DCIM: Mainstream in Data Centers! (Gartner) · 2012-08-10 · Company Confidential The Need for Managing Data Center Infrastructure Has Been Widely Recognized “By 2014, DCIM tools

Company Confidential

DCIM: Mainstream in Data Centers!

(Gartner)

DCIM: Mainstream in Data Centers! DCIM: Mainstream in Data Centers!

(Gartner)(Gartner)

Marcel R. van Zwienen

Director of Sales Engineering | Avocent | EMEA


The Need for Managing Data Center Infrastructure Has Been Widely RecognizedThe Need for Managing Data Center The Need for Managing Data Center Infrastructure Has Been Widely RecognizedInfrastructure Has Been Widely Recognized

“By 2014, DCIM tools and processes will become mainstream in data centers, growing

From 1 percent penetration (in 2010) to 60 percent.

To take advantage of the benefits as they evolve,

I&O leaders should begin the DCIM evaluation process

in 2010 and 2011.”

- David Cappuccio, managing vice president and chief of research for the Infrastructure teams with Gartner, DCIM: Going Beyond IT problems


Key FindingsKey FindingsKey Findings� Regulatory requirements will soon drive IT organizations to

monitor and measure energy utilization in data centers.

� Energy savings from well-managed data centers can reduce operating expenses by as much as 20%.

� The integration of key building management and IT management disciplines will enable DCIM.

� Facilities and IT departments will benefit from DCIM through improved resource and facilities management.

� All components are part of an ecosystem, and any change to one component can have detrimental or unintended impacts on other components.


What’s Needed: Closed -Loop Control to Allow the Data Center to Operate Like an Eco -SystemWhatWhat ’’s Needed: Closeds Needed: Closed --Loop Control to Allow Loop Control to Allow the Data Center to Operate Like an Ecothe Data Center to Operate Like an Eco --SystemSystem

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Gain an unprecedented level of visibility into and control over your critical infrastructure.

See everything within your critical infrastructure at a glance. Control anything.


RecommendationsRecommendationsRecommendations

1. Begin monitoring overall energy consumption in the data center, either manually or with metering and intelligent power strips, even if you can get only a macro view.

2. Evaluate DCIM products now, with a focused evaluation, prior to full-fledged adoption.

3. Partner with your facilities team to ensure that data center and facilities energy management initiatives don't overlap.

4. Begin looking at the cascade effects of change management on the infrastructure, rather than just the change itself.


Today’s AgendaTodayToday’’s Agendas Agenda

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Powerful Forces are Driving Change in Data Center InfrastructurePowerful Forces are Driving Change Powerful Forces are Driving Change in Data Center Infrastructurein Data Center Infrastructure

Server virtualizationServer virtualizationServer virtualization

Dynamically changing computer loadsDynamically changing computer loadsDynamically changing computer loads

Increasing energy costsIncreasing energy costsIncreasing energy costs

High-density equipmentHighHigh--density equipmentdensity equipment

Energy efficiency targetsEnergy efficiency targetsEnergy efficiency targets

Increased ROI hurdlesIncreased ROI hurdlesIncreased ROI hurdles

Public and private cloud computingPublic and private cloud computingPublic and private cloud computing

Increased SLA expectationsIncreased SLA expectationsIncreased SLA expectations

Complexity is growing

Complexity is growing

Rate of Change is Increasing

Rate of Change is Increasing

Decreasing capital budgetsDecreasing capital budgetsDecreasing capital budgets

Changes in technologyChanges in technologyChanges in technology

Increasing demands for customer interaction

Increasing demands for customer Increasing demands for customer interactioninteraction


Barriers to EfficiencyBarriers to EfficiencyBarriers to Efficiency

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Barriers to Higher Utilization

Barriers to Higher Utilization

• Insufficient data to determine how to unlock stranded capacity

• Lack real-time visibility across the Application, IT and Physical layers

• Vendor solutions are focused on a traditional management framework

• Costs to create comprehensive visibility are labour intensive and difficult to maintain

• Insufficient data to determine how to unlock stranded capacity

• Lack real-time visibility across the Application, IT and Physical layers

• Vendor solutions are focused on a traditional management framework

• Costs to create comprehensive visibility are labour intensive and difficult to maintain

Stranded Capacity

The data center has evolved from a static homogeneo us environment to a complex heterogeneous eco-system

40-60%



PlanPlan OperateOperate MaintainMaintain

Static design Hold original design together

DesignDesign DeployDeployTraditional

Process

IT Managed

Facility

Application Layer

IT Layer

Physical Layer

What We Know: “Traditional” Data Center Thinking Focuses on Functional LayersWhat We Know: What We Know: ““TraditionalTraditional”” Data Center Thinking Data Center Thinking Focuses on Functional LayersFocuses on Functional Layers

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A Gap Exists Between IT Infrastructure and Physical InfrastructureA Gap Exists Between IT Infrastructure and Physical Infrastructure

Companies lack cohesive management strategy for data center infrastructure


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� No tools today to synchronize the virtualization automation with the physical layer

� Results in potential overloading and subsequent outages

� Does not allow optimization in design

Physical Infrastructure

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Virtualization Exposes the Gap Between IT and Physical LayersVirtualization Exposes the Gap Between Virtualization Exposes the Gap Between IT and Physical LayersIT and Physical Layers

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There is a need for physical and IT infrastructure to have a dynamic

relationship

Server 6Server 5Server 4Server 3Server 2Server 1

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Virtualization


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Automatic Transfer Switch

Automatic Transfer Switch

ParallelingSwitchgearParallelingSwitchgear

Uninterruptible Power Supplies & Batteries

Uninterruptible Power Supplies & Batteries

Fire Pump ControllerFire Pump Controller

Surge ProtectionSurge Protection

Extreme-DensityPrecision CoolingExtreme-Density

Precision Cooling

Precision Cooling

Precision Cooling

Power Distribution UnitsPower Distribution Units

Infrastructure Management &

Monitoring

Infrastructure Management &

Monitoring

Cold Aisle ContainmentCold Aisle

Containment

CoolingCooling

RackRack

Power Distribution Unit

Power Distribution Unit

KVM SwitchKVM Switch

UPSUPS

MonitoringMonitoring

Power SuppliesPower Supplies

Data Center Breadth and Depth : Emerson Network Power is uniquely positioned to create a holistic DCIM Platform

Integrated Racks

Serial Console Switch

Serial Console Switch

Service Processor FirmwareService Processor Firmware


� What and where are assets in the data center?

� How are they interconnected?

� Do we have space, cooling and power to meet future needs?

� How can I efficiently commission decommission?

Data Capture and Planning

Improved Planning

� How do I extend the life of the data center?

� How do I reduce mean time to repair (MTTR)?

� How do I synch infrastructure with virtualization automation?

� How are we doing against SLAs?

Analyze and Diagnose

Reduced MTTRand Effort

� How are my assets operating?

� Am I getting real-time notification of alarms and alerts?

� How do I get my server back up and running?

� Can I populate my planning tools with actual performance data?

Monitor and Access

Early Warning(Reactive)

Recommend and Automate

Availability at Optimal Performance

(Proactive)

� How do I anticipate potential failures and automatically shift compute and physical load to eliminate downtime?

� How can I optimize efficiency across my data center?

Different Entry Points Based On Customer Requiremen ts

Stages of Data Center Infrastructure ManagementStages of Data Center Infrastructure ManagementStages of Data Center Infrastructure Management


Aperture Suite

Avocent Data Center Planner (formerly Avocent Mergepoint Infrastructure Explorer)

Services

Liebert Nform

Liebert SiteScan

Avocent DS View

Services

Aperture Integrated Resource Manager

Services

Emerson’s DCIM Software Solutions TodayEmersonEmerson ’’s DCIM Software Solutions Todays DCIM Software Solutions Today

Customers Can Start With Emerson Today Knowing They Have a Path to the Future

Data Capture and Planning

Improved Planning

Analyze and Diagnose

Reduced MTTRand Effort

Monitor and Access

Early Warning(Reactive)

Recommend and Automate

Availability at Optimal Performance

(Proactive)

EmersonEmerson ’’s Future s Future SolutionSolution


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Today’s AgendaTodayToday ’’s Agendas Agenda


What is the Trellis platform?What is the Trellis platform?What is the Trellis platform?

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The only holistic DCIM platform of hardware, software and services for managing the critical operations of the data center

• Enabling smarter decisions resulting in:� Less risk of downtime while achieving greater efficiency � Allowing data centers to run at higher capacities� Improved compliance

dynamic infrastructure optimization platform


IT infrastructure:IT infrastructure:Leverage firmware Leverage firmware ““hookshooks”” in in servers, storage, networking servers, storage, networking

and telecom Equipmentand telecom Equipment

Physical Infrastructure: Physical Infrastructure: Leverage facilities product and Leverage facilities product and monitoring technology for power, monitoring technology for power, cooling, and environmental datacooling, and environmental data

Integrated Data Collection and Consolidation

What Trellis Is:Bridging the Gap Between IT and FacilitiesWhat Trellis Is:What Trellis Is:Bridging the Gap Between IT and FacilitiesBridging the Gap Between IT and Facilities

Trellis PlatformTrellis PlatformDynamic infrastructure Dynamic infrastructure

optimizationoptimization


How Trellis Works:Hardware, Software and Services Working TogetherHow Trellis Works:How Trellis Works:Hardware, Software and Services Working TogetherHardware, Software and Services Working Together

Trellis Software Modules

Inventory Configuration ChangeOperations Monitoring Facilities Access

Power Cooling Battery MonitorsIT Equipment Meters Sensors Environmental Monitoring

Trellis Appliance

Data Center Assessment, Design and Integration Services


Preserving Availability Through Increased Safety Margin = Lower Power Capacity Utilization Preserving Availability Through Increased Safety Preserving Availability Through Increased Safety Margin = Lower Power Capacity Utilization Margin = Lower Power Capacity Utilization

“Data center power capacity includes buffers intended to absorb spikes in power use caused by peaks in resource utilization. These buffers are typically based on either nameplate or nominal server power consumption or power consumption measured at peak utilization with specific workloads.”

Other 55%

CRACfans10%

Serverfans10%

Chiller 18%

Data Center Power Allocation

Power Usage

Buffer Limit

Actual Capacity

Time

Pow

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Stranded Capacity

Mid changes

Dynamic Changes

Dynamic Changes

Static

Source: Intel White Paper - Increasing Data Center Efficiency with Server Power Measurements


Data Center EvolutionDynamically Adapting To ChangeData Center EvolutionData Center EvolutionDynamically Adapting To ChangeDynamically Adapting To Change

Extend the life of your data center

Lower costs and maintain performance

Reduce Complexity


Optimizing Performance is the Ultimate GoalOptimizing Performance is the Ultimate GoalOptimizing Performance is the Ultimate Goal

Optimizing Performance Requires A Holistic View of Efficiency – More Than Just Energy


A World with Trellis Means…A World with Trellis MeansA World with Trellis Means ……

Trellis enables smarter decisions and get further control over the data center infrastructure, which will lead to:

•Increased capacity utilization•Improved efficiency•Maximized availability

� A single system to let you troubleshoot problems across the IT and facility infrastructure.

� VERSUS: Going to multiple systems and correlating the information manually to determine what is causing the problem

� The ability to know what impact even simple changes will have to your infrastructure before you make them

� VERSUS: Being able to make only an educated guess at the impact of changes

� Being able to use real-time information in a real-time manner

� VERSUS: Using real-time information for only historical trending


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DCIM: Mainstream in Data Centers! (Gartner) · 2012-08-10 · Company Confidential The Need for Managing Data Center Infrastructure Has Been Widely Recognized “By 2014, DCIM tools