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Copyright 2009 – ServersCheck BVBA –CONFIDENTIAL
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Server Room Monitoring
Monitoring the availability of networked devices and their applications and the conditions in which they operate in server rooms
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Server Room Monitoring
Monitor Servers and their Applications
Availability & Performance
Monitor Water Under Raised Floors
Monitor Power Outage
Monitor Ambient Humidity
Monitor Ambient
Temperature
Monitor Internet, Firewalls, Routers, &
Switches uptime
Monitor Rack Temperature
Monitor Physical Security
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Server Room Monitoring
1. Monitoring the availability & performance of networked devices and their applications
2. Monitoring the environmental conditions in which the networked devices operate
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Monitoring Market Today
From high end to open source software, there are hundreds ofsolutions on the market that enables companies to monitor systems availability & performance
and many more...
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Presents
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a new way of monitoringIt’s smallIt’s easy to useIt’s affordableIt’s simply unique!It’s greenIt doesn’t require trainingIt’s plug and play
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The smallest and cheapest monitoringEven cheaper than open source
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It’s award winning
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And even more…
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What it can do?
• Monitor, report and alert you on the availability of any IP enabled device
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How can it monitor?
• The Appliance communicates with the IP enabled devices using native network protocols without needing Agents
TCP PING TRACERT DNSNTP URL URLIMAGE HTTPFTP TRAFFIC BANDWIDTH SNMPSNMPTRAP POP3 SMTP MAIL CYCLERTSP MMS SIP SIP LOGINLOTUS NOTES PERFCOUNT SERVICES PROCESSCPU MEMORY DISK SPACE EVENTLOGWINDOWSHEALTH LINUXHEALTHORACLE MYSQL ODBC FILE CHECKSCISCOWORKS DELLTEMPERATURE HUMIDITY FLOODING POWERUPSECURITY
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And if something goes wrong?
• Receiving an alert is the key of any monitoring solution
• It can also corrective actions:- reboot a Windows system- restart a Windows service- execute a custom script
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Alerting – SMS Alerting
Many competitors offer SMS alerting using email-to-sms or Internet based SMS gateways
These options are useless if your network or internet is down
ServersCheck recommends the usage of a 3G modem to alert on systems or conditions failure. It relies on the cell phone network andnot the internet or tcp/ip network.
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Alerting – Signal Tower
• Industrial type of signal tower • 4 states:
– Red light– Red flashing light– Amber– Green
• Audio alert (85db)• ServersCheck software via TCP/IP with
the signal tower
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Access? Web Based
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No Access to Your IP Network?
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Cheap solution?
$1999 Package includes:• Monitoring
Appliance• GSM modem for 2-way SMS capabilities• 1 year of support & upgrades
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Cheaper than Open Source???
$$$<-> FREE??With any monitoring solution you purchase / download there are 3 costs involved:- Software cost- Hardware cost- Electricity cost of running the software & hardware
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Cheaper than Open Source???
15 W <-> 438+ WServer running 24x7x365 = $413.2 electricity cost per year*Appliance electricity cost = $13.15 electricity cost per year=> Electricity cost ONLY for similar solutions during 5 years?
$2065 electricity onlyand ServersCheck after 5 years?$2064 all-in!
$1999 = ServersCheck Monitoring Appliance and its 5y power consumption* Based on average US electricity price in August 2008
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The environment: we do care
C02/kWh = 0.41kg
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The environment: we do care
Monitoring Software running on standard server 24x7x365
2333 kg
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The environment: we do care
Monitoring Software running on standard server 24x7x365
79 kg30 times less C02 emission
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Who is it for?
• Anyone wanting to monitor their systems• Any size of company (small, medium, large)• In any type of industry
• Ideal for small computer rooms or offices with a few servers• Ideal for large computer rooms where a business unit wants
to monitor a limited number of systems
• Limitation: Appliance can monitor up to 100 items• Want more? Software versions are available with unlimited
monitors
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ServersCheck in the rest of the world
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and thousands of others (SME, Large Companies, Government, Education,…)
ServersCheck in the rest of the world
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Competitors
« No one has ever been fired for hiring IBM… »
But 2 of the above 3 companies use ServersCheck within their own organization…
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Competitors
« No one has ever been fired for hiring IBM… »
but a ServersCheck customer was offered a similar solution from CA (eHealth) that was 6000% more expensive
compared to what he spent with ServersCheck
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Competitors
« No one has ever been fired for hiring IBM… »
And ServersCheck integrates with any of the above players
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Server Room Monitoring
1. Monitoring the availability & performance of networked devices and their applications
2. Monitoring the environmental conditions in which the networked devices operate
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Temperature Monitoring
Not managing environmental conditions is one of the biggest threats to keep your computer room up and running
Temperature risks:– Small form size of systems in computer racks -> heat increase– Computer rooms AC has often not been designed for today’s cooling needs– Global warming– Temperature in a rack may not exceed 40°C – Often mistake is to monitor temperature in the room only!
Consequences of temperature issues– 1. Errors in computation due to CPU errors– 2. Meltdown of components and parts inside systems
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Humidity & Water MonitoringHumidity risks:Underestimated impact on systems longitivity & availability:– Too dry = static electricity building up– Too humid = corrosion on electric components
Water risks:Uncontrollable, least known threat for computer rooms:– Water leakage from AC– Water leakage from pipes running in computer room– Water leakage from rooms above or next to computer room– Even a small leak has impact on humidity levels– Under raised floors it can cause total damage to complete facility
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Environmental Sensors
• 4 types of sensors:– Temperature– Temperature & Humidity– Flooding– Powerloss
• IP based sensors
• Tacking virtually nospace in racks
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Environmental Sensors – USP’s
- Small form factor design: fits anywhere in the computer room / rack; no extra space is required.
- Competitive priced
- Reliable: Swiss made temperature sensors, manual verification of each unit prior to shipping
- Upgradeable / Extendable: more units can be easily added based on future requirements