Hard to understand Datacenter, Zones, Computer Rooms and racks

[Hank Woo]

Hi all,

I'm trying to create CIs for racks, datacenter, datacenter zones. computer rooms.

It's hard to understand. Please help me.

Customer wants to use hierachy for "datacenter buildings" -> "floors" -> "rooms" -> "racks"

Is "datacenter building" is datacenter?

Is "floors" are datacenter zones?

Is "rooms" are computer rooms?

Regards,

Hank.

[Ravi Gaurav · Accepted solution]

Hi @Hank Woo 

Suggested CI hierarchy:

• Datacenter Building → Floor → Room → Rack.

• Datacenter building vs. datacenter: A "datacenter building" is the physical building where the datacenter is located, while a "datacenter" refers to the entire operational facility. They’re related but not the same.

• Floors vs. datacenter zones: Floors refer to levels in a building, while datacenter zones are specific areas within the datacenter (like hot/cold aisles). Floors can be treated as zones if needed.

• Rooms vs. computer rooms: Yes, "rooms" typically refer to computer rooms or server rooms where equipment is housed.

[Hank Woo]

Thanks a lot @Ravi Gaurav