Configuring the room design

Use the room design toolbar to configure the room layout and ensure the layout in the data center model accurately represents the real-world physical environment of the room. This includes physical attributes of the room such as size, shape, rows, walls, and cages (co-lo). You can toggle the room design mode by clicking this icon when you have selected Planning>Data Center, Planning >Asset Provisioning, or Planning>Device Association in the Application bar and have a room open in the layout.  102237331_360037995374.png  Modify the room shape. For example to add an angle to an outer wall: Select the corner tool in the toolbar. 102237311_360037995374.png The cursor icon now looks like this when you move it into the layout: 102237324_360038495553.png Click on a wall where you want to add the 2 new corners that will define where a new wall will begin and end. Select the resize tool in the toolbar. 102237312_360038495553.png The cursor icon changes into a double-headed arrow when you move it over a wall in the layout. Click the wall between the dots and drag the new wall into position. Add inner walls or cages. For example to add a new inner wall:  Select the draw wall tool in the toolbar.  The cursor icon now looks like a plus and coordinate guides appear.  Click and drag in the layout where you want the new wall to be. A new wall of the default type now appears in the layout.  If you want to change the wall type, right-click the wall and select Set Wall Preferences, then select a predefined standard wall type or select Properties, and set the width and type (mesh, solid, glass). Add room fixtures, such as doors, windows, and walkways. More... If the room has a row layout, select the Generate Rows icon in the toolbar 102237306_360037995374.pngand follow the instructions in the wizard. If the tile grid does not match the actual physical environment, select the pan tile tool in the toolbar 102237309_360037995374.png, and drag the tile grid around until the tiles are located properly in the floor layout. See here for details about setting preferences relevant to the room design.

System of measurement To toggle the system of measurement used in the client, select Tools > Preferences > General and set Client Settings to display floor dimensions in meters or feet.  All floor dimensions on the IT Advisor client will display in meters or feet according to this setting (metric/imperial). If you want to see some rooms in metric and others in imperial, you can use different clients or toggle the setting before opening the various rooms.  Default wall type To predefine the wall type of any wall added to the room layouts, select Tools > Preferences > General and set Default Wall Settings to enable a specific wall type, such as standard mesh. Alternatively, in Genomes, right-click a wall type and select Set As Default to apply the properties of this wall type to any new walls created. A green check mark icon on the selected wall in Genomes illustrates the active default setting. This setting applies to you. Other users in the system can have a different default wall type.

The physical room properties for a room include how much equipment weight the floor can carry. The system guides you to help you avoid placing equipment that is too heavy for the floor to carry. Different carrying weight values are used depending on type of material and whether it is a raised floor environment. Wooden floor: up to 400-500 kg/m² (or about 82-102 lb/sq.ft) Concrete floor: from about 500 kg/m² ending well into a couple of thousand kg/m² (or about 102 lb/sq.ft) Standard raised floor: 600-1200 kg/m² (or about 123-245 lb/sq.ft) Standard raised floor point-carrying weight: 150-300 kg/point (not covered by this version of the application). In addition, the system calculations are based on the following: The carrying weight of a floor or section of the floor is evenly distributed. This means that it does not matter where on a specific tile a load is placed. Calculations based on point-carrying weight are not covered by this version of the application. Items other than racks, such as UPS, PDU, or cooling units, do not add to the weight calculations. Cables do not add to the weight of the racks. If you want to include weight information in your configuration, define the carrying capacity of the floor and the weight of equipment placed in the floor layout. If you do not want to use weight information, leave the weight options empty. Configure floor carrying capacity. Right-click a room and select Properties>Room. Define the Maximum Carrying Capacity measured in kg/m2 in the Floor page to match your physical environment. Configure equipment weight. Right-click the piece of equipment in the floor layout and select Properties. In the Physical page, define the Weight or Maximum Weight of the rack or equipment in the rack.