Overview.....................................................................................................................................
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About HP Insight Environmental Observer.....................................................................................................
Components .............................................................................................................................................
System requirements ..................................................................................................................................
Hardware requirements....................................................................................................................
Software requirements......................................................................................................................
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Client PC requirements .....................................................................................................................
Accessing the HP Insight Environmental Observer ..........................................................................................
Secure web access ..........................................................................................................................
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HP Insight Environmental Observer console interface ........................................................................
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Interface components .................................................................................................................................
Menu bars......................................................................................................................................
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Navigation panel ............................................................................................................................
Data View window ........................................................................................................................
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Global Information panel................................................................................................................
System status.................................................................................................................................
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Changing the appearance of columns........................................................................................................
Sorting the data in a column ...........................................................................................................
Resizing the width of a column........................................................................................................
Relocating a column ......................................................................................................................
Hiding a column............................................................................................................................
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Printing data...........................................................................................................................................
Resizing the Data View window ................................................................................................................
Closing the Data View window .................................................................................................................
Views ........................................................................................................................................
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Data center views....................................................................................................................................
PUE tab..................................................................................................................................................
Accessing the PUE tab....................................................................................................................
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Viewing data center PUE information ...............................................................................................
Overview tab..........................................................................................................................................
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Accessing the Overview tab............................................................................................................
Viewing data center Overview information .......................................................................................
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Viewing zone Overview information ................................................................................................
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Detecting disconnected sensors .......................................................................................................
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Detecting sensors that require maintenance.......................................................................................
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Imaging tab............................................................................................................................................
Accessing the Imaging tab..............................................................................................................
The Map Legend ...........................................................................................................................
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Display modes ..............................................................................................................................
Pre-Defined Metrics tab ............................................................................................................................
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Accessing the Pre-Defined Metrics tab ..............................................................................................
Pre-defined metric definitions...........................................................................................................
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Custom Metrics tab..................................................................................................................................
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Accessing the Custom Metrics tab....................................................................................................
Tabular views .........................................................................................................................................
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