Main menus

Reboot Server: reboots the Data Center Expert server.

Note: When a reboot finishes, an e-mail is sent to the Data Center Expert Administrator users that include an e-mail address as part of their user credentials.

Shut Down Server: shuts down the Data Center Expert server.

Client Preferences: accesses settings specific to the Data Center Expert client you use.

Exit: closes the Data Center Expert client.

Add Devices: accesses the "Device Discovery" wizard used by the Device discovery processes.

Create Virtual Sensor: accesses options to create a virtual sensor used to monitor the average or total value of multiple numeric sensors of the same sensor type.

SNMP Device Communication Settings: accesses options used to configure various functions for how the Data Center Expert server communicates with, and monitors, SNMP devices.

Modbus Device Communication Settings: accesses options used to configure various functions for how the Data Center Expert server communicates with, and monitors, Modbus devices.

Note: Modbus support is a separately-licensed feature.

NetBotz Appliance Communication Settings: accesses options used to configure various functions for how the Data Center Expert server communicates with, and monitors, NetBotz Appliances.

NetBotz Appliance Configuration: accesses an Alert Settings option used to define the alert notifications generated by each monitored NetBotz Appliance, as well as options used to configure various functions at the monitored NetBotz Appliances.

APC SNMP Device Configuration: accesses settings used to select an APC SNMP device or saved configuration file, and use it to configure settings at the other APC SNMP Devices monitored by the Data Center Expert server.

Manage Custom Property Keys: accesses settings used to create, modify, or remove user-created property keys for monitored devices.

Surveillance Settings: accesses settings used to configure various functions for the surveillance devices at monitored NetBotz Appliances.

Note: Surveillance support is a separately-licensed feature.

Defines how the Data Center Expert server performs notifications when thresholds and device alarms are triggered for its monitored devices.

Create Thresholds: accesses options used to define the threshold alarms for devices monitored by the Data Center Expert server.

Create Notification Policy: accesses settings used to create a notification policy used by the Data Center Expert server to generate alarm notifications.

Manage Alarm Actions: accesses settings used to create, modify, and delete alarm actions from the Data Center Expert server.

Network Management System Integration: accesses settings used to enable the Data Center Expert server to send SNMPv1/SNMPv3 traps to defined Network Management System consoles for alarms that occur at the monitored SNMP, Modbus, and NetBotz Appliances, and associated devices.

Remote Monitoring Service: accesses settings used to register the Data Center Expert server for the Remote Monitoring Service (RMS) support available from APC, and to select the devices you want RMS to monitor.

Generate Sensor History Report: accesses the "Report Criteria" display used to generate Sensor History and Custom Sensor History reports.

Snapshot Reports: generates the selected snapshot report for the device groups specified.

Manage Export Scheduling: accesses the display used to schedule when reports will be automatically exported.

Apply Firmware Updates: accesses the "Select Device Update" display used to download firmware updates to monitored NetBotz Appliances or SNMP devices.

Apply Server Updates: accesses the "Apply Server Update" display used to update the Data Center Expert server.

Schedule Update Checks: accesses settings used to schedule when the Data Center Expert server will check for available APC device firmware updates.

Server Administration Settings: accesses options used to configure a wide range of Data Center Expert server functions.

Users and Device Group Access: accesses the "Users and Device Group Access" display used to manage the users, the Monitoring and Surveillance access those users have to the device groups, and the authentication servers that provide remote access to the Data Center Expert server.

Building Management Settings: accesses settings used to configure the MODBUS TCP Output Module support that allows a Building Management System to monitor status for the devices managed by the Data Center Expert server.

Note: MODBUS TCP Output Module support is a separately-licensed feature.

ION Enterprise Settings: identifies settings used to access PowerLogic™ ION Enterprise WebReach and Web Reporter on your ION Enterprise server.

InfraStruxure Manager Migration Utility: accesses the utility used to migrate settings from an InfraStruxure Manager to a new Data Center Expert server.

Alarms: Active Alarms and Alarm History

Alarm Configuration: Navigation, Notification Policies, Threshold Alarm Configurations, and Device Alarm Configurations

Device: Device Groups, Device View, Map View, Virtual Sensors, Saved Discoveries, Custom Properties Editor, Device Configuration Status, and Firmware Update Status.

Surveillance: Thumbnails only

InfraStruxure Manager Migration: InfraStruxure Manager Migration Status only

Help Contents: opens the help in a separate window with the top item in the table of contents selected.

Search Help: opens the search function in the Help view.

Dynamic Help: opens the Help view with information about the view selected in the Monitoring, Surveillance, Alarm Configuration, Reports, or Power Management perspective.

About Data Center Expert: opens the display which provides software version and build numbers, the MAC address and serial number of the Data Center Expert server, and copyright information.

Please have the software version and build numbers, and the Data Center Expert server MAC address and serial number available when contacting APC support.