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Infrastructure Management &Monitoring forBusiness-Critical Continuity TM
The Avocent IT Infrastructure Management Solution
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“I asked our IT staff to give
me one reason why our new
Avocent solution was so
beneficial they gave me five
1) Saves time
2) Decreases response time
3) Lessens downtime
4) Reduces cable clutter
5) And meets our server
density issues”
– John Coutts, Network
Operations Supervisor,
Manitoba Hydro The Avocent solution consists of the following software and hardware products:
Emerson Network Power, a business of Emerson (NYSE:EMR), is the
global leader in enabling Business-Critical Continuity™ from grid to chip
for telecommunication networks, data centers, health care and industrialfacilities. Emerson Network Power provides innovative solutions and
expertise in areas including AC and DC power and precision cooling
systems, embedded computing and power, integrated racks and
enclosures, power switching and controls, infrastructure management
and connectivity. All solutions are supported globally by local Emerson
Network Power service technicians.
Aperture and Avocent solutions from Emerson Network Power simplify
data center infrastructure management by maximizing computing
capacity and lowering costs while enabling the data center to operate
at peak performance.
•DSView™3managementsoftwareprovides
centralized management of all rack appliances
•DSView3PowerManageraddspower
monitoringcapabilitytotheDSView3
software.
•AvocentDataCenterPlanneristhesystemof
record (authoritative source) for the physical
equipment in the data center (location, space,
rack power, connectivity and network). This
core capability is the basis for all other
processes and functions within the solution
such as, data center visualization, capacity
management; project planning, inventory
management and equipment placement.
•MergePointUnity™KVMoverIPswitchfor
remote access to servers via their video/
keyboard/mouse interface
•ACS6000advancedconsoleserverforaccess
to network devices and other IT via their serial
console ports
•MergePoint™ServiceProcessorManager
(SPM) for cost-effective and uniform
monitoring and control of IPMI and numerous
service processor and blade types
•RackPowerDistributionUnits(PDU),for
switching and measuring power remotely
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Data centers require high levels of IT security and availability.Their requirements include:
•Cost-effectivemanagement,includingthatofsubsidiaries/branches
•Therealizationofhighsystemavailability
•TheguaranteeofahighlevelofsecurityforvariousITplatforms
and user groups
•TheadministrationofvariousITplatforms,applications
and operating systems
•Compliancewithcurrentandfuturelawsandregulations
•Thoroughcostcontrolsystems
•Implementing“green”powermanagementstrategiestoreduce
energy consumption and environmental impact
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Figure 1: How Avocent manages a data center
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Easier Administration:DSView3softwareoffersasecure,browser-baseduser
interface for central administration of the entire integrated
IT, including the following technologies:
•Rack-mountedservers(withorwithout
service processors) as well as bladeservers and chassis
•VMware®VirtualInfrastructure,
including vCenter Server, ESX Server
and virtual machines
•Citrix®XenServer™andvirtualmachines
•Networkdevicessuchasswitches,
routers, firewalls
•Storagesystems
This can be done via the MergePoint
UnityKVM-over-IPswitches,
ACS Advanced Console Servers,RackPDUs,MergePointSPM.
DSView3offersuser-definedviews,
the option to create graphic reports,
as well as tools for task automation
and a complete overview of connected
IT assets.
Avocent DSView® 3 Management Software AvocentDSView3ManagementSoftwareprovidesasecure,centralized,managementsolutionforall
connected IT assets. It enables administrators to access IT devices from anywhere, carry out diagnoses
and implement changes, regardless of the condition or status of the operating system or network.
DSView3softwareoffersthefollowingadvantagesinthedatacenterandinthebranchoffices:
Figure 2: DSView 3 Software centralizes access to rack assets
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It makes it considerably easier to plan performance and cooling
capacity and offers a consolidated display as well as remote
and individual power control for every connected IT device.
Preventive alerts from power and environment sensors allow
the administrators to use the performance capacity more
efficiently and ensure better availability of IT systems.
Corresponding reports enable the power costs to be assigned
to business areas and departments, and activities to be
identified which can be carried out outside of peak times.
The more balanced power consumption achieved generates
cost savings by reducing cooling requirements.
Avocent DSView 3 Power Manager
TheDSView3PowerManageraddspowermonitoringcapabilitytothesolution.Thisadditiongives
companies the ability to monitor and measure the power consumption and the costs and trends of a single
server or of a complete data center in real time.
Figure 5: Power Manager list of available data centers Figure 6: Comparison repor t of t wo data centers
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A device library covering several thousand devices, with all
relevant manufacturer information, enables efficient resource
management for heat emission/cooling, power capacity, weight,
space and network. The central, dynamic representation
of these resources helps data centers to operate more efficiently.
Sophisticated modeling and predictive analysis capabilities
(i.e. what if scenarios) are easily created using a drag and drop
interface. Data Center Planner’s intuitive interface provides
visibility into projects across organizational departments. The
project planning features help organizations stay organized and
see the impact of changes before they occur – allowing them to
prioritizing activities and reduce the risk associated with changes.
Information exchange capabilities to other enterprise systems,
such as real-time monitoring, asset management, change
management and universal configuration management.
The Data Center Planner bridges the gap between the
requirements of the data center’s IT and facilities specialists.
The latter need corresponding documentation to build up and
manage energy supply, cooling and space.
IT managers are under constant pressure to control and/or
reduce costs. To effectively manage the physical infrastructure,
organizations need a fully integrated solution that (at a
minimum) tracks the physical infrastructure configuration,
manages projects and calculates current capacity. Avocent
Data Center Planner brings increased discipline and maturity
to data center management and establishes the foundation for
data center optimization, which represents the pinnacle of data
center management.
The Avocent Data Center Planner
The Avocent Data Center Planner provides a user-friendly way to plan, document, optimize and
visualize the data center infrastructure.
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Figure 7: Detailed insight into rack details and rack timeline Figure 8: Detailed floorplan view and visualization of capacities
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Administrators can control every connected device from
anywhere they like, as if they were actually on site – even when
the server itself can no longer communicate over the network.
As a result, the response time and outage duration are shortened,
thereby improving IT management efficiency and IT availability.
WithVirtualMedia,localstoragemediacanbeassigned
to a remote server for data transfer, application patches and
operating system patches. In a similar way, a local SmartCardreading device can be made available to the remote server
and therefore be used for authentication at the server.
For simple server access and control, the switches provide
an integrated On-Board Web Interface (OBWI) which
is compatible with numerous web browsers.
ViatheDSView3ManagementSoftwaretheKVMswitches
and connected servers can be centrally managed.
MergePoint Unity™ KVM over IP switches MergePointUnityswitchesofferITpersonnelanenterpriseKVM-over-IPsolutionforremoteaccess
andadministrationofservers.MergePointUnityswitchesenableBIOS-levelcontrolandsupportanexternal
modem when the network is unavailable.
Figure 9: MergePoint Unity Switch
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Its Enhanced Security Framework provides security profiles
and gives IT managers the option of creating customer-specific
security profiles in order to ensure compliance with existing
security guidelines in the network. The ACS console servers use
high-performance authentication technologies, including
RADIUS,TACACS+,LDAPandOne-TimePassword(OTP).
This ensures that only authorized users gain access to the
company resources. The ACS console servers are available as
modelswith4,8,16,32and48portsandonlytakeuponerack
unit. They help maximize the productivity of IT resources, are
scalableduetointegrationwiththeDSView3Management
Software, and reduce operating costs.
TheACS6000seriesofmodernconsoleserversoffersimproved
security and expanded functions, such as automatic host name
detection for easy identification of servers, routers, switches
or user-defined access levels for secure administration.
AdditionalcardbusandUSBinterfacesprovidevarious
expansion options.
They therefore help optimize the productivity of IT resources
whilst at the same time providing scalability and operating
cost reductions.
ACS Advanced Console Servers ACS advanced console servers provide secure and reliable remote access to serial management ports
available on servers and other IT network devices (routers, switches, firewalls etc.), rather than being
dependent on their network connections. Datalogging not only enables the speedy diagnosis of problems,
it also helps ensure compliance with important legal regulations such as the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. In addition,
it can be used for automatic error detection and alerts, allowing problems to be resolved even faster.
IT Infrastructure Management with Avocent®
Figure 10: ACS 6000 Advanced Console Server
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Depending on the server, the supported functions include
secureconsoleaccessviaSerialoverLAN(SoL),KVM,
VirtualMedial,switchingtheserveron/offincluding
graceful shutdown, server hardware monitoring (sensors)
as well as access to the service processor’s own user interface
and console.
MergePoint SPMs not only make it easier to use the service
processor’s functions, they also supplement its functionality
with additional functions such as data logging, which providesadditional security and audit options. MergePoint SPMs offer
increased security through encryption, diverse server-based
authentication and authorization, and simplify the use of service
processors through IPMI provisioning and autodiscovery
of service processors.
SMASH, Web Services for Management and CIMOM provide
a uniform command line/web interface for the simple and
interoperable administration of servers from different
manufacturers with script and automation functions.
By bringing several service processors together on one network
connection with one IP address, the SPM can also save
considerable investment and operating costs.
InconnectionwiththeDSView3Software,Avocentallowsservice processors to be incorporated into a totally consolidated
out-of-band solution.
MergePoint Service Processor Manager (SPM)
The MergePoint SPM uses a range of manufacturer-specific, inherent service processors for secure,
rationalised and consolidated remote server management.
Figure 10: MergePoint Ser vice Processor Manager (SPM)
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With the switchable models, connected devices can be switched
on and off remotely at any time – which is important for every
lights-out data center, to be able to perform a reset at any time.
Withmodelsupto22kWandC13aswellasC19powersockets,
forsingleand3phase,theAvocentPMPDUsarealsoidealfor
the high rack performance densities often needed today.
AvocentPMPDUsofferprecisepowermonitoringinrealtime
for all connected devices via the On-board Web Interface,
DSView3softwareorlocallyviaadigitalLEDdisplay.
Rack Power Distribution Units Dependingonthemodel,AvocentPMRackPowerDistributionUnits(PDUs)allowtheoverallpowerofthe
PDUorofeachindividualpowersockettobemeasuredandeachindividualpowersockettobecontrolled.
This enables the person in charge of IT to control, measure, manage and reduce the ever growing energy
consumption of their equipment. Thresholds can also be set, allowing data centers to recognize problems
early enough for the downtimes caused by system overloading to be kept to an absolute minimum.
IT Infrastructure Management with Avocent®
Figure 11: Avocent PM Rack Power
Distribution Units (PDUs)
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