How Data Center Expert users can connect devices to EcoStruxure IT

You can use Data Center Expert and EcoStruxure IT Gateway in parallel to monitor SNMP and NetBotz devices. You connect only the Gateway to EcoStruxure IT.

EcoStruxure IT Expert requires that you connect a Gateway. You cannot connect to IT Expert using DCE.

Note: New connections to EcoStruxure IT from the DCE EcoStruxure IT menu are no longer allowed after November 2020. More...

How to connect to EcoStruxure IT to use DCE and Gateway in parallel

You can use Data Center Expert and EcoStruxure IT in parallel to monitor SNMP and NetBotz devices.

Note: Dual monitoring Modbus devices is not recommended because it may cause some devices to fail. Some Modbus devices do not support polling from monitoring agents.

You will need:

Data Center Expert server monitoring devices
EcoStruxure IT Gateway to monitor some or all your SNMP and NetBotz devices in parallel with your DCE server
Note: To monitor SNMP and NetBotz devices on the DCE private LAN in the Gateway, the server running the Gateway must have an additional network adapter on the same subnet as the DCE private LAN.
EcoStruxure IT app for Android or iPhone

Instructions

Go to https://app.ecostruxureit.com/manage. Click Sign up and create an account for your organization. If you already have an EcoStruxure IT account, log in.
Click the link to download and install the Gateway to connect your on-premise devices to the EcoStruxure cloud. System requirements
Log in to the Gateway. Go to https://localhost/gateway/index.html on any computer with network access to the server.
Follow the setup wizard to specify device credentials and file transfer settings, and discover the SNMP and NetBotz devices you want to monitor using the Gateway in parallel with DCE.
Learn more about installing the EcoStruxure IT Gateway
Click Register Gateway and follow the on-screen instructions to connect your Gateway server to EcoStruxure IT.