Ten custom fields are available. To use the custom fields, first change the default labels on the fields (Custom Field 1, Custom Field 2 and Custom Field 3) and then associate a custom label with a unit. The custom fields may be displayed in Units View windows using the Customize link. SeeUsing the Customize link in windowson page 30.
To define custom fields:
NOTE:You must have Software Administrator or Appliance Administrator access to define custom fields.
1. Click theUnitstab.
2. ClickCustom Field Labelsin the side navigation bar. The Unit Custom Field Labels window will open.
3. For each custom field, type the 1-64 character name for the first custom field label. The first and second level custom fields for units will appear under this heading in the side
navigation bar; all other custom fields will not appear in the side navigation bar but may be displayed in the content area by clickingCustomizeand adding the field.
4. ClickSave.
The Custom Field Labels name will continue to appear in the side navigation bar until you associate the custom label with a unit.
To associate a custom label with a unit:
1. In a Units View window (seeAccessing Units View windowson page 111), click on a unit. The Unit Overview window will open.
2. ClickPropertiesin the side navigation bar and then clickCustom Fields. The Unit Custom Fields window will open.
3. In the each field, type the 1-64 character name to associate with the corresponding label. You may also leave the field blank.
4. ClickSaveand then clickClose. The Appliance - All window will open. The side navigation bar will include the names of the defined and associated custom fields.
Example: Custom fields
In the following example, a Rack Power Manager software administrator wants to examine a unit test configuration. The units will be placed in one of two categories: an initial
configuration or a final configuration category. The administrator also wants to identify the unit’s managers. At the present time, the Rack Power Manager software administrator has one DSR1021 switch and one EVR1500 environmental monitor to add to the test configuration category and one generic appliance to add to the final configuration category.
1. First, the Rack Power Manager software administrator will define the custom fields. a. Click theUnitstab.
b. ClickCustom Field Labelsin the side navigation bar. The Unit Custom Field Labels window will open.
c. In Label 1, typeTest Configuration. All first-level custom fields for units will appear under this heading in the side navigation bar.
d. In Label 2, typeAppliances and target devices. All second-level custom fields for units will appear under this heading in the side navigation bar.
e. In Label 3, typeManager. This custom field will not appear in the side navigation bar, but may be displayed in the content area by using theCustomizelink.
f. ClickSaveto save the changes.
Custom Field Labels will still appear in the side navigation bar because the administrator has not yet defined any custom fields for the units.
2. A DSR1021 switch has been added to the system, but will need to go into a category named Initial Configuration, since it has not yet been verified for the final configuration. The administrator will associate the DSR1021 switch managed by John Smith to the custom fields as follows:
a. ClickAppliancesin the side navigation bar. The Appliances - All window will open. b. Click on the DSR1021 switch. The Unit Overview window will open.
c. ClickPropertiesin the side navigation bar and then clickCustom Fields. The Unit Custom Fields window will open, including the custom field names defined in step 1. d. In the Test Configuration field, typeInitial Configuration.
e. In the Appliances and target devices field, typeDSR1021 Switches. f. In the Manager field, typeJohn Smith.
g. ClickSaveand then clickClose. The Appliance - All window will open. The side navigation bar will now include Test Configuration instead of Custom Field Labels. 3. The test configuration will also include an EVR1500 environmental monitor that is
managed by Mary Jones. The EVR1500 environmental monitor has also not been verified for the final configuration, so the administrator will include it in the Initial Configuration category.
a. In the Appliances - All window, click on the EVR1500 environmental monitor. The Unit Overview window will open.
b. ClickPropertiesin the side navigation bar and then clickCustom Fields. The Unit Custom Fields window will open, including the custom field names defined in step 1. c. In the Test Configuration field, typeInitial Configuration.
d. In the Appliances and target devices field, typeEVR1500 Environmental Monitors. e. In the Manager field, typeMary Jones.
f. ClickSaveand then clickClose. The Appliance - All window will open.
4. The configuration of a generic appliance has been verified, so the administrator wants to create a category named Final Configuration that will contain the final test units. The category will contain one generic appliance managed by Tim Brown.
a. In the Appliances - All window, click on the generic appliance. The Unit Overview window will open.
b. ClickPropertiesin the side navigation bar and then clickCustom Fields. The Unit Custom Fields window will open, including the custom field names you defined in step 1.
c. In the Test Configuration field, typeFinal Configuration.
d. In the Appliances and target devices field, typeGeneric Appliances. e. In the Manager field, typeTim Brown.
f. ClickSaveand then clickClose. The Appliance - All window will open.
Figure 15.1 indicates how the side navigation bar will appear after the example procedure. Clicking on a custom field link displays the units associated with that custom field.
Figure 15.1: Custom Fields Example: Side Navigation Bar
Table 15.2: Custom Fields Example: Side Navigation Bar Descriptions
Number Description
1 System-wide first-level custom field label
2 Unit first-level custom field labels
3 Unit second-level custom field labels