Rack management

You can manage your racks and the equipment in them by adding them to the appliance. Having your racks managed by the appliance enables you to use the appliance for space and power planning. The appliance also gathers statistical data and monitors the power and temperature of the racks it manages.

If a rack that is monitored by HPE OneView does not remove the associated rack manager from the data center. However, a rack associated with a rack manager or an enclosure that is not managed by HPE OneView gets disconnected from the data center.

You can use the appliance to view and manage your rack configuration and power delivery topology. You can specify:

  • The physical dimensions of the rack (width, height, and depth), the number of U slots, and the location of each piece of equipment in the rack.

  • The rack power distribution units (PDUs) that provide power to the rack, and their physical position in the rack or on either side. You can also describe how the devices in the rack are connected to those PDUs.