Traffic and Power Management

Traffic Management and Power Management are global EasyDCIM settings pages used to control how traffic and power data are displayed and calculated across the platform.

Where to find these settings

In the EasyDCIM backend, go to:

  • Settings → Advanced → Traffic Management
  • Settings → Advanced → Power Management

Use these pages when you want to standardize how bandwidth and power values are presented across servers, colocation services, racks, and dashboards.

Traffic Management

The Traffic Management page defines the default behavior for aggregate traffic charts, legends, summaries, and 95th percentile calculations.

It also includes a status widget for the traffic data backend, so you can quickly verify whether the traffic data service is available.

Traffic settings overview

Setting Description Typical use
Aggregate Traffic IN & OUT Swap Swaps inbound and outbound traffic directions for aggregate traffic presentation. Enable this if your traffic source reports IN/OUT in the opposite direction from how you want to present it in EasyDCIM.
Aggregate Traffic Units Sets the display unit for traffic graphs. Available options include Auto, Mbps, Gbps, Tbps, and Pbps. Use Auto in most environments. Force a fixed unit when you want all graphs to use the same scale.
Aggregate Traffic Precision Sets how many decimal places are shown for traffic values on charts, tooltips, and legends. Use a lower precision for cleaner dashboards, or a higher precision for troubleshooting and reporting.
95th Percentile Method Defines how EasyDCIM calculates the main 95th percentile value shown for aggregate traffic. Choose the method that matches your billing, reporting, or internal capacity model.

95th Percentile methods

EasyDCIM supports several methods for calculating the main 95th percentile value:

Method How it works Best for
Max(IN, OUT) Uses the higher value of inbound or outbound traffic at each measurement point. Balanced reporting when you want the dominant direction to count.
Sum(IN + OUT) Adds inbound and outbound traffic together before calculating the percentile. Environments that bill or analyze total combined traffic.
OUT only Calculates the percentile only from outbound traffic. Typical hosting scenarios where outbound transfer is the billing reference.
IN only Calculates the percentile only from inbound traffic. Specialized environments where ingress traffic is the primary metric.

Notes and recommendations

  • Auto is the safest default for traffic units because the graph can adapt the display scale automatically.
  • Use Traffic IN & OUT Swap only when you have confirmed that collected traffic directions are reversed.
  • Changing the 95th Percentile Method affects how the main percentile value is presented in traffic-related views and reports.
  • Traffic aggregation for colocations is described separately in Network Ports.
  • If you use limit-based monitoring or notifications, see Usage Collector Extension.

Power Management

The Power Management page defines the default behavior for power conversion and presentation across the system.

These settings are global defaults and are used whenever no more specific configuration is defined at a lower level.

Power settings overview

Setting Description Typical use
Power Units Defines how power values are displayed in EasyDCIM. Available options are Amps and kVA. Use Amps when you want raw electrical current values. Use kVA when you report capacity in apparent power.
Default Power Phase Defines the default electrical phase used for global power calculations. Available options are 1 Phase and 3 Phase. Use 1 Phase for standard single-phase environments and 3 Phase for higher-capacity power installations.
Power Voltage (V) Defines the default system voltage used for power calculations. Set this to match the electrical standard used in your facility.

Power configuration priority

EasyDCIM resolves power settings in the following order:

  1. PDU metadata
  2. Rack settings
  3. Location settings
  4. Global Power Management settings

This means the values from Power Management act as the final fallback when no override is configured elsewhere.

How overrides work

  • Location can override the default power voltage and phase for all racks and devices in that location.
  • Rack can override the inherited location values.
  • PDU metadata can override rack and location values for that specific power device.
  • Rack-level power capacity can then be compared with actual usage using the resolved power configuration.

Notes and recommendations

  • Use Amps if your team works directly with current values from PDUs and power ports.
  • Use kVA if you plan capacity and reporting in apparent power rather than current.
  • When using kVA, make sure the configured Voltage and Phase match your actual facility design.
  • For colocation power assignments and usage presentation, see Power Ports.
  • If you use usage thresholds or notifications, see Usage Collector Extension.