Preventing data center downtime Is the top priority for data center managers, And with good reason. All across the industry, lost income due to Disable Time is very precious. Recent studies Estimate that downtime costs per hour as much as $ 2.8M in revenues Lost for energy industry companies, more Than $ 2M per hour for media companies, and $ 1M - $ 1.6M per hour For companies in other sectors, including manufacturing, finance, And information technology. (1) Even in good times, management Data center infrastructure is a challenge, as managers often Often have to control computer systems, devices Serial, and power of the individual and multiple interfaces.
Platforms Centralized management server to simplify access to IT assets by Aggregating management portal providing access to one, thereby eliminating The need to manage devices separately. When failure occurs Operation, management platforms provide centralized servers Unified point of entry allows administrators Access, troubleshoot problems, cycle power, and bring servers Appliances back online quickly. In addition, on To - daily, central management allows administrators more Easily and efficiently do their jobs.
Combined Technology Onboard
Integrated technologies combined, Process or service, are embedded Microcontrollers server motherboard, PCI card, or the chassis of the server. They depend on the processor Central and accessible through the operating system Ethernet interface; dedicated (Out-of-Band) or shared with the data Ethernet (Sideband). (2) service features vary by manufacturer Processor include remote power cycling of devices, Monitoring of the server on - board instrumentation (temperature, status Processor, the fan speed and voltage), remote access Through the serial console over LAN (SOL), and the ability to set Event traps and perform operating system level Shutdown. Some service processors also allow registration Data, control KVM, virtual media. Some types Various integrated technologies combined made By various manufacturers.
Centralized management Now There are two central management platform market, the Avocent DSView and Raritan's Central Command, which can be used To manage devices made by many suppliers. Avocent processor also makes the two instruments that aggregate service Can be used to manage the integrated devices are integrated With technology: Cyclades Onboard service processor manages the MergePoint 5200 Management Gateway Appliance. To integrate both with DSView software and Can also be managed by CLI. Onboard Cyclades provides out-of-union Physical band, power control, monitoring, and requires only One external IP address for all connected devices. MergePoint service processor provides "automatic detection"; monitoring Hardware, making a set of commands, support for integrated For Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) and Virtual Network Computing (VNC), and Serial over LAN (G) and power.
Raritan, which is embedded solutions Include industry-standard PCI cards "daughter" Cards, and one chip solution, now supports generic devices Using a Command Center Secure Gateway and its expected Continue to expand this support to include IPMI in Q1. Minicom, which KVM.net product currently provides out-of-band KVM IP Management for Mixed server environments, is expected to add support for integrated Converging Technologies Q2.
Bringing together a total solution Both Avocent and Raritan provide full management solutions Integrated to allow system administrators to manage embedded devices Combined with technologies such as IPMI, iLO and DRAC, as well as allow Them to manage the equipment is controlled via a secure terminal Servers or KVM Over IP. In addition, some devices can Incorporate support for Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) and Virtual Network Computing (VNC), so that full coverage Management Server (on-Band and out-of-band) can be From one user interface. 42U's knowledge Sales Engineers Can provide you with a personal business-specific solution that will help You achieve your goals.
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Further reading: (1) IT Performance Engineering & Measurement Strategies: quantifying the loss of performance, META Group, October 2000, cited "the hidden cost of computer downtime," href = "Http://www.creativedata.net/index.cfm?webid=207"> Http://www.creativedata.net/index.cfm?webid=207
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