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EasyDCIM, a golden opportunity to empower your data center, is the system with a vast number of functionalities. It is not an easy task to thoroughly document every single functionality and usage scenario - but why not give it a shot? A good way to start will be a step-by-step guide on how to capably add device and IPMI configuration in your system. Let's get going right away! If you want to quickly add a device in EasyDCIM then the best choice would be to use the Auto Discovering form. You will find it in the left side menu, unfolding successively 'Services & Devices' → 'Servers' → 'Auto Discovering' tabs. Remember that before adding a device you have to configure SNMP properly on the specific server, so EasyDCIM will be able to connect remotely to the device and download all the necessary information about it. Filling in the form is not something to be done the hard way – you only need to give some details. The first thing to provide is hostname or IP address of the device. Then you select the version of SNMP that is configured on the server and complete the SNMP Public Community field for v1 and v2c. If you are using SNMP v3, the other fields must be filled in as well. After clicking ‘Save Changes’ button, the system will automatically try to connect to a device using SNMP. When the whole process is successful, you will be automatically redirected to a page with a summary of the device: Auto Discovering automatically detects not only basic information about the device but also information about installed parts such as hard drives, RAM or processor. During this process all the network interfaces of the device are also added. Thanks to that the administrator does not have to bind them manually: After a few minutes the system, in the process of pooling, will automatically retrieve additional information about the device, traffic of individual ports and other useful data. All that using SNMP. The server has been added in just a few seconds and the only thing left to do now is the IPMI settings configuration. IPMI protocol allows us to remotely manage a device by performing actions like boot/reboot/shutdown. If the device is of Supermicro or Dell Drac (from version 6) type, we can additionally use the KVM console which is retrieved while using the CURL protocol. To set up a connection to the IPMI, choose ‘Settings’ from the top ‘Actions’ menu: Then, go to the ‘IPMI Settings’ tab and fill the appropriate fields such as IPMI IP Address, IPMI Username, IPMI Password and IPMI Protocol Version. After saving changes, use the ‘Test IPMI Connection’ button to check the connection. And that is basically all. Within a few moments we have added and pre-configured our device. So now we can manage it remotely using IPMI protocol, and also, using SNMP, monitor usage of transfer on specific server ports. Voila! One of the hundreds of EasyDCIM nooks has been just exposed to make your daily experience with our control panel much easier. We hope that you find this little tutorial useful. Shall we do more of these? Feel free to leave a comment below!

Why EasyDCIM is becoming more and more popular? What makes us different? Because we care. We are all ears when it comes to listening to your precious feedback and we bend over backwards to introduce your ideas into our ever-improving system. As a result, we have just released EasyDCIM v1.2.3! The latest edition implements new functionalities oscillating around the aspects like UI, filtering, language, monitors, while many other components of the system have been adjusted and optimized according to your wishes. Without further ado, we heartily invite you to read through our updated changelog! See Changelog [gallery columns="2" size="medium" ids="678,679"]

January is undoubtedly one of busiest months in business all over the world. It is time to analyze and summarize everything that happened during the previous year, but also to move forward with new plans and ideas aimed at ensuring your personal and business development in many fields. It is no different when it comes to EasyDCIM and that is why we also wish to make a good start in 2017 and make this year even more exciting to our customers. What else could we do to spice things up than update our system? Here we go! We are delighted to announce the release of EasyDCIM v1.2.2 with literally tons of new features! The centerpiece of our latest update, as the title of this article indicates, is a completely new client area! The user empowering panel has been enriched with many compelling functionalities, like Two Factor Authentication, remote servers control through IPMI, possibility to install OS on servers with the use of NOC-PS, detailed traffic and usage graphing, rDNS management and more! The admin area of EasyDCIM has been also equipped with many new options, like a dedicated page with a list of services on the backend site, expanded ACL, enhanced general settings enabling extended personalization and as always, several improvements and fixes. Last but not least, we have updated three of our modules. IP Management For EasyDCIM v1.4.0 offers now revamped UI and a couple of fresh options led by possibility to list and manage IP addresses assigned to particular devices. Switch Management For EasyDCIM v1.2.0 has undergone a total remake and is now featured with many new components, like switch locations map, new views, aggregate statistics, summary graphs and more. PDU Management For EasyDCIM v1.0.1 brings up the rear with added support for PDU devices of E3METER brand. We are sure that you are going to love these changes. Check out our gallery to get a sneak peek at the next generation of EasyDCIM client area before you see it live in action on your own! [gallery columns="4" ids="616,617,618,619,620,630,621,629"] Looks interesting? Note that this is not everything! Visit our website and check the complete changelog to discover the full spectrum of modifications. To Changelog If you already use EasyDCIM v1.2.1 or earlier then feel free to contact us and we will help you with the update or even handle it for you. Ask our Team about special 25% discount! The offer expires on Mar 1st ,2017.

We would like to start this beautiful December month with the release of the next version of our control panel and all-in-one solution for completely automated dedicated servers provisioning and data center management. The latest EasyDCIM v1.2.1 has been enriched with several handy improvements and the brand new module! From now on, you will be able to easily translate the language of the entire system! For more information, feel free to visit our documentation and check out the Translations section. Among several interesting enhancements and novelties applied in version 1.2.1, the most important is definitely a fresh module - PDU Management For EasyDCIM. As its name indicates, the module will enable you to maintain full control over your PDU devices. In a nutshell, it will allow you to remotely control your outlets and analyze their performance. As always, our Blog articles only highlight the most significant changes of each release, therefore we cordially invite you to find out more about the latest EasyDCIM on our website! Go To Changelog

It's time to announce that a new milestone has just been reached - the release of EasyDCIM v1.2.0 Stable! Once again your feedback has proven to be invaluable and mainly on its basis we have enhanced many aspects of the system, plus we have added several new improvements from the list of our own ideas. Now the management of your data centers will be even easier and more intuitive! The centerpiece of this release is certainly an impressive number improvements mostly related to major functionalities, UX and stability of the whole control panel. Other vital elements of EasyDCIM v1.2.0 Stable are entirely new editions of IP Address Management and DNS Management modules. Both components have been largely redesigned to offer you a few extra features presented in a more organized manner. For more details, as usual, we cordially invite you to visit our website and see the changelogs. Last month we mentioned about entering a completely new phase of further EasyDCIM development. That's true, so keep your eyes wide open for the next updates and news. You can be sure to hear about EasyDCIM a few more times yet this year! Back to our stable version 1.2.0. You are certainly wondering about the update procedure. As before, simply contact our Team either via an email or a ticket and we will take care of the whole operation for you. See Changelog At the end - a little novelty - assigning IP pools to chosen locations, floors and racks.

We are happy to announce another milestone in our system for automated data center management. In this very release we would like to redefine the word automated as we are introducing a brand new, completely automated server provisioning flow. Our goal is to streamline the entire process from the moment of order to delivery of fully operational product to your customers. How have we achieved that? We released EasyDCIM v1.2.0 Beta! The latest version of our control panel has been enriched with OS Installation module which was the kind of a missing element in the whole provisioning puzzle. Technically, the module is based on NOC-PS submodule and in brief, will install automatically or manually required operating systems on servers you control or deliver to your clients. This process fills the automation gap from A to Z: Ordering → Matching Server → Turning Server ON → OS Auto Installation → → Monitoring & Management → Resource Usage Billing From now on you will be able to integrate with your favorite billing platform or use our inbuilt WHMCS integration to enable your customer to order and customize servers directly from your website. Afterwards, EasyDCIM will match a server in your data center to the preferences of your customer, turn it on automatically, install chosen during order operating system, assign subnet to server with IP Address Management and provision ready to action machine directly to your client. And that is just the beginning! Now, our complex monitoring and management mechanisms step into action providing you with a toolkit to control the machine, and your customer with a convenient panel to manage their server remotely. Meanwhile, the integration with a billing software assures precise server resource usage billing. We should not forget that this is just one of the possible scenarios. EasyDCIM will readily fit into many other usage concepts and of course serve you as an unprecedented manager of your data centers from a single part, through servers, complete racks, whole buildings up to different locations worldwide. Speaking of version 1.2.0 we cannot miss new Traffic Aggregation functionality allowing to combine traffic from multiple server ports connected to switch ports, or handy Troubleshooting Tool that will assist you in solving various issues. We have also released API v2.0 to enable you to exploit the integration possibilities of EasyDCIM to the max. In parallel, the system has undergone tons of major updates including improvements and bug fixes related to its nearly every aspect - from interface to core enhancements. We are taking great heart from your comments to actively improve our system to meet your expectations. This is a beta version, and as always, we count on your feedback! We expect to release stable version in the second half of October. Please note that you may come across certain parts of our website or documentation which still require an update. We are working on these with full commitment to finalize this task within the upcoming days. Last but not least, we are now entering a completely new phase of further EasyDCIM development. We will be releasing updates more frequently, including new modules, new features and some extras. Be sure to stay tuned for more info coming out soon! Please be advised that due to a number of changes introduced in EasyDCIM v1.2.0, the assistance of our Team is necessary to update your current instance of the system. No to worry! We will gladly assist you all the way through, just let us know when you are ready to proceed either via an email or a ticket. This time we will not indulge you with a teaser screenshot because every single aspect of the system has been redesigned in a great deal. Honestly, you have to see them all! Luckily for you, dozens of screenshots have been already updated on our website so you can check them out right away. Go To v1.2.0 Changelog ... or simply proceed to our home page: https://www.easydcim.com

EasyDCIM v1.2.0 is just around the corner and it is going to be released in July! But first things first - we would like to present you our latest version available. We have put strong emphasis on introducing several improvements that will facilitate your day-to-day work with our system and redeveloped one of our fundamental modules. So, what is new in EasyDCIM v1.1.2? Among the most noteworthy changes are added notifications informing about a port change, client fields improvements and the centerpiece of this release: DNS Management For EasyDCIM v1.1.0 which has been rebuilt from scratch. The module has been equipped with PowerDNS support, automatic zone creation upon service provisioning, instant zones import mechanism, rDNS management and many other features. Take a look at the screenshot below with its new Reverse DNS tab. The update procedure from v1.1.1 to v1.1.2 works in the exactly same way as in our previous release back in May. This is also a standard incremental ZIP file which you can find now in your client area. If you need any assistance with the update, just let us know. Now check out our freshly updated changelog and stay tuned for more hot news in July! Go To v1.1.2 Changelog

In our last Blog article we had a pleasure to share our plans with you. We mentioned, that before we release version 1.2.0, we would release several minor updates in closely spaced time intervals and broaden our offer and possibilities related to modules. And so we are keeping pace! The time has come for EasyDCIM v1.1.1 and we are happy to announce its official release. Our target is to quickly and capably react to your insightful observations and invaluable feedback. Therefore, a centerpiece of this version is a brand new Two-Factor Authentication For EasyDCIM module, along with blade servers/devices management improvements and many usability enhancements. What is more, as this article is being created, we are working on the next version which will be released  yet in the first half of June. Many great things are happening to EasyDCIM now so be sure to stay tuned and expect much more to come really soon. A recent release of version 1.1.0 was just the beginning! Before you move to our changelog, take a shufty at the 7th official EasyDCIM module - Two-Factor Authentication. As its name suggests, it will introduce a second security layer to our system. So far it supports TOTP and YubiKey but the module will enable you to easily add any 3rd party two-factor authentication solutions whenever you need them. Update from v1.1.0 to v1.1.1 is pretty simple. This is a standard incremental ZIP file which you can find now in your client area. However, similarly as in the previous release, we will be more than happy to assist you with the update. Just let us know if you need our help. Now there is nothing else left but to invite you to our website and view a full changelog of v1.1.1. See you later in June! Go To v1.1.1 Changelog

We are immensely proud to announce the release of EasyDCIM v1.1.0! The system has been completely rebuilt to offer you extreme improvements in usability, functionality and performance. This is one of the ways where EasyDCIM is heading. We will put even more emphasis on your experience with the system to make it enjoyable and practical to the limit! A foretaste of these changes is now visible in clear, simple views that allow you to overview and manage your assets without spending on it more time than necessary. As an example, from now you can view the map with locations of your servers and quickly preview each one of them to see their status, load, temperature and problems you should probably take care of. Everything in a single, transparent view. Basically, everything has been redesigned in greater or lesser extent to look better and work smoother than before. Now to features. Optimization is important but major release should contain major functionality additions as well. We are focused on that target also, yet our main goal for v1.1.0 was to improve the system reliability and perfect its current shape. We added two-sided racks and "half-width" devices support, queue processing engine, hourly cron command, new proxy IPMITool driver for the IPMI module and several more. We also redeveloped  IPAM, IPMI and Usage Collector modules. We have big plans for the upcoming releases but this is a topic for a completely new article. At this point it is worth mentioning that we have already started the work on version 1.2.0 which is about to be released at the turn of Q2 and Q3. Among many other features, EasyDCIM will be enriched by OS Auto Installer! Before that happens, we will release several minor updates in closely spaced time intervals. We will add a couple of further improvements to the system, and vastly broaden our offer and possibilities related to modules. Be sure to stay tuned and share your feedback with us in the meantime. It is you who decide how EasyDCIM will evolve in the upcoming future. Do not hesitate to let us know what is important to you, what should be added or changed in the system. No one knows your business better than you do and our goal is to make EasyDCIM the right tool for your business. Ok, so how are you going to upgrade your current installation of EasyDCIM? The upgrade process is not that difficult but we will handle it for you! Just create a ticket titled "EasyDCIM v1.1.0 Upgrade" and we will discuss the details with you and assist you all the way through until your EasyDCIM is up and running on version 1.1.0! Why is that?, you ask. Because the system has undergone a series of significant changes and the most of its core was simply rebuilt from scratch. We offer you our direct help because we want to make sure your panel is upgraded in the shortest time possible and of course without any unnecessary complications. Just get in touch with us and we will do the rest for you! We hope that EasyDCIM v1.1.0 will prove an inherent component of your data center. We believe that with this release, EasyDCIM will enter an entirely new level of quality that will open a brand new direction towards which our system will be developed in the future. A lot of behind us, even more ahead of us. Now it is your move. Check out the latest EasyDCIM and let's create a better future of data center management - together. View Full Changelog