H3C Technologies H3C Intelligent Management Center - Manual (Page 283)

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If the room already exists, click the button located at the right of the Room field to select the
room from the list, or
If the room does not exist, enter the room name in the Room field. The room is automatically
created when the data center topology map is automatically built.
14. Click the Rack field for the associated device to configure the rack where the device is installed.
15. Do one of the following:
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If the rack already exists, click the button located at the right of the Rack field to select the
rack from the list, or
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If the rack does not exist, enter the rack name in the Rack field. The rack is automatically created
when the data center topology map is automatically built.
16. Click OK.
The data center topology map is automatically built and the racks are automatically populated
with devices.
Managing devices from the data center topology maps
The network topology maps also enable you to manage devices directly from the topology view. From the
topology devices, you can view and perform management functions including viewing device
information and performing actions such as ping, trace route and initiating Telnet or SSH sessions to the
selected devices. To manage devices from the Data Center Topology map:
1. Click the Resource tab from the tabular navigation system on the top.
2. Click View Management on the navigation tree on the left.
3. Click Network Topology(Applet) under View Management from the navigation system on the left.
4. Double click Data Center Topology under Topology.
A new page for the Data Center Topology displays in the main pane. Multiple pages in the
main pane can be navigated using the tabs located at the top of the main pane.
5. To access a rack, do one of the following:
Double click the room icon that contains the rack icon you want to access, or
Right-click the room icon and select Open from the shortcut menu.
A new page for the room map displays in the main pane.
6. Use the tabs located at the top of the page to navigate between topology maps.
7. Do one of the following:
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Double click the rack icon you want to access.
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Right-click the rack icon and select Open from the shortcut menu.
A new page for the rack map displays in the main pane.
8. Use the tabs located at the top of the page to navigate between topology maps.
9. Select the device that you want to manage by clicking on it.
10. Right-click the device you have selected.
The management menu appears. Menu options are:
• Configuration: Enables you to configure the device specifications for the rack topology map. Enter
the device dimensions in the Configuration dialog box. You can also select an icon in which the
device is to be displayed on the rack. IMC defines the default icons of devices. You can modify the
default icon of a device by modifying the configuration file or configuring the default icon for a
third-party device.