Appendix J: Integration805dcTrack OverviewdcTrack ® is a powerful and intelligent data center management andautomation application.It has been designed by data center and IT professionals to provide broadand deep visibility into the data center. It empowers data centermanagers to plan for growth and change by optimizing their currentoperations, assets, and infrastructure.With dcTrack, you can view everything in the data center from servers,blades, virtual servers and applications to data networks, IP addressingspace and cabling. dcTrack also allows you to track real-time powerconsumption and manage raised floor space and rack elevations.Use dcTrack to build your floor map data center map directly in theapplication, or import an existing floor map into the dcTrack. Further,dcTrack allows you to import AutoCAD ® 2012 (and earlier) objects tobuild a data center map.If you currently maintain data center information in spreadsheet format,that data can be imported into dcTrack using the Import wizard.Isolate potential problems with end-to-end power and data circuits byvisually tracing them. This allows you to identify all intermediate circuitpoints and locate problems.By using dcTrack's workflow and change management feature, datacenter managers are better able to enforce best practices across theenterprise and meet ITIL framework guidelines. You can also opt to skipthe Change Control workflow process and work in Request Bypass sorequests are processed immediately.dcTrack ® can be used as a standalone product or integrated with PowerIQ® for power and environmental monitoring.
