Managing an Intelligent Rack

Scenarios

You can use a web-based console to view the details of an intelligent rack where an iMetal server is deployed or view iMetal server details by iRack. You can also import or export iRack details on the console.

This section describes how to manage details of the iRack where an iMetal server is deployed.

Viewing iRack Details

1. Log in to the CloudDC console.
2. Choose Data Center > iRack.

   The iRack page is displayed. In the iRack list, view the rack details, as described in Table 1.

   Table 1 iRack details

   Parameter	Description	Related Operation
   Rack Name	Name of an intelligent rack.	You can click a name in the Rack Name column to go to the iRack details page, which displays the basic details, temperature, and power of the rack.
   Equipment Room	Name of the equipment room where an intelligent rack is located.	None.
   Location	Physical location of an intelligent rack.	None.
   Rack Size	Dimensions of an intelligent rack. The format is width × depth × height.	None.
   Height (U)	Height of an intelligent rack.	None.
   Rated Power	Rated power of an intelligent rack.	None.
   Servers	Number of iMetal servers in an intelligent rack.	You can click a number in the Servers column of a rack to go to the iMetal Servers page and view details about all servers in the rack.
   Tag	Tag of an intelligent rack, which is used to identify the iRack.	You can edit the tag.
   Description	Description of an intelligent rack.	You can edit the description.
   Billing Mode	Yearly/Monthly billing for an intelligent rack	None.

Importing iRack Details

1. Log in to the CloudDC console.
2. Choose Data Center > iRack.

   The iRack page is displayed.

3. Above the iRack list, click Import. The Import dialog box is displayed.
4. Click Download Template to download the template.

   If you have filled in the server details based on the template requirements, go to step 6.

5. Enter the rack details in the downloaded template based on the template requirements.
   

   Once the iRack details are imported, they cannot be modified. If the information is incorrect, import it again.

   Table 2 iRack template

   Parameter	Mandatory	Description
   Rack Name	Yes	Name of an intelligent rack. Maximum length: 128 characters. Only letters, digits, underscores (_), hyphens (-), and periods (.) are allowed.
   Equipment Room	Yes	Name of the equipment room where an intelligent rack is located. Maximum length: 256 characters. Only letters, digits, underscores (_), hyphens (-), and periods (.) are allowed.
   Location	Yes	Physical location of an intelligent rack. Maximum length: 128 characters.
   Height (U)	Yes	Height of an intelligent rack. Maximum length: 128 characters.
   Rack Size	Yes	Dimensions of an intelligent rack. The format is width × depth × height. Maximum length: 128 characters.
   Rated Power	Yes	Rated power of an intelligent rack. Maximum length: 128 characters. It cannot contain spaces or line breaks.
   Description	No	Description of an intelligent rack. Maximum length: 512 characters.

6. Click Select File and select the file where the iRack details have been filled in.

   The system automatically checks whether the imported data is valid.

7. After the import is verified, click Import to import iRack details.

   After the import is complete, you can view the imported iRack details in the list.

Exporting iRack Details

1. Log in to the CloudDC console.
2. Choose Data Center > iRack.

   The iRack page is displayed.

3. In the upper part of the iRack list, click Export > Export all data to an XLSX file.

   All iRack details will be downloaded locally in the format of "racks-Current date".