Data Center Design Utilizing Data Center Infrastructure ManagementData Center Infrastructure Management

(DCIM)

Chuck Kramer - RCDD/NTS/CDCP/CDFOMSenior Solutions Consultant

Emerson Network Power

What is DCIM?

The monitoring, collection and analysis of real-time, continuous, accurate information from an intelligent infrastructure that allows for immediate action tightlyinfrastructure that allows for immediate action . . .. tightly integrated with IT operations . . . maintain high availability and control costs. . .

- Real-Time Data Center Infrastructure ManagementInfrastructure Management

On the Minds of DC Managersg

What Is DCIM To Technology Industry Leaders?Industry Leaders?

Documentation of Information in the Data Center Infrastructure Devices IT Devices Cabling

Management of Infrastructure and IT Devices Capacity Consumption Change Management Change Management

What’s The Value of DCIM To The Enterprise?To The Enterprise?

• Real-Time Data Integration& li di– Power & Cooling usage, trending,

monitoring, alerting– Server Service-Processor Monitoring– Virtualization mapping to physical devices– Leak Detection

• Automated notification of warning/failure• Automated notification of warning/failure alarms

• Automatic data capture for trending and capacity analysiscapacity analysis

• Interface to existing BMS systems

Traditional Management Framework

Deliberate Design Stable Operation

Framework

APPLICATION

Plan Design Deploy Operate Maintain

LAYER

IT Managed

IT LAYER

PHYSICALLAYER

Facilities Managed

DCIM Tools TodayyDocumentation of Information in the Data Center Infrastructure Devices IT Devices Cabling

Typically Spreadsheet based orConfiguration Management Data Base Tools

Management of infrastructure and IT Devices Capacity Consumption Change Management

Building Management Systems (BMS)Other proprietary management systems Change Management Other proprietary management systems

DCIM In The Future• Closer integration between facilities and IT elements• More real-time data collection and integrating that data with

inventory• Device “discovery” and automated changeDevice discovery and automated change

detection/notification• More integration with virtual server management systems

(tracking virtual to physical)• Better interfaces for extracting and analyzing collected data• More customization tools in the hands of users vs vendor• More customization tools in the hands of users vs vendor

provided professional services

Preparing For The Futurep g• Process and Policy improvements:

– Change control– Device, cable, cabinet, room naming and

labeling– Centralizing who makes changes in the

computer room• Documenting the existing environment

– Inventory– Connections

• House CleaningDe-commission/remove “zombie” servers &– De-commission/remove zombie servers & devices

– Remove unused cabling

Preparing For The Future (cont.)p g ( )• Install “smart” devices when doing a technology refresh• Stay current with hardware and software maintenancey

– Continued reliability– Able to upgrade technology when it comes available

• Listening– Attention to current trends and directions– Vendor application/development road mapsVendor application/development road maps– Emerging products and technologies

• “Cord-mounted’ ATS’s• Monitored power cables• New or enhancements to existing DCIM Products

Initiatives in the Data CenterAGILITYAGILITYMobile Enterprise Strategy

SERVICESERVICEVirtualizationVirtualizationVoiP and UCC

Strategic PlanningData Center Data Center

Modernization andModernization andQUALITYQUALITY Strategic Planning Modernization and Modernization and ConsolidationConsolidation

Cloud ComputingCloud ComputingMicrosoft

ITIL and ProcessITIL and ProcessImprovementImprovement

Negotiating Vendor Contracts

MicrosoftWindows 7and Office

VendorIT Cost

OptimizationInfrastructureECONOMICSECONOMICSManagement

pInfrastructure Protection

Business Continuity

Source: Gartner (March 2010)

Scale Aggravates EverythingInfrastructure Costs Impact of Outage # of Activities

x100

TIME INFRASTRUCTUREDATA POINTS

x10

CLOUD

x10

VIRTUAL SERVERS

x1

PHYSICAL SERVERS

Results of Traditional Approaches

107minutes95% “ of companies have experienced an107minutes the average length of time for each outage95% . . of companies have experienced an unplanned outage within the last 24 months.”

80% t bl“In general, failed equipment, data center mishaps and insufficient resources exacerbate the frequency and duration of unplanned outages ”

$505,502 “ . . .average cost of each incident.”

80% believed the incidents were preventable

duration of unplanned outages.

Source: Ponemon Institute, Calculating the Costs of Data Center Downtime, February 2011

Analyst Perspectivey p“In order to achieve HIGH EFFICIENCY, HIGH HIGH EFFICIENCY, HIGH AVAILABILITYAVAILABILITY and LOW TOTAL COST OFLOW TOTAL COST OFAVAILABILITYAVAILABILITY, and LOW TOTAL COST OF LOW TOTAL COST OF OWNERSHIPOWNERSHIP, datacenter operators need to be able to

UNDERSTAND EACH PIECEUNDERSTAND EACH PIECE of the system asUNDERSTAND EACH PIECEUNDERSTAND EACH PIECE of the system, as well as how the pieces fit together. Datacenter infrastructure

management tools are designed to PULL TOGETHER PULL TOGETHER ALL THE RELEVANT DATA ALL THE RELEVANT DATA and

TRANSFORM IT INTO INSIGHT TRANSFORM IT INTO INSIGHT that operators can use to make decisions.”

- John Stanley, 451 Group

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Reasons to Adopt DCIMp

• Reduce operational costs• Accurate Data for Design• Maintain high availability• Maintain high availability• Manage energy efficiency• Increase agility• Drive value across the

Availability + Capacity + Efficiency

businessToday’s high-density computing environments

i t l l f i ibilit d t l threquire a greater level of visibility and control than ever before

Stages of DCIM Adoption

What and where are

Data Capture and Planning

How do I extend

Analyze and Diagnose

How are my

Monitor and Access Recommend and Automate

How do I anticipate assets in the data center?

How are they interconnected?

Do we have space

the life of thedata center?

How do I reduce mean time to repair (MTTR)?

assets operating?

Am I getting real-time notification of alarms and alerts?

How do I get my

potential failures and automatically shift compute and physical load to eliminate downtime?

Do we have space, cooling and power to meet future needs?

How can I efficiently commission or decommission?

( )

How do I sync infrastructure with virtualization automation?

How are we doing

How do I get my server back upand running?

Can I populatemy planning tools with actual

How can I optimize efficiency across my data center?

decommission?

Improved Planning

How are we doing against SLAs?

Reduced MTTRand Effort

with actual performance data?

Early Warning(Reactive)

Availability at Optimal Performance

(Proactive)(Proactive)

Each Stage Provides Positive ROI Allowing Varying Adoption Approaches and Speedpp p

Data Capture and Planning

AutoCAD Drawings

Multiple Excel Spreadsheets Do this

1. Get an accurate inventory2 C lid iDrawings

Individuals

2. Consolidate to one repository3. Create elevation views4. Track tasks and projects5 Model current capacity and

Visio

5. Model current capacity and growth

Get this

Vendor Dependent

DatabasesGet this

1. Align inventory with needs2. Improve planning3. Identify underutilized, Vendor Dependent

MonitoringEmail and Meetings

ydecommissioned and excess equipment

Eliminate Disparate Tools – Move to One Inventory Mgt System

Monitor & Access EquipmentDo this

1. Instrument the infrastructure2. Implement one alarm

management system3. Establish remote access to servers

Battery Monitor

s

Server Control

KVM Switch

Get this1. Real-time health of the

infrastructurePower M t

UPS Web CardsCooling

Control

infrastructure2. Proactively manage issues3. Faster MTTR4 Reduce risk unplanned downtime

Meters

Temperature Sensors

Managed Rack PDU

Leak Detection

4. Reduce risk unplanned downtime

Manage the Facility & IT Subsystems

Analyze & DiagnoseDo this

1. Document processes2. Establish best practices3. Incorporate real-time data into

planning process (if you have not t)

AlarmMonitor yet)

Get this1 Increased operational control

Monitor

Access Plan 1. Increased operational control2. Identify areas of concern before

alarms are issued3. Accurately forecast capacity

Access Plan Manage

3. Accurately forecast capacity

Defer or Eliminate CapEx and Reduce OpEx

Traditional Solution : Add Buffer To Increase AvailabilityIncrease Availability

Data Center Power Allocation

Actual CapacityA di E l l i if

Buffer Limit

y

Pow

er Stranded CapacityDynamic Changes

According to Emerson calculations, if every U.S. data center could utilize

10% MORE of theirPower Usage

TimeDynamic Changes

10% MORE of their

CAPACITY, the need to build more than 2 million square feet of

“Data center power capacity includes buffers intended to absorb spikes in power use caused by peaks in resource utilization. These buffers are typically based on either nameplate or

St tiS P C li

new data center space could be eliminated each year . . . . SAVING MORE THAN $10Bnominal server power consumption or power

consumption measured at peak utilization with specific workloads.”

StaticSpace Power CoolingMORE THAN $10B

Source: Intel White Paper - Increasing Data Center Efficiency with Server Power Measurements

Recommended Approachpp“More and more organizations are seeking to eliminate the inefficiencies created when IT and facilities systems are managed

t lseparately . . . . DCIM solutions that integrate IT and facilities systems into a single management platform ill be essential tomanagement platform will be essential to optimizing the performance of the data center in the future ”center in the future.”

- David Cappuccio, Gartner

Optimize Technology Spend & Resources

Asset ManagementDCIM

• Provide data to more efficiently & effectively manage technology assets and optimize technology spend p gy p

• Establish a single global repository, using consistent processes, functions, and data – to provide a consolidated view of infrastructure assets

Bridges the gap between finance and data center operations and aligns business process by eliminating duplication of efforts

Avoid Collisions & Reduce MTTRConfiguration MgtPhysical Infrastructure

• Map the relationships of the data center assets to business services

L ITSM t h l i t h th i t f d t t k d• Leverage ITSM technologies to show the impacts of data center work orders across all layers

P id h l l f i i d f h b iProvide the level of service required for the business at a competitive cost

Next Generation: Closed-Loop Control

Requires the ability to:Requires the ability to:• Understand what is going on

in real time• Make the right decisions on• Make the right decisions on

what to do and plan our the actions to take

• Take action to correct or• Take action to correct or improve and validate the result

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Summary• DCIM provides dynamic access into resource utilization for both

Facilities and IT

• Understanding real-time resource consumption can provide accurate data for right-sizing a designaccurate data for right-sizing a design

• Maintenance of DC inventory and resources allows for precise di d d d di f f itrending data and an understanding of future requirements

• Cost savings have proven to be substantial for customers who g padopt DCIM processes, by eliminating multiple IT and Facilities point products used for inventory tracking, monitoring & alerting, MAC work future design requirements and reportingMAC work, future design requirements, and reporting

Questions?

Chuck Kramer RCDD/NTS/CDCP/CDFOMSenior Solutions ConsultantEmerson Network Powercharles kramer@emerson comcharles.kramer@emerson.com484-467-0137