| The increased utilization of blade servers has caused | | | | available is able to track temperature, humidity, |
| the control of heat and humidity in the server racks | | | | airflow, and water at various locations from 15 to 100 |
| to become much more critical than previously. These | | | | feet away. This system needs only limited rack |
| units increase the density of the equipment in each | | | | space and can control individual power receptacles. |
| rack and therefore the heat generated. Alarms are | | | | Another system on the market utilizes two sensor |
| necessary at the rack level because a single server | | | | probes in each rack, one in front, one in back, to |
| overheating will not raise the ambient room | | | | better measure the environment in the rack. This |
| temperature enough to set off the room alarm | | | | gives you a thermographic view of the temperature |
| sensors. These rack alarms can provide early problem | | | | range in the rack and can be displayed in color for all |
| warning and prevent server damage and the | | | | the different racks in the computer center. This |
| associated network problems in a timely fashion. | | | | information can be used to determine the size and |
| These alarms can be at the rack, or by email, or by | | | | location of any additional A.C. or fans or blowers |
| SNMP traps, or by all three methods depending on | | | | needed to correct a cooling system. It can also assist |
| the system. There are several different types of | | | | in the rearrangement, if necessary, of the rack layout |
| sensor systems from several different | | | | and separation of a cold aisle/hot aisle system or any |
| manufacturers, available at present. One of them is a | | | | rack system, or when additional racks are added to a |
| compact environmental monitor with one onboard | | | | functioning system. |
| temperature sensor and in addition the ability to | | | | The control of heat generation and temperature in |
| support up to 16 remote sensors. The system is | | | | the data center continues to be one of the most |
| very small so you don't have to change your system. | | | | critical areas. The monitoring of the environment has |
| If you receive a problem alert, you are able to | | | | gone from the room, to the zone, to inside the |
| identify the rack and power strip having the trouble, | | | | individual server rack to give a much more precise |
| and turn off the individual outlet or reboot it. | | | | picture of what is happening and allow better |
| Another power management and control system | | | | response to emergency conditions. |