trellis dcim platform
DESCRIPTION
The Trellis DCIM (Data Center Infrastructure Managment) Solution is a Dynamic infrastructure optimization Platform. It's the first holistic DCIM platform of hardware, software and services to bridge the critical gap between IT equipment and data center physical infrastructure. Trellis ensures Availability, Efficiency, Agility for the modern Data Center Infrastructure.TRANSCRIPT
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Summary OverviewFeatures & BenefitsP d b G SPresented by Greg StoverDCiM Solutions [email protected] @
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Introductions
Begin to Understand your DCIM Strategic Drivers
Emerson & DCIM Solutions LLC Partnership
ENP Data Center Solutions Group Strategy Direction and Value to You!ENP Data Center Solutions Group – Strategy, Direction and Value to You!
Trellis Architectural Overview – What makes us Unique?Why Hardware & Software; Review Modules (our Modular Approach)Why Hardware & Software; Review Modules (our Modular Approach)
General Q&A Session, Discussion of Next Steps
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IT Layer
Physical Layer
Safety buffer between layers= Over-provisioning= Stranded Capacity
Application Layer
DECOMMISIONING
The data center has evolved from a static homogeneous environment to a complex heterogeneous eco-system
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Stages of DCIMStages of DCIMDCIM is a Process DCIM is a Process –– Not an Event!Not an Event!Stages of DCIMStages of DCIMDCIM is a Process DCIM is a Process –– Not an Event!Not an Event!
What and where are
Data Capture and Planning
How do I extend
Analyze and Diagnose
How are my assets
Monitor and Access Recommend and Automate
How do I anticipateassets in the data center?
How are they interconnected?
Do e ha e space
How do I extend the life of the data center?
How do I reduce mean time to repair (MTTR)?
How are my assets operating?
Am I getting real-time notification of alarms and alerts?
H d I t
How do I anticipate potential failures and automatically shift compute and physical load to eliminate
Do we have space, cooling and power to meet my current and future needs?
How can I efficiently i i
(MTTR)?
How do I synch infrastructure with virtualization automation?
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How do I get my server back up and running?
Can I populate my planning tools with
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downtime?
How can I optimize efficiency across my data center?
commission decommission? Can Iimprove my MAC process? Workflow?
How are we doing against SLAs?
Reduced MTTR
actual performance data?
Early Warning Availability at Improved Planning
Reduced MTTRand Effort
Early Warning(Reactive) Optimal Performance
(Proactive)
To enable the ability to SEE DECIDE ACTSEE – DECIDE - ACT
The SolutionThe SolutionThe SolutionThe SolutionThe SolutionThe SolutionThe SolutionThe Solution
TrellisTrellisDynamic infrastructure optimization platform
The first holistic DCIM platform of hardware, software and services to b id th iti l b t IT i t d d t t h i lbridge the critical gap between IT equipment and data center physical infrastructure.
Availability – Efficiency - AgilityAvailability Efficiency Agility
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Avocent® Universal Avocent® Universal Management Management Avocent® Universal Avocent® Universal Management Management GatewayGatewayGatewayGateway
Avocent® Universal Management Gateway
Provides real-time monitoring of heterogeneous devices through the g gonboard Trellis™ intelligence engineHigh-powered processor dedicated to the task of collecting and filtering relevant DCIM event data to the Trellis platform capabilitiesSystem that provides security authorization and prohibits unauthorized access to any DCIM deviceSpeaks IP, SNMP, Velocity, BACnet, ModbusProvides KVM, serial, service processor access and managementSupports environmental sensors
The Avocent Universal Management Gateway appliance processes information at the edge for
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Gaining Visibility Requires an Integrated ApproachGaining Visibility Requires an Integrated ApproachGaining Visibility Requires an Integrated ApproachGaining Visibility Requires an Integrated ApproachGaining Visibility Requires an Integrated ApproachGaining Visibility Requires an Integrated ApproachGaining Visibility Requires an Integrated ApproachGaining Visibility Requires an Integrated Approach
Trellis™ Platform Applications
Avocent® Universal Management Gateway
Applications•Modular Construction
•Contextual user interface•Role based and configurable
g y•Heterogeneous Communication
•Multiple Protocol Support•Real-Time Collection
•Bi-Directional Communication
TheThe Trellis™Trellis™ Platform CapabilitiesPlatform CapabilitiesTheThe Trellis™Trellis™ Platform CapabilitiesPlatform CapabilitiesThe The TrellisTrellis Platform Capabilities Platform Capabilities The The TrellisTrellis Platform Capabilities Platform Capabilities Inventory Management
Inventory CatalogDevice/Container CapacitiesDevice/Container CapacitiesPlacement/Connections/VisualizationThird Party Integrations
Capacity PlanningC S CArea, Container, System Capacities
Threshold Alerting/Capacity SearchReal-Time ConsumptionReporting and Analytics
Ch M tChange ManagementFuture PlanningDevice Change VisualizationCapacity Changes Per Project
Mobile Access Asset management on the DC floorReduction in time for auditsBar coding and image recognition
TheThe Trellis™Trellis™ Platform CapabilitiesPlatform CapabilitiesTheThe Trellis™Trellis™ Platform CapabilitiesPlatform CapabilitiesThe The TrellisTrellis Platform Capabilities Platform Capabilities The The TrellisTrellis Platform Capabilities Platform Capabilities Power Chain Management
Model the Power ChainVisualize the ChainVisualize the ChainTrack via One-Line Diagram
Alarm ManagementMonitor and Visualize AlarmsAl t R l t P l /S tAlert Relevant People/Systems
Device MonitoringMonitor Device DataVisualize Data
Energy EfficiencyEfficiency Metrics include PUEDashboard of energy consumptionDashboard on sub-system costy
AnalyticsDash-BoardingReportingCharge Backs or Show BacksCharge Backs or Show Backs
Trellis™ PlatformTrellis™ Platform –– Site ManagerSite ManagerTrellis™ PlatformTrellis™ Platform –– Site ManagerSite ManagerTrellis Platform Trellis Platform Site ManagerSite ManagerTrellis Platform Trellis Platform Site ManagerSite ManagerFeature: Alarm/Event management
Benefit: Focus on critical versus non critical lalarms
Value: Improve MTTR through graphical representation of where an alarm is being generated and how its performance impacts the downstream devicesthe downstream devices.
Feature: Device operating status and data trends
Benefit: Identify and resolve issues with critical infrastructure devices
Value: Reduce the risk of unplanned downtime with intelligent resource management that brings focus on only those alarms that need attention.
Feature: Collect and analyze real-time data
Benefit: Respond to issues as they occur
Value: Reduce IT risk by preventing unplanned downtimep
Trellis™ Trellis™ Platform Platform –– Inventory ManagerInventory ManagerTrellis™ Trellis™ Platform Platform –– Inventory ManagerInventory Managery gy gy gy gFeature: Track Data Center Inventory
Benefit: Make quicker decisions on placement of i tnew equipment
Value: Improve efficiency by consolidatingdisparate point products into one single source that can be referenced for all infrastructure device planning and management tasks.
Feature: Search and locate within the data centerBenefit: Allows data center operators to find equipment quicker
Value: Quickly determine the optimal location for devices to be placed or moved with intelligent asset placement.
Feature: Visually track configuration of assetsBenefit: Gives an overview of inventory deployed and capacity availabilityand capacity availability
Value: Match available resources with the device requirements to better calculate the impact on underlying resources.
Trellis™ PlatformTrellis™ Platform -- Inventory ManagerInventory ManagerTrellis™ PlatformTrellis™ Platform -- Inventory ManagerInventory ManagerTrellis Platform Trellis Platform Inventory Manager Inventory Manager Trellis Platform Trellis Platform Inventory Manager Inventory Manager Feature: User Definable Colorization
Benefit: Ability to assign a color to a list of predefined propertiespredefined properties
Value: Saves time when trying to find capacity or uncover potential current and future risks such as hot spots or lack of power in the Data Center
C SFeature: Capacity SearchBenefit: Incorporates location such as building, floor, space and zone
Value: Lets users focus their capacity search to specific area providing more granular dataspecific area, providing more granular data about their capacity
Feature: Switch Gear Elevation ViewBenefit: Visualize and build out switch gear similar to a rack or PDU
Value: Lets users focus their capacity search to specific area, providing more granular data about their capacity
Note: This is a joint feature between Site Manager and Inventory ManagerInventory Manager
Trellis™ PlatformTrellis™ Platform -- Inventory ManagerInventory ManagerTrellis™ PlatformTrellis™ Platform -- Inventory ManagerInventory ManagerTrellis Platform Trellis Platform Inventory Manager Inventory Manager Trellis Platform Trellis Platform Inventory Manager Inventory Manager Feature: Update symbol version in device view
Benefit: Quickly select a device and replace it with new version
Value: Reduces user time
Feature: Access to real time data from floor planFeature: Access to real-time data from floor plan view
Benefit: Simple process to pull up real-time data for monitored devices.
V l D i ffi i t d tValue: Drives a more efficient and cost effective business by presenting critical data in a meaningful way
F t D d d d iFeature: Drag and drop devices across spaces
Benefit: No longer have to cut, copy, and paste devices
Value: Reduces time in making changes.g g
Trellis™ PlatformTrellis™ Platform -- Change PlannerChange PlannerTrellis™ PlatformTrellis™ Platform -- Change PlannerChange PlannerTrellis Platform Trellis Platform Change PlannerChange PlannerTrellis Platform Trellis Platform Change PlannerChange PlannerFeature: Model future changes to data center
Benefit: Reduce the amount of time d d f l i hneeded for planning a change
Value: Eliminate the need for costly rework by seeing the impact of proposed changes before committing resources.
Feature: Schedule major events
Benefit: Have a clean set of instructions for each change in the data center infrastructure.
Value: Improve staff efficiency by proactively planning and managing changes.
Feature: Track complete change history Integrate with Ticketing SystemsBenefit: Be fully in control of all changes and visualize changes before they occur
Value: Reduces time in making changes.
Integrate with Ticketing Systems (Service Now – Remedy – Heat etc.)
Trellis™ PlatformTrellis™ Platform –– Power System MgrPower System MgrTrellis™ PlatformTrellis™ Platform –– Power System MgrPower System MgrTrellis Platform Trellis Platform Power System MgrPower System MgrTrellis Platform Trellis Platform Power System MgrPower System MgrFeature: Dependencies of the complete power system
Benefit: Awareness of the active power path and th t t f h d i i th tthe status of each device in the power system
Value: Provides insight into power distribution along the chain, limiting disruptions to availability and impact on the business
Feature: Active power path status
Benefit: Visualization of aggregate status and capacity of paralleled power devices
Value: Improves operational management of theValue: Improves operational management of the data center through a dynamic, power system visualization and dashboards allowing faster alarm response and health assessment
Feature: Power system resource utilization and capacity
Benefit: Comprehensive view of power system resource utilization and capacity
Value: Improves availability through built-in design capacity thresholds and incorporating device p y p gdependency in risk assessments
Trellis™ Trellis™ Process ManagerProcess ManagerWorkflow!Workflow!Trellis™ Trellis™ Process ManagerProcess ManagerWorkflow!Workflow!Features:
• Plans and schedules workflows for projects
• Minimizes change grelated incidents caused by human error
• Comprehensive workflow management & process
Benefits:
• Improves operational efficiency
• Comprehensive workflow management & process compliance
• Audit trail for changes to diagnose change-related incidents and prove compliance with regulations and standards
• Manages processes across the entire data center
• Prevents errors and ensures compliance with company
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Trellis™ PlatformTrellis™ Platform –– Process ManagerProcess ManagerTrellis™ PlatformTrellis™ Platform –– Process ManagerProcess ManagerTrellis Platform Trellis Platform Process ManagerProcess ManagerTrellis Platform Trellis Platform Process ManagerProcess ManagerFeature: Fully automated ticketing system
Benefit: Ability to claim, assign, suspend and withdraw tasks
Value: Improve data center efficiency leading to reduced errors and saving cost and time.
Feature: Four “Best Practices” processesFeature: Four Best Practices processes
Benefit: Pre-canned processes for installing, decommissioning, moving, and renaming equipment
Value: Improve staff efficiency byValue: Improve staff efficiency by proactively planning and managing changes.
Feature: Customization
B fit Abilit t lt th fl fBenefit: Ability to alter the flow of processes along with customizing and configuring your own processes
Value: Built in efficiency by allowing data center staff to continuously improve thecenter staff to continuously improve the workflow
TrellisTrellis™™ PlatformPlatform -- Mobile SuiteMobile SuiteTrellisTrellis™™ PlatformPlatform -- Mobile SuiteMobile SuiteTrellisTrellis PlatformPlatform Mobile SuiteMobile SuiteTrellisTrellis PlatformPlatform Mobile SuiteMobile SuiteInnovative image recognition technology and bar code scanning capabilitiesscanning capabilities Update information in real time or offlineView Trellis platform reports inView Trellis platform reports in real timePlace, remove and move devices
Eliminate note taking on the DC floorReduce Human error
Benefits:
Increase DC staff efficiencyReduces time spent on audits
Extends the real-time capabilities enabling employees to be productive wherever they are located
Professional Services ValueProfessional Services ValueProfessional Services ValueProfessional Services Value
DCIM implementation expertise and a global best-practice experience unmatched by other DCIM solution providers.
Comprised of 50+ Services professionals with an average of 8+ years experience in DCIM solutions,
The PS team manages more than 250 DCIM customersThe PS team manages more than 250 DCIM customers providing deployment and consulting services in more than 27 countries
DCIM Success user Maturity & Optimization comes fromDCIM Success , user Maturity & Optimization comes from
Implementation & Execution is where we excel!Emerson PS is a differentiator!
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Trellis has a very bright Future!