Create a Site
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A Site is the building or location in which the data center(s) resides. We keep record of the Site for purposes of having multiple Rooms at a Site or multiple Sites for an Account.
Creating a Site
- If you are already in the “Create Site” window skip to step 3a. If you are not in that window continue to step 2.
- On the navigation menu (left-hand side) click “Assets” and then “Site” this will open a new tab titled “Sites”
- Within the Site tab, in the upper left-hand corner click the “Create” button. A new window will open up called “Create Site”
- Enter the name of the site where the data center room resides in the “Name” line
- Click “Create”
Creating a Container (Room)
A Room is the data center or server / network closet or any other room that you want to visualize. The reason that we call it a Container is based on the mentality of the Asset, whether it is a Cabinet or a piece of Hardware, it is contained by a certain set of boundaries. A Cabinet is contained by a Room, a Server is contained by a Cabinet, and a Server Blade is contained by its Blade Chassis. To make a Container, one must define its dimensions prior to adding an asset into it.
Before creating a Container, you should know the following information:
- Name of the Container (Room name or Cabinet name)
- Left to Right Dimensions of the Container (user defined, but usually in inches)
- Front to Back Dimensions of the Container (user defined, but usually in inches)
- Bottom to Top Dimensions of the Container (user defined, but usually in inches)
- What default view you would like of the Container when it is Visualized (Usually Front)
- What Scale, Left to Right, you would like to see when Visualizing the Container
- What Scale, Front to Back, you would like to see when Visualizing the Container
- What Scale, Bottom to Top, you would like to see when Visualizing the Container
- Would you like to see the Dimensions when Visualizing the Container