The Data Center Explorer is one of several major PlateSpin Recon views. It is used to organize, monitor, view, and manage information about data center assets. PlateSpin Recon uses information about them to display dynamic charts, generate performance reports, and generate performance forecasts.
In the Data Center Explorer, physical and virtual servers are represented in a hierarchical tree structure.
Table 3-1 Data Center Explorer Nodes
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Nodes |
Description |
|---|---|
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All |
Lists all systems |
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Discovered |
Lists servers that have been discovered but not yet inventoried |
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Filters |
Contains servers listed by built-in criteria, such as domain, operating system, or monitoring status |
|
Groups |
Contains manually grouped servers according to any specific data segregation requirements |
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Sites |
Contains servers by data site, including a default local site and others you create to work with data about servers monitored by other instances of PlateSpin Recon, or imported from third-party performance monitoring tools |
For more information about the Data Center Explorer icons and commands, see Section D.0, Quick Reference to PlateSpin Recon Icons and Commands.