The Map Legend

The Observer displays one of three different map legends, depending on what type of sensor the user selects from the Type list:

Temperature (Fahrenheit or Celsius)

Humidity (percentage)

Pressure (inches of H20 or Pascals)

The numbers along the bottom indicate the measurements. The colors provide a corresponding visual key.

Display modes

In the Imaging tab, you can view static or animated imaging for the zone selected on the Navigation panel.

Observer shows the location of base station sensors based on x, y, and z coordinates and provides readings for all base stations that can be analyzed based on one or more set of coordinates.

Selecting a temperature sensor type enables you to restrict the Imaging criteria and only show the information for a specific horizontal plane (for example, that of the middle temperature sensor). The application renders the imaging only for that plane.

Viewing static information

1.Select Static.

2.Select the sensor-type you want to appear. A color-coded view of all readings for the sensor-type that is currently selected appears.

The date and time of the readings from which the image is derived appear in the lower right corner of the window. Click Refresh to update the image at any time. The image automatically refreshes every 5 minutes.

The available sensor-types are described in the following table.

Sensor-type

Description

 

 

Temp-Top

The temperature readings for sensors in the top position

 

of the racks within the zone

 

 

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HP Data Center EnvIronmental Edge manual Map Legend, Display modes, Viewing static information

Data Center EnvIronmental Edge specifications

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