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Setting up the hierarchy

Lenovo XClarity Energy Manager provides several ways to set up the data center hierarchy (data centers, rooms, rows, racks, and devices):

  • Datacenter Management: To create a data center hierarchy manually from scratch, start from ‘Datacenter Management’ on the left side navigation menu. View power and temperature data by selecting items in the hierarchy once the devices are added.

  • Discovery: To discover devices in the network, start from ‘Discovery and Import’ on the left side navigation menu. After discovery please check devices in ‘Devices and Racks’ on the left side navigation menu and add them to the hierarchy in ‘Datacenter Management’.

  • Import devices or the hierarchy: To import devices or the hierarchy from an Excel file, start from the ‘Import’ button in ‘Devices and Racks’. Please refer to Importing devices to learn how to create the Excel file.

To view power and temperature data of the devices, they must be added into the hierarchy (in racks).