Manually set up entities for Sustainable IT data centers

  • Release version: Washingtondc
  • Updated February 1, 2024
  • 1 minute to read
  • Create entities for data centers and add them to an entity type. The entity type is then added to the metric definitions that enables the metric definitions to collect data from various data centers.

    Before you begin

    Role required: sn_esg.admin

    About this task

    To gather emissions data pertaining to your data centers, it is necessary to give a unique name to your entities and associate a location in such a way that they can retrieve data from all of your data center locations. For instance, if you wish to utilize the metric definition named Energy from coal, it implies that you want the coal energy emissions data from four locations, for example, Bangalore, New York, Paris, and Berlin when the metrics are executed. To accomplish this task, you need to create entities with names such as New York, Bangalore, and so on. To use the Sustainable IT application, when you create entities, it is mandatory to add a location to them. You can then group the entities within an entity type. For example, you can call the entity type "Data centers." This entity type is then added to the metric definition named Energy from coal.

    Procedure

    1. Navigate to All > Environmental, Social, and Governance > ESG Workspace > Lists > Scoping > All Entities.
    2. Create new entities with names such as Paris data center.
      For information on how to create a new entity, refer to Create an entity. The name that you use when creating an entity is the name that is displayed on the Sustainable IT dashboard. It is important to provide a value in the Location field on the entity form. If a particular data center has multiple locations, you can name the entities accordingly.
    3. Create an entity type called Data center.
      For information on how to create a new entity, refer to Create an entity type. The name that you use when creating an entity is the name that is displayed on the Sustainable IT dashboard.
    4. Add the entities that you created to the Data center entity type.
    5. Add the entity type to the metric definition that you would use to collect metrics.

    Result

    When the metrics are executed, data from all four entities is collected and displayed on the Sustainable IT dashboard.