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# Add a data center

A data center is a rectangular grid that you use to describe a lab floor or an area of a computer room. It provides a useful grouping to summarize your environment and its power and thermal requirements. You define the physical topology of a data center by first adding a data center and specifying its dimensions. Then, within that space, you add and position racks containing enclosures, server hardware, and power delivery devices. You can now use the appliance to manage and monitor the power and cooling of the enclosures, servers, and power delivery devices in your data center.

Prerequisites

- Required privileges: Infrastructure administrator or Server administrator

Adding a data center

1. From the main menu, select Data Centers, and do one of the following:

   - Click + Add data center in the master pane.

   - Select Actions→Add.

2. Enter the data requested on the screen. See Add or edit a data center if you need assistance with your entries.

   | NOTE: When you add a rack to a data center, the Location in the Racks details pane is updated to display the data center name.

3. Click Add to complete the action or click Add + to add another data center.

4. Verify that the data center has been added in the master pane.

See also

- About data centers

- Data Centers

- Return to Quick Start: Initial configuration: Define physical dimensions and power systems in HPE OneView

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