LiveTile

Creating a LiveTile

A LiveTile is a way to display executive level data regarding, but not limited to, power, space, and cooling. We see LiveTile’s as a dashboard approach to visually display your data. You will choose the appropriate data series to show specific metrics within your LiveTile. These data series include:

• Time to live – The remaining time before a certain resource has been used up, if it continues to grow at a steady rate
• Scale max – The maximum amount of the resource that you wish to display (maximum ports, maximum space, maximum power, etc.)
• Scale min – The minimum amount of the resource that you wish to display (minimum power, minimum space, etc.)
• Scale built – Typically for space tracking within the server cabinet. The amount of RU’s built out for usage. In more generic terms, the amount of a resource that has been built out to be consumed
• Scale current – The amount of the resource that your data center is currently consuming or any other factor is currently consuming
• Format override for max – A number format template to change the suffix of a number in a data series to input into a LiveTile
  • Example: 10 Amps to 1 kW, 23 to 23 RU’s, etc.
• Format override for min – A number format template to change the suffix of a number in a data series to input into a LiveTile
  • Example: 1 kW to 10 Amps, 30 to 30 RU’s, etc.

Instructions

1. On the navigation menu (left-hand side) click “Visuals” and then click “LiveTiles” and this will open a new tab titled “LiveTiles”
2. Within the LiveTiles tab, in the upper left-hand corner click the “Create” button. A new window will open up called “Create LiveTile”
1. Enter the following information under the “Basics” tab
1. Enter the name of the LiveTile in the field titled “Name”
1. Examples: CO2 Summary, Power Summary, PDU Summary, etc.
2. Enter any additional information about the LiveTile in the “Details” field
3. Enter the title of the LiveTile in the “Title” field
1. Examples: Power Summary, Temperature Summary, etc.
2. The title is what is displayed in the image as shown below
4. Enter the subtitle of the LiveTile in the “Subtitle” field
1. Examples: Room Name
2. The subtitle is what is displayed below the title
5. Select a time to live for the LiveTile in the “Time to Live” drop-down menu or create a new “Time to Live” record by clicking on the star button (See Creating a Data Series section for instructions)

6. Enter an amount of time before the LiveTile will refresh itself in the “Refresh Time Period” section
7. We typically set the refresh time to 1 hour as the values within the LiveTile are usually set to a 15 minute refresh time
2. Enter the following information under the “Scale” tab
1. Select the maximum amount to define in the LiveTile in the “Scale Max” drop-down menu or create a new “Scale Max” record by clicking the star button (See Creating a Data Series section for instructions)

2. Select the number format for which the maximum amount desired to be displayed, in the “Format Override for Max” drop-down menu or create a new “Format Override for Max” record by clicking the star button (See “Creating a Number Format Template” section for instructions)
3. Select the built amount to define in the LiveTile in the “Scale Built” drop-down menu or create a new “Scale Built” record by clicking the star button (See Creating a Data Series section for instructions)

4. Select the current amount to be shown in the LiveTile in the “Scale Current” drop-down menu or create a new “Scale Current” record by clicking the star button (See Creating a Data Series section for instructions)

5. Select the minimum amount to be shown in the LiveTile in the “Scale Min” drop-down menu or create a new “Scale Min” record by clicking the star button (See Creating a Data Series section for instructions)

6. Select the number format for which the minimum amount desired to be displayed, in the “Format Override for Min” drop-down menu or create a new “Format Override for Min” record by clicking the star button (See “Creating a Number Format Template” section for instructions)
3. Enter the following information under the “Notes” tab
1. Add notes to the LiveTile that will be visually displayed in the “Main Notes” section by selecting from the drop down menu and clicking the left-hand facing arrow or create a new “Main Notes” record by clicking the star button (See Creating a Data Series section for instructions)
2. Add footnotes to the LiveTile that will be visually displayed in the “Foot Notes” section by selecting from the drop down menu and clicking the left-hand facing arrow or create a new “Foot Notes” record by clicking the star button (See Creating a Data Series section for instructions)
4. Enter the following information under the “Values” tab
1. Add “Highlights” desired to be called-out in the LiveTile by clicking the star button to create a new “Highlights” record. In the “Create LiveTile Highlight” window enter the following information:
1. Enter a name for the highlight in the “Name” field
1. Examples: Ports Avail %, CO2 Year Total, UPS % Used, etc.
2. Select a data series to use for the “Highlight” from the drop down menu or create a new “Data Series” record by clicking the star button (See Creating a Data Series section for instructions))
3. Select a “Format Override” to format the numbers in the “Highlight” from the drop down menu or create a new “Format Override” record by clicking the star button (See “Creating a Number Format Template” section for instructions)
4. Click “Add”

2. Add entries to be displayed in the LiveTile in the “Table Entries” section by clicking the star button to create a new “Table Entry” record. In the “Create LiveTile Table Entry” enter the following:
1. Enter the name of the table entry in the “Name” field
1. Examples: UPS A Load, Total Load (Tons), Average Cold Aisle, etc
2. Select a “Data Series” to be used for the “Table Entry” from the drop-down menu or create a new “Data Series” record by clicking the star button (See Creating a Data Series section for instructions)
3. Select a “Format Override” to format the numbers in the table entry from the drop down menu or create a new “Format Override” record by clicking the star button (See “Creating a Number Format Template” section for instructions)
4. Choose a way of comparing previous data with today’s data in the “Delta Comparison” drop-down menu
5. Click "Add"

5. Click “Create”
6. You now have a LiveTile that will continue to update on the refresh interval time and be available at anytime for viewing.