apc management tools for data center physical infrastructure
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Management Tools for Data Center Physical Infrastructure
Pressures from new IT technology
Keeping up with complex system changes
Staying in control of capacity, energy, and availability
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Capacity you pay for but can’t use
Got POWER ?
Got SPACE ?
… but not enough COOLING or SPACE
… but not enough POWER or SPACE
… but not enough POWER or COOLING
Got COOLING ?
Smart MANAGEMENT can find it
Reduce STRANDED CAPACITY
SoftwareSoftware is more effective than manual is more effective than manual methods for managing STRANDED CAPACITYmethods for managing STRANDED CAPACITY
Management challenge:EFFICIENCY
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Inventory management• Inventory
• Work flow
Centralized monitoring • Unified view from anywhere
• Real-time data
• Vendor neutral
Data Center Physical Infrastructure Management™ (DCPIM)
Device monitoring• Lowest level management at the device
• Network management cards
Predictive simulation and modeling• Accurate simulation of real-time data
• Capacity management
• What-if analysis
Elements of a comprehensive management system
Basic
Complete
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Single serveravailabilityInsufficient cooling?
Insufficient rack space?
Insufficient data ports?
Insufficient power?
Servers overheat
Reduced coolingredundancy
Plug into existing powersupply?
Reduced backup time
Reduced powerredundancy
UPS overloaded
Circuit breaker Trip?
Multiple server availavility
Service levelagreements
WHERE TO PUT NEW WHERE TO PUT NEW SERVER?SERVER?
Management challenge:ADD NEW EQUIPMENT
Add a server:More complex than it seems
SoftwareSoftware is more effective than manual is more effective than manual methods for managing COMPLEXITYmethods for managing COMPLEXITY
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Constant loads Migrating high-density loads
CRACCRAC CRACCRAC
CRACCRACCRACCRAC
BEFORE virtualization AFTER virtualization
High-density “hot spots” can vary in both power density AND location
Smart MANAGEMENT can track it
Management challenge:DYNAMIC LOADSDynamic loads
SoftwareSoftware is more effective than manual is more effective than manual methods for managing DYNAMIC LOADSmethods for managing DYNAMIC LOADS
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The old days are over
●Overprovision power and cooling to be “safe”
●Spread loads out
●Overspend on capital investment in equipment
●Pay maintenance contracts on unused equipment
●Ignore low operating efficiency and high fixed cost from underloading
When density was low, energy was cheap, and management tools didn’t exist, the paradigm was...
Energy constraints and rapid IT developments demand Energy constraints and rapid IT developments demand smart management to reduce waste and stay in control smart management to reduce waste and stay in control
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Managed LEAN, EFFICIENT
MAXIMIZE how much MAXIMIZE how much IT equipment you can IT equipment you can run with the same run with the same power and coolingpower and cooling
MINIMIZE excess MINIMIZE excess power/cooling power/cooling capacitycapacity
Smart management lets you safely “run lean”
MANAGE your way to fuller uitilization of
capacityIT equipment’s IT equipment’s consumption of consumption of power/cooling power/cooling capacitycapacity
Excess power/Excess power/cooling cooling capacitycapacity
Unmanaged WASTEFUL
Existingpower/cooling capacity
Oversizing = WASTE
Management challenge:EFFICIENCYMaximize use of your capacity
SoftwareSoftware is more effective than manual is more effective than manual methods for helping you RUN LEANmethods for helping you RUN LEAN
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ManagementSuite
• Dedicated• Pre-built• Quick setup
Both can view Both can view DCPI through hereDCPI through here
IT Software layer
IT Hardware layer
Building layer
Enterprise Management System
Building Management System
DCPI Layer
Custom programming
Custom programming
To create “IT view” of DCPI
To create “facilities view”
of DCPI
“Out-of-the-box” eliminates custom programming headaches
The hard way
The hard way
Why not use your “enterprise” or building management system ?
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● Align capacity with demand At row, rack, and server level
● Reduce power consumption of power/cooling infrastructure
● Right-size power/cooling infrastructure Reduce wasteful excess capacity
Smart management can monitor, analyze, model, and forecast, so you can …
● Lower the electric bill
● Free up power/cooling for more IT
● Increase DCiE (power/cooling efficiency)
UNMANAGED infrastructure
… with lean, smart infrastructure
Managed power and cooling frees the IT layer Managed power and cooling frees the IT layer to do the REAL work of the data centerto do the REAL work of the data center
• Capacity “tight spots”• Unusable (stranded) capacity
Free the IT layer
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Enterprise IT management systems (EMS)
Building management systems (BMS)
Brownout mandate:Brownout mandate:Cut building power by 25% !Cut building power by 25% !
Got extra power at racks 35 and 87 – what’s riding on them?
Running financials on 87, but you can have 42
We can lower lighting and raise AC to 80º - that’s 12%
AC supply is at 60º -- raise it to 68º
Toward the future … ManagementSuiteManagementSuite
Partnerships with EMS and BMS providers Partnerships with EMS and BMS providers will provide cross-layer coordinationwill provide cross-layer coordination
ManagementSuiteManagementSuite
Join us for the next step in data center management
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Dedicated management tools that comprehend physical infrastructure enable you to have high density, high availability, and high efficiency all at the same time.
Staying in control of capacity, energy, and availability
Data centers need dedicated management tools. Today’s rapidly changing IT environment requires physical infrastructure management with the same advanced level of capabilities as the business processes they support.
Keeping up with complex system changes
The old days of walking around with a thermometer are over. Smart management software enables you to align capacity with demand, identify trouble spots, and maximize efficiency.
Pressures fromnew IT technology
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