Data Center Infrastructure
Management (DCIM)
By Jesse Zhuo
Agenda
The Evolution of DCIM
Users’ Perspectives
Management Methodology by Delta DCIM
The Evolution of DCIM
What is DCIM
DCIM is software for Data Center Infrastructure Management.
“Data center infrastructure management (DCIM) tools monitor, measure,
track and sometimes control data center resources and energy
consumption of both IT-related equipment and facilities‘ infrastructure
components.”
DCIM Trend
Automation, modeling and prevention
Manage the resources to optimize your datacenter
To integrate both of the infrastructure and IT devices
Optimizing Datacenter Operation
Optimization
Measurement Analytics Plan Action
Operation Energy Capacity Work Order
Manager PUE/ EUI Analysis Template
Power Electricity Cost Prediction Schedule/ Event Trigger
•UPS/ PDC/ PDU/ ATS Energy Analysis Statistics and History
•Generator
•Power Meter
Cooling
•Row-Cool/ Room Cool
•Chiller
•Pump/ Cooling Tower
Environment
•Temperature/ Humidity Capacity Asset Inspection
Asset
•Leakage/ Smoking/ Fire
Power Modeling On-site audit app
•Motion/ Door Contact
Cooling Operation Download plan
Security
U-Space Search Executing
•IP Cam/ NVR
Weight Connectivity Inspection log review
•Door Access
Network Failure Impact Analysis Statistics
IT Device
•Server BMC
•Network Switch/ Router
Users’ Perspective
Management teams in Datacenter
IT Manager Facility Manager C-Level Management
• Where is my server physical • Where and how can I address the • What’s the operation cost of the
located ? hotspot in the datacenter? datacenter?
• Is there any underutilized servers • What’s the PUE in the datacenter? • How do I reduce the datacenter
that I can consolidate ? • What do I have in the datacenter operational cost?
• Where do I place the next server? and where are they located? • When will the datacenter running
• How will the new servers impact • The CRAC is having an alarm, What out of power and cooling capacity?
existing circuit and datacenter? is the problem? What do I do now? • How efficient is the datacenter?
• Does the existing cooling and • How can I automate the process • When will I need to build another
power have the capacity to when there is a fire in datacenter? datacenter?
accommodate new IT • 1 of the rack has exceeded the
equipment ? power capacity. What should I do?
Empower every member of your datacenter team
Facilities Management
• Overall Layout of your datacenter
• Overall Environment mapping or
profile of your datacenter
• All Equipment Status
• Chiller Plant Status and profile
• Power Diagram
• Alarm notification, reporting
Empower every member of your datacenter team
IT Management
• Access control and surveillance
• Asset Management
• Capacity of Rack, DC level for U space,
weight, Power and Network
• Multiple site management
• Alarm notification, reporting, schedule, etc.
Empower every member of your datacenter team
C-Level management
• Real time and historical PUE
• Electricity Cost and billing
• Overall Capacity utilization
• Work order progress and approval process
• Alarm notification, reporting
Management Methodology by Delta DCIM
You cannot manage it without measurement
Equipment Monitoring
Be Organizational for Performance reply
Equipment monitoring Show the result
Role-based management
Monitoring privilege
Control privilege
Notification Metrics integration
Decision management
Departmental organization
Hierarchical management
Energy Management
Formula, Statistics
PUE
Cost
Formula Statistics
Data Collection, Integration, Transfer, Store
Energy Classification
Illumination Cooling Office IT Rack
Energy Type
Oil Electricity Gas Water
Advanced Energy Management
Building PUE model
Use measurable (controllable) parameters to construct a model to predict
PUE Given
Setpoints:
Ventilation fan
Chilled water temperature
IT power consumption
…
Predict PUE
…
Power Management
Single line diagram
Show the SLD with power meter,
breaker and component status
Power Equipment Monitoring
UPS, ATS, Genset, PDC, PDU, …
The device can be identified quickly
from the layout plans
Power connectivity
Failure impact analysis
Cooling Management
Cooling Loss Monitoring
IT power consumption v.s. Cooling capacity
Identify the hot-spot
Rack load map
Thermal map
Airflow & Cooling Performance Rating RCI Rating RTI
Ideal 100% Target 100%
RCI (Rack Cooling Index)
Good ≥ 96% Recirculation > 100%
RTI (Return Temperature Index) Acceptable 91 ~ 95% Bypass < 100%
Poor ≤ 90%
Security Management
Door Access Integration
Card reader, access controller integration
Door status detection
Event log for door and ID information
Surveillance
Full time/ scheduling recording
Event trigger recording
Playback based on time and event
Rack Management
Rack Asset
Quickly search for server, network and power equipment
Display detail rack content
Power path backtracking
Network connectivity
Rack Capacity
Utilization of u-space, power, weight, network for
room and rack
Rule-based prediction for new asset plan
Commit to workorder
Process Management
Workorder
Scheduling for maintenance plan, onsite inspection
Event trigger for alarm elimination, prevention
Problem report, record and execution platform
Asset Inspection
Reduce the asset inspection time
Follow the planned instructions by using the app
Best-in-Class Service
Design for Flexibility Delicate Software Professional Support &
Team After Sales Service
Delta InfraSuite Manager – EMS3000
EMS3000 Module
Operation Energy SlideShow Asset Capacity Work Order Asset
Inspection
Our Customer
(Manufacture, telecom, education, government, financial, hospital, entertainment, energy, traffic, enterprise, …)
Hundreds sites installed experience
Mission Critical Infrastructure
Solutions(MCIS)
The power behind competitiveness
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