Microsoft® Office Visio® Professional 2007 for IT How to Use Visio for Network Installation
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Network Installation Summary
Work order process Capacity planning Installation details
Data center floor plans Rack elevations Wiring Specifications „As-Installed‟ documentation
Document Work Processes
Process flowcharts
Automate Work Requests
Embed Visio drawing control in InfoPath form using custom code Use form to submit text and layout Fields are populated from graphics
Create a Work Flow Chart
Open Visio template
(Menu) File – New – Flowchart – Basic Flowchart
Drag shapes from stencils Connect shapes
AutoConnect or Connector Tool
AutoConnect
Locate Unused Rack Capacity
Show racks with available
Space Power Cooling
Document the Installation - Draw
Open Visio template
(Menu) File – New – Network – Rack Diagram
Drag rack or cabinet shapes from Rack-Mounted Equipment stencil
Size racks by RU capacity
Drag rack-mounted equipment shapes from stencil and glue onto rack
Server, switch, patch panel, shelf, etc.
Document the Installation - Draw
Add free-standing equipment shapes and place on rack shelves
Monitor, printer, hub, etc.
Add room elements and place in appropriate position relative to racks
Chair, door, window, table
Document the Installation - Data
(Menu) Data – Link Data to Shapes
Select data source Excel, Access, SQL, other DB Opens External Data window Drag record to shape AutoLink (if shape IDs correspond with data records) IP Address Network name Specifications Etc.
Drag to link
Connect data with shape
Key information
Display Inatallation Data
Data Graphics
Turn on display
(Menu) Data – Display Data on Shapes
Select Data Graphic format from Task Pane Edit Data Graphic if required
(Right Click) Data – Edit Data Graphic
Text Relative graphs Colors Icons
Displays Shape Data values
Use Hyperlinks for Navigation
Reference data in other files or Web sources
Open URL‟s Open local files Open specific page in Visio file
Create “drill down” navigation Insert a Hyperlink
(Menu) Insert – Hyperlinks Select Address and Sub-Address (page) Enter Description for right-click shape menu Supports multiple Hyperlinks on a shape
Track Changes
(Menu) Tools – Track Markup Drop shapes Insert comments
Result: Consolidated View
Hyperlink to other local and remote reference information
Add markup Import and display equipment data from Excel or Database
Link the data to Visio shapes and display the data using Data Graphics