technical overview confidential: not for circulation modius, inc. performance management for the...
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Technical Overview
CONFIDENTIAL: Not for circulation
Modius, Inc.Performance Management for the Green Data Center
Scott BrownVP [email protected]
February 2009Version 1.1
360 22nd Street, Suite 600Oakland CA 94612(510) 986-5441
www.modius.com
Data center operations evolving
Yesterday
Ener
gy
Today Tomorrow
Waste… But HIGHmargin for error
Savings
Still the problem of high peak demand
Over-provisioned Incremental adjustments Continuous modulation
Dynamically adjust capacitybased on continuous input
Optimize demand and reduce the peaks by distributingcomputing load more evenly
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(Months) (Days) (Hours)
Changing environment
Rising electricity costs & limited supply
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Green regulation &
green initiatives
Increasingly dynamic power and heat loads• Decreasing over-provisioning (cooling)• Growing use of virtualization (CPU)• Power save features in CPUs
Rising operational challenges1. Smaller margins for error / less time to react2. Greater risk of unanticipated capacity failure3. Current tools not designed to manage dynamic environment
Impact
Need New tools for greater visibility, early warning, & historical analysis
Macrolevel trends
• Blade & other high density devices• Adds / Moves / Changes
Data centerevolution
Evolving servertechnology
Modius approach
All DevicesAll Protocols
• Multi-protocol• Vendor neutral• Low cost to install
(no device drivers)
Data collectionengine
• Easy access / standard SQL support for BI tools
• Granular collection• Current and historical data• Network / firewall
friendly• Highly scalable• High availability
Business logicplatform
• Sophisticated alarming• Complex metrics• Customized to
business needs
+ + =
1. Comprehensivemonitoring foravailability & capacitymanagement
2. Automated keymetrics, includingPUE & CADE
3. Complete dataresource fordecision support - Validate hunches
1 2 3
Comprehensive data collection
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EnterpriseData
Center
DR
IDF Closets, orBranch Offices
ASCIIModbus • SNMP
Mitsubishi Bacnet • ASCII SNMP
OA’s
OA’s
OA’s
InternetWAN/ LAN
DCiM
Analytics• Crystal Reports• Business Objects• MicroStrategies• etc.
BI Engine
DW
Dash BoardData Integration
• Work Ticket• NMS• Asset Mgt• BMS
Notification
• Email• Pager• PDA• NOC
Operational Level
SQLDatabase
Message Bus
Partial Device list
• Advantech• APC • ASCO • Best Power • Bitronics • B-Tech • Caterpillar• Cutler-Hammer• Cummins-Onan• Cyberex• Dell• Dent • EDPAC • Electro Industries• GE • Generac • IT Watchdogs• Kohler• Koyo• Liebert • Lucas-Benning
• MGE• Mitsubishi• Omega • PDI • Pentadyne• PMI• Poseidon • Powerware • Russ Electric • Rittal• Sensicast • Servertech • Siemens• Square D • Stulz • Sun• Toshiba • TRS • Unisoft • United Power • Veris
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Create own screens
Notes:•User can upload different graphics types•Good to provide overview of system health
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Roll-over alarmsMulti-site
Create own drill downs
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Create own reports
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Sybase actual PUE
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Business logic for metrics and alarms
• Computed Points• Synthetic data• Complex calculations involving
multiple native points
• Key Metrics• PUE, CADE, etc• UPS headroom
• High impact alarms based on aggregate thresholds
• “Utility Power Lost” and “Generator Unavailable”
Flow MeterTransducerRTDCRAC
Cooling System
COPΔT
On FTrTs P
= Native Point = Computed point
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Enterprise Ready
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SummaryMulti-device• Intrinsically multi-protocol and vendor neutral
– Protocol drivers, not device drivers– Easy low-cost installation for all devices
Open data access• Provide easy access to data via standard BI toolsSupport for business logic• Sophisticated alarming
– More meaningful alarms…fewer low grade notifications• Robust metricsEnterprise ready• Network / firewall friendly• Highly scalable• High availability
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