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Home: Environment
Monitoring
Remote Environmental Monitoring
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High temperatures, humidity and water can all cause system
failures and down time. Unfortunately, in most cases, these
conditions were not known until they caused damage. This is even
more likely in remotely managed and "lights out" data centers
that do not have much personnel near the equipment. Environmental monitoring
can detect potential problems before they cause damage. This
allows time to take action to prevent or minimize downtime.
Most environmental monitoring solutions also include
security monitoring features. These can take the form of cameras
which provide video of a rack or even a room. Door sensors can
provide data logs and/or alerts every time a cabinet door is
opened. The event of opening a door can also trigger the video
camera to record who was in the cabinet and what they worked
on.
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> Rack
Monitoring
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The data center has become increasingly rack
centric. Server cabinets now hold up to 42
individual servers or over one hundred blade
servers. If a cabinet is compromised, all systems
and applications are affected. Monitoring the
physical and security environment within the rack is now
mandatory.
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Temperature, Humidity and Air Flow Sensors |
External
Sensors ports Temperature, Door Position, Water
Detection |
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Threshold Alerts |
Optional
Camera |
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Room
Monitoring |
| Monitoring a
network room or a portion of a data center can be
accomplished with a wall mountable environmental
monitoring station. These units include internal
and external sensors to track environmental
conditions. Video cameras to provide cost
effective security monitoring. |
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| Internal and
External Environmental Sensors |
Adjustable
Camera(s) |
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Based Access |
Email
Threshold Alerts |
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Information |
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Integrated
Remote Solutions |
| Trends
toward central management of remote sites and
"lights out" data centers have driven up the
demand for remote access solutions. Data Center
Resources can provide integrated solutions which
integrate a combination of server, power and
environmental remote management. |
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| Remote
Server Management |
Remote Power
Management |
| Environmental
Management |
Central
Management Software |
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Information |
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