Editing Extras (section)

==Creating a Component==
Components tracking is a great way to record what is contained within a specific piece of hardware you are creating. The component information can give you insight into how much of a resource you are utilizing and consuming in your data center. It tracks everything from power to memory to peripheral cards inserted into the back of your servers. You will need to gather the following information to create a component record for your hardware:
*Memory in GB for the hardware
*Number of logical disk volumes
*Number of network interfaces for the hardware
*Number of management interfaces for the hardware
*Number of CPU’s in the hardware
*Other components, utilizing the parent-child relationship, located within the hardware
*Physical disks
*SAN connections
*Number and type of power plugs
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===Instructions===
<ol>
  <li>If you are already in the “Create Component” window skip to step 3a. If you are not in that window continue to step 2.</li>
  <li>On the navigation menu (left-hand side) click “Extras” and click “Components” this will open a new tab titled “Components”</li>
  <li>In the components tab, (in the upper left-hand corner) click the “Create” button. A new window will open up called “Create Component.” If you are in the “Create Hardware” window, component tab in the component section click the star button.</li>
    <ol type="a">
      <li>Enter the peripheral name of the components in the “Name” field</li>
        <ol type="i">
          <li>Examples: Network Card, PCIE Card, etc.</li>
        </ol>
      <li>Enter any additional information about the peripheral in the “Details” field</li>
      <li>Click “Create”</li>
    </ol>
  <li>In the components tab, click the “Create” button or if you are in the “Create Hardware” window, component tab in the component section click the star button.</li>
    <ol type="a">
      <li>Enter the ports in the “Name” field</li>
        <ol type="i">
          <li>Examples: port numbers</li>
        </ol>
      <li>Enter any additional information about the ports in the “Details” field</li>
      <li>Select the peripheral in the “Parent Component” drop-down menu</li>
        <ol type="i">
          <li>Examples: Network Card, PCIE Card, etc.</li>
        </ol>
      <li>Click "Create"</li>
    </ol>
</ol>
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