• Automated work order process Create work orders and automatically generate tasks to move, add or change IT equipment.
• Schedule, assign and track the status of itemized tasks to implement changes in the data center. Schedule of changes View pending changes to assist with time management and workload balancing.
• Custom tasks Specify the activities required to fulfill the needs of the individual work order.
• Space reservation Reserve power, cooling and rack space for new equipment to be installed quickly and easily.
• Progress report view Easily track activity and progress by sorting on work order, due date, status and priority.
• Printable work orders Print individual work orders detailing the tasks required for completion.
• Email notification Inform selected users of work order completion.

Planning

• Asset audit trail Track property and location changes for assets. Filter, print and export information by date and by work orders.
• Personnel audit trail Gain total transparency to physical equipment changes by user.
• Rack audit Perform instant inventory management through view of rack content and history.
• Change report Instant visibility to all moves, adds and changes to the entire data center, at either the -rack, -row or -room level.

Availability

• Wireless Mobile Change Manager Work online or offline to access work orders and asset data whilst on the move in the data center.
• Mobile device moves Eliminate manual data entry and reduce errors by adding, moving and retiring devices whilst on the move.
• Mobile work orders View work orders and immediately update status as you complete tasks.
• Mobile bar-code asset search Quickly locate bar-coded assets via the search functionality using the optional Symbol MC50 Digital Assistant. Offline mobile synchronization Keep your physical data center synchronized with your mobile data center management tool.

Manageability

• Inventory management Management of inventory located in racks, providing an instant overview of data center assets.
• Virtual store room Keep track of new devices from arrival on site in the virtual store room, as best practices recommend.
• Floor layout view View an accurate representation of your data center through the easy-to-use graphical floor layout and birds eye view. Rack front view Detailed rack front view provides an accurate graphical representation of equipment and its location in the rack.
• Equipment browser Quickly locate equipment based on vendor name, model and type.
• Device catalog Utilize the extensive library of physical infrastructure and IT devices from leading vendors.
• Custom devices Quickly customize catalog devices to your specifications in just 2 clicks, amending data points such as power requirements.
• Free text search Quickly locate devices and alerts through the free search field.
• Generic UPS support Allows for modeling data from any UPS vendor, providing support for existing data center environments

Agility

• Common data model Ensure mature and syncronized data throughout the entire data center life cycle.
• Import InfraStruXure configuration Speed deployment of the software by importing InfraStruXure Designer solution including architecture capabilities and constraints, floor and rack layout.
• Integrates with Capacity Manager Planning and optimizing utilization of actual power, cooling and rack capacities via a shared data center model. This allows for the efficient equipment provisioning and right-sizing of your data center.
• Integrates with InfraStruXure Central An IT-ready, scalable monitoring system that collects, organizes, and distributes critical alerts, surveillance video and key information, providing a unified view of complex physical infrastructure environments from anywhere on the network
• Optional deployment services Ensure speedy deployment of room layout, physical infrastructure and IT assets through the use of APC Professional Services.
• Electrical room support Monitor capacity and plan changes for centralized power equipment in areas outside of the main data center floor plan.
• Localization User interface available in major local languages.

Protection

• User roles Enable different levels of access through multi-user login and pre-defined user roles.
• Multi-user access Enables several users to carry out work orders and plan future moves, adds or changes simultaneously.
• Password Security User-selectable password protection prevents unauthorized access.
• Read-only access Share access without risking unauthorized configuration changes.