This document discusses monitoring and management of a data center across 6 zones, from the point of entry to individual server payloads. Key information monitored at each zone includes energy usage, efficiency metrics like PUE, environmental factors, and costs/billing to provide holistic oversight of facility performance. Real-time data and automated reports empower informed decision-making to reduce energy and increase resilience.

1. Monitoring & Management
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2. Market Drivers
Overview
• Legislation (CRC)
• Cost reduction (maintaining current levels)
• Changing attitudes – The green message (marketing)
• Corporate Social Responsibility
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3. 6 Zone Data Centre Management
Overview
• Provides a truly holistic view of the data centre environment by
bridging the gap between Facilities and IT
• Monitoring and reporting of energy usage and efficiency from the
building ‘point of entry’ through to individual Server payload
• Tailored historical data collection and sophisticated management
reporting, empowering the client to make informed decisions based on
accurate data to maintain and improve energy efficiency, reduce costs
and increase facility resilience
• Legacy data centre deployments typically show a first year energy
saving of circa 25-30%, with an ROI of less than 12 months
• Apportioning of costs over user defined timeframes
• “Real time” monitoring and alerting
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4. Data Centre Block Diagram
6 Zone Data Centre Management
Zone 1
Water Power In Gas
Zone 2
Main MV / LV Distribution Board (A or B)
Zone 3
UPS
Chillers CRAC Back up
Lighting Boilers Fire Security
Generator
Sub PDU
Zone 4 Data Hall
Environmental
Zone 6
Individual
Payloads
Data Rack or (per outlet
Power Monitoring Free monitoring)
Standing
Environmental Monitoring Equipment
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Zone 5

5. What We Look To Achieve
• To identify and collect monitoring points in a logical step by step
process.
• To monitor energy use from the point of entry to an
individual Server within the data centre.
• Consolidate data collection and reporting functions onto a single
platform for multi department sharing of information, easy analysis
and interpretation.
• Provide automated “billing” reports based on Row, Cabinet, POD and
down to Server level.
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6. Zone 1
Monitoring Points
Fiscal Meter
Point of Entry
Monitoring Points
Input fiscal monitoring
Energy Efficiency Parameters
None
Management Energy Reporting
Billing
Billing reconciliation
Basic capacity, [is there enough]
Basic CO² foot printing
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7. Zone 2
Monitoring Points
LV Switchgear Room
Monitoring Points
Input / Output Monitoring
Energy Efficiency Parameters
I²T losses [cables, transformer]
Basic fixed & variable energy overhead
PUE [Basic, 1st point of IT and Facilities segmentation]
Management Energy Reporting
Supporting services costs [by type, UPS, Chiller, CRAC]
Capacity Planning [Basic]
Trend Analysis [Basic]
Carbon foot printing [Basic]
PUE, DCiE [Basic Monitoring]
Fixed and variable energy overhead analysis [Basic]
Asset Management
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8. Zone 3
Monitoring Points
UPS, Chillers, CRAC’s, Generator, Boiler room, Plant Room
Monitoring Points
Distributed monitoring of supporting services
Chillers, AHU’s, [individual unit monitoring]
Lighting UPS [input and output efficiency]
Energy Efficiency Parameters
I²T losses
Fixed & variable energy overhead
External environmental monitoring
PUE
Management Energy Reporting
Individual supporting services costs
Capacity Planning
Trend Analysis
Carbon foot printing
Dynamic PUE, DCiE [Basic Monitoring]
Fixed and variable energy overhead analysis
Phase load balancing
Asset Management
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9. Zone 4
Monitoring Points
Data Hall PDU and Branch Circuits
Monitoring Points
PDU inputs
Distributed branch outputs
Energy Efficiency Parameters
I²T losses
Fixed & variable energy overhead
External environmental monitoring
PUE
Management Energy Reporting
Cost/Profit centre costing
Individual supporting services costings
Capacity Planning
Trend Analysis
Carbon foot printing
Dynamic PUE, DCiE [monitoring only]
Fixed and variable energy overhead analysis
Phase load balancing
Asset Management
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10. Zone 5
Monitoring Points
Data Hall
Stand Alone Equipment & Data Racks
Monitoring Points
Data Hall direct feed equipment, data racks
Energy Efficiency Parameters
I²T losses
Fixed & variable energy overhead
External rack level environmental
PUE
Access and Security
Monitoring and Control
Management Energy Reporting
Cost/Profit centre billing
Fixed and variable energy overhead analysis
Individual supporting services costs
Detailed capacity planning
Detailed trend analysis,
Carbon foot printing
Dynamic PUE, DCiE [Monitoring and Management]
Phase load balancing
Cooling optimisation
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Detailed asset management

11. Zone 6
Monitoring Points
Data Hall
Dynamic Monitoring of individual payloads
Monitoring Points
Data Hall direct feed equipment , individual Server, network equipment
Energy Efficiency Parameters
I²T losses
Fixed & variable energy overhead
Server level
Environmental
PUE
Access and Security
Monitoring and Control
Management Energy Reporting
Billing individual assets, services, cost/profit centres
Detailed Capacity Planning
Detailed Trend Analysis
Carbon foot printing
Dynamic PUE, DCiE [Monitoring and Management]
Fixed and variable energy overhead analysis
Phase load balancing
Cooling optimisation
Phase load balancing 10
Detailed Asset Management

12. DCIQ – Top Level Monitoring
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13. Reporting
Zones 5 & 6
Real time Alarming
Environmental
• Temperature
• Humidity
• Water leakage
• Air flow
• Smoke
Power
• True RM Volts
• True RMS Amps
• kVA
• kW
• kWhr
• PF
• PUE
• Energy Costs
CO² Tonnage from
Point of entry, supporting services, individual supporting service
equipment, group of racks, individual rack, individual Server 12

14. Analysis and Interpretation
• Phase balancing
• Rack abuse by customer SLA’s
• Energy cost apportionment against:
– IT process
– Customer
– Cost /profit centre
• Computational process energy use
• Capacity planning/trend analysis
• Future energy/cooling for future business expansion
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15. Hot Spot Identification
Cooling Optimisation
• Increase set point on CRAC Units
• Reduces energy consumption
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16. Interpreting the Data - Power
• Rack with low power
• What services are they
running?
• Can they be switched
off?
• Can they be virtualised?
• Rack with high power
• What equipment is running?
• Are they old Servers?
• Are the fans always on?
(check temperature)
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17. Interpreting the Data – Per Outlet
• Individual Socket Monitoring
• Cost analysis per payload
• Full range of parameters
• Analyse individual payload parameters
• Apportion cost/carbon usage at server level
• Attribute services/cost at departmental level
• Automatic inclusion of suppliers margin when
generating reports
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18. Per Outlet Reporting
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19. Platform Technology - Strategy
• Increases resilience by removing electronics from the strip
• Significantly reduces IP address count and therefore costs
• Provides additional benefits i.e. sensors,inputs, outputs and
physical security
• Modular solution that allows from 2 – 24 power strips to be
monitored from a single IP address
• Can manage from 16A – 63A solutions in single and three
phase formats
• Can monitor legacy dumb power strips and stand alone
solutions
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20. Intelligent Power Strips
Low Risk, High Resilience & Accurate
• Monitored, Monitored and Controlled, individual outlet monitoring
• True RMS Volts, Amps, kVA, kWHr, Power Factor and Frequency
• +/- 2% accuracy, better than 1% at the outlet
• Custom colours and specification, full C.A.D. capabilities
• Individually fused and power on neon indicators
• Remote power cycling, Sequential power-up against inrush current.
• Wide range of outlet socket types
• 0 or 1 U rack mounting (vertical or 19” horizontal mount)
• Available in 10, 13, 16, 32 and 63 Amp load ratings, single and
three phase
• Optional circuit breaker (16A / 32A). Allows all outlets to be isolated
at the power strip.
All Power Strips are not created equal
• Minimal intelligence located within the PDU means greater reliability
• External PSU’s
• Accuracy / calibration
• Quantity of information
• Ultrasonic welding
• 3 stage testing and quality process 19

21. PRODUCT SETS
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22. The Management Platform Range
Per Server, Per Cabinet, Per Row, Per Room..
Yes
Yes
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Door Access Control
Door Access Control
Eagle-i Eagle-i + Expansion Module
Yes
Yes
Sensor Ports
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6
Hawk-i 3
No
No
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2
PowerHawk2
2 4 6 24
Monitored PDU’s and CL-Amp 21

23. Platform Technology
Unrivalled Scalability & Future Proofing
LCD
Status
Display
12x
Sensors
4x 2 x Keypad
Outputs or 2 x Card
Reader
Expandable ports for Power Strips, CL-Amp, Dual In-Line Units

24. Standards
BSI Working group TCT7-3 ‘Telecommunications Installation
requirements, Facilities and Infrastructure’
Current work on the following Draft Specification
EN 50600 Data Centre facilities and infrastructure
.1 General concepts
.2 Building construction
.2.2 Power distribution
.2.3 Environmental control
.2.4 Telecom cabelling infrastructure
.2.5 Security systems
.2.6 Management and operation information