HP OneView - Manual (Page 97)

connections, thus enabling the appliance to provide powerful monitoring and management
functionality:
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The Data Centers screen generates a 3D model of your IT environment, which you can use
for planning and organization purposes.
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The Data Centers screen displays power and temperature data to enable you to monitor power
consumption rates. The appliance monitors and reports peak temperatures for racks and their
components to identify and alert you about potential cooling issues.
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The Power Delivery Devices screen provides data to enable you to monitor power consumption
rates and power caps.
Table 6 First time setup: physical topology and power system configuration tasks
Configuration task
Add power devices
1. Define your power devices and power connections.
See the Power Delivery Devices online help for more information.
After you enter device credentials (your user name and password), the appliance automatically discovers the HP
Intelligent Power Distribution Units (iPDUs).
Add racks and configure the rack layout
2. Add racks and configure the layout of enclosures, power delivery devices, and other rack devices.
See the Racks online help for more information.
Create data centers and position racks in them
3. Define the physical topology and cooling and power characteristics of your data center, which enables 3D
visualization and temperature monitoring.
See the Data Centers online help for more information.
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