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Energy & DCIM Management
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User Manual
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Set the maximum permissible breaker protection in the building circuitry to the
current rating specified on the rating plate. Observe all national regulations and
safety codes as well as deviations for breakers.
Only connect the PE Device to a grounded power outlet or a grounded system!
Make sure that the total current input of the connected systems does not exceed
the current rating specified on the rating plate of the PE Device.
There is a risk of explosion if the battery is replaced with an incorrect type.
Dispose of used batteries according to the relevant instructions.
PE Device Safety Notice
User Information
Online Registration
Be sure to register your product at our online support center:
International http://eservice.aten.com
Telephone Support
For telephone support, call this number:
International 886-2-8692-6959
China 86-400-810-0-810
Japan 81-3-5615-5811
Korea 82-2-467-6789
North America 1-888-999-ATEN ext 4988
1-949-428-1111
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User Notice
All information, documentation, and specifications contained in this manual
are subject to change without prior notification by the manufacturer. The
manufacturer makes no representations or warranties, either expressed or
implied, with respect to the contents hereof and specifically disclaims any
warranties as to merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose. Any of
the manufacturer's software described in this manual is sold or licensed as is.
Should the programs prove defective following their purchase, the buyer (and
not the manufacturer, its distributor, or its dealer), assumes the entire cost of all
necessary servicing, repair and any incidental or consequential damages
resulting from any defect in the software.
The manufacturer of this system is not responsible for any radio and/or TV
interference caused by unauthorized modifications to this device. It is the
responsibility of the user to correct such interference.
The manufacturer is not responsible for any damage incurred in the operation
of this system if the correct operational voltage setting was not selected prior
to operation. PLEASE VERIFY THAT THE VOLTAGE SETTING IS
CORRECT BEFORE USE.
Product Information
For information about all ATEN products and how they can help you connect
without limits, visit ATEN on the Web or contact an ATEN Authorized
Reseller. Visit ATEN on the Web for a list of locations and telephone numbers:
International http://www.aten.com
North America http://www.aten-usa.com
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Contents
PE Device Safety Notice. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii
User Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii
Online Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii
Telephone Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii
User Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .iii
Product Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .iii
About this Manual. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .viii
Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ix
Chapter 1.
Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Sensors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Chapter 2.
Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Installing eco DC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Chapter 3.
Logging In. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
The Web Browser Main Page. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Quick Step-by-Step Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Chapter 4.
Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Dashboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Widgets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Introduction
Installation
Post-installation Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Desktop Service Check. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
First-time Setup
Page Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Toolbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Energy
Quick View Color Scale. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Available Power Capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Current . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Door Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Power Usage Efficiency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Rack Power Threshold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Voltage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Power Consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
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Heat Load Density . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Thermal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
Inlet-Outlet Temperature Rise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Rack Inlet Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Rack Outlet Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Thermal Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Inlet Differential Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Pressure Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Humidity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
Cold Inlet Dew Point Temperature. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
Cold Inlet Relative Humidity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
Humidity Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
All Widgets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
Charts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
Export . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
Delete . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
Lock / Unlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Hide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
Maximize Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
Power Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
Sensors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Banks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
Outlet Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
Group Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49
Generate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49
Power / Thermal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
Billing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51
Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53
Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54
Adding a Power-on / Power-off Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Editing a Power-on / Power-off Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Deleting Schedules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59
Chapter 5.
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57
User
Accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58
Selecting an Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59
Groups. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63
Add User Group. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63
User Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Domain Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65
Authentication Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
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External Authentication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Sessions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Chapter 6.
Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Data Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Firmware Upgrade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Power Meter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Chapter 7.
Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
General. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Database . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Events. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Device
Adding Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Outlet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Shutdown Methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
POP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
UPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Adding Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Adding Racks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Run Upgrade Task Now . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Search & Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Bulk Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
System
Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
SNMP trap. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
SMTP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
SMTP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Email Notification. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Syslog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
License . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Certificate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Miscellaneous . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Access. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
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Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109
Chapter 8.
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111
Log
System Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111
Device Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
Appendix
Technical Support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
International. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
North America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
Trusted Certificates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
ecoDC Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115
System Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116
Backup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117
Config Backup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117
Database Backup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
Restore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .120
View License . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Database Migration Tool. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .122
SSO HTML . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .123
SSO HTML Sample Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .123
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About this Manual
This user manual is provided to help you get the most out of your eco DC. It
covers all aspects of the application, including its installation, configuration,
and operation:
Applications covered in this manual include:
Models
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Product Names
An overview of the information found in the manual is provided below.
Chapter 1, Introduction, Introduces you to the eco DC, its purpose,
features, and functions.
Chapter 2, Installation, Provides the necessary steps to install eco DC.
Chapter 3, First-time Setup, Provides the basic operation instructions for
first-time setup of eco DC.
Chapter 4, Energy, Guides you through how to monitor the energy used via
ATEN PDUs.
Chapter 5, User, Guides you through how to manage the two different types
of user login accounts: administrator and user.
Chapter 6, Device, Covers how to configure the devices, eco PDUs,
managed.
Chapter 7, System, Guides you through other system settings of eco DC.
Chapter 8, Log, Describes the system and device logs recorded by eco DC.
Appendix, Provides certificate information and utility details regarding the
eco DC.
Note:
Read this manual thoroughly and follow the installation and operation
procedures carefully to prevent any damage to the unit or connected
devices.
ATEN regularly updates its product documentation for new features and
fixes. For an up-to-date eco DC documentation, visit
http://www.aten.com/global/en/
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Conventions
This manual uses the following conventions:
Monospaced Indicates text that you should key in.
[ ] Indicates keys you should press. For example, [Enter] means to
press the Enter key. If keys need to be chorded, they appear
together in the same bracket with a plus sign between them:
[Ctrl+Alt].
1. Numbered lists represent procedures with sequential steps.
♦ Bullet lists provide information, but do not involve sequential steps.
> Indicates consecutive selecting options (such as on a menu or
dialog box). For example, Start
menu, and then select Run.
Indicates critical information.
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Run means to open the Start
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Chapter 1
Introduction
Overview
The ATEN eco DC Web GUI has been developed to work with ATEN PE
series green energy power distribution units (PDUs) to effectively increase the
efficiency of data centers’ power usage. Eco DC is a web-based GUI allowing
users to manage and control PDUs through a web browser. There is no
additional software to install or setup steps needed to manage your ATEN
PDUs. The eco DC can run in any OS platform allowing users to easily manage
the power consumption of a data center through intuitive interface with easy to
read graphics.
Coupled with sensor-enabled eco PDUs*, the eco DC web GUI can give you
means to assess, diagnose, and estimate how much energy you are using and
ultimately save. Following the suggestions generated by the sensor-enabled
system allows you to optimize energy usage to save energy without harming
your IT equipment’s reliability. The ATEN eco DC web GUI provides secure
and centralized (single portal, single login) access, administration, and
management for up to 3000 PE devices over the network – local and worldwide
– anywhere and anytime.
Because ATEN eco DC offers a single, integrated web-based GUI to manage
all your devices, users no longer need to learn the interface for each individual
device or remember every device’s IP address, making system management
easier and more efficient.
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By consolidating the management of your ATEN devices, eco DC allows every
device to be accessed and controlled by means of a single login. Its ability to
manage all outlets in different ATEN devices makes eco DC the ideal solution
for the power management of large data centers and branch office server rooms
located in several remote locations within the same intranet.
ATEN eco DC is able to automatically discover all ATEN devices within the
same intranet and has the ability to monitor/manage them. The web GUI
provides monitoring/managing of PE device outlet power ON/OFF/Reboot,
sequential ON/OFF of outlet, current / kWH / environmental monitoring at
PDU/outlet level, name of outlet, current / kWH / environmental sensor
threshold setting/alert, etc., through SNMP. Threshold exceeding alerts are
also available through Syslog/SMTP.
* See Compatible Products on eco DC’s web page for a list of compatible
ATEN sensor-enabled eco PDUs.
ATEN’s eco DC offers the full functionality capable of managing the PDUs
through SNMP. This allows multiple users to log to the web GUI concurrently
to manage PDUs in different authorized room, floors, or buildings, making
distributed PDU management much more efficient under one centralized
environment. With two levels of authorized user accounts and permissions,
users can be configured to monitor and manage different functions of each
PDU. Having this new web-based version allows data centers to optimize their
performance and centralize their management.
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Features
Automatic discovery of all ATEN devices within an intranet
Remote real-time power measurement and monitoring
PDU level current / voltage / power dissipation / power consumption
Outlet On / Off / Recycle status
Circuit breaker status monitoring
Windows pop-out to easily monitor the data center’s status’
Remote real-time power outlet management*
Power outlet On / Off / Cycle switching by outlet or user-defined group
Power outlet On / Off / Cycle switching with pre-defined schedule
User-defined outlet level delays for sequential power up
Current / Voltage / Power Dissipation / Power Consumption threshold
level setting
User access assignment for every outlet
Name assignment to individual outlets
Remote real-time environment sensor monitoring
Temperature / Temperature + Humidity reading
Temperature and Humidity threshold level setting
Plotting / Monitoring of all PE devices
Add data center server racks
Add PE devices for each server rack
Manage device / device outlet status for each plot
Essential indices including Rack Intake Temperature, Rack Exhaust
Temperature, Rack Equipment, and Temperature Difference
Power analysis report for optimizing data center energy management –
including power usage, power load, power cost, CO2 cost, power capacity
and trends
Exceed threshold alert through SMTP and Syslog
3-phase PDU compatibility — 3-phase power distribution for managing
data centers with heavy workloads
Cascade support — can monitor PDUs cascaded via Ethernet ports (1 x 1
Gb + 1 x 100M)
Syslog provision
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Two-level password security
Strong security features include password protection and advanced
encryption technologies – 128-bit SSL
Supports online UPS and SNMP Card
Real-time status charts for Current / Voltage / Wattage remote monitoring
Note: Not all functions are supported by all ATEN eco PDU PE models.
Please see , page 6, and your eco PDU PE User Manual for further
details.
Requirements
Systems that the eco DC web GUI will be installed on should meet the
following requirements:
Server Version Client Version
Operating System Windows 7 / Windows Server 2008 or later
CPU 2.5 GHz Quad Core 2.0 GHz Dual Core
Resolution Larger than 1440 x 900
Memory 8 GB 4 GB
Disk 1 TB NA
Network 1 Gbps Ethernet
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Sensors
For complete energy management of an instrumented data center with the use
of the ATEN eco PDU and eco DC web GUI, you should install 4 sensors for
each of the racks in your data center in order to generate a complete energyefficient data chart. Higher sensor installation density is helpful to generate
more accurate data. 8-port models have 2 sensor ports. In this case, Sensor 1
needs to be installed at the intake of the rack (EA1140 or EA1240) and sensor
2 needs to be placed at the exhaust of the IT equipment of the rack (EA1140 or
EA1240) or the floor (EA1340).
To get the most complete eco DC web GUI data, the recommended 2 eco PDU
unit per rack sensor setup is show in the table, below:
eco PDU Port Location Part Number Sensor
eco PDU 1 Sensor 1 Intake EA1240 Temperature /
Sensor 2 Floor EA1340 Differential Pressure /
eco PDU 2 Sensor 1 Intake EA1240 Temperature /
Sensor 2 Exhaust EA1240 Temperature /
Humidity
Temperature
Humidity
Humidity
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Installation
Before You Begin
The eco DC Web GUI can be downloaded from the ATEN website. The
package requires a product key to complete the installation. Once you have
downloaded and saved the installation file, follow the instructions below:
Installing eco DC
1. Double-click the eco DC setup file to open the installer. The Introduction
window appears:
Click Next to continue.
2. The License Agreement window appears:
Check “I accept the terms of the license agreement” and then click Next to
continue.
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3. The Serial Number window appears:
Enter your serial number and click Next to continue.
4. The Choose Installation Folder window appears:
Use the default directory or click Choose... to specify a location on your
computer. Click Next to continue.
5. The Choose Folder Shortcut window appears:
Choose the locations you would like eco DC shortcut icons to be placed.
Click Next to continue.
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6. The Configure & Setup window appears:
Key in the eco DC Server name, HTTP port, and HTTPS port, or use the
default settings, and click Next to continue.
7. Two more windows will appear informing you that the configuration and
server installation is OK. Click Next, and then Continue.
8. The Pre-Installation Summary window appears, review the setup
information and click Install to continue.
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9. When the installation is finished, the Installation Complete window
appears. Click Done to exit.
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Post-installation Check
After the installation, the eco DC program starts automatically (and starts
automatically with every bootup).
To check that the eco DC has started, go to the Services desktop app (shown in
Desktop Service Check on page 12) and see if Running is shown under the
Status column.
If Running is not shown, you can click Start to start the service.
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Desktop Service Check
Follow the steps below to go to the Service desktop application:
1. On your windows desktop, search for the keyword Services and click to
start this desktop app.
2. Scroll down the list to find the eco DC service.
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Logging In
To log into the eco DC, do the following:
1. Open a web browser and type the following address:127.0.0.1
2. The eco DC login screen appears:
1. Provide a valid Username and Password.
Note: If this is the first time you are logging in, use the default Username:
administrator; and the default Password: password. For security
purposes, the system will prompt you to change the password.
2. Use the drop-down menu to select your desired language.
3. Click Login to bring up the main page.
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The Web Browser Main Page
Once you have successfully logged in, the eco DC user interface Main Page
appears. Each of the interfaces is described in the sections that follow. The look
of the page varies slightly, depending on which user account is used to log in.
After users log in and are authenticated, the Web Browser Main Page comes
up, with the Device - Dashboard page displayed:
Page components are discussed on the next page.
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Page Components
The web page screen components are described in the table below:
No. Item Description
1 Toolbar The toolbar contains the eco DC main operation
2 Sub-toolbar The sub-toolbar contains operational sub-categories
3 Menu The menu section is another sub-category of the
4 Tabs Various tabs are available that can be selected for
5 About About provides information regarding the switch’s
6 Settings Click these buttons to select options relevant to the
7 Interactive Display Panel This is your main work area. The screens that appear
categories. The items that appear here are
determined by the user’s type, and the authorization
options that were selected when the user’s account
was created.
that pertain to the item selected in the toolbar. The
items that appear in the sub-toolbar are determined
by the user’s type, and the authorization options that
were selected when the user’s account was created.
sub-toolbar. It determines which tabs are available.
interactive information/details.
current firmware version.
current session.
reflect your toolbar, sub-toolbar, menu and tab
choices.
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Toolbar
The number and type of icons that appear on the toolbar at the top of the page
are determined by the user’s type (Administrator or User) and the permissions
assigned when the user’s account was created. The functions associated with
each of the icons are explained in the table below:
Icon Function
Energy: This page is used to view and capture information about your
PDU and data center’s energy use. This page is available to all users.
User: This page is used to create and manage Users and Groups. It
can also be used to assign devices to them. This tab is available to
Administrators who have been given User Management permission.
The tab doesn’t appear for other users.
Device: The Device Management page is used to add devices and
configure the overall operation of the data center. This page is only
available to Administrators who have been given Device Management
permission. The tab doesn’t appear for other and users.
System: This page is used to manage various system options which
help manage the overall operation of the eco DC web GUI. This page
is available to Administrators who have been given System
Management permission. The tab doesn’t appear for other and users.
Logs: This page is used to view contents of the log file. This page is
available to Administrators who have been given Log permission. The
tab doesn’t appear for other and users.
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Settings
The Settings icons appear for all users. There are three icons that appear on the
right end of the sub-toolbar. The functions associated with each of the icons are
explained in the table below:
Icon Function
Preference: This icon opens a window allowing you to set personal
settings for the current user.
Idle Timeout: Sets the amount of time that can pass before the user
is automatically logged out of the web session.
Max Notifications: Sets the maximum number of notifications that
can appear when the Notification icon is clicked. You can set which
notifications are shown here (see Events, page 112).
Preferred Page For Energy Tab: Use the drop-down menu to select
the default sub-toolbar to be displayed for the Energy Toolbar.
Password: Use these settings to create a new password by
checking Reset password and then key in the old password, new
password, and confirm password.
Discard: Click to exit without saving changes.
Save: Click to save changes.
Notifications: This icon is used to view and delete notifications that
have been setup. Clicking the icon reveals options to view, delete,
mark as read and clear all notifications. To select which notifications
are received, see Events, page 112.
Exit: Click this icon to log out of the eco DC web session.
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Quick Step-by-Step Setup
Once you have logged in, you need to define your data center and configure
various parameters before you can begin to use ATEN eco DC to monitor and
manage your devices. You will need to: add PDUs and configure their
threshold settings; setup the layout; add racks, and then add PDUs to the racks.
The steps below provide a quick reference to the sections of the user manual
you can refer to in order to do this successfully.
1. Go to Device - Installation, and under the Device tab add ATEN PDUs
(see Adding Devices, page 78).
2. Go to Device - Installation, and under the Device tab select PDUs in the
sidebar and configure the Threshold Settings for each device (see Devices,
page 79).
3. Go to Device - Installation, and under the Layout tab setup the data center
by adding a: Data Center, Building, Floor, and then Room (see Layout,
page 86).
4. Go to Device - Installation, and under the Layout tab, select a room and
add racks to it, and then add the PDUs to the racks (see Adding Racks,
page 88).
5. Once you have completed these steps, please proceed to Energy, page 19.
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Energy
Overview
The Energy toolbar provides four sub-toolbar options: Dashboard to view real-
time power measurements and environment monitoring; Power Control to
manage the power of PDUs and outlets; Analysis to generate energy usage
reports; and Schedule to create group control tasks.
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Dashboard
The Dashboard features Widgets and Charts in the Menu. They show the
overall energy and environmental information collected about your data center.
The Tabs of the interactive display panel lists different tabs depending on your
Menu selection. The Widgets menu lists five categories for viewing related
data in the main panel: Device, Power, Thermal, Pressure, and Humidity. The
Charts menu lists Current, VA, and Wattage. Each tab can be selected to
display different types of information about your data center.
In the top right corner are three icons: Lock/Unlock to lock/unlock the position
of all widgets on the page; Widget Settings (shown below) allow you to add/
remove widgets and lock their position on the page; and Maximize Window
to pop open a new window to display the current data.
Check the widgets listed in Widget Settings to add/remove them from the
Dashboard page and click Apply to save.
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Widgets
Widgets on the Dashboard display information about different parts of your
data center energy and environmental usage. You can position widgets
anywhere on by page by drag-and-drop, after the window has been unlocked
using the Lock icon in the top right corner.You can remove widgets from the
page by clicking the
Clicking the Diagnosis button opens a new window with detailed information
about the data, as discussed in the sections that follow. The pages the follow
discuss each of the widgets that can be added to Dashboard for monitoring. In
the Diagnosis window use the left sidebar to select a room to view its data.
X
in the top right corner of its window.
Quick View Color Scale
The Diagnosis sections of Widgets use the same color scale, but with different
units for each reading. For example, the Power Consumption page, under the
Power, displays a scale from 0.7 – 4.3 kWh, as shown below:
Selecting a color in the scale highlights the racks with that particular reading.
Check Select All to view each rack in a color according to its reading. The
racks are displayed in a color related to their status on the various scales.
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Device
Available Power Capacity
Displays the Average % of available power for all the racks. The Available
Power Capacity uses a standard formula for rack devices:
Total Power Capacity (KWh) - Power in Use (KWh) = Available Power
Capacity (KWh).
Click Diagnosis to open a window with options to view additional rack data:
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You can click each rack to display the percentage of available power for that
rack. The colors represent the available power capacity for each rack displayed
in 5% increments. Uncheck Select All and click a color to view the racks which
are recording data within that 5% range. Use to jump to a device’s Power
Control page.
Current
Displays the real-time measurement of the two devices with the minimum and
maximum Current, and the average Current measurement of all devices.
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Click Diagnosis to open a window with options to view additional rack data:
You can click each rack to display the Current reading for that rack. The colors
represent the average, maximum, and minimum Current readings. Use to
jump to a device’s Power Control page.
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Door Status
Door Open displays the open/close status of each cabinet door installed with a
door sensor (EA1440, EA1441, or EA1442). GREEN: Rack Door is Closed.
GRAY: No Door Sensor Installed. ORANGE: Rack Door is Open.
Click Diagnosis to open a window with options to view additional rack data:
You can click the Open, N/A, or Close radio buttons to display the racks with
that reading. The colors represent the data shown readings above. After
selecting a rack, use to jump to a device’s Power Control page.
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Power Usage Efficiency
The PUE is the ratio of the total energy used by the data center to the energy
delivered to connected equipment. PUE is the inverse of data center
infrastructure efficiency (DCIE).
PUE Reading DCIE Level of Efficiency
3.0 or higher 33% Very Inefficient
2.5 40% Inefficient
2.0 50% Average
1.5 67% Efficient
1.2 83% Very Efficient
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Rack Power Threshold
This displays the power threshold levels of each rack in four categories:
Critical, Warning, Missing, and Normal.
Click Diagnosis to open a window with options to view additional rack data:
You can click each device in a rack to display all reading for that device. The
colors represent the number of racks at different readings, as shown above. Use
the radio buttons to highlight racks at each reading. After clicking a rack, use
to jump to a device’s Power Control page.
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Voltage
Displays the real-time measurement of the two devices with the minimum and
maximum Voltage, and the average Voltage measurement of all devices.
Click Diagnosis to open a window with options to view additional rack data:
You can click each rack to display the Voltage reading for that rack. The colors
represent the average, maximum, and minimum Voltage readings. Use to
jump to a device’s Power Control page.
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Power
Power Consumption
Displays the real-time measurement of the two devices with the minimum and
maximum Power Consumption, and the average Power Consumption
measurement of all devices.
Click Diagnosis to open a window with options to view additional rack data:
You can click each rack to display the Power reading for that rack. The colors
represent Power readings ranges. Select a tab to view Power Consumption by
a particular time range. Use to jump to a device’s Power Control page.
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Heat Load Density
Displays the real-time measurement of the two racks with the minimum and
maximum Heat Load Density, and the average Heat Load Density
measurement of all racks.
Click Diagnosis to open a window with options to view additional rack data:
You can click each rack to display the Heat Load Density reading for that rack.
The colors represent Heat Load Density ranges. Use to jump to a device’s
Power Control page.
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Thermal
Inlet-Outlet Temperature Rise
This page displays the real-time inlet-outlet temperature rise values, at the
minimum, maximum and the average reading. The color scale displays a range
from 2–20 °C.
Click Diagnosis to open a window with options to view additional rack data:
You can click each rack to display the Inlet-Outlet Temperature Rise reading
for that rack. The colors represent Inlet-Outlet Temperature Rise ranges. Use
to jump to a device’s Power Control page.
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Rack Inlet Temperature
This page displays the real-time rack inlet temperature values, at the minimum,
maximum and average reading.The color scale displays a range from 10–45°C.
Click Diagnosis to open a window with options to view additional rack data:
You can click each rack to display the Rack Inlet Temperature reading for that
rack. The colors represent Rack Inlet Temperature ranges. Use to jump to
a device’s Power Control page.
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Rack Outlet Temperature
This page displays the real-time rack outlet temperature values, at the
minimum, maximum, and average reading.The color scale displays a range
from 10–45°C.
Click Diagnosis to open a window with options to view additional rack data:
You can click each rack to display the Rack Outlet Temperature reading for
that rack. The colors represent Rack Outlet Temperature ranges. Use to
jump to a device’s Power Control page.
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Thermal Status
This page displays the real-time thermal status values, at the minimum,
maximum, and average reading.The color scale displays a range from 10–
45°C.
Click Diagnosis to open a window with options to view additional rack data:
You can click each rack to display the Thermal reading for that rack. The colors
represent the average, maximum, and minimum Thermal readings. Use to
jump to a device’s Power Control page.
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Pressure
Inlet Differential Pressure
This page displays the real-time inlet differential pressure values, at the
minimum, maximum, and average readings. The color scale displays a range
from 0–200 Pa.
Click Diagnosis to open a window with options to view additional rack data:
You can click each rack to display the Inlet Differential Pressure reading for
that rack. The colors represent the average, maximum, and minimum Inlet
Differential Pressure readings. Use to jump to a device’s Power Control
page.
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Pressure Status
This page displays the real-time pressure values, at the minimum, maximum,
and average reading. The color scale displays a range from 0–200 Pa.
Click Diagnosis to open a window with options to view additional rack data:
You can click each rack to display the Pressure Status reading for that rack.
The colors represent the average, maximum, and minimum Pressure Status
readings. Use to jump to a device’s Power Control page.
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Humidity
Cold Inlet Dew Point Temperature
This page displays the real-time cold inlet dew point temperature values, at the
minimum, maximum, and average reading. The color scale displays a range
from 0–15 °C.
Click Diagnosis to open a window with options to view additional rack data:
You can click each rack to display the Cold Inlet Dew Point Temperature
reading for that rack. The colors represent Cold Inlet Dew Point Temperature
ranges. Use to jump to a device’s Power Control page.
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Cold Inlet Relative Humidity
This page displays the real-time cold inlet relative humidity values, at the
minimum, maximum, and average reading. The color scale displays a range
from 10–90%.
Click Diagnosis to open a window with options to view additional rack data:
You can click each rack to display the Cold Inlet Relative Humidity reading for
that rack. The colors represent Cold Inlet Relative Humidity ranges. Use to
jump to a device’s Power Control page.
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Humidity Status
This page displays the real-time humidity values, at the minimum, maximum,
and average reading. The color scale displays a range from 0–90%.
Click Diagnosis to open a window with options to view additional rack data:
You can click each rack to display the Humidity Status reading for that rack.
The colors represent the average, maximum, and minimum Humidity Status
readings. Use to jump to a device’s Power Control page.
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All Widgets
The All Widgets page displays widgets from every category listed in the tabs.
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Charts
The Charts menu lets you put data group information against time into a chart.
The data group information available are Current, VA, Wattage, Temperature,
and Humidity. Use the tabs to choose which particular information chart(s) are
displayed.
You can place up to 4 data group’s information into a single chart for
comparison, and create up to 32 charts. An example is shown:
4 data group’s current information is shown in the top-most chart while only 1
data group’s is shown in the bottom-most chart.
The button “Real-time” is a drop-down menu button. Click the menu for a list
of available time periods the information is to be displayed, and click to select
your option:
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When you move your mouse over a chart, the chart’s border becomes blue and
extra options become available (top right corner). An example is shown:
Export
When you click the Export icon, a pop-up window appears. An example is
shown:
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To get a report,
1. Enter a name for the Author field.
2. Click the End time field to select the date and time the data collection
ends.
3. Click to check/uncheck the Report types (multiple selection available).
4. Click to check/uncheck the Groups involved.
5. Click Apply.
The report will be a pdf file. Choose a way you wish to open the file. An
example of the report is shown:
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Settings
When you click the Settings icon, a pop-up window appears for you to modify
the chart’s settings. An example is shown:
After your modifications, click Apply to save the changes.
Delete
If you wish to delete the chart, click the Delete icon. A system confirmation
message will pop-up as shown:
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Lock / Unlock
When you click this icon, you can toggle this chart between locked and
unlocked. When unlocked, you can drag the chart around to re-arrange its
position. The chart at the chart position you wish to drag to must also be
unlocked. An example of moving a chart is shown:
If you wish to unlock/lock all the charts, click the lock icon on the top right
corner of the interactive panel.
Hide
If you wish to hide the chart from displaying, click this icon.
To unhide the hidden charts, click the Chart Selection icon on the top right
corner of the interactive panel for a list of charts. An example is shown:
Check the chart you wish to unhide and click Apply to bring it back.
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Maximize Window
Click this icon to expand the current interactive panel to view the charts.
Interactions are exactly the same except the page is bigger and that there’s a
Full Screen icon to expand the interactive panel into full screen.
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Power Control
The Power Control sub-toolbar selection allows you to perform manual power
management at the device or outlet level and displays detailed energy and
environmental information about your data center.
Note: Not all eco PDU PE models support outlet level power management.
Please see , page 6, and your User Manual for further details.
Click on a device in the side bar and its page appears with the Voltage, Current,
Power, Power Dissipation information displayed at the PDU, Bank and Outlet
level:
The top bar on the page displays the PDU name, IP address, online status, and
the ON, OFF and Reboot options to manually power manage the device.
Sensors
This section is view only and provides status information about the sensors.
Banks
Use the ON, OFF and Reboot options to manually power manage the banks.
Outlet Status
Use the ON, OFF and Reboot options to manually power manage the
individual outlet.
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Group Control
The Group tab allows you to perform simultaneous manual power
management at the outlet level on data groups that you have already created.
Note: 1. See Data Group, page 91, for details about creating groups for power
management control.
2. Not all models support outlet level power management. Please see ,
page 6, and your User Manual for further details.
Click on a group in the side bar and its page appears, as below:
The sidebar provides predefined groups that can be selected to manage outlets
that are grouped together. Use ON, OFF and Reboot on the top bar to reboot
outlet groups; or use the same power options listed next to the outlets in the
main panel to manage the power of individual outlets.
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Analysis
The Analysis page allows you to create Power, Thermal and Billing reports to
better understand energy use, environmental factors and costs associated with
your data center.
Generate
The Generate tab allows you to establish the parameters and schedule for the
reports that you want to create. Select a report type in the sidebar and then click
Add Task to begin configuring the report.
The Generate Report fields are explained in detail in the following table:
Field Explanation
Menu The menu provides three options to generate reports:
Power – to create reports based on power usage.
Thermal – to create reports based on temperature.
Billing – to create reports based on costs.
Add Task Clicking Add Task opens a window that provides options to generate
Modify Check boxes in the main panel to select tasks then click Modify to
Delete Check boxes in the main panel to select tasks then click Delete to
Stop Click Stop if you want to stop a task thats in the process of being
custom reports about your data center’s energy and environmental
usage.
make changes to them.
remove it from the list.
generated.
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Field Explanation
Generate
Now
Select a task in the main panel by checking its box and then click
Generate now to create the report. Once completed, the report will
appear in the Completed Reports tab.
Power / Thermal
After you click Add Task a window opens to configure the report parameters:
T
he Power and Thermal fields are explained in the following table:
Field Explanation
Report Type Use the radio buttons to select a report type:
Data Group Report– to create a report based on groups of devices.
Room – to create a report based on all devices in a room.
Information Use the Title and Author fields to enter information about the custom
report. Use the Type drop-down menu to select how often to generate
a report: Once, Daily, Weekly, Monthly, or Yearly.
Report
Duration
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Allows you to generate the report based on a time frame.
Enter the Start / Generate (when you want the report to begin/end), the
Period (options are hour, day, week, month, or quarter) and the
Duration (1–24), then use the Keep Report For drop-down menu to
select the amount of time to pass before the report is deleted. Select
Permanent to keep the report indefinitely.
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Field Explanation
Add Click Add to add up to four device groups or rooms for which the report
will be generated about.
Unit When Data Group (Power reports only) is selected you need to
Select Charts
/ Tables
Generate After entering the parameters, click Generate to add the report to the
configure these three parameters to generate customized reports
related to your data center’s energy costs.
Use the check boxes to select the type(s) of information you want to
collect for the report. The more options that are selected the longer the
report will take to generate.
list.
Billing
After you click Add Task a window opens to configure the Billing parameters:
T
he Billing fields are explained in the following table:
Field Explanation
Add Click Add to add up to four device groups for which the billing report
Information Use the Title and Author fields to enter information about the custom
will be generated about.
report. Use the Type drop-down menu to select how often to generate
a report: Once, or Monthly.
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Field Explanation
Report
Duration
Billing Rates Use the radio button to select the type of rate:
Generate After entering the parameters, click Generate to add the report to the
Select the month to run the report and the time to generate the report.
Use the Keep Report For drop-down menu to select the amount of time
to pass before the report is deleted. Select Permanent to keep the
report indefinitely.
Single Rate – to create a report based on a single dollar figure. Use
the Billing Type drop-down menu to select:
Total: a report based on all rack devices.
Rack: a report based per rack with a subtotals.
Dual-Rate – to create a report based on two different figures: Peak
and Non-peak rates. Enter the time Peak rates start and the number
of hours that the peak rate runs. Use the Billing Type drop-down
menu to select:
Total: a report based on all rack devices.
Rack: a report based per rack with a subtotals.
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Reports
The Reports tab allows you to view or save reports that you’ve created.
Select a report type in the sidebar, check the box of the report(s) you want to
view or save, and click Open or Save as to respectively begin viewing the
report in a new window (the browser’s pop-up blocker must be disabled) or
export the report as a PDF or Excel file.
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Main Panel
Schedules List
Schedule
The Schedule page allows you to power on and/or power off outlets at regular
intervals or on a specified time.
Overview
A schedule page contains a schedules list and a main panel.
Schedules list: shows a list of created schedules.
Main panel:
List view: click to show a list of created schedules with
information such as the target group (of outlets), execution status, and
the interval type.
Configuration view: click a schedule from the sidebar to show the
schedule settings.
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Adding a Power-on / Power-off Schedule
1. In the eco DC main page, go to Energy > Schedule.
2. In the sidebar, click . This window appears.
3. Configure the following settings.
Name: Name the task.
Typ e: Click the drop-down menu to select an interval type.
Once: powers on or off the target outlet(s) on a specified date and
time.
Daily: powers on and off the target outlet(s) daily at specified
times.
Weekly: powers on and off the target outlet(s) weekly at specified
times and days of the week.
Ye a r l y : powers on and off the target outlet(s) at specified times and
days of the week, with exceptions on specified dates.
Target Group: Click Browse to select a target group for the task. To
add a data group, go to Device > Data Group.
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Scheduling:
Once: Click to select On Time or Off Time, and then click on the
date to specify the date and time in a pop-up calendar. Click Apply
to save the setting.
Daily: Click to select On Time and then click on the time to set the
on-time in a pop-up menu. Click Apply to save the setting. Repeat
these steps to configure the off-time.
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Weekly: Click to select one or more On Time and then click on the
time(s) to set the on time(s) in a pop-up menu. Click Apply to save
the setting. Repeat these steps to configure their off-time(s).
Ye a r l y :
In the Regular tab, click to select one or more On Time and then
click on the time(s) to set the on time(s) in a pop-up menu. Click
Apply to save the setting. Repeat these steps to configure their offtime(s).
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In the Exception tab, add the dates and times when the schedule
needs to change.
4. Click Save.
Editing a Power-on / Power-off Schedule
1. In the eco DC main page, go to Energy > Schedule.
2. In the sidebar, click a schedule. The settings page appears.
For example:
3. Configure the settings as required.
4. Click Apply to save the configuration.
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Deleting Schedules
Use one of the following ways to delete schedules.
From the schedule page, click to switch to list view, click to select
one or more schedules, and click Delete on the top right.
From the sidebar, click a schedule, and then click .
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User
Overview
When you select User from the toolbar the Accounts screen appears. eco DC
supports two types of user accounts: Administrator and User. There are four
sub-toolbar selections available from the User’s tab: Accounts, Authentication
Services, and Sessions.
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Accounts
To add an account, do the following:
+
1. Click
2. In the User Information section, key in a Login name and Password, and
select the Authentication Server. This screen is the same as when the
account is selected from the sidebar.
. The Add New User Account page appears:
3. In the Type section, select the user type. Options are: Administrator and
User.
Note: Administrators have full access rights by default; users have, by
default, no access rights apart from “View Only” where they only
have access to the Energy toolbar. If they are assigned group
permission, on the other hand, they can access almost everything
(see Selecting an Account, page 63).
4. In the Access Permissions section, set the permissions of Administrator
accounts. To set the device-by-device permissions for an account, open the
user’s page from the sidebar and select the Device Access tab.
5. Click Save to save your settings.
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Selecting an Account
The Basic, Group Membership and Device Access tabs appears when you
select a user account from the Menu. Use these tabs to edit this account’s
permission to view and manage devices and groups. The Device Access tab do
not appear for Administrator accounts as they have full permissions.
Basic
This tab lets you configure the user information, type and permission. An
example is shown below:
Click Apply if you wish to apply the changes you’ve made.
Group Membership
This tab displays the group(s) the user account belongs to. An example is
shown:
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If you wish to add this user to a particular group, click Add on the top right
corner. A list of available groups will be displayed in the dialog box as shown
in the example below:
Check the box(es) you wish to add the user account to and click Add.
If you wish to delete the user from the group, check the box on the Group
Membership tab and click Delete.
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Device Access
This tab displays the device(s) the user account has access to. An example is
shown:
To add device access for the account individually, do the following:
1. Click Add on the top right corner. The Add Device Access Rights dialog
window appears:
2. In the All column, check the boxes of the devices you want to allow the
user to access. When the user logs in, these devices will appear in the
sidebar.
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Note:
If a user is given more access rights via Group Membership, the
accessible devices will appear in Energy > Power Control > Device
tab.
Administrators have full access rights by default; users have no device
or group access rights by default. User accounts only have access to the
Energy tab with view status and power control options.
3. Click Add. When you are finished, click X.
4. After adding devices they appear listed on the Device Access tab.
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Groups
This page displays the user groups you have previously created.
In the menu, you can also choose the “Domain Group” tab to show the groups
according to the domain.
Add User Group
To add a user group, click the + icon above the menu:
Enter the appropriate information and click Save.
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User Group
2 tabs will be shown (Groups and Group Members) in the interactive display
panel after clicking a user group in the menu.
Basic
You can configure the group’s information, type and permissions in this tab.
An example is shown:
Click Apply if you wish to apply the changes you’ve made.
Group Members
This tab displays all the group members of this group. An example is shown:
To delete the user from the group, check the box on the Group Members page
and click Delete.
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If you wish to add group members, click Add for the dialog window shown
below:
Check the box of the users you wish to add and click Add.
Domain Group
The page below is an example of the Domain Group:
To delete a domain group, check the group’s box and click Delete.
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Add Domain Group
To add a domain group, click the + icon for the dialog window below:
Select the Authentication Server, check/uncheck the group’s type and
permissions and click Select User.
Select the user you wish to add by checking the box and click Apply.
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Authentication Services
Clicking the Authentication Services sub-toolbar brings you to the information
list. An example is shown:
Clicking one of the servers in the menu allows you to configure the external
authentication server’s information or the password policy of the eco DC. By
default, the eco DC authentication service appears in the menu and cannot be
deleted.
Click eco DC in the menu and the Password Policy page appears:
Minimum username length
(1-64)
Minimum password length
(1-32)
Password expires after
(1-999)
Enter the minimum number of characters required for
usernames.
Enter the minimum number of alpha/numeric characters
required for passwords.
Enter the number of days that can pass before users are
forced to create a new password.
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Enforce password history
(0-9)
Password must contain
upper letters
Password must contain
lower letters
Password must contain
numbers
Password must contain
symbols
Enter the number of unique passwords that must be
used before an old password can be used again.
Check this box to require users to have at least one
uppercase letter in their password.
Check this box to require users to have at least one
lowercase letter in their password.
Check this box to require users to have at least one
number in their password.
Check this box to require users to have at least one
symbol (!, @, #, $, %, ^, &, *) in their password.
External Authentication
Click any of the external authentication servers in the menu and the
configuration page for the server will be shown in the interactive display panel.
The page corresponds to the page shown in the Add Authentication Server page
below.
To add an authentication server, do the following:
1. Click
+
. The Add New Authentication Server page appears:
2. In the Basic Information section, key in a Server name and Description,
and select a Server Type:
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Active Directory
Fill in the IP address, Port and Base DN.
Select Use SSL in Trust All Mode or Do not use SSL.
Select Browse with user credentials and enter the Username and
Password; or User must input credentials when browsing.
LDAP
Fill in the IP/Domain, Port and Base DN.
Select Use SSL in Trust All Mode or Do not use SSL.
Fill in the Key attribute, Object class, Full name attribute.
Fill the User RDN.
Select Browse with user credentials and enter the Username and
Password; or User must input credentials when browsing.
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RADIUS
Fill in the IP/Domain, and Port.
Select the Authentication type and fill in the Shared secret and
Confirmed shared secret.
TACA SC+
Fill in the IP/Domain, and Port.
Select the Authentication type and fill in the Shared secret and
Confirmed shared secret.
3. Click Save to save your settings.
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Sessions
The Session page lets the administrator see at a glance which users are
currently logged into the eco DC, and provides information about each of their
sessions.
Note: 1. The Session page isn’t available for ordinary users.
2. The sort order of the information displayed can be changed by
clicking the column headings.
The meanings of the headings at the top of the page are fairly straightforward.
The Client IP heading refers to the IP address that the user has logged in from;
the Login Time tells you when the user logged in, and the Idle heading lists how
long the account has been inactive.
This page also gives the administrator the option of forcing a user logout by
selecting the username and clicking End Session at the top right corner of the
main panel.
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Device
Overview
The Device tab allows you to configure each device and define your data center
by Data Center, Building, Floor, Room, and Rack. You can also define detailed
parameters, such as Device Threshold Settings, at the PDU and outlet level and
eco Sensors settings. See the following sections for more detailed information.
Note: 1. At least one rack must be installed and defined for eco DC to work.
2. Not all functions (such as outlet level monitoring) are supported by all
models. Please see , page 6, and your eco PDU User Manual for
details
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Installation
The Installation sub-toolbar options allows you to view and configure devices
and define the layout of your data center. This page opens to the Device tab in
the menu which lists all the devices in your data center:
Adding Devices
To add devices, do the following:
+
1. On the sidebar, click
parameters and search for devices on the network:
2. In the Search PDU Devices section, select the device type (ATEN PDU,
ATEN UPS, etc.) from the drop-down menu, key in the Start IP (v4) and
Search Number.
3. Enter the information under Default SNMP Agent Settings and click Next.
4. When a list of devices appears, check the device boxes and click Add.
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Devices
The Devices tab lists all the PDUs in your data center. You can select devices
to configure the settings by selecting them in the sidebar, or by double-clicking
the devices in the main panel. When a device is selected, its first tab appears:
Device
Device Info This section displays the Name, IP/Domain, Model and
Rack information for configuration.
SNMP Agent Settings Configure the SNMP Agent settings here.
Threshold Set the device threshold settings (min.–max), using the
Sensor Location Type Select the sensors’ locations from the drop-down menus.
Door Sensor Type Select the door sensor type from the drop-down menu.
Apply Click Apply to save the settings.
parameters provided, for:
Aggregate Current
Voltage
Aggregate Power
Aggregate Power Dissipation
Note: For these settings to appear click the Advanced
Settings radio button.
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Bank
Device Info This section displays the device Name, IP/Domain, Model and Rack
information.
Threshold Enter the bank Name, and use the drop-down menu to configure
Apply Click Apply to save the settings.
multiple banks individually, or check Apply to all banks to configure all
banks with the same settings. Set the outlet threshold settings (min.–
max), using the parameters provided, for:
Current
Voltage
Power
Power Dissipation
Note: Depending on your device, not all these options may be
available.
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Outlet
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Device Info This section displays the device Name, IP/Domain, Model and Rack
Threshold Use the Outlets drop-down menu to select the outlet to configure, or
Apply Click Apply to save the settings.
information.
use Apply to all outlets to configure the same settings for all outlets.
Set the outlet threshold settings (min.–max), using the parameters
provided, for:
Aggregate Current
Voltage
Aggregate Power
Aggregate Power Dissipation
Select one of the three choices for the Shutdown Method from the
drop-down menu – see Shutdown Methods, page 81, for details.
Set MAC address and Delay Time On/Off for the selected method.
Shutdown Methods
The three available shutdown methods are explained in detail below:
Kill the Power – If this option is selected, the device waits for the amount
time set in the Power Off Delay field, and then turns the Outlet's power
Off. Turning the power off performs a cold (non-safe) shutdown.
Wake on LAN – This is a Safe Shutdown and Restart option. If this is
selected, when an Outlet is turned Off, the device first sends a message to
the computer telling it to prepare for a shutdown; it then waits for the
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amount time set in the Power Off Delay field to give the OS time to close
down before the computer is powered down to standby mode.
Likewise, when the Outlet is turned On, the device waits for the amount
time set in the Power On Delay field, then sends an Ethernet message to
the computer connected to the Outlet telling the computer to turn itself On.
Note: For Safe Shutdown and Restart, the computer must be running
Windows (Windows 98 or higher), and the Safe Shutdown program
(available by download from our website), must be installed and
running on the computer.
System after AC Back – This is a Safe Shutdown and Restart option. If
this is selected, when an Outlet is turned Off, the Device first sends a
message to the computer telling it to prepare for a shutdown; it then waits
for the amount time set in the Power Off Delay field to give the OS time to
close down before the computer is powered down.
When the Outlet is turned On, the device waits for the amount time set in
the Power On Delay field, then sends power to the server. When the server
receives the power, it turns itself on.
Note: For Safe Shutdown and Reboot, the computer must be running
Windows (Windows 98 or higher), and the Safe Shutdown program
(available by download from our website), must be installed and
running on the computer.
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Device Info This section displays the device Name, IP/Domain, Model and Rack
Threshold
Settings
Apply Click Apply to save the settings.
information for configuration.
This section provides the threshold settings for Sensors 1-4. Check
Apply to same Model to use the same settings for all sensors
connected to the same PDU model as the one you are configuring. Set
the sensor threshold settings (min.–max), using the parameters
provided, for:
Temperature
Humidity
Pressure
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POP
Depending on the ATEN PDU model, this tab may or may not appear, and
different options will be available. Please refer to the user manual of the ATEN
PDU selected for instructions on the available options.
Device Info This section displays the device Name, IP/Domain, Model and Rack
information for configuration.
POP
(Proactive
Overload
Protection)
Settings
Apply Click Apply to save the settings.
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This section provides the settings to configure Proactive Overload
Protection for outlets. Check the Enable POP modes to use these
feature. See the user manual of the selected PDU for details of the
POP features and how to configure the settings.
UPS
If you choose a UPS device, this tab will appear.
Chapter 6. Device
Device Info This section displays the device Name, IP, Model, Rack and UPS F/W
SNMP Agent
Settings
Apply Click Apply to save the settings.
version information.
For fields that can be entered, enter a parameter between the specified
range. For fields that have drop-down menu, select from the available
options.
Battery
The battery tab allows you to do battery self-test for the UPS.
Device Info This section displays the device Name, IP, Model, and Rack information.
Battery
Self-test
Select the test type and click Start to start the test.
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Layout
The Layout tab is for configuring the layout of your data center. The sidebar
provides a tree-view list of the data center and its building(s), floor(s), and
room(s).
Each level of the layout provides energy and basic information about that level
of the data center. This information includes the number of PDUs, the average
voltage, average aggregate power, and the number of buildings, floors, rooms
and racks.
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Adding Layout
There is a hierarchy which must be followed when adding the layout, meaning
you must add one before the other, in this order: Data Center - Building -
Floor - Room. You can add multiple Data Centers with multiple buildings,
floors and rooms. At the room level you can configure the racks which contain
the PDUs.
To add a layout, do the following:
1. On the menu, click
2. Use the drop-down menu to select the Typ e: Data Center. Key in the
Name, Country, City and Address. Click Apply.
3. In the menu, select the Data Center and click
down menu and select Building. Key in the Name, Country, City and
Address. Click Apply.
4. In the menu, select the Building and click
down menu and select Floor. Key in the Name, Country, City and
Address. Click Apply.
5. In the menu, select the Floor and click
menu and select Room. Key in the Name, Country, City and Address.
Click Apply.
+
. The Create Data Center Layer window appears:
+
again. Use the Type drop-
+
again. Use the Type drop-
+
again. Use the Type drop-down
6. You can add additional buildings, floors and rooms at each level. Once the
Rooms have been added, you can select them to add racks to your data
center.
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Adding Racks
To add racks to a room, do the following:
1. In the sidebar, select a Room. A grid appears:
2. Click Edit. A page appears to add racks to the room. Use the bar options to
Select and Change, Zoom and Pan, Auto Fit, and set the Layout’s grid size.
3. Right-click on a square and how the rack is to be positioned:
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4. Enter the number of racks to add, and click Apply. The racks appear in the
position that you selected. You can drag-and-drop, delete, copy, and paste
racks. Add racks until you’ve completed the design of your data center.
5. To add devices, double-click a rack and click
+
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6. Select the device(s) and click Add.
7. After adding all the devices to each rack, click Exit.
8. On the Room page, click racks to view the list of devices. Racks without
devices appear gray.
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