Best Practices
To help data centre personnel gain control of their data centres and make informed decisions for the planning and effective management of the datacenter assets and physical infrastructure, the following steps should be included to arrive at a successful implementation:
DISCOVER: The asset inventory presently may reside in ad hoc solutions, such as spreadsheets or Visio diagrams. This information should be imported into a database format and updated with current information.
VISUALIZE: The physical infrastructure of the data centre, which includes floor plans, mechanical & HVAC components, cabinets, etc., can be imported from AutoCAD drawings as an initial step in datacenter design. Once your assets are accounted for, the data can be placed into a visual model.
MODEL: To manage the assets, the components of the data centre can be placed within the Visual floor plan model and the cabinets can be populated with components, cable, power & cooling. Each item can be manipulated to create the best scenario to plan Move, Add and Change (MAC) initiatives, before committing to a change.
CONTROL: The Virtual changes/planning stage can now be implemented with a workflow process that will ensure all of your people are working together and using best practices to manage the data centre.
REPORT: The changes have been implemented and now it's time to measure the results. Real-time collection of data specific to power and environment metrics are presented in different formats for review in standard reports and visual dashboards.
PREDICT: When it comes to data centre capacity, predicting the future can aid in forecasting trouble spots and predicting future growth for space, cooling and power
Forward-thinking data centres are using DCiM solutions today. These smart data centre managers realize that they have to stop guessing & start planning. The days of over provisioning or using Visio and Excel for data centre management are -- by necessity -- over.
DISCOVER…
VISUALIZE…
MODEL…
CONTROL…
REPORT…
PREDICT…
DISCOVER: The asset inventory presently may reside in ad hoc solutions, such as spreadsheets or Visio diagrams. This information should be imported into a database format and updated with current information.
VISUALIZE: The physical infrastructure of the data centre, which includes floor plans, mechanical & HVAC components, cabinets, etc., can be imported from AutoCAD drawings as an initial step in datacenter design. Once your assets are accounted for, the data can be placed into a visual model.
MODEL: To manage the assets, the components of the data centre can be placed within the Visual floor plan model and the cabinets can be populated with components, cable, power & cooling. Each item can be manipulated to create the best scenario to plan Move, Add and Change (MAC) initiatives, before committing to a change.
CONTROL: The Virtual changes/planning stage can now be implemented with a workflow process that will ensure all of your people are working together and using best practices to manage the data centre.
REPORT: The changes have been implemented and now it's time to measure the results. Real-time collection of data specific to power and environment metrics are presented in different formats for review in standard reports and visual dashboards.
PREDICT: When it comes to data centre capacity, predicting the future can aid in forecasting trouble spots and predicting future growth for space, cooling and power
Forward-thinking data centres are using DCiM solutions today. These smart data centre managers realize that they have to stop guessing & start planning. The days of over provisioning or using Visio and Excel for data centre management are -- by necessity -- over.
DISCOVER…
VISUALIZE…
MODEL…
CONTROL…
REPORT…
PREDICT…