How to associate or unassociate devices from the integrated external system

To associate

You can get device data such as power measurements, sensor/temperature values and alarms into IT Asdvisor by associating device(s) from an integrated system such as IT Expert and Data Center Expert.

This example illustrates how to associate a monitored device from the integrated external system.

In the ITA desktop client, go to Planning Device Association mode (1), then Unassociated Devices (2).

Find the device that you want to associate.
TIP: Use the Search filter (3) to locate the device. Search by device name, IP address, model name, etc. 

Click the located device (4) and hold, then drag it to its model in ITA (5).

That's it! The device is associated and you can get device data from the integrated external system.

To verify, right click the associated device, and then go to Properties > External Systems > Device.

The device in this example, a rack PDU, displays the power data:

To unassociate 

Go to Planning Device Association mode (1), Navigation (2).

Find the device to unassociate (3).

Right-click the device and then select the Unassociate from equipment option (4).