Rack View plugin for GLPI V 1.1

glpi-rackview_1.1.tar.gz   Jueves, 17 de Octubre de 2013 11:36:20 +0200
Mount your GLPI-objects in virtual racks.

Easy setup of racks
Dynamically mount computers, network devices or other devices into a
rack
Mount one device into multiple racks (useful for KVM, cable management,
etc.)
Display a rack summary showing all racks in all locations
Mount a maximum of three standing devices on rack floors by mounting
them left, middle or right
Mount front and back devices into one single row

Creating Racks
To create a rack, simply go to "Plugins/Rackview" and hit the "Add
object"
icon (usually a plus-sign). Enter the details of your rack:
* Name: A (short) name of the rack. This name will later be selectable
when
mounting an object
* Size: Size (in rack units) of the rack. Typically 42
* Description: A long description about the rack
* Location: Physical location of the rack (needed for the Summary view)
Mounting objects
After you have created a rack, go to a supported object type and open
the
tab "RackView".
Currently these types are supported:
* Computers
* Network equipments
* "Other" Devices
First, specify the default size of the object in rack units on the right
side
of the screen.
After that select a rack on the left side and enter the starting (lower)
rack
unit where the object should be mounted.
The starting unit can also be clicked in the rack mini view.
You can additionally set the following options:
* Size: If you deselect "use standard" you can specify an object size
(in rack
units) for this specific mount. This is useful if you have some kind of
meta objects like KVM-devices or cable management, for which you don't
want
to create multiple objects
* Depth: Specify the depth-size of the object. If the object is only
mounted
on the front of the rack, select "Front", if it is on the back select
"back".
If it has full lenght, select "full". This allows you to specify two
objects on the same row
* Horizontal: Specify a horizontal position. This is useful if you have
standing
devices in your rack, which only take a third of the rack's width.
Here you can specify, if the object is placed left, in the middle or
right or
(in case of a usual 19"-device) takes the complete ("Full") width of the
rack
* Description: Additional notes about the mount
Unmounting objects
If you'd like to remove an object from a rack, simply click the
"Unmount" button on the specific mount.
NOTE: If you purge an object from GLPI it is also removed from the rack!
Rack summary
When you click the summary-icon (usually an eye-icon) while in the
Plugin/RackView view, an overview of all locations and all racks within
the location is shown.
This gives you a quick overview of available rack space in your
datacenter.