Handheld device for on-site datacenter management

A system for providing management of a plurality of electronic elements in a datacenter, the system comprising:

• a datacenter management means coupled to a wireless network, the datacenter management means for receiving information regarding a spatial location of a handheld device within the datacenter, the spatial location of the handheld device being based on one or more position sensors within the handheld device and not requiring direct user input or scanning, the datacenter management means further for guiding a user carrying the handheld device in various tasks to be performed and for providing information to the handheld device related to each of the plurality of electronic elements based on a proximity of the handheld device to each of the plurality of electronic elements and not requiring direct user input or scanning, the proximity being determined from the spatial location of the handheld device relative to at least one of the plurality of electronic elements, the datacenter management means is further to receive sensor information from the handheld device regarding positional information including inclination, orientation, and position of the handheld device in relationship to a direction in which the handheld device is pointing relative to at least one of the plurality of electronic elements, the datacenter management means further for providing a display to appear on a screen of the handheld device, the screen to change from a two-dimensional datacenter map showing a number of rack locations along with a relative location of the user of the handheld device within the datacenter and the layout of the floor with various rows between the rack locations, to a three-dimensional row-view display of racks and rows showing the racks that are proximate to the user, based on the user being proximate to at least one of the plurality of electronic elements, and the screen to change to a rack view display of a specific rack displaying the rack unit and the plurality of electronic elements within the specific rack, based on the user being proximate to the specific rack and pointing the handheld device in a direction of the specific rack;
• a processing means for processing information related to each of the plurality of electronic elements;
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• a storage means for storing information related to each of the plurality of electronic elements.

A method of performing management of a plurality of electronic elements in a datacenter, the method comprising:

• guiding a user carrying a handheld device in various tasks to be performed;
• receiving information regarding a spatial location of the handheld device within the datacenter, the spatial location of the handheld device being based on one or more position sensors within the handheld device and not requiring direct user input or scanning;
• retrieving information related to each of the plurality of electronic elements based on the spatial location of the handheld device within the datacenter and a proximity of the handheld device to each of the plurality of electronic elements and not requiring direct user input or scanning, the proximity being determined from the spatial location of the handheld device relative to at least one of the plurality of electronic elements;
• receiving sensor information from the handheld device regarding positional information including inclination, orientation, and position of the handheld device in relationship to a direction in which the handheld device is pointing relative to at least one of the plurality of electronic elements;
• changing a screen display on the handheld device from a two-dimensional datacenter map showing a number of rack locations along with a relative location of the user of the handheld device within the datacenter and the layout of the floor with various rows between the rack locations, to a three-dimensional row-view display of racks and rows showing the racks that are proximate to the user, based on the user being proximate to at least one of the plurality of electronic elements;
• changing the screen display to a rack view display of a specific rack displaying the rack unit and the plurality of electronic elements within the specific rack, based on the user being proximate to the specific rack and pointing the handheld device in a direction of the specific rack;
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• processing and transmitting, using one or more processors, the information related to each of the plurality of electronic elements to the handheld device.

A machine-readable storage medium not comprising any transitory signals and including a plurality of instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, causes at least one of the one or more processors to perform operations of management of a plurality of electronic elements in a datacenter, the machine-readable storage medium not including transitory or intangible components, the operations comprising:

• guiding a user carrying a handheld device in various tasks to be performed;
• receiving information regarding a spatial location of the handheld device within the datacenter, the spatial location of the handheld device being based on one or more position sensors within the handheld device and not requiring direct user input or scanning;
• receiving sensor information from the handheld device regarding positional information including inclination, orientation, and position of the handheld device in relationship to a direction in which the handheld device is pointing relative to at least one of the plurality of electronic elements;
• retrieving information related to each the plurality of electronic elements based on the spatial location of the handheld device within the datacenter and a proximity of the handheld device to each of the plurality of electronic elements and not requiting direct user input or scanning, the proximity being determined from the spatial location of the handheld device relative to at least one of the plurality of electronic elements;
• changing a screen display on the handheld device from a two-dimensional datacenter map showing a number of rack locations along with a relative location of the user of the handheld device within the datacenter and the layout of the floor with various rows between the rack locations, to a three-dimensional row-view display of racks and rows showing the racks that are proximate to the user, based on the user being proximate to at least one of the plurality of electronic elements;
• changing the screen display to a rack view display of a specific rack displaying the rack unit and the plurality of electronic elements within the specific rack, based on the user being proximate to the specific rack and pointing the handheld device in a direction of the specific rack;
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• processing and transmitting the information related to each of the plurality of electronic elements to the handheld device.

A system to provide management of a plurality of electronic elements in a datacenter, the system comprising:

• a datacenter management system couplable to a wireless network, the datacenter management system to both guide a user carrying a handheld device in various tasks to be performed and receive sensor information from the handheld device regarding positional information including a spatial location of the handheld device within the data management center coupled with inclination, orientation, and position of the handheld device in relationship to a direction in which the handheld device is pointing relative to at least one of the plurality of electronic elements, the spatial location of the handheld device being based on one or more position sensors within the handheld device and not requiring direct user input or scanning, the datacenter management system further to provide a display to appear on a screen of the handheld device, the screen to change from a two-dimensional datacenter map showing a number of rack locations along with a relative location of the user of the handheld device within the datacenter and the layout of the floor with various rows between the rack locations, to a three-dimensional row-view display of racks and rows showing the racks that are proximate to the user, based on the user being proximate to at least one of the plurality of electronic elements, and the screen to change to a rack view display of a specific rack displaying the rack unit and the plurality of electronic elements within the specific rack, based on the user being proximate to the specific rack and pointing the handheld device in a direction of the specific rack, the datacenter management system including:
• a database to store information related to each of the plurality of electronic elements;
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• a management processor having one or more processors to access the database for information related to the at least one of the plurality of electronic elements based on the direction in which the handheld device is pointing and not requiring direct user input or scanning, the management processor further to process information related to each of the plurality of electronic elements and to transmit the information related to the at least one of the plurality of electronic elements wirelessly to the handheld device.