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Reduce risk and increase efficiency in data centre
cabinets (a.k.a. DCIM)
Richard May Country Manager UKI & Nordics, Raritan Inc
What is DCIM?
Monitoring. Why?
Do I need DCIM / are we ready?
10 Key project considerations
Agenda
What is DCIM?(it’s alot more than a piece of
software)
Asset Tracking:Spreadsheets, Homegrown DBs
Floor Plan: AutoCAD, Visio
Monitoring: BMS, Airedale ACIS
Cable/Net Tracking:Spreadsheets, Homegrown DBs
Configuration:CiscoWorks, etc.
Monitoring:HP OpenView, IBM Tivoli, Solarwinds
Asset Tracking:Spreadsheets, Homegrown DBs
CMDB:HP OpenView, BMC BladeLogic, etc.
Monitoring:HP Insight Manager, IBM Director
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Facilities Networking Systems
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Raised Floor,
UPS, PDU/RPP, Rack PDUs
CRACs, Sensors
Mainframe,
Servers, VMs,
Storage,
Apps
Networks
Fibre
Structured Cabling,
LAN, SAN, WAN
Where should I install this server?
Asset Tracking:Spreadsheets, Homegrown DBs
Floor Plan: AutoCAD, Visio
Monitoring: BMS, Airedale ACIS
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Cable/Net Tracking:Spreadsheets, Homegrown DBs
Configuration:CiscoWorks, etc.
Monitoring:HP OpenView, IBM Tivoli
Asset Tracking:Spreadsheets, Homegrown DBs
CMDB:HP OpenView, BMC BladeLogic, etc.
Monitoring:HP Insight Manager, IBM Director
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Facilities Networking Systems
Do
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Raised Floor,
UPS, PDU/RPP, Rack PDUs
CRACs, Probes
Mainframe,
Servers, VMs,
Storage,
Apps
Structured Cabling,
LAN, SAN, WAN
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Data centre Operations
Executing Work Orders
Racking and Stacking
Power Rack Connectivity
Fiber and Copper Cable Patching
How are Data Centre Operations Evolving?
Why monitor?And whats the return?
“Useful IT Work”
Source: National Resources Defense Council
Why Measure?
Source: greengrid.org, energy measurements survey results analysis
Actions prompted by efficiency metrics
Source: greengrid.org, energy measurements survey results analysis
Causes of Risk &
InefficiencyOften down to people...
• Get it wrong and breakers trip and servers switch off.
• So we play safe, which leads to inefficiency
– Stranded capacity
– Over cooling
– ‘Ghost servers’
– Load inbalance
• Do we really have A & B power feeds?
• Cabinet metering & monitoring, helps improve efficiency.
– Extend the life of the data centre
– Decreases risk
– Saves money
– Introduces accountability
– Enables cross charging to apportion costs or drive user behavior.
Fear & uncertainty cause inefficiency
Real Data v’s Calculated
Source: Principled Technologies Test ReportCalculators: HP Power Advisor & Cisco UCS Power Calculator
You Can’t Beat Real World data
TCO v’s depreciationusing the data......
Why & when do we purchase new hardware?
Source: http://www.spec.org/power_ssj2008/
HP Proliant DL380G5 HP Proliant DL380G6
Reduce facilities costsSafely...
BMS v’s IT Sensors
3T + 1H (ASHRAE)
Pressure
Air flow
Rack power densitiesWhats yours?
High power to the rack
Average power densities increasing.
6-7.4kW per rack now, 12kW by 2017?
Partly due to virtualisation and other utilisation initiatives
PUE reduction initiatives enable load increase (e.g. CAC / HAC)
Therefore there are 2 options
Multiple single phase feeds
3 phase feed(s)
Benefits of 3 phase to the rack
Energy savings due to step down / transmission losses
Less PDU’s
Less copper
Less sub-floor obstruction
Easier load balancing
Raritan PX2-5104X2 - 46kW iPDU (@ 415V)
Customer Use CaseeBay
eBay DSE Dashboard
Source: dse.ebay.com
Do I need DCIM?Or is it the right time to deploy?
Vendor Agnostic Reporting
User Configurable Dashboards
Detailed Rack Views
Floor Maps
PUE Reporting
Forecast: 329 Days of Supply
Actuals
Capacity
Forecast
Today
329 Days
Capacity Planning
Raritan dcTrackIn 2 slides
Asset Management
Automated
What do I have, where is it & who owns it?
How is it configured and connected
Maintenance history & schedule
Capacity Management
How much space, power and network do I have
Where do I have capacity
How do I optimize my current capacity
Connectivity Management
Connectivity for data & power
Trace circuits end-to-end
How do I quickly find infrastructure to application to business dependencies
What does it do?
Change Management
How do I manage moves, adds, and changes (MACs)
Who does the work
When will the work be done
How do I know it’s done correctly
What does it do?
Key Considerationsfor a successful DCIM Project
10
1 Be clear on problems
prioritize over time
Identify business critical data centre
operations problems
Focus on solving top 1-2 most important
problems
“Must Have” as opposed to “Nice to Have”
Avoid doing to much too soon
2
2 Understand current processesand desired outcome
Map current processes
Define desired process state
Identify gaps – systems, resources, information, etc.
Select project resources
3 Don’t get caught in thefeature comparison trap
Evaluate two to three DCIM products/vendors
Challenge vendors to show how your objectives
can be achieved
Focus on those features that address your
pain points
4 Partner with peers in other functions
and gain alignment
Get cross-functional alignment
Appoint a cross-functional and empowerd
project manager
Project cost sharing model
Identify and engage impacted organizational
functions
5 Identify a teamto own and maintain the system
Identify one or more DCIM system administrators
Ensure defined processes are followed
Establish a DCIM team
6 Start small andexpand over time
Remember: Rome wasn’t built in a day
Understand whole life costs – up front
Phased project implementation
minimises disruption
Constrain initial project complexity
7
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Choose an open platform to facilitate
future integration
Avoid unnecessary start-up
complications
Expect integrationmake sure the platform is open
Identify existing systems, processes and
databases
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8 Take advantage of
expert services
Your vendor should offer services
that will pave the way
Vendor experience with scores of
existing customers will make a positive
difference
Ask your vendor for help and guidance
Ensure people are trained andregularly monitor usage
Consider ease of use during vendor selection
Assign one system administrator to monitor
DCIM usage
Team members should know his/her role and
responsibilities
Consider joining vendor user groups
9
10Select a vendor that is prepared to run
the marathon with you
Partner with a trusted, reliable and
experienced vendor
Look for a vendor that has data centre expertise beyond DCIM alone
Choose a vendor that is there for you
– today and in the future
Raritan have pledged to implement the Code’s ethos through devising products and
services that help organizations to bring their data centres into line with its best practice
recommendations, reduce energy consumption while ensuring business objectives
continue to be met.
Endorser of the EU Code of Conduct on Data Centre Energy Efficiency.
Questions?