Adding multiple pieces of equipment with bundles

In Genomes, you can create a bundle to add multiple pieces of equipment in one building block. This could be helpful, for example when creating a large data center setup in IT Advisor with a large amount of similar equipment.
Together with work order templates, this is powerful for quickly adding bundles of pre-equipped rows or racks and creating the workflow to support the installation in large setups.

Creating a bundle

In Genomes, right-click a folder and select Add bundle.
Double-click the bundle icon to rename it.

Adding equipment to a bundle

Right-click the bundle icon and select Edit.
This opens the Bundle Layout.
Drag equipment from Genomes into the bundle in the Bundle Layout.

You can now use the new building block by dragging the bundle from Genomes into the layout.

Creating a new bundle based on an existing bundle

Right-click a bundle from which you want to reuse equipment and select Copy.
This creates a new bundle as a copy of the existing bundle.
Rename the new bundle (double-click).
Edit the bundle (right-click and drag or delete equipment).

You can now create a work order template with the tasks needed for deploying all the equipment in the bundle. This template can be reused for assigning work orders to deploy all bundles.

In this article

Creating a bundle

Adding equipment to a bundle

Creating a new bundle based on an existing bundle

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