View details of floor map
Use the floor map in the Telecommunications Network Inventory application to view placement of network assets on a datacenter floor and their details such as asset specific and operational data.
Before you begin
- Make sure that a datacenter record is mapped to the campus whose details you want to view.
- Make sure that you have installed the Telecommunications Alarm Management Open API (sn_ind_tmf642) and Customer Service Problem Management (CSPM) (sn_sprb_mgmt) plugin to view alert and incident details.
- Role required: sn_ni_core.dc_ops_agent
About this task
Use the floor map to view the following:
- Details of the places on the floor.
- View alert information
- Visualize a rack
- View floor and rack health information
- View operational metrics
Procedure
Navigate to Workspaces > Network Inventory Workspace.
Select the blue hub icon
Blue Hub Icon..
The Network viewer window is displayed.
Select the Floor map tab.
In the Choose location field, select your Site, Building, and Floor.
The floor map appears.
View the details of the floor map by performing the following actions on the map pane.
| Action | Details |
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| View the details of floor | Select an empty space on the floor. You can view the following details on the details pane.- Campus Campus name
Building name
Floor name
Total floor area in square feet
Total count of cabinets on the floor
Total count of equipment on the floor
Total count of interfaces on the floor
Available count of interfaces on the floor
Count of logical connections and power circuits related to datacenter |
| View the details of a place | Select a place on the map pane. The selected place is highlighted on map pane. You can view the place details on the details pane. If the place is mapped to a Configuration Item \(CI\), then you can see the CI-specific details. |
| View the alert information | Select the alert icon \( Image omitted: icon-alert-floor-map.png - Active events - Active change requests You can also select the green lightening bolt icon \( Alert Icon.\) on a place in the map pane. On the details pane, you can view the following information about the CI that is mapped on that place.- Active alerts Image omitted: icon-green-lightening-bolt.png Green Lightening Bolt Icon.\) to view the alert information. |
| Visualize a rack | Select a rack CI on the map pane. The Rack view opens. Do the following on the Rack view.- To open the rack record, select Open rack. - To view the back of the rack, select View rear panel. |
| View floor and rack health information | Select an empty space on the map pane to view the following floor health information on the details pane.
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| View operational metrics | Overlays on a floor map are visual indicators displayed directly on a datacenter's floor map. These indicators show real-time or past operational metrics.
To disable overlays, select None in the View By field. Note:
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| View floor map related to a company account | In the Filter By Accounts field, select an account. The map highlights the CIs related to that company account in bluish green color. CIs related to other accounts are grayed out. You can also select more than one account. |
| Open a record from details pane |
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Parent Topic:Floor map
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