As a data center manager, we must be very familiar with the Visio software, because it is our most commonly used data center structure drawing tool in the past. At present, 99% of data center structure drawings on the market are made using Visio. Moreover, many hardware companies provide dedicated Visio models, which can be easily produced by directly importing the model. There are also many hobby teams that have made many visio templates and shared them.
Visio's style model and built-in components are the most commonly used data center structure diagrams. In addition to equipment, wiring, etc., some data center structure diagrams also include the air conditioner, vents, entrance and exit location markings in the computer room, and even physical equipment information such as junction boxes are recorded using Visio. Data center structure diagrams often indicate the equipment of each cabinet, and attribute tags are attached to the corresponding equipment to make it clear at a glance, which facilitates the daily management of operation and maintenance personnel.
Visio is a drawing tool. It has a wide range of industries and can be used in the data center industry, depending on factors such as its simple operation and rich models. I think it will definitely not be the most professional choice for our data center operation and maintenance personnel. As the saying goes: "Technology has a specialization." Today I will take you to learn about a professional data center management software netTerrain.
netTerrain is a data center management software professionally created by Navedi. This software contains more than 95% of the IT equipment models on the market. (If it is a model that is not in the project requirements, Navedi Provide free production). The software adopts B/S architecture (mainstream browsers can easily log in) and hierarchical display structure, which can clearly and truly restore the scene information of our data center computer room. The device supports unlimited defined attributes. According to the device attributes, we can quickly retrieve the device we want to view among thousands of devices, and view the connection relationship associated with the device (the link is accurate to the device port level). You can know the cabinet space and equipment port resource usage in the computer room at any time, and you can also check the fiber link status of the park tube well based on the GIS map and check their routing relationship.
netTerrain is an operational management software known in the industry. We all know that under the existing technology, it is a very troublesome thing to ensure that the data after the update and maintenance of the equipment in the operation and maintenance management is accurate. With netTerrain, an operable management software, we can clearly view the usage of our computer room cabinets on the software, directly drag and drop the equipment to and from the rack, connect the planning work, and then send the planned plan to Work order to confirm implementation. Realize the standardized process of online planning and offline implementation to ensure the accuracy of our data in daily operation and maintenance.
——NWVDI Shengwei