manage projects Users without planner rights can only open the calendar pane and view projects and history The device library is a repository for all assets stored in the application database The devices pane is available in plan Devices rack and asset views Devices can be placed on floor plans in racks and other assets In rack and asset views a shelf space button is also available to mount assets in space other than RUs The templates pane has a repository for templates created for future or repeated use The templates pane is available in Templates plan rack and asset views Assets can only be saved as a template in asset view and are not considere
30. create projects containing future changes for a selected floor plan and date Changes are organized into projects by due date and contain groups of tasks that will be executed together You can select projects to see the effect of changes on the currently selected floor plans NOTE Projects cannot be created in the past The add project button is disabled when a date prior to the current date is selected Upon completion of tasks in a project the tasks are committed and reflected in History To create a project 1 Select Calendar and select a Date 2 Click Add Project below the calendar The add project dialog box opens 3 Enter a project name required 4 Select a project end date NOTE There are two sets of arrows on the pop up calendar The large arrows move the calendar by month and the small arrows next to the year move the calendar by year 5 Entera tag if needed optional 6 Enter a project description optional 124 Data Center Planner Installer User Guide 7 Click Create The new project is added to the list of projects Editing a project You can edit planned changes for your data center You must be logged in with appropriate rights To edit an existing project 1 Select Calendar and select the appropriate date in the calendar Click on the project in the list 2 Select the Project Properties pane to edit the project details tasks tags status or export the project information to a pdf file 3 To
31. description 4 Click the down arrow on a plan to view the floor mounted assets Enable the appropriate checkboxes to associate with the new collection and click OK 5 Note that the plan and floor mounted assets columns show the information associated with the new collection To assign access control to a collection to a role 1 Select a role from the bottom Roles column to associate with the collection then select Read Only or Write from the Actions pane Or Select the down arrow next to Access Control to Collections and select Assign Read Only or Assign Write The Assign Collections dialog displays with a list of available collections 2 Enable the desired collection and click OK NOTE It is not recommended to assign a collection to an existing role that has already been assigned to users prior to using the Collection Management feature This includes the current roles provided by Data Center Planner Data Center Planner Manager or Reporting Designing A new role should be created which is then associated with a defined collection If a new user is being created then the user can be assigned the appropriate roles If the administrator wants to restrict access of an existing user to certain assets within plans using Collections Management the administrator must edit the assigned rights of that user The roles currently assigned to that user should be removed and the new roles with the associated collections be assigned To edit a
32. fields display the information To update rack with common properties 1 Open a floor plan and select multiple racks and select Properties To modify fields enable the corresponding checkbox and modify the information as needed Click Save The system updates only the common properties with enabled checkboxes for the selected assets gt pp 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
33. for the entire month e Ifyou hover over a calendar date containing projects a tool tip shows project information for that specific date e Ifyou click on a date in the past an alert message opens stating that the current floor plan did not exist on the selected date Project Status Conflicts are the result of exceeding capacity limits in space heat weight and power between projects In each metric it is determined whether the conflict is soft or hard You are alerted when your changes conflict with changes already planned For example two projects may both plan to use the same space in a rack for two different assets Some conflicts are minor enough that the project may be committed without adjustment This is referred to as a soft conflict Ifa conflict is severe enough that the project cannot be committed such as contradicting the current floor plan it is in a state of hard conflict Soft conflicts Change Conflict When the preconditions of a project change the project is in change conflict The precondition of a change is its original value For example if a change changes the name of rack Sal to Hal the precondition for this change is that the name of the rack is Sal This is an error checking mechanism which helps you coordinate your changes and not accidentally overwrite one another A project goes into change conflict when e A new project with an earlier due date makes a conflicting change e An instant change is ma
34. have the option of specifying the horizontal and vertical label conventions alphabetic or numeric in ascending or descending order They can also define the grid origin by specifying the number of tiles to offset from the starting point of the plan The origin of the plan is in the top left corner NOTE Only users with appropriate rights can change the grid configuration A planner user cannot change the grid To configure the grid 1 Open a floor plan and select Workspace Show Grid from the menu options 2 The system displays a vertical and horizontal bar on the screen that shows the grid numbering for the Floor Tile System in the floor plan To update grid 1 Select Properties and select the Grid Configuration tab 2 For Label Conventions select either alphabetic or numeric for the vertical and horizontal axes in ascending or descending order 3 For Origin Settings use the radio buttons to position any offset of the grid and select the horizontal and vertical tile offset 4 Click Save to apply the changes The plan view is refreshed to display the updated labels 5 To show the rack labels enable Show labels in preferences under user defined properties Or Select Show Asset Labels from the Workspace menu option Operations and Status Bar Operations control the methods by which an action can be performed As the action changes the operation is shown at the bottom left of the screen in the Status Bar This area
35. in the rack is more than or equal to the requested value Search for remaining heat capacity For example you can find a rack that can accept an additional kilowatt of heat An available rack will meet this criterion if its assigned maximum heat or assigned derate minus the sum of the heat for all assets in the rack is more than or equal to the requested value Search for remaining weight capacity For example you can find a rack that can support an additional fifty pounds to accommodate an additional asset Searching for weight is typically performed in plan view unless you have multiple racks visible in rack view An available rack will meet this criterion if its assigned maximum weight or assigned derate minus the sum of the weight for all assets in the rack is more than or equal to the requested value Search for contiguous remaining rack space Enter one or more units in the search field to return racks that can accommodate the number of units entered This search is limited to the space in the front of the rack and not the back In the case of double column racks the results may display racks that accommodate the units as a combination of both columns if the contiguous space carries over from one column to the other Aspace search is limited to the first available matching space in each rack The search identifies racks that can accommodate more than one asset of the specified size The search includes fields to specify a single user defined
36. interface attempts to avoid letting this happen but in special circumstances it is possible through project reorganization or deletion of project actions These conflicts occur when A new project with an earlier due date adds an object into a reserved space e An instant change adds an object into a reserved space An existing earlier project that makes the space available is rescheduled for a later date or is deleted NOTE The application detects conflicts in projects when you perform any of the following actions move a project delete a project delete a task or use the undo option NOTE In rare circumstances a shelf space may remain visible in future projects even though it was deleted prior to that project s due date This phantom shelf space is the result of deleting the shelf space prior to the project task that relies on its existence thus producing a hard conflict For example consider adding a shelf space to a rack in the current floor plan If this shelf space is modified in a future project by moving it the move becomes dependent on the existence of the shelf space prior to its move Deleting the shelf space from the current plan will trigger a hard conflict when the project is revalidated The user is then presented with a current plan that has an empty rack position and a future project that still indicates the existence of a shelf space in the rack but with a hard conflict In order to avoid this problem which may result
37. is a set of rights and targets Rights For a role to be effective it must have a right A role can be created without targets and it can be assigned to users groups and collections The following descriptions are default roles that can be assigned to a user and the rights assigned to them For additional information see Roles on page 20 e User Persons authenticated with access to the authorization system Only the unique identifier of the person is stored e Effective Rights Used to identify the effective rights for users rights and targets e Permission An unnamed association of a user and role 18 Data Center Planner Installer User Guide e Role A set of rights used in conjunction with a user and a target to create permissions Each role has a unique name within the system Groups Groups can be created and users assigned to a group or groups The current roles are Avocent Administrator Performs user management functions only such as add assign and edit users permissions and roles Data Center Planner Executor Can perform the same functions as a read only user and commit tasks within a project Data Center Planner Manager Has read write permissions Data Center Planner Planner Can perform the same functions as read only users plus view edit and create projects The planner role does not have access to import create or delete current floor plans NOTE A planner can only create templates in the c
38. mismatched rights Verify that your username matches Credentials a username on the DSView software and check the Service Account Name and Password in your configuration settings The DSView software certificate has not yet been accepted Please install the certificate using the instructions in the cercate Help documentation and try again Tip In Help select Search and type in export dsview certificate The DSView software is not permitting this action because the hostname entered is invalid Check your configuration Hostname s a settings and try again The DSView software is not permitting this action because the URL entered is invalid Check your configuration settings and try again Communication There was a problem communicating with the DSView software Check your configuration settings and try again The DSView software is not permitting this action because the maximum number of allowed user sessions has been eho smn reached Other users must log off of the DSView software before this action can be performed The DSView software is not permitting this action because the Service Account entered is not authorized Check with Service account E is your DSView software administrator The DSView software is not permitting this action because it is experiencing a system level error Check with your pi DSView software administrator or try again later Disabled user The DSView software is not permitting this action because
39. nennen ennnen 39 Backing up the PostgreSQL database with pg dump 00000000 00 ccc ccc cece cece eee eeee 39 Restoring the database with psql oo cc ccc ccc eee eee eee n eee eeeeeeeeenees 40 Microsoft SOL Server Backup ooo 0c ccc ccc eee eee 4 Connect to an Existing Microsoft Server Database 0 20020020 000 e cece cence 4 Moving from PostgreSQL to Microsoft SQL 0000000 0000 ccc ccc cece eee 42 Functional Components ccoo coco ccc cece cece cece cece cece ceecececeececeeceeees 45 Data Center Planner Console occ nn eens 45 Navigating within the CONSO O 1 0 0 ccc ccc eee eee eee eee nn ene e eee rRe EEE SA 46 Navigating within panes 2 2 2 2 00 00002 Ea A eee ce eee eee EE 46 TAD VIEW NAVIPATON on AN A A AS RA sid acted ts sea atm ne cbs oe tales 46 MIG MCN di AA lat se lech ouckleled 46 OD as oe be Rone Saati Slt ER UD Gee the o a e oe ee nene Ll at 48 Table of Contents iii Perimeter Walls diia 49 Interior walls ss och nots oa slate A a ls la 50 Annotations sorsana a Bese bibl dt ute Sit th hi le al Mal etd loli Url tata data 51 Do rs ANA WINdOWS lt A A PAE Ea eae BRE 32 Shapes ovals and rectangles 1 0 0 0 cece cece cece eee e cece cece cence nn nn cnn 52 A AIOE A EEEE EEE 3a Stele E A E A T E EE 53 Contat menus enirus ane a a ates i he da dt a tee ssl a J E A a A ae EE 55 Modes eto tote Ah A edo 55 Keyboard Shortcuts nin 55 IIA y saa a E e a ok eats aN E 56 Floor TUE Gria uns naa
40. of the rack onan na mr To update a shape in a floor plan 1 Click on the shape and drag it to another position or Select Properties and change the properties as needed 2 Click Save To delete a shape in a floor plan 1 Highlight the shape 2 Select Edit Delete Or Right click and select Delete or press the Delete key A confirmation message prompts you to delete the selected item 3 Click Yes to delete the item Buttons The following buttons help navigate within the application and manage information Depending on your rights some buttons may not be visible Table 9 9 Button Descriptions Button View Pane Description Add Project This button opens the Create Project dialog box Add Delete Project Add or delete project tags If this symbol appears on a field in a dialog box it is a required field and information must be entered to continue e it 5 E ane Devices Search for devices with selected capacities Search Asterisk Dialogs 54 Data Center Planner Installer User Guide Button View Pane Description Calendar Ea Clear Clear all criteria fields Devices Plan Rack Commit Asset This button commits project tasks Connection Create Calendar Create a template Template Current Calendar These button return you to the current state of the selected floor plan rack asset or connection and the State Toolbar calendar to the current date Plan Rack Deletes selected ac
41. open the Status tab and click Revalidate to allow committing tasks The Status tab changes to green 4 The status tab changes color to reflect the severity of the conflicts The list of conflicts is shown in the table and the status either a hard or soft conflict NOTE If the executor does not have planner rights they must contact a user with planner rights to resolve the conflicts and revalidate the project Chapter 13 Planning 131 Deleting tasks To delete a task in a project 1 Select Calendar 2 Select the appropriate date in the calendar 3 Click on the appropriate project to in the project list 4 Select Project Properties 5 Select the Task tab 6 Enable the corresponding checkbox and click Delete A confirmation message displays asking if you are sure you want to delete these tasks This operation cannot be undone 7 Click OK Reservations Reservations allow you to reserve space in a rack in current state creating a visual representation for anyone else that may try to use the same space The primary user of this feature is a planner but depending on the policy that determines hard and soft conflicts a manager may override reservations in current state You can toggle the visibility of reservation colorization by checking reservations in the workspace menu Reservation properties Each reservation block in this pane represents future additions moves or removers for one or many assets When you select an ass
42. panels to view a single asset and its ports and connections A table that corresponds with each asset which includes the port name type locked connection destination and cable The assets can be flipped front to back and zoomed using the zoom control Create a line between two assets which shows the connection Properties pane which shows the connection properties The Connections List where a list of assets can be stored for future connections Ports are highlighted with the following colors Green Available ports Yellow Connected ports Red Locked ports Red shaded Selected ports 95 96 Data Center Planner Installer User Guide Figure 11 4 Connection View User admin Help FP Logout SF Connection view 8 9 10 11 12 First Floor Plan rack cabinet24 D FirstFi rPlan rack binet25 E Port Locked Connection Destination Cable Port Type Locked Connection Destination Cable Ethernet Ethernet RJ45 Porti 1 Porter Ethernet i Ethernet RUSS Port 2 Port 2 Ethernet Ethernet Ras Port 3 Table 11 5 Connections View Descriptions Number Function Description Asset from connection Asset to connection Breadcrumbs to asset floor plan Breadcrumbs to asset rack Breadcrumbs to the asset in asset view Flip to back or front view Port name Connections list This option allows you to place devices in a container for connections within a session The list contents are persis
43. pdf files for reference and export your plans to spreadsheets To uninstall Data Center Planner and Avocent Management Platform AMP on a Windows machine NOTE If you uninstall AMP you may remove other Avocent products that are installed on your system Select Start All Programs Avocent MergePoint Data Center Planner Uninstall The Uninstall Introduction screen opens Click Uninstall Click Done when complete If you desire to remove the AMP program go to Start Control Panel Add or Remove programs and Remove the Avocent Management Platform program Click Uninstall then click Done If you desire to remove the database highlight PostgreSQL and click Remove the PostgreSQL After removing the database from your control panel navigate to C Program Files and delete the PostgreSQL folder Under Program Files also delete the Avocent folder then navigate to C Documents and Settings and delete the Postgres folder Go to My Computer right click and select Manage Expand Local Users and Groups and select Users Delete the postgres user Go to Start Control Panel System and click the Advanced tab Click Environment Variables Under System Variables highlight DVR_HOME and click Delete Highlight AMP_HOME and click Delete Reboot your computer To uninstall on a Linux machine Right click on the desktop and select Open Terminal At the prompt enter cd DVR_HOME Press Enter Enter cd Uninstall Press
44. restore the database on a Linux server j i Stop the Avocent Management Platform ESB service At the terminal or command line of your Linux server type service smx stop The prompt will return Stopping ServiceMix Application Server oo You will see Stopped ServiceMix Application Server To drop the AMPDB database NOTE The restore will not work if there is any existing data in the AMPDB tables 1 Open a command prompt or terminal window and issue the command dropdb U postgres AMPDB 2 If prompted enter your postgres user password 3 The response is a dropdb U postgres AMPDB To create the blank database for the restore 1 Type CREATEDB O postgres U postgres AMPDB TEMPLATE AMPDB and press Enter 2 Type psql U postgres d AMPDB f C AMPDB Backup sa 3 Start the Avocent Management Platform Service Microsoft SQL Server Backup For instructions on backing up an SQL Server refer to How to Back up a Database SQL Server on the Microsoft web site Connect to an Existing Microsoft Server Database This process allows you to connect to a database that already exists on your system 42 Data Center Planner Installer User Guide To connect to an existing Microsoft SQL Server database 1 ES OS During the installation on the Database Selection screen select the Connect to existing Microsoft SOL Server database radio button and click Next The Existing Microsoft Server Database Configuration scr
45. system recommendations for CPUs memory and VO for the application and database server based on configuration benchmark testing within our test labs The minimum configuration should be sufficient for installations of 50 racks or less per floor plan The recommended configuration has been tested with 1000 racks per floor plan Table 2 1 Minimum Recommendations Recommended Memory Comments Minimnticn Processor Single core Standard desktop j Pentium 4 Speed 2 8 GHz gueto Processor Quad core Intel a cass y gt Application Server and DBMS on 4GBor consistent with greater RAID 5 using 7200 rpm drives Recommended Xeon processor 4MB cache Speed 2 GHz or greater separate machines Hardware requirements are identical for both Hardware considerations While the hardware described provides satisfactory performance for day to day operation of the software some operations that are I O intensive such as importing and exporting Microsoft Excel representations of large floor plans can take a considerable amount of time directly related to I O and CPU characteristics of the application server and the database server Large floor plan imports and exports times can be reduced up to 50 by using faster CPU s and I O Since imports and exports are considered infrequent events in the daily use the sizing recommendations are determined based on the regular day to day use for building floor plans device racks and creating future proje
46. the current floor plan is reloaded and revalidated e Ifyou have planner or plan review rights as you click a time stamp in history the future floor plan is reloaded and revalidated To view change history 1 Select Calendar and select a Date 2 Select the History tab and click on a time stamp date in the list Chapter 13 Planning 125 3 Select the History Details pane to view execution date and time plus a list of tasks and task details 4 To return to the current floor plan select Current State History details This option allows you to view information for selected project tasks that were committed and changes made to current floor plans To view history details l 2 3 4 Select Calendar Select the History tab Select a Time Stamp Select the History Details pane Table 13 1 History Details Task Descriptions Field Description Execution date The date the change was made Execution Time The time the change was made Tasks The task for that date and time Click to view details Details Details of the change with a link to the floor plan or asset where the change was made Project Calendar In the project calendar you can select a date to view existing projects create projects or view change project history You must have planner rights to manage projects Users not having planner rights can only open the calendar pane and view projects and history A floor plan does not have to be open to vie
47. the data center A web browser provides visual representation and depicts the actual infrastructure with a high level of consistency The software offers a visualization feature measured by dependability appearance and functionality Chapter 1 Product Overview 3 Layout design capabilities This feature enables the computer aided design of the IT infrastructure s physical organization letting you quickly design or replicate the actual infrastructure and capture it in the application modeling data store 4 Data Center Planner Installer User Guide carrer ooro Peguement 4 tt Software Requirements Getting Started This chapter describes the configuration and software requirements for installation of the Data Center Planner software Server Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard Edition SP2 e Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP1 32 bit Standard Edition e Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 64 bit Standard Edition Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 4 32 bit and 64 bit Red Hat Linux RPM Packages libXext libXtst libXi xorg x11 apps xorg x11 xauth Hardware Any server class processor with four or more cores 4 GB or more memory 16 GB hard disk or SSD NOTE Specialized versions of Microsoft Windows Server such as SMB Server and Storage Server are not supported NOTE When the server is on Windows Server 2008 with Internet Explorer Enhanced Security Configuration IE ESC enabled which is the default port 8443 and 809
48. the difference between maximum capacity and consumption For example if a 4 kW rack is filled with 50 light bulbs 60 watt the remaining capacity would be 4000 50 60 watt or 1 kW NOTE When capacities max values for power heat and weight have not been set on an asset there will be no metric for calculating remaining capacities for them respectively If there is no max value for power on an asset the asset will not be colorized for Power Remaining it will be white This is the same for weight and heat Metrics The application measures five capacity metrics e Power Measured in watts or kilowatts Real world power consumption varies radically depending upon configuration and usage Heat Measured in BTU hr A measure of the heat produced by the devices Technically it is heat production and cooling consumption the heat produced by a device related to its power consumption e Weight Measured in pounds or kilograms Typically not derated e Space Measured in rack units This is determined directly from the asset type with no opportunity to derate e Network Measured in number of ports This is determined by the network switches installed in a rack with no opportunity to derate Color range Colorization is shown for one metrics at a time with no attempt to consolidate metric visualizations into one view Floor level assets are colored based on a color scale evenly distributed over a continuous range of col
49. the total consumed or remaining capacities for a selected rack If more than one rack is visible in rack view the total capacities are calculated for that number of racks In the per rack section capacities are calculated for each rack Use the consumed and remaining radio buttons at the bottom of the pane to toggle these two calculations To view rack capacities 1 Open a plan select one or more racks and go to rack view 2 Select the Capacities pane 3 The pane lists capacities for power space weight heat and networking 4 If more than one rack is visible on the screen the total capacities are calculated for that number of racks 5 In the per rack section capacities are calculated for each rack Click the arrow to view individual rack capacities 6 Click the Consumed or Remaining radio buttons at the bottom of the pane to toggle between these two calculations Rack default capacities The plan properties option allows you to set rack default capacities To set default capacities 1 Open a floor plan and select a floor mounted asset then select Properties Select the Capacities pane 2 3 Enter the rack default capacities in the rack section You can also enter the plan maximum capacities 4 Click Save Chapter 12 Managing Panes 109 NOTE The Save and cancel buttons are grayed out until a change is made Capacity search Capacity search allows you to search for remaining capacities with any combination of p
50. with Liebert SiteScan Web there is one action that must be performed by the administrator The Liebert SiteScan Web software connection properties must be established using the following steps To configure Liebert SiteScan Web software connection properties 1 Launch the application You must have a floor plan open to configure Liebert SiteScan Web software devices From the Edit menu select Liebert SiteScan Web Configuration Enter the Server Host name Enter the Server Port Enter the Service Account name Enter the Service Account password Click Test to test the connection E OD GR a If the test is successful click Save Importing Certificates In order for DSView and Rack Power Manager software to interface with Data Center Planner it is necessary to import the software certificate to the Avocent Management Platform Data Center Planner server This trust relationship is needed so that the client server Data Center Planner will trust the DSView management software or Rack Power Manager software server and establish a secure connection Both DSView management and Rack Power Manager software use the same process for handling certificates NOTE It is not necessary to import the software certificate for Liebert SiteScan Web software When importing a certificate on a Windows server if you get an Access Denied error right click the command prompt on the server and click Run as Administrator This will let you enter t
51. 1 In plan rack or asset view select the Templates pane 2 Double click on the template to export 3 Click the Export All button 4 Click Export A directory opens to save the file 5 Entera file name and save to the appropriate location If problems occur during the export the screen shows a list of errors NOTE The Cancel button is available only during the export and is grayed out before and after the export 6 Close the export screen 7 Open the xls file to view the template spreadsheet To import template data from a spreadsheet 1 In asset view select File Export From xls file 2 Click the Import button 3 A directory opens to select a file 4 Select the file to be imported Click Open 5 Select Templates to view the imported template Importing Assets with No Containment This function allows you to import assets that are not placed on a floor plan or in other assets You can import unplaced assets by creating a spreadsheet using Microsoft Excel software and listing the assets to be stored in inventory A custom Avocent spreadsheet is available with the application or can be obtained from Avocent Professional Services The columns in this worksheet must have the required cells In addition when adding properties to the assets being imported optional cells can have the property information according to the following table To import assets with no containment 1 Open the spreadsheet and go to t
52. 2 must be open for remote computers to run the application Client Microsoft Windows 7 and 8 1 Professional e Microsoft Windows XP Professional with SP3 32 bit support only e Microsoft Windows Vista Business SP2 Adobe Flash Player 10 not supported on Red Hat Enterprise Linux but the non debug version supports both Microsoft Windows and Red Hat Linux e Adobe Flash Player 11 Hardware Intel 17 Core Processor dual or more core 4GB or more ram and 100 Mbits s or faster network Browsers Firefox 3 e Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 8 9 10 and 11 Google Chrome 6 Data Center Planner Installer User Guide Network connection For use over wide area network WAN a connection of 1 5 MB or more and network latency less than 150 ms is required Other software e Adobe Reader e Microsoft Excel 2003 Crystal Reports 2008 or 2011 optional The minimum screen resolution required is 1024 x 768 At this resolution it is necessary to view the application in full screen mode NOTE If Microsoft Office is not installed on the client you can only save floor plans as All Files Floor plans export properly but the file does not get an extension which makes Excel software hesitant to open it The filename should have the xls extension Supported database types e Microsoft SQL Server 2005 e Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 64 bit e Microsoft SQL Server 2012 e PostgreSQL Version 9 1 32 bit a
53. 608 4ac2 ab74 384532361b64 Feb 11 2009 10 37 33 AM com avocent dvr PlanImporterWorker logInfo INFO About to upload file ImportTestPlan xls Feb 11 2009 10 37 43 AM com avocent dvr PlanImporterWorker logInfo INFO Done uploading file ImportTestPlan xls 6 To import an existing plan enter i after f filename Example C DataCenterPlanner planImport gt java jar dvr planImport jar a v u username p password s servername f filename i importtoupdate 142 Data Center Planner Installer User Guide Appendix E Stopping and Starting the Avocent Services When stopping the Avocent services stop the Avocent Management Platform ESB service and the Avocent License Manager service When starting the Avocent services start the Avocent License Manager service first then start Avocent Management Platform ESB service Also make sure that applicable database service such as PostgreSQL is started To stop or start the Avocent services in Windows 1 ie ce A hy Go to Start and right click on Computer and select Manage In the Computer Management tree click on Services and Applications Double click Services Right click on Avocent Management Platform ESB and select Stop To start the Services reverse the steps To stop or start the Avocent services on Linux amy E yt To stop the Avocent ESB service enter etc init d smx stop To stop the Avocent License Manage
54. Add button allows the location to be listed in the capacities pane Click on the arrow next to the selected floor plan name to show the plan s contact information Select the Properties pane to view plan contact and global coordinated information OOS SS ON E O NS Double click on an expanded marker to open the floor plan for that location Global view capacities and properties These panes shows capacities for selected floor plans in data centers As you select locations the maximum consumed remaining and percent utilized capacities are calculated for power heat and space Floor plans can be added to the capacities area or removed to recalculate different combinations of data center locations The properties pane shows the contact information and global coordinates for a selected floor plan Information can be edited in this pane Plan View This view is a real time view of the data center floor and rack and device positions Many operations are available in this area Depending on your rights you may not see all plans In this view you can perform the following functions e View application options such as floor plans e Create update copy and delete plans Import custom plans e Open two plans at the same time using tab view navigation e Manage facility objects such as walls doors and windows e Add annotations to floor plans Zoom in and out pan and snap to grid options Find assets on a floor plan e Move assets
55. Align from the menu options then select one of the Align tools Or Right click and select one of the align context menu options 78 Data Center Planner Installer User Guide Rotating a rack on a plan After placing a rack on the floor the orientation can be changed by using the keyboard arrows the rotate icon or by changing the rotation in the properties pane You can also select multiple racks and change the orientation of all selected NOTE Ovals and rectangles multi selected with racks cannot be rotated using the rotation field in the properties pane To move or rotate a rack in a floor plan l Ds Select the appropriate rack in a floor plan Drag and drop the rack to a different position or Use the keyboard arrows to move it up down left or right to the desired position or Click Modify Move from the menu options then select one of the move tools To rotate a rack click on it and use the rotate icon to turn the rack clockwise or counter clockwise Position and angle of racks on a plan The rotation and x and y origin of floor mounted assets on a floor plan can be modified by selecting a rack and changing the values within the properties pane The rack name is the only editable field in the properties pane To modify the position and angle of a rack on a floor plan 1 Click on the desired rack and rotate or move the rack to a different position on the floor plan Or In the properties pane change the
56. Enter service smx start 6 The response is Starting ServiceMix Application Server 7 Tf successful you will be returned to the command prompt Restore the Database with psql To restore the database on a Windows server 1 Stop the Avocent Management Platform ESB service by using one of these methods 2 Using the Windows interface click Control Panel Administrative Tools Services a Locate the service named Avocent Management Platform ESB b Right click and select Stop 3 Using the command prompt click Start Run a Enter net stop Avocent Management Platform ESB b The response is The Avocent Management Platform ESB service is stopping c If successful the response is The Avocent Management Platform ESB service was stopped successfully To drop the AMPDB database NOTE The restore will not work if there is any existing data in the AMPDB tables 1 Using command prompt click Start Run 2 Change directory to c Program Files PostgreSQL 8 2 bin 3 Issue the following command DROPDB AMPDB U postgres 4 If prompted enter your postgres user password 5 The response is a DROP DATABASE Chapter 8 Database Information 39 To create the blank database for the restore 1 Type CREATEDB AMPDB O postgres U postgres TEMPLATE AMPDB 2 Type psql U postgres d AMPDB f AMPDB Backup sql 3 Start services with service smx start To restore the database on a Linux server Stop the Avocent Management Pl
57. N ASSET 1 NAME CONNECTION PORT 1 ID CONNECTION PORT 1 NAME LOCKED PORT ASSET ID LOCKED PORT ASSET NAME LOCKED PORT ID LOCKED PORT NAME DERATE HEAT APPLIED DERATE HEAT AGGREGATED DERATE POWER DERATE POWER UNITS DERATE POWER APPLIED DERATE POWER AGGREGATED ORIGIN X ORIGIN Y ORIGIN UNITS ANGLE ANGLE UNITS Property fields are recognized also SHELF SPACE CONTAINER NAME SHELF SPACE FIRST SLOT SHELF SPACE SLOT COUNT ZERO U SPACE CONTAINER NAME ZERO U SPACE RACK CORNER PRODUCE LINE ASSET DESCRIPTION SHAPE TYPE ID SHAPE ID DERATE HEAT DERATE HEAT UNITS DERATE HEAT APPLIED DERATE HEAT AGGREGATED DERATE POWER DERATE POWER UNITS DERATE POWER APPLIED DERATE POWER AGGREGATED Property fields are recognized here also ASSET DESCRIPTION SHAPE TYPE ID SHAPE ID DERATE HEAT DERATE HEAT UNITS DERATE HEAT APPLIED DERATE HEAT AGGREGATED DERATE POWER DERATE POWER UNITS DERATE POWER APPLIED DERATE POWER AGGREGATED Property fields are recognized here CONNECTION PORT 1 ASPECT CONNECTION ASSET 2 ID CONNECTION ASSET 2 NAME CONNECTION PORT 2 ID CONNECTION PORT 2 NAME CONNECTION PORT 2 ASPECT LOCKED PORT ASPECT LOCKED PORT NAME LOCKED PORT ASPECT This option allows you to import and export template information to or from a spreadsheet Chapter 10 Export and Import Features 69 NOTE Upon exporting non editable columns appear in color on the spreadsheet To export template data to a spreadsheet
58. ORIGIN Y ORIGIN UNITS ANGLE ANGLE UNITS POINT X POINT Y ORDER SWING INSIDE DOUBLE DOOR ORIGIN X ORIGIN Y ORIGIN UNITS ANGLE ANGLE UNITS WINDOW UNITS ORIGIN X ORIGIN Y ORIGIN UNITS ANGLE ANGLE UNITS ANNOTATION UNITS ORIGIN X ORIGIN Y ORIGIN UNITS ANGLE ANGLE UNITS SHAPE TYPE ORIGIN X ORIGIN Y ORIGIN UNITS ANGLE ANGLE UNITS 68 Data Center Planner Installer User Guide Floor Level Assets Rack Shelf Space Rack Zero U Space Contained Assets Template Assets Asset Connections Locked Ports Importing and Exporting Templates Sheets and Recognized Column Values PLAN ID PLAN NAME FLOOR ASSET ID FLOOR ASSET NAME FLOOR SHAPE SOURCE MANUFACTURER MODEL PRODUCT LINE ASSET DESCRIPTION SHAPE TYPE ID SHAPE ID DERATE HEAT DERATE HEAT UNITS SHELF SPACE ID SHELF SPACE NAME SHELF SPACE CONTAINER ID ZERO USPACE ID ZERO USPACE NAME ZERO USPACE CONTAINER ID CONTAINED ASSET ID CONTAINED ASSET NAME IS A TEMPLATE ASSET CONTAINER CONTAINER ID CONTAINER NAME CONTAINED ASSET FIRST SLOT CONTAINED ASSET MOUNTING CONTAINED ASSET ROTATION ZERO UASSET X ZERO UASSET Y MANUFACTURER MODEL TEMPLATE ASSET ID TEMPLATE ASSET NAME TEMPLATE ASSET SOURCE IS A TEMPLATE ASSET CONTAINER CONTAINER ID CONTAINER NAME CONTAINED ASSET FIRST SLOT CONTAINED ASSET MOUNTING MANUFACTURER MODEL PRODUCT LINE CONNECTION ID CONNECTION NAME CONNECTION TYPE CONNECTION ASSET 1 ID CONNECTIO
59. PostgreSQL 8 4 2 data Enter vi pg hba conf Click the Insert key Scroll to the bottom and locate IPv4 local connections Go to the line host all all IPlocalhost address trust and click Enter On the blank line enter host all all 0 0 0 0 0 trust Press the Esc key hold down the Shift key and click the key Enter wq and click Enter Enter vi postgresql conf Under connections and authentication delete the in front of listen_addresses and change localhost to an asterisk Click the Esc key hold down the Shift key and click the key Enter wq and click Enter Click System Administration Services Highlight posgresql and click Restart Exit from the Services Configuration by either clicking the x in the upper right corner or File Quit Close the system where the new database was created Go back to the installation process at the Existing PostgreSQL Database Configuration screen and enter the new database information e Database Server Port number 5432 default The system where the new database was created Database Name Create a name Chapter 8 Database Information 37 User Name Enter postgres e Password Enter the password created when AMP was first installed and click Next The Pre Installation Summary screen opens On a Linux machine this screen will appear different 23 Click Install The installation begins Upon completion the Install Complete scree
60. Power or Data from the Type drop down list e Allis the default and includes all connection types Unknown type is only available in the All category e Data generates routes that consist only of data port type connections for both port 1 and port 2 of each connection For each 2 port connection if one port is data and the other port is power or unknown the routes associated with this connection are not included in the reported routes e Power generates the routes that consist only of power type connections for both port 1 and port 2 of each connection For each 2 port connection if one port is power and the other port is data or unknown the routes associated with this connection are not included in the reported routes 4 Click Display to view the number of routes and type for the connections specified As an example the following table shows all connections between device A and B including intermediate devices C and D Table 11 6 Connections Table Descriptions Routes From Device From Port Parent of From Port To Device To Port Parent of To Device 100 Data Center Planner Installer User Guide Exporting connections table details to pdf file Exporting a file allows you to send the connection information to a pdf file and requires Adobe Reader To generate a pdf file 1 In the Connections table with connection routes displayed click the pdf icon at the top of the table De MU 2 ie la Enter a filename Select the pape
61. Project Properties 00 00 2000 cc cece cece nn nn nnnnnnnnos 122 Exporting project properties to pdf file 00 2 2 c ccc ccc ccc cece oranan rrara enenu 122 Creating A NEW PEO A e 08 Be o ine 123 Editing a project lt lt A A A Re LE 124 Deleting project fk cise A eS a aaa A os Be ia 124 LISTON acct sete Sealer Ii aa ta adele lie ne tase dn deed de di ito 124 Project Calendar O He ESE IH Yt tos a EES 125 Project calendar features osc s cscclic Ss So eee a tati od dca iio Sods sean okt 125 Project StAtUs econ ee ate itil ie holly Aol ues ld hl i ae ean oa ls 126 DOJECON IC ES Losas o ST aes A 1 AIDA AA A AS SII eee et ick 126 Va KIET AE AEAEE TEE a E TEA do oe o e do e E ie 126 Conflict revalidation dzinas A A A ae a d Male So Sik ed 127 Pr ject lags x08 228 cme e e O Sea E a e o A at ASE e OS 128 vi Data Center Planner Installer User Guide Project taS search md Bed Bk ee e lo dd a e ed da dd o ca 128 Project Tasks 2 A A E E A tete 128 Committine TASKS no nad ra vis ticle lolol diets A AA A A tdo awed a2 BASE 130 Deleting tasks rra ds ita tai ss iia 131 RESCFVOHONS tada dal 131 Reservatlon Properties colar talca 131 Zero U and shelf space reservations 0 cece cee cece e cence eee c cnn nn nn nn nononono roere nnanns 131 Reservation colorization 2 2 2 22 ccc cece cece cece eee eee nn 132 Visualization of reservation removes 2 002 cece eee cece eee eee ee cece eee eee eee eee cece narao
62. TE For best results manually type in the command There may be a formatting issue with copy and paste for hyphens and quotes To import a certificate on a Linux machine From the terminal execute the following single command Type the command exactly as shown SAMP_HOME jre bin keytool importcert alias aliasname storepass changeit keystore SAMP_ HOME jre lib security cacerts file root Desktop dsview cer To delete an existing certificate from the AMP trust store From the Command Prompt execute the following single command where aliasname is the alias name of the certificate that is to be deleted SAMP HOMES jre bin keytool delete alias aliasname storepass changeit keystore SAMP HOMES jre lib security cacerts To view the existing certificate stored in the AMP trust store From the Command Prompt execute the following single command where filename is the file name of the certificate with the complete path SAMP HOMES jre bin keytool printcert file filename storepass changeit keystore SAMP HOMES jre lib security cacerts 31 carrer Management tt Collection Management Collection Management allows Data Center Planner to restrict users access to specified plans and assets Administrators can select plans and floor mounted assets to create a new collection and assign it a role with write or read only rights so that the user can access plans and floor mounted assets appropriately The Co
63. The asset is shown as front facing 4 Flip the rack back to the front view and note that the existing asset is shown front facing also The assets are mounted back to back 88 Data Center Planner Installer User Guide Device placeholders When new assets are requested for a data center that are not listed in the Device Library it may be necessary to mount a blank placeholder to reserve RU positions until the new assets are available The types of placeholders available in the Device Library are as follows 1 Placeholders The placeholders range in size from 1 RU to 42 RUs and can represent assets not in the database You can change the name and set capacities user defined properties and derating calculated for heat power and weight 2 Rack Placeholders 42 RU placeholders are available You must be in rack view to convert a placeholder to a rack 3 Generic Equipment Set The blank panels range in size from 1 RU to 6 RUs and can be placed in a rack unit position to create space for air flow Weight can be calculated or derated to zero but these panels do not consume space or power 4 Templates When replacing multiple new assets it is good practice to use a template as a placeholder Properties capacities and user defined properties can be assigned for ease in locating the placeholder to be converted when the new assets arrive The placeholder template can be used as many times as needed without having to manually assign properti
64. View Software 28 Data Center Planner Installer User Guide Managed Assets on page 103 Data Center Planner can retrieve real world power readings for PDUs that are being managed by the DSView software via the web server interface with the DSView software For additional information see Real world power on page 105 In order to prepare Data Center Planner for integration with DSView the administrator must first import the DSView software certificate to Data Center Planner as described in Importing Certificates on page 29 then the DSView software connection properties can be established using the following steps NOTE In order to enable web session operation with Data Center Planner a DSView Web Services API license must be purchased and installed on the DSView software server To configure DSView software connection properties 1 Launch the application You must have a floor plan open to configure DSView software devices Select Edit DSView Software Configuration from the menu options Enter the Server Host name Enter the Server Port Enter the Service Account name Enter the Service Account password Click Test to test the connection Gon Oy Be ce OS If the test is successful click Save Rack Power Manager integration Data Center Planner can retrieve real world power readings for PDUs that are being managed by the Rack Power Manager software via the web server interface with Rack Power Manager software For additio
65. a repository for placed and unplaced assets Capacity Search allows you to search for assets by power heat weight space and user defined property and value for a selected plan or across all plans Planning allows you to create future changes to your data center Changes are organized into projects by due date and contain groups of tasks that will be executed together You can select projects to see the effect of changes on the currently selected floor plans Project history allows you to view changes to the data center over time Attributes The software attributes allow for easy start up and integration of data center management e Data center floor design and visualization Supports floor tile system and grid detail e Visualization and summary data provided at five levels of detail power space weight heat and networking 2 Data Center Planner Installer User Guide e Global view Shows a geographical view of the infrastructure formed by the combination of a static map overlay locations data elements and a visual representation of relationships between locations e Plan view Shows a high level view of the data center floor plan e Rack view Shows a single rack or multiple racks and all their components e Asset view Shows a single asset and its properties e Connection view Shows asset port connections e Supports rack unit RU detail Import and export floor plan and asset information e Search for assets that
66. allows you to create future changes to your data center Changes are organized into projects by due date and contain groups of tasks that will be executed together You can select projects to see the effect of changes on the currently selected floor plans The user must be logged in with the planner role to create and change projects Projects A project is a named and optionally tagged collection of tasks representing future work The tasks in a project typically have some logical connection with one another A project s tasks are a list of actions When tasks from a project are committed it causes the current state to be updated Committed tasks are stored in history so you know when changes were made and what each change included Calendar When the calendar pane is open it shows a calendar projects and history The projects are represented on the calendar and designated by colored images which show the status of a project Green dot Future project Red dot Late project Clock face Project history Circle with green check mark Partially committed project Project Properties Projects are listed in a table under the calendar When the project properties pane is open it shows the project name description and due date It also shows three tabs contains information about the project Tags assigned to the project Tasks associated with a selected project Status which lists conflicts within the project A pdf icon is loca
67. alog box click Open The picture editor opens with the png image Exporting Rack Data This option allows you to export rack information to a spreadsheet NOTE Upon exporting non editable columns appear in color on the spreadsheet To export rack data to a spreadsheet 1 In rack view select File Export To xls file 64 Data Center Planner Installer User Guide Ze 3 On the rack data exporter click the Export button Enter a file name and save to the appropriate location If problems occur during the export the screen shows a list of errors NOTE The Cancel button is available only during the export and is grayed out before and after the export 4 5 Close the export screen Open the xls file to view the rack spreadsheet NOTE If exporting a rack to make changes on the spreadsheet then importing the changes you must enable the mport to Update checkbox for the assets to import properly Exporting rack data to a pdf file This option allows you to create a pdf file and is available in rack view and asset view and requires Adobe Reader Features The pdf file shows a graphic of the rack and all assets mounted in the rack including shelf space and zero U space zero U space is not shown as open in the pdf file It also lists the properties for consumed and remaining capacities Capacity values are shown based on the user s preferences for metric units of measure If more than one rack is selected
68. an less than brackets slashes colons or semi colons amp lt gt 136 Data Center Planner Installer User Guide Appendix B Changing Configured Database Password This section provides the parameters for dbconn bat sh for each supported Avocent Management Platform database type PostgreSQL username pass the provided username password the password for the user driver org postgresql Driver vendor postgres dbname ampdb The database to connect to The test runs against the postgres database port localhost 5432 You can replace the localhost with the ip address or dns name of the database host servicename This is not used for Postgres Microsoft SQL Server username pass the provided username password the password for the user driver com microsoft sqlserver jdbc SQLServerDriver vendor microsoft dbname ampdb The database to connect to The test runs against the master database port lt server name gt 1433 The port number takes precedence but this parameter can be replaced with the instance name like this lt server name gt INSTANCE servicename This is not used for SQL Server Windows Command PostgreSQL dbconn bat postgres password org postgresql Driver postgres ampdb dbServerName 5432 Microsoft Server SQL dbconn bat dbuser password com microsoft sqlserver dbc SQLServerDriver microsoft ampdbName dbserverName 1433 Appendices 137 Appendix C Exter
69. ange values appearing to the left and to the nght of the color range control For example using power consumed in properties and sliding the left control to the right will place more assets in the green color band If there is a single high power asset that consumes considerably power more than the other assets in the plan sliding the right controller to the left would compress the color distribution to the range of assets that fall between the values of the two controls Plan level capacities This area shows maximum consumed remaining and utilized capacities for the entire plan 108 Data Center Planner Installer User Guide e Maximum shows the maximum capacities for power heat and weight that were set in the plan s properties e Consumed shows the total consumed capacities for power heat and weight that are being used in the entire plan e Remaining shows the remaining capacities for power heat and weight for the plan e Utilized shows the percentage of consumed capacities compared to the maximum that can be used Plan maximum capacities The plan properties option allows you to set plan maximum capacities To set plan maximum capacities 1 Open a plan and select Properties 2 Select Capacities tab 3 Enter the plan maximum capacities in the plan section You can also enter rack default capacities 4 Click Save NOTE The Save and Cancel buttons are grayed out until a change is made Rack capacities This pane shows
70. annot be located the information might have been moved to a different location This is a Windows Explorer refreshing issue On the left side of the panel it looks like the directories are still there However unless there is a file that was not removed from the selected directory Windows will display the message that the selected directory refers to a location that is unavailable because the selected directory was deleted Click OK on the message and it will refresh and show the remaining directories If an uninstall fails on a Microsoft Windows machine use the following steps to uninstall the software 1 Uninstall AMP 2 Start Windows Explorer 3 Remove the directory where Avocent Management Platform and Data Center Planner were installed 16 Data Center Planner Installer User Guide Go to Start Run Enter regedit Expand HKEY LOCAL MACHINE Software Microsoft Windows CurrentVersion Uninstall ARES Remove Data Center Planner and Avocent Management Platform if they exist If an uninstall fails on a Linux machine use the following steps to uninstall the software E From the Linux terminal enter cd A4MP_HOME uninstall Press Enter Enter Uninstall_AMP Press Enter Enter cd home Press Enter Enter rm rf lt top level of the directory where AMP and DVR were installed gt Press Enter Enter rm rf etc profile d amp sh Press Enter DE O IS Enter rm rf etc profile d dvr sh Press Enter
71. assets in a rack that do not occupy rack unit positions These assets such as power strips can be placed in the zero U space in a rack The assets located in this space have information in the properties pane and are calculated the same as rack mounted assets Assets in this space do not have special placement and can be repositioned to any area of the space They can also be placed in the same area of the space essentially on top of one another To add zero U space to a rack 1 In rack view select Devices and select an asset to place in the rack 2 Drag the asset to the rack edge which causes the zero U space to become visible in the form of a green rectangle along the side of the rack 3 Drop the asset A green side panel opens denoting that the zero U space contains something If the property pane is open the contained assets properties pane opens with zero U space information NOTE Assets cannot be flipped and added to zero U space If flipped the back view will show on the information pane but when dragged to the zero U space it will be front facing NOTE When importing zero U space containing assets they may be overlapped Move them over to view all assets in the space After adding assets to the zero U space racks are shown with the green space along the edge of the rack To add another asset to zero U space 1 In the selected rack with the zero U space edges visible drop another asset into the space 2 Click the a
72. atform ESB service At the terminal or command line of your Linux server type service smx stop The prompt will return Stopping ServiceMix Application Server Row oN If successful the prompt will return Stopped ServiceMix Application Server To drop the AMPDB database NOTE The restore will not work if there is any existing data in the AMPDB tables 1 Open a command prompt or terminal window 2 Issue the following command dropdb AMPDB U postgres 3 If prompted enter your postgres user password 4 The response is a DROP DATABASE To create the blank database for the restore 1 Type createdb AMPDB O postgres U postgres TEMPLATE AMPDB 2 Type psql U postgres d AMPDB f AMPDB Backup sql 3 Start Avocent Management Platform Service PostgreSQL 8 4 2 Database Backup The following information describes the process for backing up and restoring the PostgreSQL database version 8 4 2 Backing up the PostgreSQL database with pg_dump The idea behind the SQL dump method is to generate a text file with SQL commands that when fed back to the server will recreate the database in the same state as it was at the time of the dump To backup the database on a Windows server 1 Stop the Avocent Management Platform ESB service by using one of the following methods 2 Using a Windows server a Go to Start Control Panel Administrative Tools Services b Locate the service Avocent Management Platform ESB
73. atically corrected they can be detected and solved The system creates an incident list which displays any inconsistencies detected in the data with instructions for correcting the problems To view a list of incidents during a device import 1 After completing a device import a list of problems may be visible in the table on the import devices dialog box 2 Print the list if needed and close the dialog box 3 Select View Incidents from the menu options to view the list of assets and incident type plus resolution Instructions 4 Select Update to run the report 5 Ifrack symbol was imported with an incorrect rack unit size a report is generated stating that a certain asset is consuming an incorrect number of rack units Reposition the asset to consume the correct number of rack units 6 Select Devices to search for the asset and adjust the position to the correct rack unit size Inventory The inventory allows simple or detailed searching for tangible assets either placed or unplaced and selecting them on a floor plan Placed assets You can search for tangible assets and highlight them on a selected floor plan Once the results are displayed in the table the assets in the list can be selected on the floor plan or rack by clicking on the column data Columns can be sorted numerically or alphabetically This search function is available in plan rack and asset views NOTE Depending on your rights simple search may not be visi
74. ation with a command line interface which provides a method for integration with a user s current automation capabilities It requires Java version 1 6 a plan file in a Microsoft Excel xls format a valid user account and a Data Center Planner server accessible on port 8443 As a command line tool it can be used alone or in conjunction with scripts To import a floor plan with the java application 1 Open a command line on your operating system For Windows this can be reached by searching Start Run cmd and click OK 2 At the prompt go the directory where the dvr planimport jar file exists To get list of commands for help importing a floor plan enter help Example Windows C DataCenterPlanner planImport gt java jar dvr planImport jar help 3 The following information displays Usage java jar dvr planImport jar avh p password u name s server f file A utility for importing a plan into Data Center Planner Required arguments s or server a_servernam Name of the Data Center Planner server to import the plan to Must be a valid DNS name or IP address f or file a filename Path of the excel file that represents the plan to import including filename Must be on a locally mapped drive meaning URLs won t work u or username a_name The name of the user who has rights to import the plan This is the same as the Data Center Planner login p or password a password Password corr
75. ations Performance issues Because tempdb is used by all databases contained in an instance of SQL Server it can become a bottleneck for performance It can also cause degraded performance if a single database continues to grow at a fast pace In both of these cases tempdb automatically grows in size The result is overhead during the execution of queries updates and other operations Determining the appropriate size It is recommended that the initial size of tempdb be set to 25 of the total user database size For example if an instance of SQL Server instance 3 databases of size 250mb 250mb and 500mb then the size of tempdb should be calculated as 250 250 500 4 250 Thus the initial size of tempdb should be set to 250mb in this case To set the initial size of the tempdb The initial size of tempdb can be set in two ways 1 The first way requires Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio a Connect to the SQL Server instance for which you desire to change tempdb size b Select the instance s node in the Object Explorer panel c Select the Databases node and the System Databases node under that d Right click the tempdb node and select Properties e In the dialog box that appears select the Files tab f Modify the Initial Size MB value for tempdev in the Database Files table Set to the value described in the above Determining the Appropriate Size section g Click OK 2 Set the initial size of tempdb is
76. ays stating the width must be between 2 and 2000 feet and depth must be between 1 and 1000 The only way to change floor plan dimensions is to export the floor plan change the dimensions in the spreadsheet and import to update 4 The system opens a new floor plan with a tile system of the specified size The plan includes a grid that consists of two foot square tiles representing the floor tile system 5 Select Devices to add racks Use the toolbar to add walls doors or windows Table 11 3 New Floor Plan Properties Field Description Plan name New floor plan name This is a required field Contact phone number ET 0 Chapter 11 Views 83 To update floor plan contact information and global coordinates 1 In plan view select Properties 2 In the plan properties tab edit the information and click Save Opening an existing plan To open a floor plan 1 Select Open from the File menu options 2 Select the appropriate floor plan and click Open The floor plan opens zoomed to fit the screen Cutting copying and pasting assets on a plan Assets can also be copied from one floor plan to another If the original and destination floor plans have the same dimensions the paste function will attempt to maintain the original spacing and alignment of the assets on the original floor plan The pasted assets will still be selected If the destination floor plan has different dimensions than the original floor plan then the pa
77. ble on the Data Center Planner Maintenance line enter the number of maintenance licenses to be activated in the Copies to activate column 6 On the Data Center Planner line enter the number of racks to be activated 7 The number of licenses racks activated will be subtracted from the total number purchased in the Copies remaining column 8 Click Activate Off Line License Activation If you install Data Center Planner install on a protected network and it is not able to communicate with our licensing servers on the Internet you will have to perform off line license activation Please let your sales team 24 Data Center Planner Installer User Guide know that you require this type of license activation You will provide your sales team with the hostname of the server where Data Center Planner will be installed A license certificate will be generated with that host name and sent to you by email before you start the installation To perform an off line activation after receiving the lic file 1 Microsoft Windows e Place the lic file in the AMP HOME bin e Refresh the license server by running the Imreread exe in the same folder 2 Red Hat Linux Enterprise e Place the lic file in the AMP HOME bin e Refresh the license server by running the Imreread in the same folder License return Rehosting is the administrative process of issuing a return of license activations for a device that is going to be decommissioned f
78. ble such as for a planner in project mode 116 Data Center Planner Installer User Guide Search options The search functions are not case sensitive For a simple search enter search criteria in the field next to the hourglass icon For detailed search select Options If you perform a search using the Options function then try to perform a simple search you must clear the previous options fields before searching again If more than one field is populated and is implied such as name and model If you click Search without entering anything in the fields a message appears stating that it will take a few moments to load all placed assets To search for placed assets 1 Select Inventory and select Placed Assets from the drop down list Enter criteria in the simple search field and click the hour glass icon For a detailed search click Options gt pop Enter search criteria in one or more of the category fields for name manufacturer description product line model property or value Select Current Plan or All Plans Click Search The system adds any floor mounted assets that meet the criteria to the results table To select assets on the floor plan click Select Pono e Mi To add additional racks to the selection click 4dd To The additional racks are highlighted on the floor plan along with the first selection This multiple selection function is only available in plan view The first asset selected in the table is sh
79. cal Support staff is ready to assist you with any installation or operational issues you encounter with your product If an issue should develop follow the steps below for the fastest possible service To resolve an issue 1 Check the pertinent section of this manual to see if the issue can be resolved by following the procedures outlined 2 Visit www avocent com support and use one of the following resources Search the knowledge base or use the online service request Or Select Technical Support Contacts to find the Avocent Technical Support location nearest you A S EMERSON Network Power For Technical Support http Awww avocent com support 590 764 501P
80. cation in the AD domain containing the group AD 138 Data Center Planner Installer User Guide Authorization Type Description These are commonly known AD authentication name types However specifying a username type will require this style of authentication to be provided at log in time to the Avocent console by the user Users will need to know their domains for Full name types Pre windows 2000 partial username Pre windows 2000 full domain username Windows 2000 partial username Windows 2000 full username domain Pre windows 2000 partial username Pre windows 2000 full domain username Windows 2000 partial username Windows 2000 full username domain AD LDAP username type Use Kerberos for user authentication checkbox This allows users to authenticate through Kerberos ifthey have enabled DES types for their accounts inthe AD domain The Avocent Management Platform supports the following Encryption types to negotiate Kerberos authentication des des cbc md5 3 des cbe crc 1 rc4 hmac 23 aes128 cts hmas shal 96 17 des128 cts hmas shal 96 17 To create an AD authentication instance that uses Kerberos in the A D users account ensure Use DES encryption types for this account is disabled Microsoft des username type encryption types are not the same as other Kerberos des types If this option is selected it requires proprietary Microsoft des types to be used during authentication You may receive errors f
81. ce Could not find first port e Child cannot be contained by the parent e Asset has not been placed in its parent e Parent asset has no ports e Asset has no type e Too many slots specified for the asset e Specified slots overlap consumed slots Installation error messages The following list of error messages may appear during installation Table G 3 Installation Error Messages Unsupported Operating System Avocent Data Center Planner Installation Error Installation Error with DBConn Installation Error with Migrations Installation Error with Web Services Installation Error with Web Services Description You are attempting to install Avocent Data Center Planner on an unsupported platform Proceed at your own discretion Avocent Data Center Planner is only supported by the following platforms Windows 2003 and Red Hat Linux 5 0 You may either cancel your installation or proceed on this unsupported platform Avocent Technical Support will not be able to provide help for installations on unsupported platforms Avocent Data Center Planner installer experienced a fatal error while installing the AMP program Please review the installation log lt installation drive gt amp_install_debug txt and contact Avocent Technical Support Avocent Data Center Planner installer experienced a fatal error while running the DBConn program Please see the installation logs lt installation drive gt amp_install_deb
82. ck 2 Select an asset to add and drag it to the shelf space shaded area The system displays the asset in the middle of the space at its appropriate scale factor 3 In the properties pane a list is visible with the asset name and model As more assets are added to the shelf space the list is updated The system shows a scroll arrow on the shelf space to allow scrolling through the devices To delete assets in shelf space 1 In rack view select the asset to be deleted 2 Select Edit Delete from the menu options Or Click the Delete button on the asset 92 Data Center Planner Installer User Guide 3 A confirmation message displays asking if you want to delete permanently click OK To update an asset in shelf space 1 Select an asset in shelf space to be updated 2 Move the asset in shelf space to another location in the rack or to another rack The list of assets in shelf space is updated in the properties pane To update shelf space in a rack 1 Select the shelf space in a rack and resize or move to another empty space in the rack The space can also be moved to another rack 2 Select the Properties pane to view a list of the assets To delete shelf space in a rack 1 Select the appropriate rack go to rack view and highlight the shelf space 2 Select Edit Delete from the menu options or Click Delete on the shelf space 3 A confirmation message displays asking if you want to move to inventory or delete p
83. ck on a group then click the right arrow to move it to the Selected groups column and click OK 8 To assign the new user account information select Properties from the left tree 9 Enable the appropriate boxes add an expiration date if necessary and click OK The new user is added to the list of users 10 Select Permissions from the secondary navigation panel to assign the new user a role 11 12 13 14 15 16 Chapter 4 User Management 19 Under the Permissions pane expand the AllUsers option Click on the new user just created Under Actions Roles click Assign Role From the Available roles column click on a role then click the right arrow to move the role to the Selected roles column Click OK The new role is added to the Roles Assigned column Click User in the left and on the bottom of the content screen you can enter contact information for the user To add a group and assign users to groups gt E D Select Users from content panel Select New Group from Actions User Groups pane Enter a name for the new group In the Available users column click the desired users to add to the new group then click the right arrow to move the users to the Selected users column Click OK The new group is added to the Groups column NOTE The application supports using special characters when naming groups Use Active Directory naming conventions such as alphabetical characters Aa Zz numeric charact
84. ck to a plan To add racks to a floor plan select a rack from the devices pane and drag it to the floor plan The system highlights the rack and shows the rack information in the properties pane if it is open If you hover over a rack a 76 Data Center Planner Installer User Guide pop up is displayed the three fixed properties Device Name Consumed and Remaining capacities and up to three user defined properties in a pop up See Plan colorization on page 84 To add a rack to a floor plan 1 In plan view select Devices 2 Use the category drop down list or click the Search button to open the detailed search dialog box 3 Enter search criteria in one of the fields manufacturer type product line or model 4 Click Search The search dialog box closes and a result list opens 5 Select a rack from the list and drag the image to the floor plan You may drag the rack from the list if you place your cursor on the name of the rack If your cursor is on the small image next to the name it will not place 6 To position the rack click and drag it to the desired position or Press the keyboard Arrows to move the rack or Click the Rotate button to tum the rack to the desired position 7 Double click on a rack to view it in rack view To delete or cut a rack or multiple racks 1 Click one or more racks in the floor plan and select Edit Delete Or Right click and select Delete 2 Ifdeleting a rack containing assets a confi
85. ck to another Figure 11 2 Rack View e Rack 1024 First Fl E 4 5 Table 11 4 Rack View Descriptions Number Function Description 86 Data Center Planner Installer User Guide Number Function Description Selected rack with containment Use these buttons to toggle between front and back views of an asset Note that in Flip front to back view back view if an asset is front facing it is grayed in the back and if an asset is back facing it is grayed in the front Adding assets to a rack To add assets to a rack 1 de o ee SO E In rack view highlight the rack and select Devices Use the category drop down list or click the Search button to open the detailed search dialog box Enter search criteria to one of the fields manufacturer product line type or model Click Search The Search dialog closes and a result list opens Select an asset from the list and drag the image to the rack You may drag the asset from the list if you place your cursor on the name If your cursor is on the small image next to the name it will not place Click and drag the asset up or down to the correct RU rack unit position Double click on the asset to open it in asset view A visual image is displayed Select Properties to view the asset information NOTE When mounting an asset a border surrounds it until nearing the rack then a green border appears where the asset can b
86. collection 1 Select the collection to be edited and select Edit in the Collection Management Actions column The Edit Collection dialog displays with a list of current plans and their floor mounted assets associated with the collection Or Select the down arrow next to Collection Management in the top pane and select Edit 2 Disable or enable the appropriate plan or floor mounted asset and click OK 3 Note that the plan and floor mounted assets columns show the information associated with the edited collection Chapter 7 Collection Management 33 To delete a collection 1 Select the collection to be deleted and select Delete in the Collection Management Actions column or Select the down arrow next to Collection Management in the top pane and select Delete 2 A confirmation message displays Click Yes to delete the collection 34 Data Center Planner Installer User Guide 35 A a too 0 tt Database Information Connecting to an Existing PostgreSQL Database This option allows you to connect to a PostgreSQL database that already exists on your system To connect to an existing PostgreSQL database using a Windows server 1 On the Database Selection screen during the installation select the Connect to existing PostgreSOL database radio button and click Next The Existing PostgreSQL Database Configuration screen opens A new database will be created at the location of the existing database Go to the system
87. cts in the future Each presentation of the rack shows the project and time for that state of the rack You can select the racks from this dialog box in order to quickly navigate to the projects that imposed the changes to the rack The timeline retains the point in time set at the time of creation as long as you keep the display active and it remains unaffected during this navigation so you can go to any of the ten selected points in time for more details The dialog box is movable and resizable so that you can position it conveniently Manipulating the rack view at the a point in time may change the rack shown in the rack timeline and selecting any rack from rack view can change the rack The timeline immediately changes to show the selected rack in rack view and its snapshots over time The timeline also responds to selecting the front and back view of a rack in the same manner Also if you change the state of reservation display from on to off the timeline will respond accordingly NOTE Zero U space does not show as being open in the rack timeline Chapter 11 Views 91 To display a rack timeline 1 Open the appropriate rack in rack view 2 Highlight the rack If the rack is not selected the Show Rack Time option is not visible U Right click and select Show Rack Timeline The name and date of the project in the timeline is located below the rack Click on the project name to move to project details The rack becomes visibl
88. cts with capacity planning Tuning considerations In addition to the impact of hardware configuration adjustments may be necessary to take advantage of additional memory in either the application server or database server Application server The application server memory is determined by parameters passed to the Java Virtual Machine JVM hosting the Avocent Management Platform enterprise service bus These settings are set to provide optimum performance for the application and should not be adjusted Database server PostgreSQL The PostgreSQL Server can be tuned to take advantage of additional memory by modifying the postgresql conf file which is located in the C Program Files PostgreSQL 8 2 data directory for Microsoft Windows or in 8 Data Center Planner Installer User Guide var lib pgsql data for Red Hat Linux installations For a new installation the directory for Microsoft Windows is C Program Files PostgreSQL 8 4 2 data or in opt PostgreSQL 8 4 2 data for Red Hat Linux Two configuration variables may be set in that file e The shared_buffers variable sets the amount of memory cache used by all PostgreSQL processes It should be set to 10 25 of total memory available to the database server The following example is from the postgresql conf file that is configured to reserve 2GB of memory Please note that changes in this file require restarting the database to take effect Resource usage except WAL Memory
89. d tangible assets until the template is placed on a floor plan or in another asset or This function allows you to perform a simple or detailed search for tangible assets either placed or unplaced and select y them on a floor plan This function allows you to search for remaining capacities with any combination of power heat weight space user defined property and value Search results are limited to racks in floor plans that meet the search criteria and may be conducted across multiple floor plans or a current floor plan Capadties The capacities pane is available in plan and rack views and shows the maximum capacities consumed remaining and B utilized capacities for the selected floor plans and racks The properties pane in each view shows the properties for floor plans and their floor mounted assets and connections This option allows you to place devices in a container for connections in connection view within a session The list contents Connections are persistent between any of the views but will not persist to the database These assets can be from different floor plans or racks The connections list displays as a pane with a list of each asset added Both plan view and rack view support right click menu items and drag and drop can be used to add assets Connections This option allows you to view all the connections between two connected devices including intermediate ones Your port Table to port connections can be in a table
90. de that causes previously saved project actions to become invalid due to that projects preconditions An existing earlier project with a required change is rescheduled for a later date or is deleted Resource Conflict If a project increases the consumption of power heat or weight resources and this increase causes consumption to exceed capacity the project is in resource conflict This is an error checking mechanism which helps you coordinate your changes and how those changes consume resources NOTE When adding racks to a plan in a project that have a default weight set to zero in plan properties a soft conflict will be detected since the rack has inherent weight when empty It is recommended that the default weight capacity setting in plan properties set to exceed the weight of an empty rack in order to avoid this conflict Hard conflicts e Existence Conflict An existence conflict occurs when the precondition requires the existence of an object that no longer exists These conflicts occur when Chapter 13 Planning 127 e A new project with an earlier due date deletes a modified object e An instant change deletes a modified object An existing earlier project that creates the modified object is rescheduled for a later date or is deleted e Space Conflict A resource conflict occurs when a project attempts to consume resources that are physically impossible to consume such as two assets in the same physical space The user
91. e dropped If a particular asset cannot be placed the green border is not visible in the rack 10 To rotate or change the back front view before placing assets into a rack shelf space or zero U space click Flip or Rotate located in the shape information area NOTE In rack view asset name manufacturer and model number are displayed as a tool tip by holding the mouse over an asset To delete an asset from a rack 1 Click on the asset select Edit Delete from the menu options or Click the Delete button on the asset A confirmation message prompts you to delete the selected items Click Yes to delete the rack If you select Delete the racks are removed from the floor plan and added to unplaced assets To permanently delete a rack select Unplaced Assets pane search for the asset then delete it Adding assets to racks with different configurations In this view assets can be mounted in a rack with the following configurations front mounted front facing Chapter 11 Views 87 e front mounted back facing back mounted front facing e back mounted back facing To add an asset to a rack with the back facing front 1 In plan view select a rack and double click to open rack view Select Devices and select an asset to add to the rack In the information area click the Flip button or the Front Back button to rotate the asset YN Drag and drop the asset into the rack Asset properties in a rack
92. e categories is selected the result is a sorted list of Devices Shelf Space Click and drag to add shelf space to a rack Click here to search all devices in the database Used Click here to search only placed devices in the selected plan E This shows the search results Click the arrow next to the name to view an expanded list by Devices List model number This area displays a graphical image along with the name description height weight depth and number of RUs occupied by the device being placed Click the icon to hide or unhide the Information E 3 E ae information area In rack and asset views the image in this area can be flipped to back or front and rotated in 90 increments Capacity Search Search for a particular set of capacities Create Template Create a template using the selected devices Device properties Device Properties displays properties for the individual shapes listed in the devices pane It also allows navigation within some related shapes by clicking on the asset in the can contain column Table 12 6 Device Properties Field Descriptions Field Description Can Contain Devices that can contain the device Click the device in this field to show the image and its properties Contained By Assets that can be contained by this device Click in this field to show the image and its properties 112 Data Center Planner Installer User Guide Field Description Capacity Properties Min Power watts
93. e in rack view in projects where the changes are due Ifa change is made to any project while the timeline is open it takes effect immediately JT PA A Click the x to close the timeline Shelf space in a rack You can add shelf space to a rack which is equal to rack units This space can be used to hold any assets listed in devices or templates The default size for the shelf space is one rack unit and can be resized to any amount of rack units even to the size of the entire rack The space can also remain one rack unit size to represent airflow Any number of shelf spaces can be added to a rack Assets placed in shelf space cannot be rotated after placement To add shelf space to a rack 1 In rack view select Devices click the green Shelf Space button and drag the space to the rack The shelf space is visible in the rack as a green shaded area with delete and resize controls Ifthe property pane is open the Contained Assets properties opens with shelf space information 2 To expand or reduce the space click the Resize button and drag down Placing assets in shelf space is the same as adding assets to a rack NOTE When dragging an asset into shelf space that contains one or more assets the target is the visible asset unless the mouse is over the shaded region or an open region of the space in which case the target is the shelf space To add an asset to shelf space 1 In rack view select Devices and add shelf space to a ra
94. e is pg dump U lt username gt lt DBname gt lt filename gt 4 Ifprompted enter your DBAdmin password 5 Upon completion of the backup process you may copy the AMPDB Backup sql file to another location if needed This may take a moment Restart the Avocent Management Platform ESB Services 6 7 Enter net start Avocent Management Platform ESB 8 The response is The Avocent Management Platform ESB service is starting 9 If successful the response is The Avocent Management Platform ESB service was started successfully 38 Data Center Planner Installer User Guide To backup the database on a Linux server 1 Stop the Avocent Management Platform ESB service by using one of the following steps 2 At the terminal or command line of your Linux server enter service smx stop 3 The prompt will return Stopping ServiceMix Application Server 4 If successful the prompt will return Stopped ServiceMix Application Server To issue pg_dump to backup the Avocent Management Platform database 1 At the command prompt window issue the following command pg_dump U postgres AMPDB gt AMPDB Backup sq the syntax structure is pg_dump U lt username gt lt DBname gt lt filename gt 2 Ifprompted enter your DBAdmin password 3 Upon completion of the backup process copy the AMPDB Backup sql file to another location if needed This may take a moment 4 Restart the Avocent Management Platform ESB services 5
95. e is required use Username domain username An instance name is not required but you can use MS SQL ServerName InstanceName 13 It may take several minutes for the database to load 14 When the AMP installation is complete click Done 15 The Data Center Planner installation continues 16 A message displays advising to wait for the Data Center Planner services to come up before launching the application Click OK then click Done 17 To run the application on a Windows Server go to Start All Programs Avocent MergePoint Data Center Planner Avocent MergePoint Data Center Planner On a Linux machine open a browser and point the server where the application was installed 18 Depending on your browser a message may appear advising that there is a problem with the web site security certificate Follow the instructions for installing the browser s security certificate 19 Next activate the license to use the application If the proper license is not activated you will be unable to manage floor plans The following errors may occur the launch site does not display or the launch site displays the correct information under Start All Programs but no plans can be created deleted loaded or imported 20 After activating the license create users NOTE You can also access the application from any supported web browser with access to the installed server The URL is https servername 8443 console console html root mergepoint
96. ections and view the calendar and history Project Create edit and delete projects for a selected plan but you must have a planner rights to manage projects History View history for the selected plan History Details shows the sequence of executed tasks organized by execution date Keyboard Shortcuts Keyboard shortcuts are available by pressing two or more keys simultaneously These shortcuts are functional in plan view only Table 9 12 Keyboard Shortcuts Hot Keys Function Description Ctrl C Copy a selected area and place it in the paste buffer Ctrl V Paste the area just copied or cut Ctrl X Cut a selected area and place it in the paste buffer or delete it Ctrl Z Undo the previous action Ctrl Y Redo the previous action 56 Data Center Planner Installer User Guide Pan and Zoom To zoom and pan the plan in the content are 1 Click the toolbar buttons Zoom In Zoom Out Zoom Window or Zoom to fit to change the scale of the plan The Zoom In magnifying glass moves the area in closer The Zoom Out magnifying glass moves the area out farther When the Zoom Window action is enabled a magnifying glass icon is visible to surround the area to zoom The Zoom to Fit action places the area in the center of the screen between open panes DH Y 2 ma The hand icon can be clicked to pan using drag and drop movements Floor Tile Grid On a selected plan you can display a Grid Configuration to define the grid settings You
97. ed preferences are affected The most recent settings are recalled when you log on Preferences units The following table provides the available units of measurement for the application When system preferences are changed applied and saved all floor plans are affected The Cancel button is used to cancel the unsaved changes and close the dialog box 58 Data Center Planner Installer User Guide Table 9 13 Preferences Units Descriptions Field Description Feet inches meters centimeters To change the default preferences for units 1 In any view select Edit Preferences from the menu options 2 Select Units and change the information as needed 3 Click Apply then click Save Preferences user defined properties This option allows you to add custom properties to the application A predefined list of asset properties is available with the application You can add new properties or delete properties from the list Only custom properties in this list can be assigned to assets in plans e In the Preferences menu option you can assign properties from the predefined list or add and delete properties e In the asset Properties pane you can add and delete properties and edit property values NOTE A property cannot be deleted if it is assigned to an asset and property names must be unique To add a new user defined property using Edit Preferences 1 In any view select Edit Preferences from the menu options 2
98. eee eee 103 DOP ALERTS EA a ee ect 104 Table of Contents v Real world power a o det coe do eo dde o A 105 Real world power scheduler _ 2 0 2 2 22000 cece cece ccc cee eee eee cece eee nn aaa a a AA 106 CApaciles acristalada trab Uh ALAN ero 107 Plan iCApacites 0 letra tr ri idee oeuetels soaee hone edacsatiacdsseeessde tados 107 RACK COPACIICS tas o a les o e ala e coa tte de dl IES ot Se oth de 108 C pa ity Car lt Dab bhalddeecdeie atlas 109 Capacity search in plan view e cece cece cnn nn cece eee nn aaa SEET p nn 109 Gapacity Search in rack MEW cias oS os pa dal AES LES oe Veas Toes 110 Device Library ra ee Pee oe ol Bee ol a fo ls ne ed do 110 Deyice properties 0 tt a E A A A iD 111 DCVICEISCOKCN tk es heels Set Ee ee ok yh ane ok tid ety Ag 8 we Sele ie A 113 Requesting downloading and importing device symbols 22 0 000020 e eee e eee e ence cece cess 113 VAVENIOL a dt tl ESE le de 115 Placed assets EA AA A AAA AA ee 115 Unplaced assets ins 117 Templates e reodis tencion Aneto dre dll her pedestal EA tam Sion sd lh lee he 118 Creating O Template iii A ccc leh eteluke de biai deen ob 118 Adding LEeMplate nni i ede Ee Soh Me dd NAG oa f 119 Deleting a Template Cerec A AA A A A T E 119 A O OS 121 ROO CS a a E E IAEA EN Gee A 121 Calendar trensa a a uo Sek ion delle dee ia 121 Project Properes race vedo vis tots tt ta 121 MUST bat td rn ia o il dilatar dot 121 CULV ENE SIGE a dd e Ue edo isla tthe 122
99. een opens A new database will be created at the location of the existing database Go to the system where the existing database is located and select Start Programs Microsoft SOL Server The Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio software opens Connect to the database engine Create a Login optional a Expand the security folder b Right click and select New Login c Enter a login name d Select SOL Server authentication e Enter a password twice f De select Enforce password policy Enforce password expiration and User must change password at next login g Click OK Right click Databases and click New Database i Enter a database name j Assign an owner k Click OK l Exit the Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio software m Close the system where the new database was created Go back to the Installation process at the Existing SQL Server Database Configuration screen and enter the new database information a Database Server Port 1433 The system where the new database was created b Database Name The Database name entered in the previous steps c Username Enter the owner assigned to the database d Password Enter the password assigned to the database owner Click Install The installation begins Upon completion the Install Complete screen opens Click Done Continue as instructed in the Installation on page 11 section Moving from PostgreSQL to Microsoft SQL If you previously instal
100. ermanently 4 Select one of the options and click OK NOTE Ifthe shelf space contains assets the assets are moved to inventory or permanently deleted The shelf space does not go to inventory Viewing multiple racks In rack view you can view more than one rack by surrounding the racks using the Selection operation To view multiple racks 1 In plan view with racks visible press the Ctrl key 2 Click the first and last racks needed to view in a consecutive row and double click to open rack view or Use the Selection operation to surround desired racks and double click on the selection to open in rack view Or Select multiple racks in plan view and click Rack in the menu The selected racks open in rack view NOTE The application only supports a maximum of 20 rack cabinets in rack view Rotating an asset To rotate an asset before placing it in another asset 3 In rack view select the desired rack to place an asset Chapter 11 Views 93 Click the Flip button located in the Shape Information pane The asset can rotate from 0 90 180 and 270 The ruler in the information pane shows the degree of rotation a oe eS If the device is mountable with the new rotation it will show in the RU space ofa rack Otherwise it is not mountable and will not be placed in the rack Most devices can be placed in shelf space or zero U space with any rotation Zero U space in a rack This function allows you to place
101. ers 0 9 the minus sign and the period Do not include spaces ampersand more than less than brackets slashes colon or semi colon amp lt gt Changing a password There are two ways to change a password An administrator can change a password in the User Management menu under Users A user other than an administrator can use the login options To change a password by using the log in options l Ze 3 4 You must be logged out of the application On the log in screen click Options to expand all options Click Change Password a Enter your username b Enter your old password c Entera new password then confirm the new password by entering it again Click OK Log in with the new password To change a password by using the administrator log in 1 2 3 Log into User Management Select Users from the secondary navigation panel Click Al Users under the Groups column 20 Data Center Planner Installer User Guide 4 Select a user under the User name column 5 Click Edit under User in the Actions column 6 Click Change Password 7 Enter a new password 8 Confirm the new password Click OK 9 The Change password was successful message opens Click OK Roles Roles are managed from User Management in the primary menu are related to permissions and contain rights collection and targets associations To add a role en Select User Management from the primary menu C
102. es to each new asset To add a placeholder to occupy space for a requested asset 1 Open the appropriate plan and rack to where the requested asset will be placed upon arrival 2 Select Devices and search for placeholders by entering Placeholder in the Type field The list of placeholders displays with a number RU size shapes 3 Drag the desired RU size placeholder to the rack 4 Open the properties pane and add user defined properties UDP that are unique to the placeholder being converted to assets 5 Add other properties as needed such as changing the name of the placeholder and derating it Converting placeholders to new assets This function allows you to convert placeholders when the requested new asset arrives When the target placeholder is replaced by the new shape the new shape is configured with the previous placeholders name and user defined properties The system validates the replacement asset to determine that it does not violate spatial constraints such as the received asset being larger than the placeholder This operation is allowed in both current state or project plans but can only be performed by a user with manager rights When you drag a new asset onto a placeholder the system determines whether the asset has any user defined properties If so it presents a dialog box to allow replacing multiple placeholder assets with the same device To convert a placeholder to a new asset 1 After downloading the new
103. esponding to the supplied user If not supplied as an argument the program will prompt for a password and the password will NOT be echoed to the console a or allowSelfSignedCerts If present this argument allows the utility to allow SSL connections with servers that sign their own certificates While technically optional this argument is necessary unless a non self signed certificate has been installed on the Data Center Planner server Optional Arguments i or importToUpdate If present the plan importer will update the plan with the same name After initial import of a plan this option is required Attempts to import the same plan without this option will result in an error with no change to the Data Center Planner plan Please note that the import utility will not allow deletion of data in the Data Center Planner plan To delete an asset or move it to unplaced assets you must perform the operation using Data Center Planner client application v or verbose Prints information while the utility runs otherwise the utility is quiet if there are no errors h or help Appendices 141 Prints this information then quits Example For Windows C DataCenterPlanner planImport gt java jar dvr planImport jar a v u joe_ user p elmoRocks s 172 1 1 1 f c plans firstFloor xls i For Unix java jar User joe user bin dvr planImport jar a v u joe user p elmoRocks s 171 1 1 1 f User joe_user pla
104. et that contains reservations a reservation tab appears in the properties pane showing all reservations for the selected asset The contents of the reservation properties are organized by assets involved with the reserved space Each action is shown along with the reservation information You can also select a single reservation block to see the assets involved with a single space In this case the Reservation tab is the only one available in the properties pane The following information is included in the asset reservation properties e Asset name e Project name of asset added This is a link to the project Date added Number of rack units occupied e Project name of asset removed This is a link to the project e Date removed Zero U and shelf space reservations Zero U space always exists and does not constrain you with specific allocation of space For that reason zero U space is not considered a part of reservation visualization 132 Data Center Planner Installer User Guide Shelf space is represented as the height and position of the space Its contents are not represented therefore shelf space never constrains you with specific allocation of space Reservation colorization In rack and asset views space reservation is identified by a colorization of the affected space whether it is in a rack or another asset The colorization appears as a blue bordered box A reservation is shown on a view for the selected peri
105. etOverview Product Overview Features and Benefits Avocent Data Center Planner is an enterprise class application designed to enable management of server room and data center physical infrastructures With Data Center Planner information technology managers can gain quick and valuable insight into space power heat weight and network connectivity consideration and capacity At the heart of this application is a powerful design tool used to model the data center down to the physical device and rack levels Using the comprehensive Device Library a data center manager can quickly design or modify an existing floor mounted device using user interface drag and drop operations Global view allows you to view individual or multiple data center locations on a visual map along with their properties and capacity visualization Plan view enables you to visualize placement of racks and other floor mounted assets and provides capacity visualization Using tab navigation you can open two plans simultaneously Rack view allows you to view the front and back of the rack design with a detailed level of clarity and reliability This view also provides rack properties and capacity visualization Asset view allows you to view a single asset This view also provides asset properties and capacity visualization Connection view allows you to create cable based connections between assets Templates can be created for future or repeated use Inventory has
106. gh the PDUs associated with that rack By retrieving the Real world power usage values for each PDU of the rack and summing these values up then a snapshot of the total power consumed by the devices of that rack can be provided at the time the readings were taken The Real world power values of each PDU can be obtained in several ways For supported PDUs the application can get readings directly communicating with the PDU via SNMP Indirectly Data Center Planner can be set up for integration with other software applications to retrieve the Real world power readings from the PDUs managed by these applications via web services For additional information see Integration with other Emerson Network Power Products on page 27 The Real world power reading of the PDUs is used to replace the value in the derate fields of the PDU This is available in the PDU asset view using the properties derate panes Once the real world power usage value is retrieved the application overwrites the derate value for each PDU automatically Also by summing the real world power usage of each PDU associated with the rack the derate value of the rack is automatically updated NOTE The history of derate values is not saved To configure real world power for PDUs 1 In plan view double click on a rack to open rack view 2 Double click on the desired PDU to open asset view 3 Open the Properties Derate pane and under External Source Setting for Real Power select
107. gt lt DBname gt lt filename gt If prompted enter your DBAdmin password Upon completion of the backup process copy the AMPDB Backup sql file to another location if needed This may take a moment Restart the Avocent Management Platform ESB services Restoring the database with psql To restore the database on a Windows server l 2 Stop the Avocent Management Platform ESB service by using one of these methods Using a Windows server a Click Control Panel Administrative Tools Services b Locate the service named Avocent Management Platform ESB right click and select Stop Using the command prompt a Click Start Run b Type net stop Avocent Management Platform ESB c The prompt will return The Avocent Management Platform ESB service is stopping Chapter 8 Database Information 41 To drop the AMPDB database NOTE The restore will not work if there is any existing data in the AMPDB tables 1 Using command prompt click Start Run 2 Change the directory to c Program Files PostgreSQL 8 4 2 bin 3 Issue the command DROPDB U postgres AMPDB 4 Ifprompted enter your postgres user password 5 The response is a dropdb U postgres AMPDB To create the blank database for the restore 1 Type CREATEDB O postgres U postgres AMPDB TEMPLATE AMPDB press Enter 2 Type psql U postgres d AMPDB f C AMPDB Backup sql press Enter 3 Start the Avocent Management Platform ESB Service To
108. h results are consistent with existing search results for placed assets Once you enter criteria in one or more fields and submit the search the application performs the search and retums identified racks in a table The table allows you to check racks that can be added to a selection in the corresponding view To search for available capacities 1 Select Capacity Search 2 Enter information in one or more of the category fields for power heat weight space user defined property or value 3 Select Current or All plans from the drop down list 4 Click Search to begin The results pane returns a list of racks on the floor plans that correspond with the criterion Double click on a result in the table to go to rack view If no racks on the floor plan meet the search criteria the results table is blank 5 Click Cancel to clear the search fields 6 In the results table click the checkboxes or Select All for the desired device and click Select to show the racks on the floor plan 7 To disable checkboxes click Deselect 110 Data Center Planner Installer User Guide Table 12 4 Capacity Search Field Descriptions User Defined Properties Value Description Search for remaining power capacity For example you can find a rack that has two remaining kilowatts to accommodate an additional asset An available rack will meet this criterion if its assigned maximum power or assigned derate minus the sum of the power for all assets
109. h the point column in the properties pane The xand y location of points on the walls Points To update perimeter walls 1 Click Add Points on the toolbar 2 Click on the Perimeter wall and add a point to the wall 3 Click on the Perimeter wall again to add another point 4 Click Walls on the toolbar 5 Drag the line between the two new points to a new configuration To delete perimeter walls 1 Select the wall right click and select Delete A confirmation message appears asking if you want to delete the selected item 50 Data Center Planner Installer User Guide 2 Click Yes to delete the wall Interior walls This option allows you to add delete and move interior walls on a floor plan The wall information can be edited in wall properties Table 9 5 Interior Wall Properties Field Description Wall Thickness Thickness Thickness of the interior wall in units The unit of measure chosen in Preferences Closed Enable a line with 3 or more points to be closed To add an interior wall to a floor plan 1 In plan view click Walls on the toolbar 2 Click on the floor in the desired start position and drag the line to the end position The Add Edit operation remains in effect to enable multiple walls to be added 3 Click the Selection button to exit Add Edit Walls To update an interior wall 1 In plan view click on the interior wall to be moved The end points become visible 2 Click an end point a
110. hapter 12 Managing Panes 119 Click in the name field and enter a name for the template Click Create The new template opens in template editor NOTE Auser with planner rights can only create templates in the context of a project However unlike the manipulation of assets and their properties in project planning the templates created by a planner are available across all plans and time and can be used by anyone in current state providing they have rights The template creation or changes to a template do not show in the tasks pane in the project properties To open an existing template 1 In any view select File Templates Open an Existing Template or Select Templates Double click on the template in the list The template opens in the template editor Adding a template To add a template 1 Select Templates to view the list of available templates 2 Click on a Template and drag it to the floor plan or rack A new set of assets is created that completely match the assets in the template if placed on the floor plan or in a rack Deleting a template To delete a template 1 Select Template and highlight the template name and click Delete Or In the template editor click the x on the template 2 A confirmation message appears asking if you want to delete the template or selected items Click Yes to delete the template 120 Data Center Planner Installer User Guide 121 conver ning Planning Planning
111. he Settings worksheet Verify that the information is listed in the required columns A and B 2 Select the Contained Assets worksheet and enter information in the following columns e Contained Assets Name For example Server 24 e Shape Type ID For example DELL462 The Asset Container column must be blank for the asset to be treated as unplaced upon import All other columns may be blank 70 Data Center Planner Installer User Guide To enter properties for the assets being imported 1 Select the Settings worksheet and enter information for the optional columns D E and F 2 Ifa rack is being imported go to the Floor Level Assets worksheet and enter information in the columns for example maxPower Property maxHeat Property maxWeight Property Select the Contained Assets worksheet and enter information in the same as the columns in Step 2 Save the worksheet and go back to the application to import the updated spreadsheet Select File Import from the menu options The Plan Import dialog box opens Click the Import button and select the file to import then click Open E E oe After the import is complete search for the assets by name in the Unplaced pane Table 10 3 Columns in Worksheet Unit Types Unit Value Column Name Property Type Property Name eure Opona ET faery S pon PosewsormerenaneProreny SET SCENE Importing User Defined Properties If a large number of user defined informati
112. he command and import the certificate with no errors To import software certificates 1 Open a browser on the Data Center Planner server and connect to the server For DSView software use https lt dsview server gt e For Rack Power Manager use https lt rpm server gt 2 The browser displays the Certificate Error next to the address bar Click Certificate Error 3 When the Certificate Invalid window opens click View certificates at the bottom of the window 30 Data Center Planner Installer User Guide Click the Details tab then click the Copy To File button Click Next Select Base 64 encoded X 509 CER Click Next Enter dsview or rackpower as the file name then click the Browse button Select the root of the C drive as the location to save the file This should always be the default location Click Next and Finish SO Sl oy Mn OS To import a certificate to the Avocent Management Platform AMP trust store From the command prompt execute the following single command Type the command exactly as shown in the following DSView software example replacing aliasname with a unique name for DSView management and Rack Power Manager software SAMP HOMES jre bin keytool importcert alias aliasname storepass changeit keystore SAMP_HOMES jre lib security cacerts file c dsview cer On successful execution of the command the user is prompted for Trust this certificate Enter yes and click Enter NO
113. hide grid in a floor plan Show hide asset labels on a floor plan Asset labels can also be turned on in the preferences user defined properties dialog box Snap objects to the grid or no snap Show reservations in rack view Align at the bottom edge in the middle at the top edge to the left in the center or to the right edge Rotate a rack 902 clockwise or 90 counter clock wise Move to the left right up or down Open the online Help Open the version information Documentation for Data Center Planner is available in two formats Online Help and pdf form Online Help provides access to all documentation and instructional content available at the time of software shipment It is available through the Help menu in your software Documentation in pdf format is available and may be printed To review the PDF documentation included with your software select Program Files Avocent MergePoint Data Center Planner About Click Help About Extended information to view the application build date number and version Toolbar The Toolbar provides a quick and easy way to use some menu functions without selecting the drop down list from the main menu The toolbar is dynamic and changes depending on the view selected Table 9 3 Toolbar Descriptions Function Available Views New Plan Open Plan Refresh Cut Paste Undo Redo Zoom In Zoom Out Zoom Window Zoom to Fit Description Paste the area just co
114. ices Upon log in if you have more racks in your plans allowed by a current license When searching for an asset in Devices and No results found an incorrect term is entered into the search field Error finding asset Asset not in Devices or ona plan Error requesting shapes Shape not available me a port with connection is prohibited Delete all connections before attempting to When trying to lock a connected port 2 When trying to export to pdf with no rack Rack view must contain at least one rack in order to generate a pdf file ees a selected When trying to export to pdf with zoom too Exceeds acceptable zoom level for pdf creation Please adjust zoom extent and try again tarolt ying A panain When trying to create or save with a Template names must be unique Please choose another name ying ei duplicate name Connections are not allowed on locked ports Unlock the port before making changes a sion ana locked port Locking a port with connections is prohibited Delete all connections before attempting to a ock PIERE e pican P When trying to lock a port with connections Session expired Please log in again Timeout in process Appendices 145 DSView software error messages The following list of error messages may appear during interface with DSView software Table G 2 DSView Software Error Messages Type of Problem Error Message The DSView software is not permitting this action because of
115. in a project conflict that cannot be resolved it is advised that shelf spaces not be moved or modified in future projects NOTE When an asset is placed in a rack in a project any projects created earlier on the calendar cannot utilize that rack space To make the same space available for prior projects you must remove the task in project details that added the asset rather than simply deleting it from the rack view of that project Deleting an asset in a project that also adds the asset creates two tasks one to add and another to delete Therefore any project that tries to use what appears to be an open rack space will encounter a hard conflict Conflict revalidation When a project is committed and conflicts occur the conflicts must be resolved and the project revalidated for a new commit You must have planner rights to resolve conflicts and revalidate projects NOTE A project reviewer can click the Revalidate button to refresh a project making sure the project is current It is assumed that the executor committing the tasks where conflicts occurred notified the planner of the status and advised that the conflicts be resolved and revalidated before the project is committed To revalidate conflicts 1 Select the project with conflicts and select Project Properties 2 Open the tasks tab to view the conflicts 3 Adjust project tasks to resolve conflicts 4 Open the Status tab and click Revalidate to update the project 5 Ifno othe
116. inimized easily to hide them as desired The panes stay open when you navigate from one view to another as long as the pane is available for that view Moving Panes from one Sidebar to the other All panes can be dragged from one side of the screen to the other and remain stationary They can be moved while in open or closed status A drop down list is available in the sidebar showing what panes are located on that sidebar To move panes from one sidebar to the other 1 Click the pane tab and drag it to the other sidebar A small green rectangle is visible where the pane will be placed 2 Ifall panes are moved to one sidebar the tabs are truncated such as Capac and all pane names are partially visible Removing Panes from the Sidebars When panes are removed from the sidebar they are visible in the View menu and are unchecked To remove panes from the sidebar 1 Place the cursor over the pane tab A delete symbol x displays on the tab 2 Click the delete symbol The tab is removed from the sidebar Restoring Panes to the Sidebars When panes are restored to the sidebars they are visible in the View menu and are checked To restore panes to the sidebar 1 Select View from the menu 102 Data Center Planner Installer User Guide 2 Click the unchecked pane name The pane is restored to the original sidebar from which it was removed and in the original order Moving Panes to a Floating Dialog Panes can be moved to the
117. ion j A e p e Run DataCenterPlaner exe or on a Linux machine run the DataCenterPlanner bin The Install Anywhere window launches This may take several minutes On the first screen select a language and click OK Click Next on the Introduction screen Accept the License Agreement and click Next 14 Data Center Planner Installer User Guide 11 Accept the default location on the Choose Install Folder screen and click Next On a Linux machine the path will be different Accept the default on the Installation Upgrade screen and click Next On the Pre Installation Summary screen click Install This may take several minutes Click Done when the installation is complete Click OK on the Install Complete message Please allow approximately 30 minutes for the services to come up before launching the application Please do not restart the server during this time Once the database has migrated import all floor plans again then you can remove the older versions NOTE When first logging in if the application does not open with the username and password fields close the browser and wait a few minutes for the database information to load and services to start then try again Uninstalling Data Center Planner It is not necessary to uninstall the application before migrating to a new version If you do uninstall you will lose your projects plans and your database Be sure to backup your database export your projects to
118. ion Type Unknown services Derate Derating is the technique employed in power electronic devices wherein the device is operated at less than its rated maximum power dissipation taking into consideration the temperature and the type of cooling mechanism used You can enter derated power heat and weight for devices The default values are set by the manufacturer but derated settings override manufacturer provided data This option is available in all views The individual asset derating will always take precedence over any other derate For example if you have server X inside rack A and derate it The server derating takes priority To derate assets 1 Select the asset to derate and select Properties 2 Select the Derate tab 3 Enable the Heat Power or Weight checkbox and enter the appropriate value Chapter 12 Managing Panes 105 4 Enable the Derate Heat Power or Weight in an aggregate checkbox if needed Asset Roll up is the original total value for the heat power and weight NOTE The warning message indicates that the derate settings for the device will be overridden by a containing asset that has an aggregate derate setting already Real world power Real world power usage provides visibility into the energy consumption of equipment the largest consumer of energy in a data center It provides the capability to centrally manage large deployments of rack PDUs The power for the devices mounted in each rack is provided throu
119. ion Waming opens advising not to choose Oracle as a database selection Click OK On the Data Center Planner Pre Installation Summary screen click Install This may take several minutes In the meantime the Avocent Management Platform AMP installation begins On the AMP Introduction screen click Next Accept the AMP license agreement and click Next Accept the AMP default location folder or choose another location Click Next Enter an AMP default administrator username and password Confirm the password and click Next On the AMP Database Selection screen there are four options for installing a database a Install a new PostgreSQL database e On the PostgreSQL Database installation screen enter a password confirm the password and click Next Be sure to note the password for editing in PostgreSQL e On the Pre Installation Summary screen click Install b Connect to existing PostgreSQL database c Connect to existing Oracle database Oracle database is not supported for use with Data Center Planner If you choose this database the installation will not perform properly d Connect to existing Microsoft SQL Server database 12 Data Center Planner Installer User Guide e On the Existing Microsoft SQL Server Database Configuration screen enter the database server database name username and password Check the Use Unicode Encoding checkbox if required and click Install NOTE When selecting Microsoft SQL a domain nam
120. is not recommended to install Data Center Planner on the same system as LANDesk Asset Lifecycle Manager or DSView software For additional 104 Data Center Planner Installer User Guide information on setting up DSView software see Integration with other Emerson Network Power Products on page 27 To establish a mapping from Data Center Planner to DSView software 1 In Rack or Asset view click on the desired device to connect with DSView software Open the Properties pane and open the DSView panel Enter the name which is the same device name used in the DSView software and click OK eos Depending on your credentials DSView software session buttons appear in the pane Click the appropriate button to open a session to the target device and proceed according to DSView software functions 5 Ifchanges were made in the DSView software click the Refresh button to update the pane The following is a list of available sessions Launch Browser Session Launch Dell Drac KVM Session Launch DVC KVM Session Dambrackas Video Compression DVC KVM session Launch IBM RSA II KVM Session e Launch IPMI Session Launch KVM Session Launch NEC Session e Launch Serial Session Launch Serial over LAN Session e Launch Telnet Session e Launch Terminal Services Session e Launch VNC Session e Display Units View Displays the primary DSView software Units View window Launch Unit Overview Displays the Unit window Unknown Sess
121. ith different configurations cc ccc cece cece cence ec cece ccc cceeeeeeeeeeeeeees 86 Asset properties MEL A a acid Cdl NS a be dale ee 87 Placing two assets in the same RU position _ 0000000000000 cove ence 87 Device placeholders sdi sce e ie otoes ld dd ales yh celta of date oe a atoll hy 88 Rack Order main A dada 89 VEAS AITAI EEN A tae aoe vote A A IS Sl da 90 Shelf SPACE ATA A A A ed 91 Viewing multiple racks ooooocccccccccccccnncncnnnnnnnnnn nn 92 ROUGHING an asset AA A A ss Med d 92 Zero U SPACE IN ATACA AA AS Re AA E 93 ASSCEVTE Wi A E EA AA A AA AE ts de sec 94 Configuring a single asset l a ccc ccc eee eee cece cece eees 94 Deleting an asset in asset view 2 0 0 0 0000 cece eee eee ee eee eeees 95 CONNEC LION VIEW vse 22 eae c A dou ods ae ooh ise NE hs Sool AE 95 CONNECHONSHISE 22 A TE ee oll 96 Creatine a COnnection 22 A EL E Sea eee od a BSL ES ES 97 CONNECTIONS LADlE a da A AS ee oe eS udan deta eae edo ses Yee ac 98 Managing Panes cs cscsccnce side asocaeabauectes uted ear 101 Moving Panes from one Sidebar to the other 00 00 0 02000000 c cece cece eee eee 101 Removing Panes from the Sidebars 0 0020020000 0000 cece cece eee eee eee 101 Restoring Panes to the Sidebars 0 200 0020 00 cece cece ee eee eee 101 Moving Panes to a Floating Dialog 0 20 20020 000 ccc cece eee 102 PAV OPC TUN CS sats seh sd LIED INN 102 DSView Software Managed Assets ooo eee eee
122. kW Clickto setthe minimum power Max Power watts kW Click to set the maximum power Min Heat BT U hr kW Max Heat BT U hr kW Weight kg Ibs Click to set the minimum heat Click to set the maximum heat Weight of the device Derate Power watts kW Derate Heat BT U hr kW Min Volts Click to add derated power value Click to add derated heat value Minimum volts used by the asset Max Volts Maximum volts used by the asset Number of rack units consumed by this device Zero means it does not consume RU space This Rect applies to any floor mounted devices that do not consume RU space such asa PDU Shapes Front and back graphical image of the shape and port information Racks have top and front shapes Part Name Part name Port Name Port Name Port Type Port Type Male or female port Prod Cons Front Back Either a producer or a consumer port Flip to view front or back of device Click this button to save any derate changes Click this button to cancel any derate changes Rack Properties If a rack is selected additional rack information is available Base Depth Base depth Base Plate Depth Base Width Base plate depth for one side Base width Cable Capacity Center Mount Width Cable capacity Width between centers of mounting holes Channel Depth Door channel depth Front Door Swing Front door swing Front Reserved Depth Front reserved service depth Device type number assigned by the shape manufac
123. ked the Capacity Search pane opens with the selected asset s capacities populated in the search fields Flips the asset to front or back view Export Selected Export the selected unplaced assets to a spreadsheet Export All Export all unplaced assets in the list to a spreadsheet To delete unplaced assets from inventory 1 Select the assets to be deleted and click Delete A confirmation message opens advising that selected assets will be permanently removed from inventory 2 Click Yes to delete the assets from inventory Templates The Templates pane is a repository for templates created for future or repeated use They are created by using the device library or placed devices Depending on the rights you may not be able to create templates Devices saved as a template are not considered tangible assets until the template is placed on a floor plan or in another asset When the template editor is open and you are in asset view links are available on the tab to return to the editor or the template You can move the Templates pane to a different sidebar of to the content area Templates can also be created and deleted in projects If changes are made to a template in a project the changes span time but they do not show as tasks in the project properties Creating a template To create a new template 1 With the devices pane open select the desired asset and click Create Template below the information pane Ds 3 C
124. le and click OK The new associated rights are displayed in the Rights column 22 Data Center Planner Installer User Guide 23 cres eneee Licenses Rack Licensing The application licensing is on a per rack basis For example a 100 rack license allows you to define 100 racks across all floor plans Defining a total number of racks that exceeds your application license will create a notification pop up at each subsequent log in The maintenance licensing provides access to application and shape database maintenance upgrades for the term of the maintenance license License enforcement You can apply a production license that has a purchased rack count against it The application will give visual feedback on the number of racks in plans and how many are licensed At log in once the total plans reach the licensed rack count the application starts informing you that you have exceeded the rack count It will not allow you to place any racks beyond the licensed count This includes copy and paste of racks and through any use of the web service interface or import License activation After installing the software you must activate the license To activate a license 1 After logging into the application select Licenses from the primary navigation panel Select Licenses from the secondary navigation panel From the Actions Licenses pane select Activate Enter your Entitlement ID and click Get Entitlement A PS In the ta
125. led the application using a PostgreSQL database and wish to use MS SQL you must export your plans to a spreadsheet using the plan exporter and generate pdf files for your project properties Chapter 8 Database Information 43 To move from PostgreSQL to Microsoft SQL 1 Export all plans to a spreadsheet with the plan exporter 2 For each project generate a pdf to save the project information After the reinstall you can recreate your projects using the project properties pdf file as a reference 3 Import your plans and recreate your projects 44 Data Center Planner Installer User Guide 45 cre rona componen i att Functional Components Data Center Planner Console The Data Center Planner console is divided into the following areas navigation information and plan management Figure 9 1 Data Center Planner Console User admin Help FP Logout ae la aa lejelalel io ada EJOjO 15 jr oe 3 Global View amp Connection View The following table lists the console descriptions Table 9 1 Console Descriptions Number Area Description Contains the logged in username Avocent Management Platform online Help and log out link 46 Data Center Planner Installer User Guide Number Area Description E Options to open global view or connections view This panel can be closed to allow more room to 2 Secondary Navigatio
126. lick Permissions in the secondary menu In the lower pane under Roles Management Actions select New Enter a name for the new role in the name field Click Available Rights in the left tree Expand the Avocent Data Center Management option Expand the appropriate option for Collection Project or Plan Enable the appropriate boxes to assign to the new role and click OK SR AO e A The associated rights are displayed in the Rights column To edit a role The Avocent Administrator role cannot be edited 1 Select the role to be edited and click Edit under Actions Change the name or click Available Rights in the left tree Expand the Avocent Data Center Management option Expand the appropriate option for Collection Project or Plan Enable or disable the appropriate boxes to edit the role and click OK DH Y E cp O The new associated rights are displayed in the Rights column To delete a role The Avocent Administrator role cannot be deleted 1 Select the role to be deleted and click Delete under Actions 2 A confirmation message displays Click Yes to delete the role To copy a role 1 Select the role to be copied and click Copy under Actions E A DS Chapter 4 User Management 21 Change the name and click Available Rights in the left tree Expand the Avocent Data Center Management option Expand the appropriate option for Collection Project or Plan Enable or disable the appropriate boxes to edit the ro
127. llection Management feature is disabled by default and can only be enabled by the server administrator where Data Center Planner is installed using the following steps When the server administrator enables the collections feature the Data Center Planner administrator can then create collections NOTE The Collection Management tab is not selectable if Collection Management is disabled or if the logged in user does not have the appropriate rights To enable Collection Management 1 The server administrator must edit the following file AMP HOME conf extention xml using a text file editor In the text file editor locate the line containing the text lt target name AccessControl gt Edit the next line containing text lt property name isEnabled value Change the text to value true to enable Restart the application for the change to take effect SN Pr ee To disable change the text to value false and restart the application It is recommended to leave this feature disabled if no collections are needed Collection Access Control The following table describes access control in Collection Management Table 7 1 Collections Access Control Descriptions Access to Description Plans E a Open Copy Delete Save With the access control function you can only view plans for which you have access rights To access floor mounted assets in a plan you must be assigned right access to the plan and based on this plan you m
128. ller User Guide Downloading and importing symbols from the Symbols Order Portal You can search for existing symbols to see they are listed before you submit a request To download symbols from the Symbols Order Portal 1 Log in to the Symbols Order Portal click Request Symbols on the sidebar and follow the instructions on the next screen Search for the specific device symbols needed Save the symbol to a file and download it to your local machine Up to 10 device symbols can be selected and saved to this file a Open Data Center Planner and select File Import Devices b Click Import to navigate to the directory where the file was saved Select the file and click Open to begin the import c When the import is complete verify that the new symbols are in your local device library NOTE If the symbol is not found you can request a new symbol Downloading and importing the entire library To download the entire device library 1 SS oa YA 2 91 Open your browser to http www avocent com Services_and_Support Customer_Support Product_ Updates Treeview_Updates Data_Center_Planner aspx Click the icon under Asset Libraries Click the Download Now button next to appropriate library Accept the Term and Conditions by enabling the checkbox at the bottom of the screen Click the Click to Download button The file is displayed Save the file to your local machine and extract the file Open Data Center Planner a
129. ly Exporting asset data to a pdf file This option allows you to create a pdf file and is available in rack view and asset view and requires Adobe Reader The pdf file shows a graphic of the assets and all the devices mounted in the asset It also lists the properties for consumed and remaining capacities Capacity values are shown based on the user s preferences for metric units of measure To generate an asset view pdf 1 In rack view select an asset Go to Asset View and select File Export Asset View to pdf file The pdf Preferences dialog box opens Enter a file name 2 3 4 Enable the Contained Objects Details checkbox to print details for each asset on a separate page 5 Select Paper size from the drop down list 6 For orientation select the Portrait or Landscape radio button Click Generate The pdf file is generated 62 Data Center Planner Installer User Guide 7 The document contains the following information e pdf Date Plan Name e Rack Name Asset Name e General Details Manufacturer model description product line weight e Capacity Type max For power weight and heat consumed and remaining e Contained Assets Name and model e User defined Properties Property and value e Connections Port number parent name rack or asset and RU location e Asset Reservations are shown on a separate page with the following information Asset name Added Project name
130. m is cut and not pasted it will be moved to unplaced assets After more than one cut it becomes copy and can be pasted Copy Copy selected area Paste Paste the selected area Delete Delete a selected item ee o Oe aS Send the selected asset to the connections list Select Go into selection operation Real World Power You can set the application to retrieve real power values from a remote source and have them replace the values in the derate field of the selected rack Prefahencss Open the preferences dialog box to set preferences for dimensions power heat and weight display labels and set user defined properties Liebert SiteScan er A F A E The application allows direct access to assets being managed by Liebert SiteScan Web Web Configuration DSView Software ee A Es E The application allows direct access to assets being managed by DSView software Configuration avenar Placed assets Search for assets mounted on floor plans or in other assets Unplaced assets Search for assets y not mounted on floor plans or in other assets n E 3 ql gt Q i o i O ut Scheduler Function Project Properties Connections Table Workspace Show Grid Show Asset Labels Snap Reservations Modify Rotate Move Help 48 Data Center Planner Installer User Guide Drop down Open the projects properties pane Open the list of connections table Show hide status bar at bottom of the screen Show
131. n For a detailed search click Options gt iS Enter search criteria in one or more of the category fields for name manufacturer description product line model property or value Click Search The system adds any assets that meet the criteria to the results table To view an asset highlight it in the table and it will display in the information area The asset can be rotated or flipped Select Capacity Search to search for an asset with the same capacities oe SS Mi To export to a spreadsheet select Export Selected or Export All 10 Select Properties to view the selected unplaced asset s properties 118 Data Center Planner Installer User Guide Table 12 8 Unplaced Assets Descriptions Field Description Name Name ofthe asset Manufacturer Manufacturer name Description Description of the asset Product Line Product line of the asset Model number of the asset Property User defined property types Property Value te of the user defined property If searching with UDP of type date you will get a date field to provide the input Clears the search fields Search Click to begin the search Items found Number of item found in the results Table Results Rack name manufacturer model description and product line Click to clear the asset image Delete Click to delete the asset from the inventory Add to Selection Disabled Disabled Rotate Rotates the asset clockwise 90 Flip Capacity If this option is clic
132. n 132 Reservation roll up eede E it aos a bota 132 Cumulative reservations 2 0 ccc cece cece cece eee eee eee enna e nena eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee 132 Manager reservation override 2 2 2 2 00 ccc cece nanoa oenen cee nnn nn ee ceeee eee eeeeeeeeees 132 App ndices Castiello a ad ot Dal Selec lt a cal read catia eh od 135 Appendix A Best Practices 0 0 200220 ccc ccc cece c cece ee eee cece eee eee aaraa raara ararnar araara 135 Appendix B Changing Configured Database Password 20 20 000000000e cee vee cece eee eee 136 Appendix C External Authentication and Authorization 0 20 20 00020 000000 cece eee ee eee 137 Appendix D Importing Plans using the Command Line 0 20 0 00 000000 ce cee v cece neces 140 Appendix E Stopping and Starting the Avocent Services 20 20 20020000ce cece eee eee eee 142 Appendix F Creating a Server Certificate 0 00 00 00000 c cece cece 143 Appendix G Error Messages sica a oe eee ee aetna ee data aid 144 Application error MESS ks ocak a seeds asa eet a de eo ee ai 144 DSView software error Messages 2 2 cece ee cece eee eee eee eee ence eee cece eeeeeeeeeeees 145 Import and export error Messages 2 2 oon eee eens 145 Installation error messages 2 2 22sec cece eee cence eee cece ceeee eee eeeeeeeeees 147 Appendix H Technical Support 0 200 2000000cce cece cece cece ceec cee ceeeceeeceeeceeeseeseeeeeees 148 A u
133. n Panel manage plans Primary Navigation Panel Options to open Data Center Planner user management or licensing User interface toolbar functions Search area for devices templates inventory capacities and planning calendar These panes 5 ToolPanes can be positioned on the left or right sidebars or can be placed on the content area of the console Content Panel Management area for plans racks assets and connections Navigating within the console You can resize the panes by dragging the lines between the panes to new positions You can position the left line to hide the navigation panes Using this feature you can maximize the size of the console and still navigate between views You can also drag the tool panes as stationary tabs on either the left or the nght sidebar or position the tabs all on one sidebar You can also drag the tool panes to the content area Navigating within panes Planning search and information panes can be positioned in any area of the console or within floating dialog boxes The dialog boxes can be resized to fit the content area as desired To reposition and stack panes 1 Drag a pane to the content area which then becomes a dialog box 2 Drag any other panes to the dialog which adds the panes as tabs within the dialog box 3 Click the x on the dialog to close all tabs 4 To return the panes to the sidebar select View from the main menu and click the desired option Tab view navigation
134. n opens 24 Click Done to complete the installation 25 Continue as instructed in the Installation section PostgreSQL 8 2 Database Backup The following information describes the process for backing up and restoring the PostgreSQL database version 8 2 Backing up the PostgreSQL database with pg_dump The idea behind the SQL dump method is to generate a text file with SQL commands that when fed back to the server will recreate the database in the same state as it was at the time of the dump To backup the database on a Windows server 1 Stop the Avocent Management Platform ESB service by using one of the following steps 2 Using the Windows server a Goto Start Control Panel Administrative Tools Services b Locate the service named Avocent Management Platform ESB right click and select Stop 3 Using the command prompt a Click Start Run At the command prompt enter net stop Avocent Management Platform ESB b You should see the following The Avocent Management Platform ESB service is stopping c Ifsuccessful you should see the following The Avocent Management Platform ESB service was stopped successfully To issue pg_dump to backup the Avocent Management Platform database 1 Click Start Run to open a command prompt window 2 At the command prompt change directory to c Program Files PostgreSQL 8 2 bin 3 Issue the following command pg_dump U postgres AMPDB gt C AMPDB Backup sq the syntax structur
135. nal Authentication and Authorization Lightweight Directory Access Protocol LDAP is a vendor independent protocol standard used for accessing querying and updating a directory using TCP IP Based on the X 500 Directory Services model LDAP is a global directory structure that supports strong security features including authentication privacy and integrity Ifindividual user accounts are stored on an LDAP enabled directory service of which there are several to choose from you can use the directory service to authenticate users To create an external instance you must have administrator credentials in Data Center Planner Prerequisites An external Authentication Source Active Directory Domain LDAP Server must be configured and available e A user account for creating the instance that can log into the external authentication server e The Avocent server must be installed The external authentication server must be obtainable Ping or DNS resolution from the Avocent server To add an authentication type hb Launch the application and login as an administrator Select User management from the bottom menu Select Authentication from the top menu In the Actions Authentication pane click New The Authentication service dialog opens Enter the applicable information as referenced in the table below 2 3 4 5 Select Authentication type from the drop down list 6 7 Click OK 8 The authentication type is added to the
136. nal information see Real world power on page 105 In order to prepare Data Center Planner for integration with Rack Power Manager software the administrator must first import the Rack Power Manager software certificate to Data Center Planner as described in Importing Certificates on page 29 then the Rack Power Manager software connection properties can be established using the following steps NOTE In order to enable web session operation with Data Center Planner a Rack Power Manager API license must be purchased and installed on the Rack Power Manager software server To configure Rack Power Manager software connection properties 1 Launch the application You must have a floor plan open to configure Rack Power Manager software devices From the Edit menu select Rack Power Manager Software Configurations Enter the Server Host name Enter the Server Port Enter the Service Account name AN e 2 ps o a Enter the Service Account password Chapter 6 Integration with other Emerson Network Power Products 29 7 Click Test to test the connection 8 Ifthe test is successful click Save Liebert SiteScan Web integration Data Center Planner can retrieve real world power readings for PDUs that are being managed by the Liebert SiteScan Web software via the web server interface with Liebert SiteScan Web For additional information see Real world power on page 105 In order to prepare Data Center Planner for this integration
137. nd 64 bit e PostgreSQL Version 8 4 2 Supported languages English e Chinese Simplified e Japanese e French German e Russian e Spanish NOTE Red Hat Enterprise 5 4 server is supported for these languages using Microsoft XP SP3 Client on a PostgreSQL database Configuration assumptions The configuration and benchmarking provided in this chapter are based on testing with dedicated physical machines Use of the Data Center Planner software within a virtual machine is not supported in a production environment While the application is known to work using VMWare s virtualization no guarantees or configurations are offered for its support In addition there are known problems using Microsoft virtualization products and other virtualization solutions such as Sun s VirtualBox have not been tested Chapter 2 Software Requirements 7 Minimum system recommendations While the default installation of Data Center Planner assumes a single server installation of the application and database server with co resident application and database servers the multi tier architecture of the application allows it to be distributed across multiple servers in order to offer increased scalability and performance The recommended arrangement configuration for a distributed system is to install the application server on a separate machine from the PostgreSQL or Microsoft SQL Server installation The following table captures the minimum and recommended
138. nd drag it to a new location The line remains selected with the end points and new dimensions shown To delete an interior wall 1 Select the wall right click and select Delete A confirmation message appears asking if you want to delete the selected item 2 Click Delete to delete the wall NOTE If the wallto be deleted has doors or windows the doors and windows must be deleted also They do not delete automatically Closed Walls If one or more points are added to a wall the wall can be closed Doors and windows can also be placed on closed walls To close a wall 1 Place a wall on the floor and select Add Points from the toolbar A section point is added to the line 2 Click on the section between the new points and drag the line to a new position 3 In the properties pane enable the Closed checkbox and click Save The line closes Chapter 9 Functional Components 51 Wall Points When points are added to a wall the wall can be dragged to many configurations Any number of points can be placed on any location on a wall To add points to a wall 1 Select Add Points on the toolbar and click on the wall A point is added where you clicked 2 Add a point at a different location 3 Click Wall on the toolbar then click between the two added points to move the wall out to a different configuration To delete points on perimeter walls 1 To delete a point click Remove Points on the toolbar and click on the p
139. nd select File Import Devices then click Import to navigate to the file Select the file and click Open to begin the import A warning displays stating that the full library import takes more than an hour to complete Click Yes to continue the import Or Click No to cancel the import NOTE If you do not click anything within 10 seconds the import will continue to download 10 When the import is complete verify that the new symbols were added to your local device library Chapter 12 Managing Panes 115 Requesting new symbols from the Symbols Order Portal To request new device symbols you must be current on maintenance and have already received a user ID and password to access the Symbols Order Portal To request new device symbols 1 A pro D o a Open your browser to http symbolsorder emerson com Enter your user ID and password then click Login Click Symbol Requests Select your country enter your location and click 4dd to open the New Symbol Detail Complete the symbol information and click Create On the Symbols Request screen add comments and supporting documentation and click Submit Request When the symbols are available for download you will receive an email confirmation You can also check your request status in the Symbols Order Portal by clicking Requests List Importing incidents When importing new devices updates can cause minor inconsistencies in imported data While they are not autom
140. ns firstFloor xls i Troubleshooting ake sure the server name is reachable on port 8443 Ensure that given user has the proper rights Use the a option if needed To import a plan use the following steps 4 Enter the command as described previously Example Windows C DataCenterPlanner planImport gt java jar dvr planImport jar a v u username p password s servername f filename 5 Since the verbose option v was given the following output is displayed If the v options was absent no output would occur unless there was an error Feb 11 2009 10 37 32 AM com avocent dvr PlanImporterWorker logInfo INFO Preparing to authenticate against hsv dvr k3testl with username user Feb 11 2009 10 37 32 AM com avocent dvr PlanImporterWorker logInfo INFO Executing authentication request Feb 11 2009 10 37 32 AM com avocent dvr PlanImporterWorker logInfo INFO SSL Exception while connecting for authentication Feb 11 2009 10 37 32 AM com avocent dvr PlanImporterWorker logInfo INFO Self signed certs allowed reconfiguring protocol Feb 11 2009 10 37 32 AM com avocent dvr PlanImporterWorker logInfo INFO Executing authentication request with reconfigured protocol Feb 11 2009 10 37 33 AM com avocent dvr PlanImporterWorker logInfo INFO Done executing authentication request with reconfigured protocol Feb 11 2009 10 37 33 AM com avocent dvr PlanImporterWorker logInfo INFO SessionID is 5b878ee9 9
141. nstaller User Guide Table 10 1 Plan Importer Descriptions Function Description Last File The Last file exported Importto Update Check this box if importing a floor plan with changes to the xls to update a current floor plan Last Import Date of the last import Current Import Current Import can Snow the following No Import Uploading file Processing Data Import completed or Import failed These give you an indication of progress in processing and indexing Indexing time is the time to prepare the data for searches Importing and Exporting Sheets and Column Values Elapsed Time Total This information details the Import and Export worksheets and a partial list of recognized column values using Microsoft Excel The columns depict information and properties associated with each asset An import template is available in the doc folder with the installation Select Program Files Avocent MergePoint DataCenterPlanner doc ImportTemplate xls The template is also available on the Avocent download site The template is a starting point for users who require importing a floor plan from a spreadsheet NOTE Upon exporting data non editable columns are highlighted in pink on the spreadsheet The sheets are not locked but these columns should not be changed if the spreadsheet will be re imported Table 10 2 Sheets and Column Values Sheets and Recognized Column Values Units Type Settings Units Value Column Name Property Type Pr
142. o display the authentication instances in the login dialog in the order in which they were set To set the authentication type 1 In User management click Authentication 2 In the Actions Authentication pane click Set authentication order The Set authentication order dialog opens 3 Reorder the items by selecting an item and moving it to the wanted order Repeat until you have the authentication order properly set 4 Click OK Appendices 139 Using Authentication Resolution When the Use authentication resolution checkbox is enabled the application allows multiple external authentication instances to be created and allows users who exist in these multiple instances to be presented with an option to select one of these instances for authentication in the login dialog To use authentication resolution 1 In User management click Authentication The Set authentication order dialog opens 2 Enable the Use authentication resolution checkbox 3 Click OK When a user exists in multiple authentication instances and opens the login dialog it allows selection of one of the instances for authentication To refresh the user authentication services page 1 In User management click Authentication 2 In the Actions Authentication pane click Refresh The Authentication table is refreshed 140 Data Center Planner Installer User Guide Appendix D Importing Plans using the Command Line Data Center Planner is a Java applic
143. od of time and view aspect front or back For example if you are looking at the front of a rack only reservations of front space are colorized If you wish to see space reservation on the back of the rack flip the rack to see the back view All reservations that affect a contiguous space in a rack are represented as one colorization block with a single outline This block may be selected to show the properties of all the reservations that it includes Component reservations work the same as rack unit reservations Visualization of reservation removes If you remove an asset in the future the application visualizes it in the same manner as it would for adding an asset in the future When you select the reservation the properties panel shows whether the reservation includes an add or a remove Additions are shown with start dates and removes are shown with end dates Removes that occur within the same project do not render reservations for removes that occur within the same project as the asset addition This is done in order to avoid a confusing display with excess data If you create an asset and remove it in the same project no reservation is shown for that project If the visualized reservation contains past due project activity the visualization is modified to reflect it Reservation roll up Reservations appear in the current view and project views but not in historical views Reservations are shown for the selected view by acc
144. oint to be deleted 2 The point is deleted with no confirmation Annotations Annotations can be added to a floor plan at any time and placed in any position Any number of notes can be added to a floor plan To add an annotation 1 Ina current floor plan click Annotation on the toolbar 2 Click on the floor plan A box for text appears 3 Double click on the area to change the text Press Enter to add an additional line Select the Properties pane to view or change the properties Table 9 6 Annotation Properties Property Value Rotation Degrees rotated Origin Y ft Annotation Y origin in the top left corner To update an annotation to a floor plan Origin X ft Annotation X origin which the top left corner 1 Click in the note area and change the text 2 Click the Rotation icon to rotate the note area or Select Properties to make changes If modifications are made in properties click Save To delete an annotation 1 Click on the text of annotation and click Delete Or Right click on the text and select Edit Delete 52 Data Center Planner Installer User Guide 2 In each case a confirmation message prompts you to delete the selected item Click Yes to delete Doors and windows Doors and windows can be placed on perimeter and interior walls Doors can swing inward or outward left or right To add doors or windows to the floor plan 1 Open a floor plan and click a Door or Window on
145. ollowed by an entitlement and activation of the same licenses on a different computer If you need to rehost entitlements to another computer have the entitlement ID and activation ID and work with Avocent customer Support or Professional Services To rehost licenses so the rehosting does not count as the one return that can be done within the rehost licenses policy License repair The licensing is anchored to a single machine and synchronized to the server clock Changes to the device setup clock changes or alterations to files within the server may cause corruption preventing licensing from performing appropriate Licensing will attempt to repair this automatically Should licensing fail to operation and log files indicate that the license cannot be repaired please contact Avocent support License details You can display your license information by clicking on Details in the Action panel Proxy settings You only have to set up a proxy server if your environment has a firewall that blocks communication to the Avocent licensing server To use a proxy server you must know the proxy server address and port If the proxy server requires credentials to log in you must have an associated username password and domain To use a proxy server with licensing 1 In the Licenses menu click Proxy in the Actions pane 2 When the Proxy settings dialog opens Enable Use proxy server Enter the proxy server s IP Address or DNS Name En
146. ommon properties is shown in the properties tab and likewise total capacities are shown for the racks selected If an asset in the rack is selected the properties for that asset are visible DSView Software This option allows you to open multiple DSView software sessions User Defined F s Properties This option allows you to assign custom properties to assets and is available is all views Derating is the technique wherein assets are operated at less than their rated maximum power dissipation taking into consideration the temperature and the type of cooling mechanism used Setting for Real Poser from external sources and set the parameters for each rack NOTE In rack asset and connection views if an asset is not selected a message is visible on the properties pane that says Select a view object to show its Properties Derate properties DSView Software Managed Assets Data Center Planner allows direct access to assets being managed by DSView software You can establish a mapping from Data Center Planner to the DSView software by assigning the user defined property DSView Name to the Data Center Planner asset and providing the DSView software asset name You can then launch a DSView software session from Data Center Planner to manage the asset Before configuring a device for DSView software it is necessary for a user to be created in User Management with the same username as their log in for DSView software It
147. on is being added to assets this can be accomplished easily by exporting the floor plan to a spreadsheet adding the information then importing the floor plan back into the application as an Import to Update To add large amounts of data to a floor plan 1 Open the desired floor plan Select File Export to xls file from the menu options Click Export name the file and save it 2 3 4 Log out of the application 5 Open the Spreadsheet 6 Navigate to the appropriate worksheet and add the information An example would be adding IP Addresses to a list of devices which would be added to the floor level assets worksheet gt Save the spreadsheet 8 Log back in to the application Do not open the floor plan yet Chapter 10 Export and Import Features 71 9 On the Available Plans dialog box select Import a plan 10 Enable the Import to Update checkbox 11 Click the Import button 12 Select the updated xls file 13 When the import is complete click the Close button 14 Open the updated floor plan to view the changes Downloading and Importing Symbols There are two ways to download symbols to the database You can download the entire library from the Data Center Planner web site or you can download from the Symbols Order Portal Prior to this service pack you can only download the entire device library from the Data Center Planner website From the Symbols Order Portal you can request download and import
148. on the floor and rotate floor mounted assets e Copy racks from one floor plan to another e Double click on a rack to see its details in rack view e Multi select floor mounted assets View and edit asset names and maximum values in the properties pane e View capacities calculations for a floor plan in the capacities pane e View color representation of assets on a floor plan by consumed and remaining capacities in the capacities pane Once you are logged in and authenticated the Data Center Planner window opens to a plan dialog box where floor plans can be imported created or a current plan opened Chapter 11 Views 75 Figure 11 1 Plan View E Ty irst Floor Data Center A B C DEF G H I JK L W V U T S RIQ P O N M L K J I H G F E D C B A Y Table 11 1 Plan View Descriptions Number Function Description 0 This area showsthe current operation such as selection or pan zoom Floor plan grid The grid configuration set by the user 7 These arrows show a drop down list of the panes docked on either sidebar Rack UDPs Hover over a rack to see the device name consumed and remaining RU capacities and up to three UDPs assigned to that rack See Asset Label Texton page 58 Adding a ra
149. ontext of a project Unlike the manipulation of assets and their properties in project planning the templates created by a planner are available across all floor plans and time and can be used by anyone in the current state providing they have permissions Data Center Planner Project Review Can perform the same functions as read only users plus view projects and history but cannot create or make changes to current floor plans or projects A project reviewer can click the Revalidate button to refresh a project making sure the project is current Data Center Planner ReadOnly Can open global view view floor plans racks assets connections and history but cannot make changes in any view Reporting Designer Can create reports using Crystal Reports Reporting Viewer Can view reports Creating Users To create new users 1 Log in as an administrator and select User Management from the primary navigation panel 2 Select Users from the secondary navigation panel 3 Select New from the Actions Users pane 4 Enter a username Do not use any spaces in the username 5 Enter a password The password should be between 8 and 65 characters contain at least one alphabetic and one numeric character and contain at least one upper case and one lower case letter then confirm the password by entering it again 6 To assign the new user to a group select Groups from the left tree 7 Select a group from the Available groups column cli
150. oor plan A If this option is selected the capacity search pane opens with the selected assets capacities populated in the search Capacity Search wee ee pacity p pens wi d s capacities popu i Export Selected Export the selected placed assets to a spreadsheet Export All Export all placed assets in the list to a spreadsheet Unplaced assets You can search for inventory assets that are not on a floor plan or in other assets Once the results are displayed in the table columns can be sorted numerically or alphabetically This option is available in plan rack and asset views and can only be searched in Current State mode NOTE Depending on your rights simple search may not be visible such as for a planner in project mode Search options The search functions are not case sensitive For a simple search enter search criteria in the field next to the hour glass icon For detailed search select Options If more than one field is populated and is implied such as name and model If you click Search without entering anything in the fields a message appears letting you know that it will take a few moments to load all unplaced assets NOTE Unplaced assets cannot be added to a template You must first place the template on a plan then add unplaced assets to it To search for unplaced assets 1 Select Inventory and select Unplaced Assets from the drop down list Enter criteria in the simple search field and click the hourglass ico
151. operty Name PLAN ID PLAN NAME ADDRESS 1 ADDRESS 2 CITY STATE COUNTRY ZIP CONTACT NAME CONTACT PHONE MAX HEAT MAX HEAT UNITS DEFAULT HEAT DEFAULT HEAT UNITS MAX POWER MAX POWER UNITS DEFAULT POWER DEFAULT POWER UNITS MAX WEIGHT MAX WEIGHT UNITS DEFAULT WEIGHT DEFAULT WEIGHT UNITS LATITUDE LONGITUDE Floor Tile Systems Tile Perimeter Points Wall Perimeter Points Chapter 10 Export and Import Features 67 Sheets and Recognized Column Values PLAN ID PLAN TILE SYSTEM FLOOR TILE SYSTEM ID FLOOR TILE SYSTEM NAME GRID ORIGIN FLOOR TILE UNITS TILE WIDTH TILE HEIGHT TILE LABELS TYPE X TILE LABELS ORDER X TILE LABELS OFFSET X FLOOR ASSET ID FLOOR ASSET NAME VERTEX ID PLAN ID PLAN NAME WALL ID WALL NAME WALL THICKNESS WALL UNITS WALL ID WALL NAME VERTEX ID PLAN ID PLAN NAME DOOR ID DOOR NAME DOOR WIDTH DOOR THICKNESS DOOR UNITS SWING LEFT PLAN ID PLAN NAME WINDOW ID WINDOW NAME WINDOW WIDTH WINDOW THICKNESS PLAN ID PLAN NAME ANNOTATION ID ANNOTATION NAME ANNOTATION WIDTH ANNOTATION HEIGHT ANNOTATION TEXT PLAN ID PLAN NAME SHAPE ID SHAPE NAME SHAPE WIDTH SHAPE HEIGHT SHAPE UNITS TILE LABELS TYPE Y TILE LABELS ORDER Y TILE LABELS OFFSET Y FIRST COL PARTIAL TILE WIDTH FIRST ROW PARTIAL TILE HEIGHT ORIGIN X Must begin with 0 ORIGIN Y Must begin with 0 ORIGIN UNITS ANGLE ANGLE UNITS POINT X POINT Y ORDER PERIMETER IS CLOSED ORIGIN X
152. or exported as a pdf to show all the connections between multiple devices When importing new devices there is the possibility that updates can cause minor inconsistencies in imported data While Incidents they are not automatically corrected they can be detected and solved Incidents are only visible on the sidebar when incidents occur Project This option allows you to view all information for a selected project The pane opens with tabs for details tags tasks Properties status conflicts and the option to print the information to a pdf file History This option allows you to view information for selected project tasks that were committed and changes made to current Details floor plans Properties The Properties pane in each view shows the properties for floor plans their floor mounted assets and connections Chapter 12 Managing Panes 103 To view properties for a selected item 1 Open the desired view and select Properties 2 Select the appropriate tab Table 12 2 Properties Tabs Tab Description DSView software User defined Properties Derate In plan view if a rack is selected these additional panes are visible Ports RU Numbers Reservations Rack Asset Connections Views This shows the properties for the selected asset including the name manufacturer model description product line voltage range power range heat range height width depth and weight If multiple racks are selected only c
153. ors The colors range from green for good through yellow to red for bad Red should only be used as an indication that something is wrong such as a floor level asset being beyond capacity While the application automatically chooses the upper and lower limits for the color scale you have the capability of adjusting the range This helps in situations where outliers distort the colorization Color legend The color range is visualized by a color legend The legend gives you details as to what the particular colors mean The colors on the floor plan are actually a continuous range of colors so the legend is just a sampling of colors throughout that range To visually indicate consumption on the plan floor level assets are colorized based on consumption The color range is based on the minimum and maximum values 80 Data Center Planner Installer User Guide Consumption Consumption is a measure of how much of a particular metric is being consumed For example a 60 watt light bulb has a power consumption of 60 watts Faceplate Metric information as provided by the manufacturer This is the maximum consumption of the device when it is fully loaded with modules e User Defined Metric information provided by the user either broadly on the asset type or specifically on a particular asset This is commonly referred to as derating e Measured Metric information provided by devices and sensors in the data center and regarded as the mos
154. our password a Enter your Username b Enter your old password c Entera new password d Confirm the new password by entering it again e Click OK Click Login or press Enter The application opens to a dialog box with the list of available plans Depending on your rights you may or may not have Create Plan and Import Plan as options NOTE If you click Cance on this dialog box you cannot place anything on the content area or export a plan Select a floor plan from the list and click Open or select Create Plan or Import Plan When a floor plan opens the application is in current state mode Depending on your rights current state project or history modes are functional accordingly Migrating to a New Version of Data Center Planner Before upgrading to a new version 1 e ON As a safety precaution before migrating to a new version you must backup the database and floor plans Check to make sure your maintenance agreement is up to date Check to make sure your hardware and software are up to date Do not uninstall the software before migrating to a new version If you do so you will lose your projects and your database When a new version is released you will receive an email with a link to the location for downloading the software and documentation When you run the executable it will automatically replace your version and your current plans will be transferred to the new version To migrate to a new vers
155. ower heat weight space user defined property and value Search results are limited to racks in floor plans that meet the search criteria and may be conducted across multiple floor plans or a current floor plan The search is limited to floor plans and assets that have collections rights assigned and to the space in front of the rack In the case of double column racks the results may display racks that accommodate the units as a combination of both columns if the contiguous space carries over from one column to another If you wish to identify the asset s location the location appears in color in the same fashion as the existing asset locator functionality found in placed assets If you check the corresponding checkbox the asset is highlighted with a blue bounding box in the view A space search is limited to the first available matching space in each rack The search identifies racks that can accommodate more than one asset of the specified size The units of measurement associated with entered criteria are determined by the application preferences For example if you select kilowatts as the preferred unit of measurement in the Preferences dialog box the search field reflects kilowatts Capacity search is also available in the devices inventory and templates panes if devices with capacities are selected Ifa device with no capacities is selected the capacity search option is not visible Capacity search in plan view Plan view searc
156. own in the information area 9 The asset can be rotated or flipped 10 Select Capacity Search to search for an asset with the same capacities 11 To export to a spreadsheet select Export Selected or Export All 12 Select Properties to view the selected placed asset s properties Table 12 7 Placed Assets Descriptions Field Description Name Name that was assigned when placed in the asset or on the floor Manufacturer Manufacturer name Description Description of the asset Product Line Product line of the asset Model number of the asset User defined property types such as IP address If searching with user defined properties of type date you will get a Property date field to provide the input value Property Value Current Plan All Plans Value of the user defined property Search in current floor plans or all floor plan Clear Click to clear the search fields Begin the search Items found Number of items found in the results Racks Selected Number of racks selected in the results Chapter 12 Managing Panes 117 Field Description The table contains the following information rack name asset name plan name manufacturer model description and product Line Clear Clear the checkboxes in the results Delete Disabled You cannot delete an asset from this pane Table Results Add to Selection Clickto add the selected rackto the highlighted racks on the floor plan Select Click to highlight racks on the fl
157. pied or cut This function allows you to reverse the most recent action The system backs out the last change and updates the floor plan accordingly Undo is not available until you have performed at least one update operation Redo allows you to undo the last undo Chapter 9 Functional Components 49 Function Available Views Description lean Oneraion Turns on selection in the content area This button must be clicked to select items on any screen R When enabled a blue border is visible around the button a This button must be clicked to pan or zoom items on any screen When enabled a blue border is Pan Zoom Operation ve visible around the button Add Points Add points to a wall Perimeter walls This option allows you to manage perimeter walls When a floor plan is created the system automatically creates a wall that encompasses the entire floor plan At each comer a round white point represents the vertex of the two adjacent walls These points can be dragged to a new location The system adjusts the two connected perimeter walls to follow the new location of the point To create a wall you must create at least two points Table 9 4 Perimeter Walls Properties Field Description Thickness of the perimeter wall in units Enable a wall with 3 or more points to be closed Vertices E Unit of measure between points Units Point identifier beginning at zero and moving right down then left The numbered points correspond wit
158. present the aggregate consumption of the asset and its contained assets then the metric should be aggregated with the consumption metrics of its contained assets at compute time e Ifthe metric includes the consumption of the contained assets and you measure power at the power strip feeding a rack then you should enter a user defined consumption value for that asset and disregard any consumption values of contained assets e Ifthe metric does not include the consumption of the contained assets and you measure the power consumption of an empty blade chassis and then measures the incremental power consumption of adding additional blades you should set user defined consumption values for the blade chassis and blade asset types As blades are populated into the blade chassis power consumption is aggregated to provide the overall consumption of the populated blade chassis e Existing faceplate data works well by aggregating consumption metrics However faceplate metrics for modules is usually not available Instead the faceplate metrics for the containing asset is the maximum possible if it is fully loaded with modules To account for this metrics should indicate whether they are an aggregate metric or not All faceplate data can be assumed to be non aggregate Chapter 11 Views 81 Space and network computation e Power heat and weight metrics are provided directly as fields on asset and asset types Space and network metrics must be computed
159. property type and value to limit the results of the search to racks that meet this additional criterion These fields match similar fields in the asset search tool and behave in the same way When this criterion is specified only those racks that meet this criterion and all the other capacity criteria are returned for display and selection Capacity search in rack view Rack view capacity search results highlight a space in the corresponding rack with a blue bounding box When space is entered as one of the search criterion the first identified contiguous space that matches the criterion is selected If space is not specified the entire rack is highlighted Capacity search is also available in the devices and templates panes To search for available capacities 1 In rack view Select Capacity Search 2 Enter information in one or more of the category fields for power heat weight space user defined property or value 3 Select Current or All plans 4 Click Search to begin the search The results pane returns a list of devices that correspond with the criterion from the bottom of the rack to the top If no racks meet the criterion the results table is blank 5 To select all results in the table use Ctrl mouse click Click Cancel to clear the results 6 Click the checkboxes for the desired device and click Select to show the devices in the racks 7 Click Clear to clear the selections NOTE Searching for weight is typicall
160. r space weight heat and networking When the capacities pane is open the plan view shows the color corresponding with the capacity usage for each floor mounted asset as assets are added and deleted The rack colors change from green all available to red none available as usage is consumed with yellow green and orange being the mid range usage To view floor plan capacities 1 Open a plan 2 Select Capacities 3 Use the drop down list to view capacities e Power Consumed Remaining e Space Consumed Remaining e Weight Consumed Remaining e Heat Consumed Remaining Networking Consumed Remaining e Plan Level Capacities Color range control The Color Range control located in the status bar allows you to adjust the distribution of capacity colorization This control is not visible in plan level capacities e As the left control is moved toward the right the range of values that will be colored green will increase e As the right control is moved toward the left the range of values that will be colored red will increase The color range control determines where the green range minimum should end and where the orange range maximum should begin You should only see an asset colored red when the asset has exceeded the given capacity such as power remaining As the controls are moved you will see tool tips appear that represent the value of the left and right controls These values are always between the outer r
161. r Plan Data Exporting floor plan data to xls spreadsheet This option allows you to export floor plan information to a Microsoft Excel software spreadsheet To export floor plan information 1 In plan view select File Export To xls file 2 On the Plan Data Exporter click the Export button 3 Entera file name and Save to the appropriate location If problems occur during the export the screen shows a list of the errors NOTE The Cancel button is available only during the export and is grayed out before and after the export 4 When the export is complete the Current Export field reads Export Successful Close the Export screen 5 Open the xls file to view the exported spreadsheet NOTE Upon exporting non editable columns appear in color on the spreadsheet NOTE When exporting a very large floor plan to a spreadsheet the row restriction is 65 536 rows There is no restriction for columns Exporting floor plan data to png format This option allows you to export a floor plan to a png portable network graphics format This format replaces other formats with high compression It utilizes less compression so no image data is lost when saving or viewing the image It is a universal format that is supported by most web browsers This format can be opened with any picture editor that supports png To export a floor plan to an image 1 In plan view select File Export To png file 2 On the File Download di
162. r conflicts are listed the project can be committed 128 Data Center Planner Installer User Guide Project Tags A tag is a text label that can be applied to multiple projects providing a simple and efficient organization system Tags can be assigned at the time a project is created or in the project properties pane in the tags tab Tags can also be deleted in this pane To assign a tag 1 With a project selected select Project Properties 2 Select the Tags tab 3 Entera tag in the field and click Add Tag 4 Click Save Project tag search This function allows you to search for associated projects Large projects may be planned in phases of smaller tasks with the same tag assigned for quick review The tag search function filters projects by tag then the projects can be sorted by name and date You can use text numbers or symbols as values for tags or any combination To search for a project tag 1 Select the Calendar pane to search for tags in current state or project mode 2 Select the Search Project Tags tab 3 Enter tag information in the search field and click the Search icon The results display projects having the same tag along with the project name due date percent done and conflict status NOTE The search information may be partial For example ifthe tag is mytags you can enter my in the field butto search for a tag with more than one name and a space place the tag inside quotes For example mytags
163. r service enter etc init d Imgrd stop To start the Avocent ESB service enter etc init d smx start To start the Avocent License Manager service enter etc init d Imgrd start Appendices 143 Appendix F Creating a Server Certificate You can access the Data Center Planner application from any supported web browser with access to the installed server The URL is https servername 8443 console console html root mergepoint where servername is replaced with the host name or IP address of the server upon which the application was installed The Data Center Planner software uses SSL Secure Sockets Layer to securely communicate between the Data Center Planner software and Data Center Planner software client accessing the server thru a web browser SSL provides secure authentication using certificates which is data that identifies the site with which communication will occur A certificate is typically verified that it was issued by a trusted party such as a trusted Certificate Authority CA When the Data Center Planner software is initially installed it generates a self signed certificate for use with Data Center Planner software clients Since this certificate is not from a CA a Security Alert dialog box will appear indicating there is a problem with the website s security certificate At this point the user is given the choice of Closing this webpage or Continuing to the website One approach to eliminate the Security
164. r size from the drop down list For orientation select the Portrait or Landscape radio button Click Generate The pdf file is generated The pdf file contains the following information pdf date Plan name Asset image General details Capacities Connections User defined properties NOTE On a Linux machine if you select the Export icon an alert displays Export to pdf is not currently supported on Linux clients Use a Windows machine to perform the Export to pdf function 101 carrer ana Pares ti i stt tt Managing Panes Panes are dialog boxes that open to show information for selected operations such as placing assets creating templates searching for assets and capacities and viewing capacities and properties The calendar pane is available to create and review projects search for tags and view history You can drag panes from one sidebar to the other and to floating dialog boxes When a pane is opened from the menu or dragged to the content area it appears in the dialog box or sidebar where it was last located The size and position of dialog boxes persist across user sessions so when you log into your next session the tool pane buttons are presented in the same location as when you last set them The floating dialog boxes are organized as tabbed panes to support multiple tool panes and are persistent The pane dialog boxes can be resized and they always stay on the top of the desktop Each dialog box can be m
165. racks As the racks are selected a bounding box extends to surround the selections Each selected rack is individually highlighted Or In selection operation click Edit Select from the menu options Using the mouse drag the frame to surround the desired racks then release The frame disappears and the racks remain selected The properties pane shows the common properties for the selected racks You can edit these common properties then check the box to save Click Save for the changes to take effect Aligning assets on a plan This function allows you to align floor mounted assets on a floor plan Align tools work in the following manner Align top the top most points of each asset are aligned horizontally Align center the horizontal center points of each asset are aligned horizontally Align bottom the bottom most points of each asset are aligned horizontally Align left the left most points of each asset are aligned vertically Align middle the vertical center points of each asset are aligned vertically Align right the right most points of each asset are aligned vertically When the alignment is completed the assets remain selected The aligned group can be moved rotated copied or deleted To align selected items in a floor plan 1 Open a floor plan and select a collection of racks by using the Selection operation on the toolbar to surround the racks or Ctri click on racks Select Modify
166. return to the current mode click Current State in the Calendar pane or on the toolbar Deleting a project This function allows you to delete projects You must be logged in with at least planner rights If deleting the project conflicts with other projects you will be notified and the delete will not happen If you delete a project that has committed changes you will receive an error message advising that the projects containing committed tasks cannot be deleted If the project is obsolete and no other tasks exist it will move into history on the due date To delete an existing project 1 Select Calendar 2 Select the appropriate date in the calendar 3 Click on the desired project and click Delete A confirmation message displays asking if you are sure you want to delete the selected project 4 Click Yes to delete and the project 5 To return to the current mode click Current State on the calendar pane or on the menu bar NOTE The commit button is not available if you do not have executor rights History History is the record of tasks committed in projects or changes made to current floor plans An entry in history is time stamped and always read only If you open a floor plan in History mode the application returns to current state Depending on the user s rights changes made in current floor plans or project plans are recorded in history e Ifyou have manager or read only rights as you click a time stamp in history
167. right click and select Stop 3 Using the command prompt 40 Data Center Planner Installer User Guide a Click Start Run At the command prompt enter net stop Avocent Management Platform ESB b You will see the The Avocent Management Platform ESB service is stopping To issue pg_dump to backup the Avocent Management Platform database 1 6 Click Start Run to open a command prompt window At the command prompt change the directory to c Program Files PostgreSQL 8 4 2 bin Issue the following command pg_ dump U postgres AMPDB gt CIAMPDB Backup sq l press Enter The syntax structure is pg dump U lt username gt lt DBname gt lt filename gt If prompted enter your DBAdmin password Upon completion of the backup process copy the AMPDB Backup sql file to another location if needed This may take a moment Restart the Avocent Management Platform ESB Services To backup the database on a Linux server 1 2 3 4 To stop the Avocent Management Platform ESB service At the terminal or command line of your Linux server type service smx stop The prompt will return Stopping ServiceMix Application Server You will see Stopped ServiceMix Application Server To issue pg_dump to backup the Avocent Management Platform database 1 2 3 4 At the command prompt window issue the command pg_dump U postgres AMPDB gt AMPDB Backup sql The syntax structure is pg_dump U lt usemame
168. rmation message displays asking if you want to move to inventory or delete permanently 3 Select one of the options and click OK NOTE If unplaced assets open when you move a rack to inventory you must click the Search button again to see the rack in inventory To copy and paste multiple racks 1 Select one or more floor mounted racks on the floor plan and click Copy on the toolbar 2 The system copies the racks from the floor plan into the paste buffer as planned assets The selected racks remain selected 3 Select Paste from the toolbar NOTE The system creates planned floor mounted racks at the same positions and orientations as those in the paste buffer and places them on the floor plan The new racks stay selected so they can be immediately moved Selecting multiple racks on a plan This function allows you to select multiple racks while in the selection operation You can click and drag an expanded frame to surround the racks to be selected All desired racks must be included inside the frame for the selection to take effect Chapter 11 Views 77 Selecting multiple racks provides a quick and easy way to perform actions such as copy and paste delete zoom align and go to rack view To move a selection of racks you can surround the desired racks hold down the Shift key an move the selection vertically or horizontally in a straight line To select multiple racks in a floor plan 1 Ctrl click to select multiple
169. rom the KDC stating unsupported encryption type during attempted authentication Enable chasing referrals This allows using LDAP referrals between clients and servers where the client request cannot be serviced locally Use an Active Directory global catalog This enables the instance to utilize an A Global Catalog server Browse anonymously This enables the browsing of the directory with an anonymous bind AD LDAP Enter the host name you will be authenticating against This field supports IP or DNS naming This is a required field Port Enter the port number as an integer for authentication against the LDAP server The default port is 389 This is a required field SSL mode Use No SSL or SSL Trust All Enter the FQDN of the user creating the authentication instance This is required for authentication during instance creation The password of the user account that will be used during instance creation for Password are authentication The LDAP User and Group properties and Group base DN are used to specify containers for user and group accounts The remaining attributes are based on the schema of the particular LDAP authentication service User base DN User key attributes Object class User display LDAP group properties Group base DN Object class Group member Group user member Setting the Authentication Type Host D AD LDAP username AD LDAP LDAP user properties Setting the authentication order allows you t
170. rowser 6 To sort the columns alphabetically click the arrow in the column heading To delete a property from an asset in either preferences or properties 1 In the Properties pane click the User Defined Properties tab select Property in the table and press Delete 2 In preferences the property is deleted without confirmation The property is removed from the list 3 In properties a confirmation message appears asking if you want to unassign the attribute from asset and is removed from the asset but not the list 4 Click Yes to unassign the attribute 60 Data Center Planner Installer User Guide 61 carrer OS Export and Import Features Exporting Asset Data This option allows you to export asset information to a spreadsheet NOTE Upon exporting non editable columns appear in color on the spreadsheet To export asset information 1 In asset view select File Export To xls file 2 On the Asset Data Exporter click the Export button 3 Entera file name and save to the appropriate location If problems occur during the export the screen shows a list of errors NOTE The Cancel button is available only during the export and is grayed out before and after the export 4 Close the Export screen 5 Open the xls file to view the asset spreadsheet NOTE If exporting assets to make changes on the spreadsheet then importing the changes you must enable the Import to Update checkbox for the assets to import proper
171. rrow to open the expandable pane 3 Select the Properties pane to view a list of assets in the zero U space These fields are not editable To update an asset in zero U space 1 Select the desired rack 2 Click the zero U space area in the rack 3 Click and drag the asset to another location or rack or to another rack The system updates the display of the zero U space To delete an asset in zero U space 1 Open the zero U space area 2 Click the asset to be deleted and select Edit Delete from the menu options 94 Data Center Planner Installer User Guide Or Click the Delete button on the asset in the zero U space A confirmation message appears asking if you want to move to inventory or delete permanently Select an option and click OK Click on the zero U space and select Properties The list of assets is updated in the contained assets pane To delete zero U space with assets 4 In rack view open the rack with zero U space Open zero U space and click the Delete icon Because the space contains assets a confirmation message appears asking if you want to move to inventory or delete permanently Select an option and click OK Asset View This view allows you to view single assets in order to manage properties and connections This view is functional for tangible assets only In this view you can perform the following functions View the list of assets View single asset properties View front
172. s and rights Management i Project Dependents Properties Opens the Task Dependencies dialog The browser Back button does not function as expected It returns you to the browser screen Click the Forward button to return to the login All Panes Click to update an action lt o Y O o ne 0 o a 5 Q Q D D p oO Revalidate Use this button to revalidate project conflicts screen Chapter 9 Functional Components 55 Context menus Context menus contain right click actions Each menu option and view may contain different right click actions Depending on your rights these functions are dynamic and may change as the menu items are clicked or views change Table 9 10 Context Menu Descriptions Right click Actions Plan View Rack View Asset View Connection View Walls A us 1 Annotations Show Connection 1 Paste Show Connection 1 show Goapecton Paste Assets Show Connection 2 ShowConnection2 Clear Asset Panel Add to Connection Add to Connection i Snap off List List C E A A E Settings and About Adobe Flash Player are on all context menus if Adobe Flash Player is installed Modes Data Center Planner launches in current state mode Depending on the your rights the menu toolbar and modes change accordingly Modes appear below the calendar and at the top of the screen Table 9 11 Mode Descriptions Mode Description Current State Make changes in current time to selected plan racks assets or conn
173. sends the requested parameters to the PDU and retrieves the real world power usage Once the PDU is enabled for access the value is retrieved and displayed in Real Power field under the Properties Derate pane This value displays the date and time the last real power usage was retrieved Enable this option to overwrite the derated power value each time data is retrieved Real world power scheduler The application provides components for each plan to retrieve real world power usage for racks You can set the interval and start or stop the retrieving process Once the retrieving process is started the Retrieving Status is displayed as On Once the interval is set and the process is started the application retrieves real world power usage from external source periodically for all the racks in the plan To set the intervals 1 Select Edit Real World Power Scheduler 2 Confirm that the plan name is correct 3 In the Interval field enter the number of hours days or weeks 4 Inthe Unit field select Hours Days or Weeks and click Start Chapter 12 Managing Panes 107 5 To stop scheduled data retrieval select Stop Capacities The Capacities pane is available in plan and rack views and shows the maximum capacities consumed remaining and utilized capacities for the selected floor plans and assets that have collections assigned Plan capacities This function shows the plan level consumed and remaining capacities for powe
174. set is deleted in connection view the connection is deleted Locking ports If a port is bad or should not be used you have the option to lock it To lock a port 1 In connection view have the asset with the port to be locked visible 2 Select the port in the table and select Properties 3 In connection properties under current port enable the Locked checkbox 4 Click Save The locked port is shown with red border 5 The table corresponding with the asset shows the locked port in the locked column Connections table This option allows you to view the connections between two devices including intermediate devices When the Connections Table is opened in Connection View the port to port connections are shown in a table You can also export the connection information to a pdf file Chapter 11 Views 99 Figure 11 5 Connections Table jajaj walew ejej Jey is Y Connection View Route1 AC2004 Gigabit E RCC 54 AC2004 Aux Porl RCC 452 Route2 AC2004 Gigabit E RCC 54 AC2004 Console RCC 452 Route3 AC2004 Gigabit E RCC 54 AC2004 Console RCC 452 Type Locke Conn Destii Cable FET a USB 1 USB Large suonoouuoo SAPO FSA SUENOS seme bon To view the connections table 1 In Connection View with devices connected click the Connections Table tab 2 Inthe Number of Routes field enter a number This limits the number of routes shown 3 To view a type of connection select All
175. shows the operation the snap action and the X and Y coordinate of the floor tiles on a floor plan It also shows a blue processing bar Multiple operations are visible on the status bar in plan and rack view but x and y coordinates are not visible in rack view Chapter 9 Functional Components 57 To enable or disable the status bar 1 Select Workspace Status Bar from the menu options 2 When the toolbar pointer is selected selection actions are executed 3 When the toolbar hand is selected pan zoom actions are executed 4 Current operations e Selection e Pan Zoom e Add Edit Annotation Add Oval Add Rectangle e Add Asset Type e Add Edit Walls e Add Edit Windows e Add Edit Doors e Add Shelf Space Multiple Users Data Center Planner allows multiple users to manage the application during the same session across all floor plans The following is an example scenario User A updates data in any view User B updates the same data of the same view e User B receives a conflict warning Another user has already updated this view When you click OK the data is automatically refreshed Preferences This function allows you to configure the device measurement preferences such as selecting feet or meters It also allows you to add user defined properties such as unique IP addresses to devices Preferences are persistent across the application so when preferences are changed all devices with assign
176. sion the tabs are presented in the same location as when you last set them Global View Global view offers a geographical view of the infrastructure formed by the combination of a static map overlay locations data elements and a visual representation of relationships between locations In global view the Capacities and Proprieties panes are functional In this view you can perform to the following functions e Select from static map overlays of the world continents and largest countries e Select from a set of icons to represent locations branch office data center headquarters closets server room and customer site and label each location Look up geographic position longitude and latitude from an external mapping tool based on address e View a plan location e View total capacities of plan markers chosen by multi selection In Global view you can see multiple floor plans that fall in the same or close proximity GPS coordinates The locations appear on the map as a marker with the number of floor plans near that location To manage data center locations 1 Select Global View from the Secondary Navigation panel A global view map appears on the menu bar 74 Data Center Planner Installer User Guide To resize the map use the navigational arrows at the top of the screen Click on a marker to expand individual data center locations Click on an individual marker to view contact information in the properties pane The
177. ste function will arrange the assets in a fan stacked fashion from the center of the floor plan towards the lower right comer of the floor plan The pasted assets will still be selected The same functionality for both cases applies to the cut and paste functions To copy and paste assets on a floor plan 1 Click on the rack to be cut or copied 2 Use the Cut or Copy toolbar option or Right click and select Cut or Copy 3 Click on the floor and click Paste The rack appears on the floor 4 To position the rack drag it to the desired position or press the keyboard Up and Down arrows to move it You can also click the Rotate button to tum the rack clockwise or counter clockwise Deleting a plan To delete a floor plan you must have the desired floor plan open To delete a plan 1 Select File Delete Plan from the menu options A confirmation message displays asking if you are sure you want to delete this plan 2 The dialog box gives the option to move the assets to inventory or permanently delete the floor plan and all of its assets 3 Select one of the options 4 Click OK Create import or open another floor plan 84 Data Center Planner Installer 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
178. t accurate consumption metric Measured consumption is provided through integration with certain technologies e Aggregate The consumption value for a floor level asset is the consumption for the asset itself aggregated with the consumption of all of its contained assets In many cases the user defined and measured data are pre aggregated This means you do not aggregate them with contained assets again Consumption details When computing the consumption of a floor level asset there are two primary factors to consider Consumption metric policy Many consumption metrics are available The consumption metrics are in order of priority e Measured Consumption This is considered the most accurate source of consumption data e User Defined Consumption Asset This is the next best source for consumption information When defined on an asset it is likely that you obtained the information through your own measurements When defined on an asset you can take into account configuration and usage e User Defined Consumption Asset Type When exact consumption data for a particular asset is not available then user defined consumption for the asset type is the best source e Faceplate Consumption When measured consumption is not available resort to user defined data first on the asset then on the asset type When none of these are available resort to the faceplate data Aggregate Calculations Policy When the chosen metric does not re
179. ted at the bottom of the pane allowing you to send the project properties to a pdf file History History is the record of committed tasks in projects or changes made to current floor plans An entry in history is time stamped and provides a count of tasks for that action History is always read only 122 Data Center Planner Installer User Guide Current State To return to the current floor plan select Current State at the bottom of the calendar pane or on the toolbar The view updates to reflect the current state of the floor plan and returns to the current date on the calendar Project Properties This option allows you to view all information for a selected project The pane opens with tabs for details tags tasks status conflicts and the option to print the information to a pdf file The Details tab shows the project name description and due date The Tasks tab shows each change performed in a project with details of that change The tasks can be committed or deleted here by enabling the corresponding checkbox This tab also shows committed tasks and the date committed The Tags tab shows a list of tags that are used to group projects You can also add new tags or delete tags here The Status tab shows conflicts with other projects The tab bar changes color according to the type of conflict that occurred e Green no conflict e Yellow soft conflict Red hard conflict cannot commit The Print to pdf icon is a
180. tent between views These assets can be from different floor plans or racks Chapter 11 Views 97 The connections list is displayed as a pane with a list of each asset added Both plan view and rack view support right click menu items and drag and drop can be used to add assets Assets in the connections list can be dragged to the connection panels To add assets to the connections list pane 1 2 3 4 In rack or asset view select an asset to send to the connections list Right click on the asset and select Add to Connections List In connection view the assets listed can be dragged to Connection 1 or Connection 2 Click the Clear button to clear the list Creating a Connection This option allows you to make connections between two or more placed assets in a view with the two assets visible A line is drawn between the connected ports on the graphics and the assets are highlighted in the tables Only one connection is shown with a line NOTE For a better view of the tables use the toolbar s pan zoom hand to move each assets up then use the panel resizer to move the tables up to a higher position To connect one asset to another l Ds In rack or plan view select the desired assets Right click and select Show Connection I and Show Connection 2 to place the assets into connection view Or Select the asset right click and select Add to Connection List to create a list of assets for connections The system brings
181. ter the Port number Chapter 5 Licenses 25 Enter a User name and Password e For proxy servers requiring Microsoft domain authentication enter the name of the domain in the Domain field Click the OK button The message Proxy settings successful will be displayed This success message only indicates that the proxy information has been stored It does not verify that the proxy information is correct If the information entered is incorrect activation may fail 26 Data Center Planner Installer User Guide 27 A o with other Emerson Network Integration with other Emerson Network Power Products Supported Products Data Center Planner supports integration capability with three Emerson Network Power products concurrently DSView management software Avocent DSView software provides data centers with secure centralized management for physical and virtual IT assets By allowing administrators to remotely diagnose and modify any managed device regardless of the health or status of the operating system or network connection DSView software makes data center management and remote offices more accessible extensible and secure DSView software easily integrates with existing security infrastructure authenticating against internal or external standards based services All traffic is encrypted and the detailed activity logs provide a critical audit trail for issue resolution and regulatory compliance Remote management capabili
182. the Service Account has been disabled or locked Check account with your DSView software administrator DSView The DSView software Name does not match a unit name on the DSView software Please correctthe name and try software name again Password The DSView software is not permitting this action because the Service Account password has expired Check with expired your DSView software administrator The DSView software is not permitting this action because the user session for this request has expired Please try Ios again or check with your DSView software administrator Web Service The DSView software is not permitting this action because it s web services have been disabled Check with your not available DSView software administrator URL Import and export error messages This following information defines error messages that may occur in the Import and Export feature of the application using Microsoft Excel Known Exceptions e No valid data found e Settings Sheet Decoding issues Duplicate user defined column name e Reserved column name used for user defined property e Could not decode user defined property type e Could not decode units type Units type is not defined 146 Data Center Planner Installer User Guide Could not decode units value e Cell Decoding Issues Unable to decode Angle Units in column nable to decode Dimension Units in column nable to decode Mounting in column nable to decode
183. the toolbar 2 Click on the floor plan and place the object on a wall 3 To change properties select Properties and edit the information Click Save NOTE Windows and doors do not remain anchored to walls that are moved They must be moved independently To update doors and windows 1 Click a Door or Window on the floor plan and select Properties 2 Edit the information Click Save Table 9 7 Door and Window Properties Field Description we To delete doors and windows 1 Select a Door or Window and press the Delete key OT Right click and select Delete A confirmation message appears asking if you want to delete the selected item 2 Click Yes to delete the item Shapes ovals and rectangles Shapes can be added to the floor plan in the form of ovals and rectangles They can be stretched rotated or moved with drag and drop actions They can be deleted moved and changed in the properties pane They can also be resized by using the resize button on the right bottom of the shape To add a shape to a floor plan 1 Click an Oval or Rectangle on the toolbar Chapter 9 Functional Components 53 2 Click on the floor plan to place the shape in the desired location 3 Use the resize rotate icons to change the size or rotation of the shape or Change the information in the properties pane 4 Click Save Table 9 8 Shape Properties Property Value Origin X ft Shape X origin is the top left corner
184. the y which is useful in selecting a horizontal row In addition to the drag method the arrow keys can also be used to determine the presentation order If you create a new selection and then add to that selection using the click method in conjunction with the control key the racks are ordered in the same order as they were selected The image shows how you can use the multiple selection method to set the order of racks in rack view The numbered boxes show the rack in plan view The arrows show the direction of selection for presentation of racks in rack view e Ifyou select and drag from left to right or right to left and then down the order is horizontal precedence over vertical precedence e Ifyou select and drag from top to bottom or bottom to top and then drag from right to left the order is vertical over horizontal 90 Data Center Planner Installer User Guide Figure 11 3 Set Rack Order E a Be gt J a a eJl HL e gt ola Rack timeline In order to better visualize the changes made to a rack over time you can display a rack timeline for a selected rack at a point in time The timeline is only invoked at the current time or on a project in the future Reserved space can be turned off or on but you cannot manipulate the contents The display is a dialog box showing the rack along with up to nine successive states of the rack representing changes made for proje
185. ties allow physical lock down of sensitive machines To take advantage of DSView software functionality you must purchase a software web services license NOTE Allinstances of DSView software within this document refer to DSView software versions 3 or higher Rack Power Manager Rack Power Manager software is a stand alone web browser based centralized rack power distribution unit PDU management solution It provides all centralized management capabilities related to rack PDU devices can perform power control actions and can run power consumption reports for rack PDUs Liebert SiteScan web software Liebert SiteScan Web software uses a network of microprocessor based control modules to monitor and control Liebert precision cooling power UPS and other critical equipment It enables the user to monitor and control equipment in a single building an entire campus or a network of facilities around the globe A Liebert SiteScan Web system utilizes a web based server running Microsoft Windows XP 2003 Server or 2000 and a conventional web browser to gather information change operating parameters run reports and perform similar functions on various types of critical equipment Integrating with Data Center Planner DSView software integration Data Center Planner allows direct access to assets being managed by the DSView software by opening a web service session with the DSView software For additional information on this capability see DS
186. tion Task Description Details Click on the task to see details with links back to the asset and the floor Tasks can also add task notes and commit tasks in this pane Click to export the Project details to a pdf file The pdf file shows the following information Project Name Active or inactive pdf icon Project Properties Tags Tasks Task Details Committed Commands Date Committed Status Soft or Hard Conflicts To add task notes 1 Open the appropriate project Project Properties and click Tasks 2 Enable the checkbox next to the task where you want to add a note If the note applies to more than one task enable each checkbox to receive the note 3 Enter the note and click Save To view dependent tasks 1 Open the appropriate project with dependents Select Project Properties and select the Tasks tab by checking the corresponding check box Click View Dependents Poe IS The dependent task dialog box opens with a list of the tasks dependent on the selected task 130 Data Center Planner Installer User Guide Committing tasks This process moves tasks from a project state to history You must have access rights to perform the commit function The commit dialog box has a user specific comment allowing for a high level description The history entry for the commit records the date the tasks were committed If you commit a project that causes conflicts you can resolve the conflicts and revalidate the status
187. tions Plan Rack Asset This button deletes a project Connection Dock causes the expandable pane to move the main content so that they are visible at the same time Dock Undock Panes Undock means the expandable pane appears over the top of the content This button flips device orientation Rack Asset Front Back These buttons change the asset orientation for front and back view Connection Opens the online Help files and application version information Expandable Hides the expandable pane panes Information Hide unhide device image information Licensing This menu option is used to validate the license Logout Logs you out of the application Pin causes the expandable pane to stay open even when you are working in the main content area Unpin means that the expandable pane retracts automatically when you perform an action on the main content Processin tea AE Ripa E 9 When the clock is visible the application is processing or loading information Delete Project Expandable Pin Unpin panes Resize Resizes the shapes and shelf space Global Remove All Removes plans from the capacities pane Capacities Rotate Rotates a rack or a shape on a plan Shelf Space This button adds shelf space to a rack Calendar Search for devices Devices Update Updated device export incidents User Username of the person logged in E Main screen This menu option is used by the administrator to manage user right
188. to a back view where the planned asset would not appear This condition exists until the reservation or the override asset is removed In a state of conflict where the asset is no longer available you can remove the action to rectify the issue or delete the asset using an option in the status tab of the project properties 134 Data Center Planner Installer User Guide Appendices 135 Appendix A Best Practices The following best practices are suggestions to enhance application usage Migrating to a Newer Version of Data Center Planner If you uninstall the application you will lose your plans projects and database Before migrating to a newer version you should backup the database and floor plans Backing up the Database The recommended procedure for backing up your database is to include an automated daily incremental backup and a weekly full backup to ensure a recovery point is obtainable if the database becomes corrupted Minimizing Loading Risks While Avocent makes every effort to provide accurate and complete information it is the customer s responsibility for the safe placement of devices and power usage in the data center Browsing All Groups in Active Director The application supports using special characters when naming groups of users Use Active Directory naming conventions such as alphabetical characters Aa Zz numeric characters 0 9 the minus sign and the period Do not include spaces ampersands more th
189. to allow committing tasks If you commit changes all users have access to the changes until collections and roles are assigned to the plan and its assets NOTE If a project is partially committed it cannot be moved ahead of another project that is associated with it To commit tasks from a project Select Calendar Select a date from the calendar Click on the desired project Open Project Properties Select the Tasks tab In the Select column check the boxes for the tasks to commit and click Commit SD A A In the Commit Task Confirmation dialog select a task and enter a comment You must enter a comment to complete the commit action If no conflicts occur 1 The date committed and task committed fields are populated 2 In the calendar pane the projects list for that project shows the percent of the project done If a soft conflict occurs 1 The conflicts notification dialog box opens with a list of conflicts and the Status tab is colored yellow 2 You can delete the conflicted tasks or edit the settings of plan or devices for resolving the conflict or click Continue to continue with the commit If a hard conflict occurs 1 The conflicts notification dialog box opens with a list of conflicts and the Status tab is colored red If both soft and hard conflicts appear on the Status tab the color remains red N You must delete the conflicted tasks in the Tasks tab U When the conflicts are resolved
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191. turer Inner Edge Width Inside Width Depth between anchor holes Inside door width Load Capacity Load capacity Rear Door Swing Rear door swing Rear Reserved Depth Rear reserved service depth Rack Type Type 2 for 2 ports 4 for 4 ports C for cabinet for integrated rack RU Spacing Side Reserved Width Rack unit spacing Side reserved width a y D E Total number or rack units Chapter 12 Managing Panes 113 Device search The search function in devices has a dialog box that allows you to search for devices using a detailed search This function is available in plan rack and asset views In plan view when a device image appears in the information panel it can be flipped to view the front or the back In rack or asset view the image can be flipped front to back or rotated To search for a device 1 In plan rack or asset view select Devices 2 Click Search and enter information in one of the category fields Manufacturer Product Line Model or Type 3 Click Show All to download all devices from the database 4 Click Show Used to download devices used in the selected floor plan 5 Click Search to begin the search The results pane returns a graphical view and properties of the selected device 6 Click Cancel to cancel the action 7 Click Clear to clear the category fields 8 Click the drop down list to sort by Manufacturer Product Line or Type The list shows devices for that category
192. ue such as a serial number In the case of a unique property the Unique property name and type can be assigned to more than one asset but the value must be different for each asset Click this button to add a new property to the list Delete Click this button to delete a property from the list If a property is deleted here there is no delete confirmation message and no option to undo A property cannot be deleted if it is assigned to an asset This selection represents the label used throughout the system In the event an asset does not have the corresponding property associated a default asset tag label is used If you change the zoom level the labels Asset Label Text will increase or decrease in scale accordingly If the zoom level is reduced beyond the ability to render label text the text disappears and then reappears when the zoom level has returned to an acceptable level Labels are not able to move or rotate and remain anchored to the asset To assign user defined properties to individual assets 1 In any view select an asset and select Properties Select the User Defined Properties tab Select a Property from the Assign drop down list Click Add Click in the Value column enter a value for the new property and click Save RH A pr If a link is entered as a value an icon appears in the properties column to launch a browser The address in the value column must begin with http or https Click on the link to open the b
193. ug txt and lt installation drive gt amie_ install_debug txt Please contact Avocent Technical Support Avocent Data Center Planner installer experienced a fatal error while running the Migrations program Please see the installation logs lt installation drive gt amp_install_debug txt and lt installation drive gt amie_ install_debug txt Please contact Avocent Technical Support Avocent Data Center Planner installer was unable to start the AmpEsb service For the application to launch successfully please go to Control Panel then Administrative Tools then Services Highlight Avocent Management Platform ESB service Right click and select Start Avocent Data Center Planner installer was unable to start the AmpWebServer service For the application to launch successfully please go to Control Panel then Administrative Tools then Services Highlight Avocent Management Platform Web Server Right click and select Start Avocent Data Center Planner installer was unable to startthe Linux smx web service For the application to run successfully please create a terminal session and type sbin service smx start to start the service Avocent Data Center Planner installer was unable to start the Linux jetty web service For the application to run successfully please create a terminal session and type sbin service jetty start to start the service 147 148 Data Center Planner Installer User Guide Appendix H Technical Support Our Techni
194. umber location e Removed Project name e Removed Project date e Conflict e Header pdf generated date Footer Plan name rack name NOTE If you select the Export to pdf file function on a Linux machine an alert displays advising that Export to pdf is not currently supported on Linux clients Use a Windows machine to perform the Export to pdf function Importing a Floor Plan Import current floor plan data by downloading files from the user s specific data center from a spreadsheet To import a floor plan 1 Open a floor plan and select File Import from the menu options 2 Enable the Import to Update checkbox if the floor plan is an update NOTE Ifthe floor plan name already exists and you did not check the Import to update checkbox processing stops and you receive an error that it is a duplicate plan name 3 Click the Import button to open the directory where floor plan files are stored 4 Select the appropriate file to import and click Open The system uploads the file to the server and populates the database with the floor plan information Click Cancel to stop the import When the Current Import field reads Import Completed Click the Close button Go to File Open to view the floor plan just imported If the import fails the Current Import field reads Import Failed Errors are listed in the Errors section Mr po ON pi Click Print Errors to print the list 66 Data Center Planner I
195. umulating all future project activity into contiguous blocks of space on the selected assets Project activity includes additions moves and removes The illustration depicts a rack that has been selected by the user with a current state and four subsequent projects Each future project changes the assets in the rack What the user sees for the rack as its current state is an accumulation of all the activity of all the future projects Cumulative reservations Cumulative reservation is the result of all reservation space occupation past the reference point but does not include a visualization of removes and moves You cannot drop assets into reserved spaces The drop target a green rectangle only shows possible drop spots Manager reservation override Managers can override reservations in current state Reservations are visible but do not prevent a manager from adding assets into the reserved space If a manager adds an asset in a reserved space the application puts the affected reservation into a conflicted state resulting from the dual occupation of space in the future If two assets occupy the same space at the same time the only option available is to delete the action in conflict The conflict is a part of the project that was forced into conflict and is visible with a color change in the Chapter 13 Planning 133 properties reservation tab The planned asset that was forced into conflict is shown as a red box This would also apply
196. up connection view and shows the asset in the connection list Click on a Port on an asset in the connection 1 pane Click on a Port on the asset in the connection 2 pane Click on a connection 1 port and drag it to a connection 2 port or Right click and select Connect Ports A line is shown between the two connected ports and the connected assets are highlighted in the tables When a port has multiple connections right click on the asset name in the table and select Show Connected Asset A dialog box displays allowing you to select the asset to view The table also shows the multiple connections under the selected port by clicking on the arrow NOTE If you try to make a connection between a placed asset and an asset in a template a message appears advising that you may not connect template ports to ports on a tangible asset You must first place the template on a floor plan or in a rack To update a connection l 2 Open the connected assets in connection view and click on a connected port on the asset or in the table Select Properties and edit the connection properties as necessary 98 Data Center Planner Installer User Guide 3 Click Save To delete a connection 1 In connection view open the two assets with connections 2 The system highlights the connection in the table and on the connections screen 3 Select one of the connections right click on the connected port and select Delete Connection NOTE If an as
197. ust be assigned access to the selected floor mounted assets When you open one plan all floor mounted Floor mounted assets i assets are listed but you can only access assets for which you have rights If some assets in plan are not controlled by right access that asset can be accessed by anyone who has plan rights Inventory Capacity You can only search for plans for which you have rights If you have access to a plan you may not have access to search all of the assets in that plan If you cannot access any assets in the plan then capacities cannot be computed or shown in colors If you have access to specific assets then capacities are computed and shown in color for those assets Show asset labels You can only use the Show Asset Labels option for plans and assets for which you have access Capacities 32 Data Center Planner Installer User Guide Access to Description Import Export to from A a Sedo p You can only use the import or export feature for plans and assets for which you have access Creating Collections To create a new collection 1 Log in as an administrator and select Collection management from the primary navigation panel 2 Select New in the Collection Management Actions column Or Select the down arrow next to Collection Management from the primary navigation pane and select New The New Collection dialog displays with a list of current plans and their floor mounted assets 3 Enter a name a
198. vailable to generate project information to a document It contains the following information e Project name e Status Description Due Date Tags e Tasks e Status Conflicts Exporting project properties to pdf file Exporting to a pdf file allows you to create a pdf in a report type document It is available in all views and requires Adobe Reader The pdf file shows the project properties due date tasks tags and status To generate a project properties pdf file 1 Row O Select Calendar and select a Date Select a Project in the list Select the Project Properties pane Click the pdf icon at the bottom of the screen Or Chapter 13 Planning 123 Select File Export Project Properties to paf file Enter a file name Select the paper size from the drop down list For orientation select the Portrait or Landscape radio button Click Generate The pdf file is generated ee AN Mi The pdf file contains the following information pdf date e Project name e Status Description Due date Tasks e Task details Tags Task notes e Status Level of conflict if appropriate NOTE On a Linux machine if you select the Export to pdf file function an alert displays advising that Export to pdf is not currently supported on Linux clients Use a Windows machine to perform the Export to pdf function Creating a new project This function allows you to
199. w database information e Database Server Port number 5432 default The system where the new database was created 36 Data Center Planner Installer User Guide 19 20 Database Name Create a name User Name Enter postgres e Password Enter the password created when AMP was first installed and click Next The Pre Installation Summary screen opens On a Linux machine this screen will appear different Click Install The installation begins Upon completion the Install Complete screen opens Click Done to complete the installation See Installation on page 11 To connect to an existing PostgreSQL database using a Linux server 1 DA AA On the Database Selection screen during the installation select the Connect to existing PostgreSOL database radio button and click Next The Existing PostgreSQL Database Configuration screen opens A new database will be created at the location of the existing database From a terminal window enter createdb lt database name gt U lt postgres user gt A message displays stating create database Enter psql d lt database name gt U lt postgres user gt At the prompt lt database name gt enter Alter lt database name gt set Encoding UTF8 At the next prompt enter q This takes you out of the Postgres application Go to the Postgres data directory where Postgres was installed var lib pgsql data for Postgres version 8 2 or for a new installation the directory is opt
200. w plan Creating new plans is performed by setting up floor plans with custom properties and capacities When naming a new floor plan a unique name is required There is only one floor tile system per floor plan Its size offset legend and visibility can be modified but it always exists in the floor plan The properties of the floor tile system are made available for editing along with the floor plan properties NOTE If you create a new plan all users have access to it until collections and roles are assigned to the plan and its assets When creating a new plan depending on your preferences the minimum and maximum sizes you can enter are Table 11 2 Min Max Plan Sizes Minimum Maximum 82 Data Center Planner Installer User Guide Unit Minimum Maximum If you enter a size too small or too large a tool tip shows the correct size to enter To create a new floor plan 1 Select File New from the menu options Or Click New Plan on the toolbar 2 The new plan dialog box opens containing fields for the plan information including the initial width and height of the room 3 Enter the appropriate information for the new floor plan and click Create Required fields are indicated with an asterisk NOTE Floor plan names are unique If you try to use a current floor plan name an error message displays Change the plan name and try again NOTE You must enter width and depth If you omit these fields an error message displ
201. w the calendar Project calendar features The project calendar has the following sections and features associated with projects A calendar area which shows project due dates in future or past dates e Green dot Contains a project that is inactive with no tasks committed but is not overdue e Red dot Contains projects that are overdue and at least one task is not committed e Clock face Contains only projects that are completely committed e Green circle with black dot Contains projects that are active one or more tasks were committed and none overdue e Gray dot Signifies that the date in a previous or following month visible in the calendar contains a project A Selected area which shows the selected project name and due date or history date A Projects tab provides the following The add project button opens the add project dialog box e The delete button deletes a project e The projects table contains the name due date percent done and conflicts 126 Data Center Planner Installer User Guide e A history tab which shows a time stamp of all changes on the selected date and a count of actions for that time e A project search tags tab where you can search for groups of projects A current state button that takes you back to the current floor plan and out of project or history mode and returns the calendar to the current date e Click on the month year bar at the top of the calendar to view all projects or history
202. where the existing database is located and select Start Programs PostgreSQL pgAdmin I The pgAdmin software opens In the tree double click PostgreSQL Database Server localhost to expand the directories Double click Databases right click on AMPDB and select New Object New Database The New Database dialog box opens Enter a name for the new database and in the Encoding field select UTF8 from the drop down list This is acceptable for both Window Server and Linux servers Click OK The new database is listed in the tree Select Start PostgreSQL Configuration files Edit pg_hba conf The notepad opens Scroll to the bottom and locate IPv4 local connections Go to the line host all all IPlocalhost address md5 Press Enter On the blank line enter host all all 0 0 0 0 0 md5 Select File Save then File Exit and select Start PostgreSQL Configuration files Edit postgresql conf The notepad opens Select Edit Find enter localhost and click Find Next Under connections and authentication delete the in front of listen_addresses and change localhost to an asterisk Select File Save then File Exit Select Start PostgreSQL Stop service Select Start PostgreSQL Start service Exit the pgAdmin III software Close the system where the new database was created Go back to the Installation process at the Existing PostgreSQL Database Configuration screen and enter the ne
203. y performed in plan view unless you have multiple racks visible in rack view Device Library The Device Library is a repository for all assets stored in the application database The devices pane is available in plan rack and asset views Devices can be placed on floor plans in racks and in other assets In rack and asset views a shelf space button is also available to mount assets in space other than RUs Chapter 12 Managing Panes 111 When the devices pane is open with an asset selected the bottom pane shows the image and information for that asset with its back front and rotate orientation Click the information icon to open more detailed information The assets in this list are not placed in inventory until they are mounted on a floor plan or in another asset You can open the properties pane to view the selected device s properties Table 12 5 Device Library Options Field Description Device fields where you can search for a list of assets using Show All for are assets in the current floor plan or Used for all assets available in the database library You can search by the Search following categories Manufacturer Grouped by manufacturer name such as Dell Product Line Grouped by manufacturer product line such as PowerEdge Model Grouped by manufacturer model number Type Grouped by Device type such as server A mechanism which uses a drop down list by manufacturer product line or type When one of Sort a E thes

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