Emerson Avocent Data Center Planner- Manuals

Real world power 105 Real world power scheduler 106 Capacities 107 Plan capacities 107 Rack capacities 108 Capacity search 109 Capacity search in plan view 109 Capacity search in rack view 110 Device Library 110 Device properties 111 Device search 113 Requesting, downloading and importing device sym...

Project tag search 128 Project Tasks 128 Committing tasks 130 Deleting tasks 131 Reservations 131 Reservation properties 131 Zero U and shelf space reservations 131 Reservation colorization 132 Visualization of reservation removes 132 Reservation roll-up 132 Cumulative reservations 132 Manager reser...

Product Overview 1 1 Features and Benefits Avocent® Data Center Planner is an enterprise class application designed to enable management of server roomand data center physical infrastructures. With Data Center Planner, information technology managers can gain quick and valuable insight into space, p...

• Global view - Shows a geographical view of the infrastructure, formed by the combination of a staticmap overlay, locations, data elements and a visual representation of relationships between locations. • Plan view - Shows a high-level view of the data center floor plan. • Rack view - Shows a singl...

Layout design capabilities This feature enables the computer-aided design of the IT infrastructure's physical organization, letting youquickly design or replicate the actual infrastructure and capture it in the application modeling data store. Chapter 1: Product Overview 3

Software Requirements 2 5 G etting Started This chapter describes the configuration and software requirements for installation of the Data Center Plannersoftware. Server • Microsoft ® Windows ® Server 2003 R2 Standard Edition SP2 • Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP1 (32-bit) Standard Edition • Micros...

Network connection For use over wide area network (WAN), a connection of 1.5 MB or more and network latency less than 150 msis required. Other software • Adobe® Reader® • Microsoft Excel® 2003 • Crystal Reports® 2008 or 2011 (optional) The minimum screen resolution required is 1024 x 768. At this re...

Minimum system recommendations While the default installation of Data Center Planner assumes a single server installation of the application anddatabase server, with co-resident application and database servers, the multi-tier architecture of the applicationallows it to be distributed across multipl...

/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 inopt/PostgreSQL/8.4.2/data/ for Red Hat Linux. Two configuration variables may be set in that file: • The shared_buffers variable sets the ...

Installation 3 11 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 s...

• 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 name is required, use Username:domain\username. ...

2. Enter the username and password created in user management by the administrator. 3. Click Options to expand all options. Leave the default Authentication Source as Internal. 4. Enable the Remember User checkbox if you want the system to remember your log in information. 5. Click Change Password i...

6. Accept the default location on the Choose Install Folder screen, and click Next . On a Linux machine, the path will be different. 7. Accept the default on the Installation Upgrade screen, and click Next . 8. On the Pre-Installation Summary screen, click Install . This may take several minutes. 9....

User Management 4 17 Managing Users Before using Data Center Planner, an administrator must create users and assign roles to users. Data Center Plannerutilizes existing and custom authentication methods to create and authorize new users and establish roles andeffective rights. The administrator does...

• Role - A set of rights used in conjunction with a user and a target to create permissions. Each role has aunique 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,...

11. Under the Permissions pane, expand the AllUsers option. 12. Click on the new user just created. 13. Under Actions, Roles, click Assign Role . 14. From the Available roles column, click on a role, then click the right arrow to move the role to the Selected roles column. 15. Click OK . The new rol...

Licenses 5 23 Rack Licensing The application licensing is on a per rack basis. For example, a 100-rack license allows you to define 100 racksacross all floor plans. Defining a total number of racks that exceeds your application license will create anotification pop-up at each subsequent log in. The ...

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. Alicense certificate will be generated with that host name and sent to you by email before you start theinstallation. To perform an off...

Integration with other Emerson NetworkPower Products 6 27 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 p...

Managed Assets on page 103. Data Center Planner can retrieve real world power readings for PDUs that are being managed by the DSViewsoftware 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 fo...

7. Click Test to test the connection. 8. If the 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 LiebertSiteScan Web software via the web server interface with Liebert SiteScan Web. Fo...

Collection Management 7 31 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 writeor read-only rights, so that the user can access plans...

Ac c es s to Des c ri pti on Import/Export to/from.xls file 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....

Database Information 8 35 Connecting to an Existing PostgreSQ L 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, s...

• User Name - Enter postgres . • Password - Enter the password created when AMP was first installed and click Next. The Pre-InstallationSummary screen opens. On a Linux machine, this screen will appear different. 23. Click Install . The installation begins. Upon completion, the Install Complete scre...

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. Click Start - Run to open a command prompt wi...

To connect to an existing Microsoft SQL Server database: 1. During the installation, on the Database Selection screen, select the Connect to existing Microsoft SQL Server database radio button and click Next . The Existing Microsoft Server Database Configuration screen opens. A new database will be ...

Functional Components 9 45 Data Center Planner Console The Data Center Planner console is divided into the following areas: navigation, information and planmanagement. Figure 9.1: Data Center Planner Console The following table lists the console descriptions. Number Area Des c ri pti on 1 Banner Con...

Number Area Des c ri pti on 2 Secondary Navigation Panel Options to open global view or connections view. This panel can be closed to allow more room tomanage plans. 3 Primary Navigation Panel Options to open Data Center Planner, user management or licensing. 4 Main Menu User interface menu function...

Func ti on Drop-down Project Properties Open the projects properties pane. Connections Table Open the list of connections table. Workspace Show/hide status bar at bottom of the screen. Show Grid Show/hide grid in a floor plan. Show Asset Labels Show/hide asset labels on a floor plan. Asset labels ca...

Func ti on/Av ai l abl e Vi ews Des c ri pti on Selection Operation Turns on selection in the content area. This button must be clicked to select items on any screen.When enabled, a blue border is visible around the button. Pan/Zoom Operation This button must be clicked to pan or zoom items on any s...

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 beedited in wall properties. Fi el d Des c ri pti on Wall Thickness Thickness Thickness of the interior wall in units. The unit of measure chosen in...

Wall Points When points are added to a wall, the wall can be dragged to many configurations. Any number of points can beplaced 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 differ...

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 orright. To add doors or windows to the floor plan: 1. Open a floor plan an...

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 . Property Val ue Rotation Degrees rotated. Origin X (ft) Shape X origin is the top, le...

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 viewschange. Ri ght-c l i c k Ac ti ons Pl an Vi ew Rac k Vi ew As s et V...

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. 2. The Zoom In (+) magnifying glass moves the area in closer. 3. The Zoom Out (-) magnifying glass moves the area out farther. 4. Wh...

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: • Selection. • Pan/Zoom. • Add/Edit/Annota...

Fi el d Des c ri pti on Units Feet, inches, meters, centimeters Power kW, watts Heat BTU/hr, kW Weight lbs, kg Table 9.13: Preferences - Units Descriptions To change the default preferences for units: 1. In any view, select Edit - Preferences from the menu options. 2. Select Units and change the inf...

Export and Import Features 10 61 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 D...

7. The document contains the following information: • .pdf Date. • Plan Name. • Rack Name. • Asset Name. • General Details - Manufacturer, model, description, product line, weight. • Capacity Type (max) - For power, weight and heat, consumed and remaining. • Contained Assets - Name and model. • User...

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 sectionof the Plan Import dialog. Exporting ...

2. On the rack data exporter, click the Export button. 3. Enter a file name and save to the appropriate location. If problems occur during the export, the screen showsa list of errors. NOTE: The Cancel button is available only during the export and is grayed out before and after the export. 4. Close...

• Capacities - Capacity Type (max) - Power, weight and heat, consumed and remaining. • User-defined properties - Property and value. • Connections - From port, to device, to port, parent, location. • Asset Reservations are shown on a separate page, containing the following information: • Rack name. ...

Func ti on Des c ri pti on Last File The Last file exported. Import to 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 show the following: No Import, Uploading file, Proces...

Sheets and Rec ogni z ed Col umn Val ues Floor Level Assets 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 DERATE HEAT APPLIED DERATE HEAT AGGREGATED DERATE POWER DERATE POWER...

NOTE: Upon exporting, non-editable columns appear in color on the spreadsheet. To export template data to a spreadsheet: 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 t...

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. If a rack is being imported, go to the Floor Level Assets worksheet and enter information in the columns, forexample: • maxPower Property. • maxHeat Prop...

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. Dow nloading and Importi...

Views 11 73 This chapter describes the views and how they are managed on the console. Data Center Planner has a differentview 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. Depen...

2. To resize the map, use the navigational arrows at the top of the screen. 3. Click on a marker to expand individual data center locations. 4. Click on an individual marker to view contact information in the properties pane. 5. The Add button allows the location to be listed in the capacities pane....

Figure 11.1: Plan View Number Func ti on Des c ri pti on 1 Plan name This is a link back to the plan if you are in another view. 2 Content panel Contains information related to plans, rack assets and connections. 3 Plan status Shows the application, current state, project name/date or history date. ...

pop-up is displayed the three fixed properties Device Name, Consumed and Remaining capacities and up tothree 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 ...

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 ...

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 orby changing the rotation in the properties pane. You can also select multiple racks and change the orientation ofall selected. NOTE: Ovals and rectangles multi-...

• Space and network capacities are determined by the rack and its contents, so there is no ability tospecify maximums. • Default maximum is a measurement, defined by plan, as the default maximum capacity for any newly placedfloor-level assets. For example, if the data center's cooling infrastructure...

Consumption Consumption is a measure of how much of a particular metric is being consumed. For example, a 60-watt lightbulb has a power consumption of 60 watts. Faceplate - Metric information as provided by the manufacturer. This is the maximum consumption of the devicewhen it is fully loaded with m...

Space and network computation • Power, heat and weight metrics are provided directly as fields on asset and asset types. Space and networkmetrics must be computed. • Space maximum capacity - Specified directly on the floor level asset's rack asset type. The intention is that a42-unit rack has a maxi...

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 a...

Multiple asset properties in plan view you can update a number of racks with common properties simultaneously, such as name, rotation, origin x andorigin y. When racks are selected and the properties pane is open, if the selected racks have common properties,the fields display the information. To up...

Number Func ti on Des c ri pti on 2 Rack name Rack name/link. 3 Rack view Selected rack with containment. 4 Rack name Selected rack name. 5 Flip front to back view Use these buttons to toggle between front and back views of an asset. Note that inback view, if an asset is front facing it is grayed in...

• front-mounted, back-facing. • back-mounted, front-facing. • 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. 2. Select Devices and select an asset to add to the rack. 3. In the information area, clic...

Device placeholders When new assets are requested for a data center that are not listed in the Device Library, it may be necessary tomount a blank placeholder to reserve RU positions until the new assets are available. The types of placeholdersavailable in the Device Library are as follows. 1. Place...

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 ...

Figure 11.3: Set Rack Order Rack timeline In order to better visualize the changes made to a rack over time, you can display a rack timeline for a selectedrack at a point in time. The timeline is only invoked at the current time or on a project in the future. Reservedspace can be turned off or on, b...

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. 3. Right-click and select Show Rack Timeline . The name and date of the project in the timeline is located below the rack. 4. Click on ...

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 shelfspace is updated...

4. Click the Flip button located in the Shape Information pane. 5. The asset can rotate from 0°, 90°, 180° and 270°. 6. The ruler in the information pane shows the degree of rotation. 7. If the device is mountable with the new rotation, it will show in the RU space of a rack. Otherwise, it is notmou...

-or- Click the Delete button on the asset in the zero U space. 3. A confirmation message appears asking if you want to move to inventory or delete permanently. 4. Select an option, and click OK . 5. Click on the zero U space and select Properties . The list of assets is updated in the contained asse...

• 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. 2. A confirmati...

Figure 11.4: Connection View Number Func ti on Des c ri pti on 1 Connection 1 Asset from connection. 2 Connection 2 Asset to connection. 3 Plan Name Breadcrumbs to asset floor plan. 4 Rack Name Breadcrumbs to asset rack. 4 Asset Name Breadcrumbs to the asset in asset view. 6 Flip Button Flip to back...

The connections list is displayed as a pane with a list of each asset added. Both plan view and rack view supportright-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. ...

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 asse...

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. 2. Enter a fi...

Managing Panes 12 101 Panes are dialog boxes that open to show information for selected operations, such as placing assets, creatingtemplates, searching for assets and capacities, and viewing capacities and properties. The calendar pane is availableto create and review projects, search for tags and ...

2. Click the unchecked pane name. The pane is restored to the original sidebar from which it was removed andin the original order. Moving Panes to a Floating Dialog Panes can be moved to the content area of the console and are visible as a floating dialog. As other panes aremoved to the dialog, they...

To view properties for a selected item: 1. Open the desired view and select Properties . 2. Select the appropriate tab. Tab Des c ri pti on G l obal Vi ew Plan Properties This tab shows the contact information and global coordinates. Pl an Vi ew Plan Properties Same as global view. Capacities In thi...

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. 2. Open the Properties pane and ...

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 s...

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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 sho...

• Maximum shows the maximum capacities for power, heat and weight that were set in the plan's properties. • Consumed shows the total consumed capacities for power, heat and weight that are being used in the entireplan. • Remaining shows the remaining capacities for power, heat and weight for the pla...

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 power, heat, weight,space, user-defined property and value. Search results are limited to racks in floor plans that meet the ...

Fi el d Des c ri pti on Power Search for remaining power capacity. For example, you can find a rack that has two remaining kilowatts toaccommodate an additional asset. An available rack will meet this criterion if its assigned maximum power orassigned derate minus the sum of the power for all assets...

When the devices pane is open with an asset selected, the bottom pane shows the image and information for thatasset 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...

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 theinformation panel, it can be flipped to view the front or the back. In...

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. CAUTION: If you are importing a new child device symbol, you must also import the parent device symbol where this child will be contained. To downlo...

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 andpassword to access the Symbols Order Portal. To request new device symbols: 1. Open your browser to http://[email protected]. 2. Enter your us...

Search options The search functions are not case-sensitive. For a simple search, enter search criteria in the field next to thehourglass 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 op...

Fi el d Des c ri pti on Table Results The table contains the following information: rack name, asset name, plan name, manufacturer, model, descriptionand product Line. Clear Clear the checkboxes in the results. Delete Disabled. You cannot delete an asset from this pane. Add to Selection Click to add...

Fi el d Des c ri pti on Name Name of the asset. Manufacturer Manufacturer name. Description Description of the asset. Product Line Product line of the asset. Model Model number of the asset. Property User-defined property types. Property Value Value of the user-defined property. If searching with UD...

2. Click in the  name field and enter a name for the template. 3. Click Create . The new template opens in template editor. NOTE: A user 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...

Planning 13 121 Planning allows you to create future changes to your data center. Changes are organized into projects by due dateand contain groups of tasks that will be executed together. You can select projects to see the effect of changes onthe currently selected floor plans. The user must be log...

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 inform...

Select File - Export - Project Properties to .pdf file . 5. Enter a file name. 6. Select the paper size from the drop-down list. 7. For orientation, select the Portrait or Landscape radio button. 8. Click Generate . The .pdf file is generated. 9. The .pdf file contains the following information: • ....

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 proj...

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 tocurre...

• A history tab which shows a time stamp of all changes on the selected date and a count of actions for thattime. • 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 andretu...

• A new project with an earlier due date deletes a modified object. • 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. • Space Conflict - A resource conflict occurs when a project attempts to c...

Project Tags A tag is a text label that can be applied to multiple projects, providing a simple and efficient organizationsystem. 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 ...

Committing tasks This process moves tasks from a project state to history. You must have access rights to perform the commitfunction. The commit dialog box has a user specific comment, allowing for a high-level description. The historyentry for the commit records the date the tasks were committed. I...

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...

A p p e n d ic e s 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 newerversion, you shou...

Appendix B: Changing Configured Database Passw ord This section provides the parameters for dbconn.bat(.sh) for each supported Avocent Management Platformdatabase type. PostgreSQL • username - pass the provided username. • password - the password for the user. • driver - org.postgresql.Driver. • ven...

Appendix C: External 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 aglobal directory structure that suppor...

Appendix D: Importing Plans using the Command Line Data Center Planner is a Java application with a command line interface, which provides a method forintegration with a user’s current automation capabilities. It requires Java version 1.6, a plan file in a MicrosoftExcel .xls format, a valid user ac...

Appendix E: Stopping and Starting the Avocent Services When stopping the Avocent services, stop the Avocent Management Platform ESB service and the AvocentLicense Manager service. When starting the Avocent services, start the Avocent License Manager service first,then start Avocent Management Platfo...

Appendix F: Creating a Server Certificate You can access the Data Center Planner application from any supported web browser with access to the installedserver. The URL is: https://{servername}:8443/console/console.html?root=mergepoint, where {servername} isreplaced with the host name or IP address o...

Appendix G : Error Messages Application error messages The following list of error messages may appear in the application. Error Des c ri pti on Error performing update - A plan with that name already exists. Change the plan nameand try again. When trying to create a new plan with thename of an exis...

DSView software error messages The following list of error messages may appear during interface with DSView software. Ty pe of Probl em Error Mes s age Credentials The DSView software is not permitting this action because of mismatched rights. Verify that your username matchesa username on the DSVie...

• Parent containment does not exist • Could not find existing perimeter vertex • Could not find existing plan • Could not find shelf space • Could not find zero U space • Could not find first port • Child cannot be contained by the parent • Asset has not been placed in its parent • Parent asset has ...

Appendix H: Technical Support Our Technical Support staff is ready to assist you with any installation or operational issues you encounter withyour 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 thi...

For Technical Support: http://www.avocent.com/support 590-764-501P