Initial setup

When you log in to DCImanager 6 for the first time, the preliminary setup page will open. On this page, you can:

• create the first location and racks. For more information about locations, see the article Locations. General information;
• set up additional parameters for various equipment types, if you need to augment the standard parameter list for any equipment type.

Adding a location

To add the first location and racks:

1. Specify the location settings:

   • Name.
   • IP address of the location server and its SSH-port. You can choose a server with DCImanager 6 for location.

   • connection settings:

     • by password — specify User and Root-password to access the location server;
     • by SSH key via GUI — click I want to use a public SSH key → Copy command → paste the command into the terminal and execute it.
     • by SSH key via the terminal — click I want to use a public SSH key and add the contents of the Public SSH key field into the ~/.ssh/authorized_keys file on the location server:
       1. Open the terminal and connect to the location server via SSH. For more information about connecting via SSH, see Workstation setup.
       2. Open the ~/.ssh/authorized_keys file with any editor. For example, vi or nano:
          
          Command for opening the file with vi

          vi ~/.ssh/authorized_keys

          Command for opening the file with nano

          nano ~/.ssh/authorized_keys

       3. Copy the contents of the Public SSH key field and right click on the terminator window with the ~/.ssh/authorized_keys file open → Paste.
       4. Save changes and close the file:
          Key combinations for vi and vim

          Esc → :wq! → Enter

          Key combinations for nano

          Ctrl + O → Ctrl + W

   • The name or number of the first rack. DCImanager 6 will automatically assign the numbers to all the racks that were added. Eg. if you enter the name myrack_1 and Number 3, DCImanager 6 will create 3 racks with the names myrack_1, myrack_2, and myrack_3. 
   • Number of racks in the location and Height of rack in units.
2. Click the Add button.

After adding the location, you need to configure it. For more information, see Configuring a location.

Adding custom parameters

If the platform does not track the required parameters for any of the equipment types, you can add custom parameters in the Additional parameters section on the initial setup page. For more info, see Custom equipment parameters.