Updated on 2022-02-21 GMT+08:00

Managing Views

The View page displays the layout and running status of devices in the equipment room, and monitors the running status of devices on the entire network in real time. In addition, the system intuitively displays the physical environment of devices in the management domain view in 2D or 2.5D mode, facilitating efficient O&M and quick fault locating.

Prerequisites

  • The device has been connected to the NetEco.
  • You have the operation rights for View.

Context

  • Exercise caution when shutting down the smart cooling product. Doing so may cause devices and equipment room overheating, which will damage the devices.
  • Exercise caution when powering off the rPDU or PDU2000. Doing so may affect the power supply to equipment, which will interrupt services.

Procedure

  1. Choose Device Management > Device Vew > View.
  2. On the View page, view the overview information about managed objects on the entire network.

    Table 1 Operation task

    Operation

    Description

    Procedure

    Modifying scenario names

    Perform this operation when you want to modify the name of a scenario.

    1. Click in the upper left corner of the page. The Scenario-based Configuration dialog box is displayed.
    2. Click in the Operation column to modify the scenario name, and click OK.

    Viewing the overview of managed objects on the entire network

    You can view the number of nodes with alarms of each severity, number of nodes without alarms, total number of alarms, and maintenance information. In addition, you can scan the QR code to install the NetEco app.

    • In the upper left area of the page, view the number of nodes with alarms of each severity and the number of nodes without alarms.
    • In the Alarm area on the right of the page, view the total number of alarms and the number of alarms of each severity for managed objects on the entire network.
    • In the Maintenance area on the right of the page, view the maintenance information about the managed objects on the entire network.
    • In the Download APP area on the right of the page, you can scan the QR code to install the NetEco app.

  3. View the management domain view.
    1. Access the management domain.

      • Method 1: Click the search box on the left of the page. In the expanded navigation tree, select a management domain.

        To query and select a management domain by setting search criteria, perform the following operations:

        • In the Recommended Filter area, click Connection Status: Connected or Connection Status: Disconnected, and then click the name of the management domain.
        • Enter a keyword in the text box, click , and click the management domain name.
      • Method 2: Double-click the management domain icon to access the management domain.

    2. To view the detailed information about a management domain and the information about all the devices in the management domain, perform the following operations as required.

      Table 2 Viewing the management domain view

      Operation

      Description

      Procedure

      Switching to the 2D or 2.5D mode

      The 2D or 2.5D mode displays the layout of devices, device running status, alarm status, and signal counter status in the management domain on a plane.

      Click on the toolbar on the left.

      Viewing the overview information about a management domain

      You can view basic information about sub-management domains or devices in a management domain, and information about Statistics of Faulty Devices, License Consumption, and Statistics of Disconnected Devices in the management domain.

      1. Click on the toolbar on the left.
      2. On the Overview page, you can perform the following operations:
        • You can click a device name to go to the device view page and click a management domain to go to the management domain view page of the device.
        • You can click the device running status icon in the Alarm Status column to go to the Alarm tab page of the device and view the current alarm information of the device.
        • The value of License Consumption is the total number of licenses consumed by devices in the management domain.
        NOTE:

        If the device is a non-intelligent device, redirection is not supported.

      Viewing counter monitoring information

      You can view the real-time monitoring counter signal information about IT cabinets in the management domain, and view or modify the device monitoring view to learn about the running status of devices based on the real-time signals of the devices.

      1. Click on the toolbar on the left to view the real-time monitoring counter signal information about the IT cabinets.
      2. In the Signal dialog box, click in the Operation column to view the monitoring view.
        NOTE:

        To modify a monitoring view, click Modify in the Monitoring View dialog box.

      Adding a control element

      An entry for directly adding control elements is provided on the View page.

      Click on the toolbar on the left and drag the control to a proper position in the view. For details, see Adding Control Elements.
      NOTE:

      You can add controls in the toolbox to the management domain only when is displayed.

      Configuring a monitoring view

      You can view and modify the monitoring view to learn the running status of a device. Only signal counters of key devices can be modified.

      Click on the toolbar on the left. For details, see Configuring a Monitoring View.

      Viewing camera information

      If cameras have been added to the management domain, you can view camera information and play video.

      Click on the toolbar on the left to view camera information. To play a video, click the name of an online camera in the Name column.

      Viewing environment information about a management domain

      The following lists the devices and methods for measuring the temperature and humidity of the environment module.

      • Air conditioner: average supply air and return air temperature and humidity
      • Sensor/Collector: The sensor/collector with temperature and humidity counters collects the reported temperature and humidity values and participates in calculation.

        If a smart module is deployed, the statistics result is displayed by cold aisle and hot aisle.

        • Click Environment for a device except cabinets. In the displayed Average temperature and humidity change curve dialog box, you can view the average temperature and humidity in 24 hours, top 10 highest temperature and humidity values, and top 10 lowest temperature and humidity values of the management domain.
        • Click Environment for a cabinet. In the displayed Average temperature change curve dialog box, you can view the average temperature of the cabinet in 24 hours. You can click Avg Temperature (Front) or Avg Temperature (Back) to display or hide the trend chart. If an item is highlighted, the corresponding trend chart is displayed.
      NOTE:

      If the management domain is a smart module, the status of the smoke detector and water sensor is displayed. If the management domain is a cabinet, the status of the smoke detector and door status sensor is displayed.

      • A door status sensor state can be Closed, Opened, Unknown, or Not Configured. Unknown indicates that the door status sensor is bound to indicators and the door status information is not obtained. Not Configured indicates that no door status sensor control is created or no counter is bound. You can click on the left of the page. For details about how to configure a door status sensor control, see Adding Control Elements. On the 2.5D view page, the door status sensor state is displayed in Environment after the Door state counter is bound to the door status sensor control.
      • The water sensor state can be Normal, Alarm, or Not Configured. Not Configured indicates that no water sensor control is created or no counter is bound. You can click on the left of the page. For details about how to configure a water sensor control, see Adding Control Elements. On the 2.5D view page, the water sensor state is displayed as Normal or Alarm in Environment after the appropriate counter and alarm are bound to the water sensor control (the bound alarm must be an uncleared alarm in the current alarm list).
      • The smoke detector can be Normal, Alarm, or Not Configured. Not Configured indicates that no smoke detector control is created or no counter is bound. You can click on the left of the page. For details about how to configure a smoke detector control, see Adding Control Elements. On the 2.5D view page, the smoke detector state is displayed as Normal or Alarm in Environment after the appropriate counter and alarm are bound to the smoke detector control (the bound alarm must be an uncleared alarm in the current alarm list).

      In the right pane of the page, view the environment information about the management domain.

      Querying management domain alarms

      By default, the number of uncleared alarms collected by alarm severity and device type in the equipment room is displayed.

      NOTE:

      The device types are as follows:

      • Power supply: PDU, UPS, ATS, DG, transformer, battery string, and rPDU
      • Cooling: water chiller, pump, cooling tower, and air conditioner
      • Environment: sensors, such as the water sensor, smoke detector, and temperature and humidity sensor in equipment rooms or smart modules
      • Security: access controller and camera
      • Others: alarms reported by the ECC
      1. In the right pane of the page, view the alarm information about the management domain.
      2. Click Alarm to go to the Current Alarms page.

  4. View the device view.
    1. Enter the device view.

      • Method 1: Click the search box on the left of the page. In the expanded navigation tree, select a device in the equipment room.
      • Method 2: Double-click the device name on the View page.

      Displays device information such as overview, alarms, and signals, helping you learn about the device status in real time and handle abnormal data to better understand the device running status.

    2. View details about the device view and perform the following operations as required.

      For Air conditioner_NetCol5000-A025_BIN4 and Air conditioner_NetCol5000-A042_BIN4, if an alarm is generated for the internal fan, heater, electronic expansion valve, humidifier, air filter, compressor, or external fan of the air conditioner, the corresponding component is displayed in the color set for the alarm severity in the air conditioner logical flow diagram.

      Table 3 Operation task

      Operation

      Description

      Procedure

      Viewing basic device information

      Displays the basic device information, energy flow diagram, and real-time data of some counters, and provides a quick entry for modifying device configuration information.

      In the left pane of the page, view the basic information, energy flow diagram, and real-time data of some counters of devices.

      NOTE:

      If you need to modify the device configuration information, click Edit to go to the Planning Configuration page.

      Viewing monitoring counters for devices

      You can set device monitoring counters to effectively monitor devices for timely handling of abnormal data.

      1. Select a device and click in the upper right corner of the page.
      2. In the Setting dialog box, select counters and click OK.

      Viewing the comprehensive analysis of devices

      Displays the changes of concerned counters in trend charts, status charts, and comparison charts, helping you understand the comprehensive analysis of devices in a timely manner.

      On the Comprehensive Analysis tab page in the upper part of the page, view the comprehensive analysis of devices.

      NOTE:

      To display multiple comprehensive analysis tab pages and set the chart style or layout, click in the upper right corner of the tab page.

      Viewing KPI information

      Displays concerned KPIs in a list. You can set the display of more KPIs, and view and modify the monitoring views of KPIs to learn about the detailed running status of devices. Only signal counters of key devices can be modified.

      1. On the KPI tab page in the upper area of the page, click .
      2. Select the counter to be bound and click OK.
      3. Click in the Operation column to display the monitoring view of the counter.

      Viewing control signal information

      Displays the AO/DO signal of the device in a list. You can set the display of more control signals, and view and modify the monitoring views of control signals to learn about the detailed running status of devices. Only signal counters of key devices can be modified.

      1. On the Signal tab page in the lower part of the page, click .
      2. Select the counter to be bound and click OK.
      3. Click in the Operation column to display the monitoring view of the counter.
      4. Click in the Operation column to set the real-time control signal value and deliver the signal remotely.

      Viewing device signals

      Allows you to view real-time device running signals to learn about the device running status.

      1. On the Signal tab page in the lower part of the page, view the monitoring signal information about devices.
      2. Click in the Operation column of the device signal value counter. In the displayed Monitoring View dialog box, view and modify the monitoring view.

      Managing device alarms

      Allows you to view and handle device alarms in a timely manner.

      On the Alarm tab page in the lower part of the page, view the alarm details of the device.