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The sheer amount of sundry data stored and disseminated in server rooms every day, hour and minute is just staggering. And given the highly competitive nature of data center industry, it should not come as shock to anyone that effective data analysis is starting to play an increasingly important role for more and more business owners. Are you one of them? Did you ever realize how much potential lies dormant in these countless figures and numbers collected right under the roof of your data center? If not – be prepared to have your mind blown away by this game-changing revelation known to the circle of insiders as 'data mining'. Reports in EasyDCIM v1.4.4 New EasyDCIM v1.4.4 was designed and developed with one primary intent in mind – to help you discover your business anew with the aid of a wide assortment of whip-smart reports. The 15 novel report types are grouped into thematic categories to let you swiftly reach the relevant content you are currently interested in. Would you like to analyze which nationality constitutes the biggest percentage of your client base, and thus better personalize your offer? It will take you only a few minutes to study the statistics generated by the client-focused reports and draw valid conclusions. Measuring the resource usage and traffic generated by network devices does not have to serve billing purposes exclusively. Thanks to the multiple reports dedicated to devices you can easily sort the values from the highest to the lowest and preview, for example, if the transfer usage has increased or decreased compared to the previous month or any other time period. Monitoring the load of devices from the last 5 minutes, in turn, will allow you to quickly detect if there is a DDoS attack attempt being made on any of the ports. Are you adopting new strategies to branch out your business? Or maybe you want to simply keep your finger on the pulse and evaluate the profitability of your data center? Whatever your goals are, the next class of reports aimed at orders and services will grant you instant access to all sorts of details related to orders from any time interval of your own choosing. Deciding on a further course of action? Making quick adjustments to improve the quality of provided services? Not a problem any more! Keeping track of your inventory items can be quite a challenge when you own dozens of them (which you most certainly do). The last category of newly implemented reports designated for inventory organization will bring much alleviation to your daily tasks by allowing you to easily sort the possessed items by their type, status, model, and display the number of racks according to their location. We are positive that through careful interpretation of the data collected within these five areas you will be able to drive effective decision-making, predict customer trends, and boost the general productivity of your data center. Although we got totally engrossed in the business of new reports, this release has many more salient points to enjoy. Let us have a look at some of them: Password Management Module v1.1.0 Usage Collector Module v1.3.1 List with application jobs New configuration fields in the general settings Streamlined polling process Learn more about EasyDCIM v1.4.4 and be on the lookout for more stirring Blog posts devoted in their entirety to freshly applied reports! View The Changelog!

A quick word of introduction for those who have only recently joined our crash course on the addictive subject of colocation: the term refers to the end-to-end process of providing a technical environment in which the client's web server will run smoothly and at a reasonable cost. The most sizable percentage of all clients opting for colocation services in data centers is occupied by eCommerce companies seeking guaranteed server resources and a secure background for online transactions processed on their websites. The potential of colocation services is also highly appreciated by telecommunications companies which use the devices for traffic exchange with their partners and prospective firms via a high-speed connection. And finally, colocation proves useful to enterprises simply determined to protect their data from disasters as well as back up their data outside the company's headquarters. You might be wondering now what the common denominator in all of these organizations is. The answer is far from surprising: each of them wants to track their resource consumption - most important being outgoing and incoming transfer and power usage - in the current billing cycle. Colocation Management in the WHMCS system What exactly is WHMCS? The Web Host Manager Complete Solution is a powerful business automation platform, a single pane of glass for client management, recurring billing, and customer support. It is the software suite of choice for web hosters and service providers, but not only. The present-day software market abounds in extensions and add-ons aimed to provide advanced functionality to the WHMCS platform, and the perfect example of such a solution is EasyDCIM Colocation For WHMCS. EasyDCIM Colocation For WHMCS is a free module developed by ModulesGarden in order to allow EasyDCIM colocation providers offer and manage their services without the need to leave the confines of the WHMCS environment. As regards your customers, they are empowered to not only place new orders directly from the WHMCS client area, but gain a clear insight into statistics of their already active services as well. Integration between WHMCS and EasyDCIM To make sure you acquire full understanding of this practical fusion, let's starts from the very basics. Connection between WHMCS and EasyDCIM takes place via API, and a few simple steps have to be taken in order to establish it. Ready? Go to 'Setup' → 'Products/Services' → 'Servers' and pick the 'Add New Server' function. Then, select 'EasyDCIMColocation' from the 'Type' dropdown menu. Enter the essential data, including the server name, IP address, user name and the password (API Key) which can be readily found in the EasyDCIM administrator profile - just take a look on the following screen. Not really sure whether the connection is established correctly? No worries! You can always press the 'Test Connection' button to clear up any doubts in this regard. Product Configuration Once the compatibility between EasyDCIM and WHMCS is secured, you are free to add your first product. Move to 'Setup' → 'Products/Services' → 'Products/Services' and choose the 'Create New Product' option. Just see how quickly it can be done! As soon as your product is up and running, head to the 'Module Settings' section and select the desired module and the server group. All the ins and outs of the configuration procedure can be thoroughly explored here. Default Options (required): Location - the location where the colocation server will be placed Model - the colocation model Product Configuration: Auto Accept - each newly added order in EasyDCIM receives by default a pending status. Then it is the administrator's task to accept it manually, creating the appropriate service. Only after the service has been activated in the EasyDCIM panel will WHMCS cron immediately update its status. To accelerate this process, you can choose the 'Auto Accept′ option to make WHMCS automatically accept each new EasyDCIM order and match the most suiting colocation on the basis of the provided criteria (model, location, etc.). Service Access Level - allows to handle sets of prearranged permissions for end customers. In the configuration section of a given level in EasyDCIM you can choose elements to which your clients should have access from the client area in your EasyDCIM panel, and which ones will remain off limits to them. Service Actions: This is the exact place where you can determine if such actions as ′Suspend′, ′Unsuspend′, and ′Terminate′ are to be performed automatically both in the WHMCS system and the EasyDCIM panel. If you decide to disable these actions, they will be executed in WHMCS only and all authorized administrators will be sent an email with an appropriate notification. Options Visible in Client Area: Traffic Statistics - access to the section presenting transfer consumption Power Usage Statistics - access to the section presenting power consumption Power Outlets - access to the section presenting the list of available power outlets with the possibility to control them Order Synchronization Between WHMCS and EasyDCIM The synchronization process should start with creating a WHMCS service for the previously created product. The module empowers you to use a diverse array of actions including: Create - sets up a new order in the EasyDCIM panel and updates the ′Order ID′ field to which the ID of the EasyDCIM order will be added. If you have ticked the 'Auto Accept' option in the product configuration section, EasyDCIM will attempt to accept such an order automatically. Suspend - suspends an EasyDCIM service Unsuspend - unsuspends an EasyDCIM service Terminate - sets the service status in the EasyDCIM panel as 'Terminated'. During this action a colocation service is being unassigned from the client who previously owned it. The colocation status then changes to ′Available′, making the service ready to be ordered by another client. Update Order Information - this particular action works in the same way as CRON working in the background. Once it is launched, it initiates the process of searching for an order with the same exact ID as the one set in the ′Order ID′ field. If such an order is located and displays active status, a corresponding colocation identifier will be entered in the Server ID field. As you can see, the synchronization between WHMCS and EasyDCIM takes place via two fields: Order ID and Server ID. The former contains the order identifier from EasyDCIM and is used to carry out such actions as ′Suspend′, ′Unsuspend′, ′Terminate′ and ′Update Order Information′. The Server ID field, in turn, holds the colocation identifier which is managed by the end customer – the same colocation that had been assigned to the order in the EasyDCIM panel beforehand. Resource Billing Charging for transfer and power consumption is carried out by means of the Advanced Billing For WHMCS module. This powerful billing tool developed by ModulesGarden provides a whole variety of advanced functionalities including billing for the actual server resource usage and generation of fully customizable invoices. EasyDCIM Colocation For WHMCS is equipped with three billing submodules: bandwidth, 95th Percentile and power usage. Bandwidth - billing based on total inbound and outbound traffic accumulated from all devices assigned to the colocation. 95th Percentile - billing according to the 95th percentile method. The algorithm called the 95th percentile involves a cyclic registration of the link load for the interval of 5 minutes where 5% of samples with the highest value are being rejected. All of this to avoid charging end customers for temporary data flow spikes resulting from sudden, short events or registration errors. Power Usage - billing based on the power consumption measured in amps. Colocation Management You have made it! Your new colocation service has been successfully created, activated, and assigned to the customer who can now manage its key components freely from the WHMCS client area. To gain access to all basic information on colocation – from model and location to its label assigned in EasyDCIM - your clients will have to take just a few quick steps and head to the summary view of their colocation service. Here, they will also be able to monitor their present-day charges for the used resources. In the 'Traffic Statistics' section clients can control both current and past transfer usage for the entire colocation. Since traffic is accumulated from all devices within a colocation, customers have all the necessary information on aggregation gathered and presented in one place. The ′Power Usage Statistics′ section presents the accumulated power consumption from all PDU devices assigned to the colocation with values measured in amps. Additionally, by assigning specific power outlets to a given colocation, you automatically provide them for end customers who will be able to manage them remotely using the ′on′, ′off′ and ′restart′ options. The very same actions can be performed by the colocation owner from the ′Outlets′ section. EasyDCIM Colocation For WHMCS is one these software solutions that you use once and refuse to trade for anything else afterwards. Bill your clients using not one, but two ultramodern systems fit with all the right tools to deliver colocation services at a sky-high level, and you will see why! Redefine Your Colocation Billing! Did our insatiable curiosity about colocation already rub off on you? Then be sure to study our previous articles exploring the realms of: Colocation basics Traffic aggregation Power usage Colocation ordering

Equipped with sound knowledge of colocation, you already grasp the potential behind its capability of providing space, power supplies and cooling. Colocation also improves physical safety of servers, mass storage and network devices of third parties, and furthermore links them with different providers of telecommunication and network services – all this at a minimum cost and complexity. Most suppliers of colocation solutions market their products to a wide audience, the one that includes both large and small-scale enterprises. Nine times out of ten, a customer owns the IT equipment, but it is the external company that arranges the electricity, sufficient bandwidth and efficient room ventilation. By placing their servers in a data center, clients gain at least several instant advantages. Firstly, they make substantial savings on the expenses arising out of the servers management, cutting the often excruciating costs of the Internet connection, rack mounting, cables, the main and backup power supplies, etc. A greater level of network capacity secured by a data center is sure to find its reflection in more rapid access to the customers’ websites. Secondly, clients are offered the sought-after opportunity to save time – we all agree that every minute is worth its weight in gold in business – and focus closely on daily undertakings, while the staff of a data center keeps servers in peak condition 24/7. Customers can therefore maintain effective control over the complex designing process and use of their own infrastructure, whereas the daily operation of a data center is supervised by the colocation provider for multiple tenants. Colocation Services in EasyDCIM If you are up to speed with the latest series of colocation-exploring Blog articles, discussing the subject of fundamentals, traffic aggregation and power usage, you already know how to create a colocation in EasyDCIM, assign an unlimited number of servers to it, and also configure the PDU devices as a part of a colocation service. This product considered as a whole is appropriately arranged in the system so as to be easily ordered and later on handled by the end customer. EasyDCIM provides a simple means for managing orders and services in the administrator panel. To trace essential details on existing orders, enter the „Clients” section, and afterward proceed to the „Orders” subsection located in the left menu. The orders list view features all information you may find useful, including the number, type and status of an order, a client for whom the order has been placed, as well as the service that was created in the process of order acceptance. If you would like to create a new order, choose the „Add Order” option available in the upper menu named „Actions”. You will be then automatically redirected to further steps of order placing. The „Basic Details” stage requires you to choose the type of a service that you wish to obtain. Currently, EasyDCIM supports two service categories, i.e. Server and Colocation. Together with this, choose the customer who shall own the ordered colocation service. The next step, "Service Criteria" allows you to specify the model of the colocation you would like to order as well as its preferable location. Whenever you are ready, use the designated section in your EasyDCIM panel to create a new model and a new location. We are almost there! "Service Configuration" is the final step of your order. Here you can create a colocation label that will help you locate this colocation in the future quick and easy. This is the stage at which you also select the "Access Level", that is a set of prearranged permissions for end customers. Wait a moment, what levels? Where do I create them? Follow us! Go to the "Access Levels" section and simply pick the elements to which your clients should have access from the client area in your EasyDCIM panel, and which ones will remain off limits to them. So, it looks like your order is ready! Accept it, and then, from the "Service Actions" widget view select the "Activate" option. This will trigger the activation of your colocation service. Do not forget that the system automatically identifies the most suitable colocation, basing on the specifics provided during the ordering process. For instance: if you placed an order for the "COLO 2 Servers" model which is to be located in New York, the system will automatically try to find such a colocation according to the following criteria: model - COLO 2 Servers location - New York inventory status - available client - not assigned yet If the colocation matching all requirements is found in the system, you will see it in the order summary view (as shown on the "Order Preview" widget). Otherwise, you will receive an appropriate notification and the colocation will have to be selected and assigned to the order manually. Colocation Management in EasyDCIM Client Area And voilà – a new colocation has been created and assigned to the client successfully. Now they will be able to manage its essential components directly from the EasyDCIM client area. This includes controlling transfer consumption as well as power usage of the devices assigned to the colocation, and managing power outlets by end clients remotely via "on", "off" and "restart" options. The very same actions can be performed by the colocation owner from the "Outlets" section. Based on the collected data and using the appropriate billing system like WHMCS and EasyDCIM Colocation For WHMCS module, the administrator can then charge customers based on their total resource consumption. The integration with the WHMCS billing system will be described in greater detail in the next article devoted to colocation. It goes without saying that the major part of the whole colocation ordering process takes place automatically and your job boils down to, basically, making a few clicks. Effortless, time-effective, and fun – this is how colocation management in EasyDCIM v1.4.3 is bound to be! Master the Arcana of Colocation! Got to the end of the article, but still feeling slightly out of place? You must have somehow missed the introduction of colocation, basics of traffic aggregation and power usage tutorial!

It should not come as a surprise to anyone that deployment and maintenance of data centers is not exactly a money-friendly process. Not by a long shot. The purchase of the requisite equipment and software license alone is a long-term investment, not to mention the costs related to power usage. Yes, power usage - probably the most pricey recurring expense of all. Colocation is usually made up of numerous devices running 24/7 so as to provide the users with round-the-clock access. You do not need to be a Maths genius to figure out that the more devices assigned to the colocation → the higher the power consumption rate → the bigger the costs. But that is not all. When we take into account the fact that some larger metropolitan areas and remote places have considerably higher cost of electricity than other locations, we might end up with really cosmic numbers. Looks like power usage is quite a big deal when it comes to company's profitability, isn't it? So, how to reduce the power consumption of data center devices to the absolute minimum? One of the most common solutions used by modern data centers is replacing the standard power strips that possess few or no energy-saving features with Power Distribution Units. PDUs are far more advanced, enabling the measurement of electrical parameters, load switching, and monitoring of environmental factors such as temperature or humidity. And why is all of this so important anyway? Because, most of all, insight into the exact conditions inside a rack cabinet along with immediate reports of any encountered errors empower administrators as well as data center operators to address them and implement various measures increasing energy efficiency promptly. Although very much alike the ordinary power strips, the role of PDU devices does not end with distributing electric power only. As we already mentioned, PDUs first and foremost measure electrical parameters, but they can also be used to switch on and off the installed outlets and monitor them remotely via network interfaces. After all the good stuff you have heard about Power Distribution Units, you might think that hardly anyone will be able to afford such a space-age solution for their data center. But the truth is that PDU devices are actually becoming increasingly more widespread as the pressure from data center operators and server rooms to reduce energy consumption intensifies. PDUs of different manufacturers can collect various measurement data, but there are several common elements: frequency, voltage, current and their product – power. Depending on the class, PDU devices can also measure active and apparent power – two other key factors when using power supplies with capacitive and inductive load characteristics. Devices in EasyDCIM EasyDCIM v1.4.3 supports PDU devices of APC and Raritan brands. Data on the status of power outlets, power consumption and current PDU load are downloaded cyclically in five minute intervals, using the SNMP protocol. This protocol also allows a remote control over power devices, which makes it possible for you to start, shut down, or restart any outlet in a fully remote manner, simply sending corresponding commands from the EasyDCIM panel. Each colocation can be assigned an unlimited number of PDU outlets. You can see the list of all active power devices assigned to the given colocation by moving from the colocation summary view to the 'Power' subsection. When assigning a new device to the colocation, you are additionally offered the choice of available power outlets. You can select all, or just the preferred ones. Either way, all power devices you have picked will be listed in the 'Power Ports' section of the given colocation. Assigning an outlet to colocation will also empower end clients to manage this device remotely, using the 'switch-on', 'switch-off' and 'restart' options. The colocation owner can configure the whole process from a special section in the EasyDCIM client area. EasyDCIM aggregates power consumption based on all PDU devices belonging to the colocation. By way of example: having two assigned PDU outlets which generate different usage, the total consumption for the colocation will be the sum of power from these two devices. Using the appropriate billing system like WHMCS and EasyDCIM Colocation For WHMCS module, the administrator can then charge customers based on their total energy consumption measured in amps. It is also possible to preview past and current power usage for the entire colocation or each PDU device separately in the 'Power Usage' section. As you can see, adding PDU devices to colocation and managing their fundamental properties in EasyDCIM is as straightforward as it is beneficial to any data center provider. Put it to practice yourself, and stay tuned for more gripping news on colocation in EasyDCIM v1.4.3! Start Your Colocation Adventure! Are you a newcomer to EasyDCIM v1.4.3 and wondering what is going on with this whole colocation thing? Get clued in right away and read more on colocation basics & traffic aggregation as well!

Server colocation as well as dedicated servers are two primary services offered by a data center. Their main function is to ensure the top security of the stored data, which they indeed do in a bidirectional way: by eliminating the risk of data loss and providing continuous access to it. Colocating the infrastructure in an external, professionally managed data center goes with a wide spectrum of tangible benefits. Most importantly, the erased data is extremely difficult to retrieve and that no one can really afford so here it comes the already mentioned matter of security. On top of that, such a solution also spares you the huge cost of deploying and maintaining your personal server room – and we all love some extra savings, don′t we? Who will profit from colocation the most then? The answer we have for you is rather unsurprising – all companies actually which either do not posses their own data center infrastructure at all, or have one, but the decisive parameters do not meet the expected standards. Through colocation, these businesses automatically gain the uppermost level of security, accessibility, and infallibility for their precious data, without the need to invest in a pricey server room infrastructure. As you can see, if your enterprise requires a stable, high-speed connection, colocation is the least money-draining way to go. High bandwidth at a fraction of the cost, no necessity to make space for a server room, and no reason to worry about power outage – we could enumerate at least a few more pros.   Colocation in EasyDCIM Now that you are well familiarized with the multifaceted advantages standing behind this clever service, let us move to the know-how. The possibility to manage colocated devices has been introduced to newly rolled out EasyDCIM v1.4.3, which makes it all the more attractive. You can differentiate between colocation and other network devices real quick as the former type has a set of its own, characteristic attributes. Ready to embark on a journey through some of them? Navigate to the left sidebar → 'Services & Devices′ → ′Colocation′. Here you will find colocation-related details of various sorts, including its name, set-up location, and a total number of active devices. But that is certainly not all this section provides you with. If you are eager to learn more about your data transfer usage or electric energy consumption, you will have it delivered to you in an absolutely crystal clear, graph form. What needs to be stressed at this point is also the fact that each colocation can have an unlimited number of servers assigned to it and their complete record can be easily accessed from the summary view in the ′Devices′ subsection. Now, moving to the ′usage′ part. EasyDCIM aggregates network traffic from all devices assigned to colocation altogether. For example, if three servers operating within one colocation generate different incoming and outgoing traffic, then the overall traffic for the whole colocation will be simply a total of all sums. This solution is not only pretty straightforward, but also extremely accurate, as it allows administrators to charge their clients, via a billing system like WHMCS or Blesta, on the basis of either the total usage or through the 95th percentile billing method. Naturally, each of the devices must be appropriately configured in terms of traffic aggregation beforehand by assigning a server to a specific port on the switch. Would you like to now preview the past or current data usage for a specified time period? Be our guest - just skip to the ′Traffic Aggregation′ section with a neat graph illustrating the incoming and outgoing traffic as well as the 95th percentile calculation. You may also move straight to the summary view and have a look at the average data usage for: the current month the last day counting backwards from the current date the last week counting backwards from the current date the last month counting backwards from the current date Empowering you to manage the colocated servers now straight in your EasyDCIM is yet another quantum leap towards greater Admin Experience we are so adamant about. No leading-edge data center control panel would be fully complete without this widely popularized service which makes us positive that you will find it particularly serviceable too. If our brief reading struck you as informative or interesting, stick with us for more articles dedicated to ins and outs of colocation! See deeper into EasyDCIM v1.4.3

In EasyDCIM we are ever guided by a holistic approach to modern data center management. One of the key services of an all-around, competitive and security-oriented business is no stranger to anyone. Colocation - the centerpiece of many data center providers is now available in our system! Going straight to the point, EasyDCIM v1.4.3 is ready for action! This time, we channeled our hard work into featuring our system with the vital component - multi-level colocation support.  We have enriched EasyDCIM with a dedicated section and widget where you can now list and manage a colocation with details on the traffic and power usage. You will be also enabled to add your devices (including PDU) and ports to a chosen colocation and assign them to your customers with just a few clicks! [gallery link="file" size="medium" ids="1387,1388,1389"] To fully reflect the new possibilities of a colocation, we have revamped the client area to let your customers monitor total bandwidth, traffic and the resource usage of their new service. [gallery size="medium" link="file" ids="1386,1384,1385"] What is more, good folks at ModulesGarden will release a dedicated WHMCS module for EasyDCIM in early March. It will empower you to automatically provision a colocation solution and bill your clients for the actual resource usage per service. Stay tuned for more info! Last but not least, we have also improved many important functionalities. Some of them are: Usage Collector Module v1.3.0 Traffic aggregation Remote control of PDU outlets Parts management Rack view System notifications It's time for colocation, but now it's your move! Learn more about new EasyDCIM v1.4.3 and expect more to show up in the upcoming weeks! Find Out More

There is one essential problem arising from owning a single, extensive data center or multiple but rather weakly coordinated server rooms – keeping track of the constant exchange of information may prove to be a bit of a challenge. Even spreadsheet programs have a hard time with standing up to the task since the data stored are usually no longer up-to-date, their accessibility limited to a few staff members only, or the rules of updating not properly standardized. And this is exactly when EasyDCIM - futuristic software aimed at assisting teams in harmonious maintenance of data centers - comes to rescue. So how does the EasyDCIM magic work in practice? For the sake of quick demonstration, let us consider the following scenario. Several admins are simultaneously using EasyDCIM within one data center to perform various operations like for example creating new devices and editing their properties. One of these admins – why won’t we call him Greg Allen, has just been instructed by the orders department to get ready the Dell PowerEdge R320 server for the person named Chris Schwarz. The server was successfully set up, added to the system, and assigned to the client so that it would be later on easier to identify. After that, Greg Allen moved on to placing the device in the appropriate location and assigned it to a specific rack cabinet in the system. All of the changes Greg has made with relation to the device up to this point were meticulously chronicled in the Revision History section of the EasyDCIM control panel. Owing to the precise documentation, every other admin will now be able to preview: when the last modification took place, what exact field was altered, what the previous value of the field was, to what value the field was changed, who updated the field. Consider the Revision History an in-depth report which allows you to trace the entire life line of any device from the very moment of its addition as well as preview the list of such detailed information as the date, name of the admin and the exact changes connected with every single interaction made. Concluding, equipped with this invaluable knowledge, admins will be empowered in managing their data centers now more than ever before. One more novel option of grave significance was introduced to EasyDCIM v1.4.2 alongside the Revision History, and that is the possibility to synchronize installation addons between NOC-PS and EasyDCIM. You have probably been often compelled to install also other software like Plesk, cPanel or DirectAdmin in addition to your operating system - rather a bothersome necessity than a fun ride, was it not? It is for this very reason that EasyDCIM again extends a helpful hand to all data center users, letting them to fully automatize the entire process of adding various elements to the system. The addons are divided into the following 5 types: first boot - run during the first boot of the operating system, pre-installation - run before the installation of the operating system, post-installation - run after the installation of the operating system, disk layout - determining the specific disk partitioning, packages - determining the specific installation packages for a given system such as e.g. OpenSSH server, apache2, MySQL server. Since every addon is assigned to a particular operating system by means of a tag, those addons which are incompatible with users’ operating system will simply become unavailable for choosing. From storing priceless data on your network devices to harmonizing installation addons, all in one fell swoop – not until you have put these two slick options to good use will you notice how game-changing they can be for your business. Let EasyDCIM v1.4.2 spark off the Admin Experience you had long hoped for! See also: Automatic Network Devices Discovery in Action Explore the full changelog!

Have you ever thought how modern data networks, given their continual growth in complexity, consist of hardware coming from more and more different providers? Over time, this ever-stronger trend has made it crucial for the administrators to invest in an automatic instrument that will be not only convenient to the max, but equally resource-friendly at once. This has, in turn, translated into a considerable gain in popularity of the SNMP protocol. Since 1988, when the management capability has been brought into the TCP/IP based network, the SNMP protocol has become a quality standard most frequently used to handle the networks effectively. Nearly all network equipment providers ensure the SNMP support as an inherent part of their services. The central advantage of this very protocol is no doubt its simplicity – SNMP delivers a set of essential functionalities that are both quick to install and easy to use later on. In all probability, most data center owners have faced the trauma of adding network devices at least once in their career. The mechanism is no easy task, considering its arduous and time-consuming nature. The configuration of the SNMP protocol on each device might take several hours, and then there is the hassle of adding every single device to EasyDCIM. *Sigh* Happily, we have recently rolled out a grand new EasyDCIM v1.4.2 that will save you the headache of manual device addition once and for all – time to put Automatic Network Devices Discovery into a high-powered effect! To realize the power of this new functionality in full measure, imagine that you have several dozens of network devices with the same SNMP configuration. All devices work under the single subnetwork 10.10.10.0/24. The network contains 256 hosts, each to be added separately. While this process would not be probably a tricky business to do, it most certainly would be labor-intensive. And there is nothing that does more wonders for the Admin Experience than a feature greatly reducing the work time and effort needed to complete a vital task. Automatic Network Devices Discovery has been implemented to EasyDCIM for the sake of, as its name implies, letting you detect devices in the entire subnetwork with no sweat. All you have to do is fill in the first field of a form with the subnetwork address in the CIDR structure (e.g. 10.10.10.0/24), and specify the data required to connect with the SNMP protocol. Easy as pie! Your system will then be able to automatically detect all the IP addresses in a given network and add the relevant Discovery Jobs. Owing to precise statistics accessible in the upper right corner of the screen, you will trace the progress in the execution of each task in a completely hassle-free way. Any single detected device will be added to your application in an instant, enabling you to proceed with its configuration within mere minutes. Every new release of EasyDCIM is oriented towards the ultimate objective of further enhancing the widely understood Admin Experience. In the 1.4.2 version, we have implemented quick access to such installed system addons as IP Address Management, DNS Management or OS Installation. With it, you can enter any addon activated in EasyDCIM in a split second, using the Modules section available in the side menu. Nothing better reveals how much new potential your business is yet to unlock by welcoming the processes automation than Automatic Network Devices Discovery. With it, you can banish the disturbing thought of any grueling processes from your mind completely! Surely it will not surprise us now, if this clever new feature has whetted your appetite for more thrilling opportunities brought by EasyDCIM v1.4.2. Do not think twice and satisfy your innovation cravings up to the hilt! Explore the full changelog!

Not so long ago we have made you - the major driving force behind our ever-expanding data center control panel, a sincere promise. More specifically, we have come up with a formula destined to continuously reinforce Admin Experience with every new EasyDCIM version released: intuitive interface → ease and speed of use → more tasks completed within less time. Because we never go back on our word, we have just subjected our software into close scrutiny to perk its structure up and keep that very promise. We proudly present the results of this ambitious venture – the comprehensively revitalized EasyDCIM v1.4.2! Let us take you on a journey through the most noteworthy modifications which will ensure maximum efficiency of your panel without losing even a bit of quality. EasyDCIM v1.4.2 will safeguard the utmost Admin Experience with a few hefty functionalities. Probably the most practical of them is the revamped Network Auto Discovering option empowering you to add all devices within your network at one go by means of an SNMP protocol. Say goodbye to the times when you had to type in the IP addresses manually! Wouldn’t you like to keep track of all the changes introduced to your devices and know the answer to all nagging questions: who, what, when and where? Now imagine you can have this whole wisdom focused in one place labeled as Revision History! There are many functionalities worth mentioning, but we shall confine this brief guide to one more, and that is IMPI Console VPN Instructions. If you want to instruct your clients on how to connect to VPN and download the Java console without tones of operations and rerouting, this is just what the doctor ordered! Just fill in four fields added in the configuration form of the IPMI connection exactly for this purpose and go easy from now on. It looks like our bag of novelties is bottomless since we still have a few aces up our sleeve! Among the tidbits that will send shivers down your spine you will discover for example a must-have functionality for auto-detecting VLANs on Cisco devices and a handful of improvements brought into your favorite EasyDCIM modules which jumped at the opportunity and picked up some freshening-up too: OS Installation For EasyDCIM 1.2.0 has been boosted with a possibility to select several install addons while installing a new OS as well as synchronize them from NOC-PS to EasyDCIM, IP Address Management For EasyDCIM 1.5.2 has been charged with two widgets resulting in a more transparent display of IP addresses in the subnet and a device's summary view. It would ruin the whole fun if we disclosed all the spicy secrets of EasyDCIM v1.4.2 right away, wouldn’t it? You know where to look for the rest – a magical place called the changelog! Go to changelog!