Equipment layout design support device and equipment layout design support method

A equipment layout design support method:

• controlling a setting screen that receives a setting related to characteristics of a rack used for housing a device and a device to be housed in the rack;
• obtaining setting information input by a user on the setting screen;
• and
• storing the setting information in a rack information storage,
• wherein the controlling the setting screen comprises displaying the setting screen that receives selection of the device to be housed and designation of a housing destination slot in the rack, and
• wherein the displaying the setting screen comprises displaying a number of slots necessary for housing a device being selected and information on selectable slot as the housing destination, and displaying a setting screen for receiving setting for housing a plurality of a same devices by providing a field capable of designating a plurality of ranges from among the selectable slots.

A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing a program for causing a computer to execute processing comprising:

• controlling a setting screen that receives a setting related to characteristics of a rack used for housing a device and a device to be housed in the rack;
• obtaining setting information input by a user on the setting screen;
• and
• storing the setting information in a rack information storage,
• wherein the controlling the setting screen comprises displaying the setting screen that receives selection of the device to be housed and designation of a housing destination slot in the rack, and
• wherein the displaying the setting screen comprises displaying a number of slots necessary for housing a device being selected and information on selectable slot as the housing destination, and displaying a setting screen for receiving setting for housing a plurality of a same devices by providing a field capable of designating a plurality of ranges from among the selectable slots.