Additional System Configuration

EasyDCIM control panel is preconfigured by default and you can start using it. However, there are many configuration options that allow you to tailor the platform to your needs.

System Access

By default, the backend section and API are accessible from all subnets and IP addresses. To restrict access to specific IP addresses, select the “System Access” tab in the global system settings:

  • Allowed IP Addresses (Backend) - Specifies the list of IPv4 addresses or subnets in CIDR format to be included in the whitelist for the backend section. Defining these addresses may restrict access to the backend section. Examples: ‘192.168.56.1’ or ‘192.168.56.0/24’.

  • Allowed IP Addresses (API) - Specifies the list of IPv4 addresses or subnets in CIDR format to be included in the whitelist for the API section. Examples: ‘192.168.56.1’ or ‘192.168.56.0/24’.

  • Disable Client Area - Specifies whether the client area section will be disabled. If turned on, clients will not be able to access the built-in client section in EasyDCIM.

If you encounter access issues, you can reset the whitelist using the command line. 

php /opt/easydcim/console settings:allowed-ips

Orders & services

The following configuration presents the process of ordering dedicated servers and colocation.

Order Configuration - EasyDCIM Documentation

  • Accept Order Actions - specify the actions that should be performed after accepting an order. By default, no actions related to the service are run automatically after accepting an order.

  • Server Provisioning Module / Colocation Provisioning Module - settings for the process of ordering dedicated or colocation servers.

  • Minimum Matching Percentage - specify the minimum percentage of device matching. Below this percentage, your orders will not be activated.

    • Configure Actions: Activate - default actions performed when orders are activated. These actions apply to all orders in the system. You can modify them per order.
    • Configure Actions: Suspend - default actions performed when orders are suspended. These actions apply to all orders in the system. You can modify them per order.
    • Configure Actions: Unsuspend - default actions performed when orders are unsuspended. These actions apply to all orders in the system. You can modify them per order.
    • Configure Actions: Terminate - default actions performed when orders are terminated. These actions apply to all orders in the system. You can modify them per order.

Devices

This configuration is related to devices such as servers or switches.

  • Default Port Types - a list of port types that will be displayed in the Ports tab of a particular device. For example, some network devices such as switches and routers have many physical and virtual ports, which makes their management more difficult. You can point only gigabitEthernet, ethernet3Mbit and ethernetCsmacd types in order to display just the physical ports.

  • Aggregate Traffic IN & OUT Swap - if a server is connected to a switch, you can swap Traffic IN with Traffic OUT and Traffic OUT with Traffic IN. Once you do this, the information displayed on the graph will be the opposite to the standard.

Inventory

This configuration applies to the inventory and its elements.

  • Additional Inventory Statuses - by default, EasyDCIM platform is equipped with several predefined types that can be selected in the Inventory Status field. You can also add a new status in this field.