Processor Newspaper Volume 35 Number 06

2013·17.7 MB·English

by  Sandhills Publishing

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Providing A Complete Solution
Geist Evolves To Deliver An Integrated Solution To Manage Your Entire Data Center
It began in 1994. Data centers were the “One of our biggest Monitor. Today’s data centers require
little-understood forces linking enterprise advantages is our large constant monitoring of environmental
employees and customers to the data they breadth of standard conditions, and Geist’s lineup of climate
needed. The Internet was in its infancy. products,” Heyen says. monitors, sensors, remote management, and
And Geist, which has been in business since “We have well over accessories can help.
1948, manufactured its first rackmount 2,000 standard offer- Geist’s GBB15 climate monitor, for
power strip. ings.” The Geist website example, is a self-contained unit with
“We were involved at the early stages features a PDU Finder onboard sensors to monitor temperature
of data center development, giving us the (www.geistglobal.com/ and humidity, and it can accept up to four
history to know the market trends when it pdu-finder) that lets you external sensors. A Web interface lets
comes to power,” says Sean Heyen, director search Geist’s products you monitor conditions, set thresholds,
of marketing at Geist. by total receptacles, dis- and receive alert notifications when user-
Fast forward to today. Data centers are play, switch, breaker, defined alarm parameters are exceeded.
viewed as the lifeblood of many enterpris- and other features and The GBB100 also supports one NO/NC
es, essential to their success—or failure. get what you need in as relay contact, which can trigger external
The Internet has matured. And Geist has little as three days. devices such as an auto-dialer.
taken the same customer-centric approach Can’t find what you Manage. With so many DCIM tools
that built its success in the power distribu- need? Geist can cus- on the market, it can be difficult to find
tion unit (PDU) business and expanded tom-build PDUs in the right fit for your enterprise. Geist’s
to offer a complete lineup of data cen- as little as five days. Environet DCiM software makes moni-
ter solutions, including intelligent power “Geist’s PDU manufac- toring the data center easier than ever
strips, sophisticated cooling technology, turing process allows thanks to a graphically rich interface
and data center management software. us to build to order, so and intuitive design. Its Web-based user
“Our experience in the data center put customers have limited interface means you can access the pro-
us in a position to enhance data center wait times for any of gram remotely.
operations by bringing intelligent moni- our standard products The program can work with multiple
toring PDUs and climate sensing to the and very few days on types of equipment from many manufactur-
market,” Heyen says. “Giving manag- custom units,” Heyen ers and supports SNMP, Modbus, BACnet,
ers data to protect equipment, ensure says. “This is unique and LONworks.
uptime, and anticipate challenges has in the marketplace. Environet can pull specific data from
been an essential evolution for the Geist Our competitors aren’t devices throughout a single data center or
business. Add in one of the most sophis- doing or can’t do this,” multiple sites, Heyen says, to formulate
ticated cooling solutions in the industry he says. “And all prod- a single view of the entire data center.
and our Environet DCiM product, and ucts are offered at a Environet goes beyond typical monitoring
we are offering a fully integrated data reasonable cost to the systems by providing predictive toolsets,
center solution.” customer.” so you can be alerted to potential prob-
Cool. Geist’s Agile- lems before they become a catastrophe.
Customer-First Mentality
Air containment sys- Plus, Heyen says, “If a customer requires
It centers on one goal: to bring custom- tem uses a two-step additional functionality, our engineers can
ers the solutions they need by offering the process to maintain the build it.”
widest array of options available. continues to support its customers for as ideal temperature for your data center It all comes back to Geist’s commitment
“Too many times, customers have to long as they use Geist equipment. equipment. Expertly manufactured chim- to its customers. “We’re not offering what
choose from a limited set of products,” neys and enclosures work to contain heat, we have to sell,” Heyen says, “we’re offer-
Intelligent Hardware, Software
Heyen says. What separates Geist from while sophisticated temperature and pres- ing what our customers need.” P
competitors is its ability to fulfill the spe- Geist’s product lineup includes both intel- sure sensors work to control fan speeds
cific needs of a customer in the most timely ligent hardware and software to power, and exhaust hot air through the chimneys
fashion possible. “People ask what our best- cool, monitor, and manage a data center. All and directly to the CRAC units.
selling product is, and we can’t really tell of its products are made in the United States Because of Geist’s commitment to
them because it’s spread across so many and feature industry-leading capabilities and building a vast library of installation kits
options as well as custom configurations.” technology. When combined, the products with cabinet tops, door blocking kits, and
Geist has a team of account managers, create a comprehensive system for main- mounting hardware, AgileAir can work
engineers, and inside sales representatives taining your data center. with almost any new or existing cabinet
that work with customers before the sale to Power. Geist’s PDUs offer reliable model or configuration.
help identify the challenges each customer power distribution with optional current “From slab floors to confined spaces,
faces and offer the best solution to meet and power monitoring so you can track AgileAir contains single cabinets or rows to
their needs. onsite performance. The complete lineup manage virtually any airflow scenario. It’s
But the support doesn’t end after the includes basic, monitored, switched, and also one of the most efficient solutions in Contact:
sale is done and check has cleared. Geist satellite power. the industry,” Heyen says. [phone] | www.geistglobal.com
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Revolutionizing
The PDU Power Cord
The PDU Power Pivot From Server Technology Adds 90 Degrees Of Rotation For Ultimate Flexibility
Server Technology has been at the of having a static power cord, it sports a
forefront of PDU innovation since it was 90-degree user-rotatable cord that can be
established more than 28 years ago. The positioned in a variety of ways.
owner developed the first intelligent PDU, For instance, if your power distribution
which served as the foundation for the entire access points come through a raised floor or
company. Now, almost three decades later, down through an overhead busway, you can
Server Technology continues to innovate use the PDU Power Pivot to rotate the cord for
through both internal research and by listen- the optimal configuration. This new feature
ing to the requests of its customer base. provides additional flexibility to support racks
“Just like every two or three years when from multiple vendors. The Power Pivot can
you get a new PC, that’s about how quick- route around cross-bars and cable manage-
ly things change in the data center,” says ment without the need for additional brackets.
Steve Hammond, product manager at Server Plus, the PDU Power Pivot makes implemen-
Technology. “Customers don’t want to have tation easier, because the cord can be rotated
20 or 30 custom products just to outfit all out of the way during installation and then
of their different data center configurations. moved back into position once it’s set.
If they can standardize on one design that But the rotating power cable design isn’t
is agnostic to the data center or the rack the only innovative part of the PDU Power
they’re using, it helps them to reduce the Pivot. Units can also include an LED screen,
amount of stuff they have to deal with.” used for monitoring purposes, that actually
That’s just one of the reasons Server flips depending on the position of the device.
Technology adds new features to its prod- “The auto-flip display works just like the PDU by simply plugging the sensors The 30-outlet Smart unit takes the Metered
ucts on a regular basis—about a quarter of your smartphone, and the advantage is that into each port. unit and adds environmental and power sens-
the company’s business comes from prod- now the customer doesn’t have to tilt their “More and more, our customers are request- ing. Your PDU has an IP address and can
ucts launched within the past year. head or think about this reading that they ing additional measurements through the be monitored remotely from a control center
This month, Server Technology will release have on the power strip,” Hammond says. PDU, and some of this stems from where this or even from a Web browser. There’s also
yet another innovative PDU design with its “When you combine that auto-flip display product is located,” Hammond says. “It’s put a 24-outlet switched PDU that provides the
patent-pending Power Pivot feature in four with the Power Pivot, you really have one in the rear of the rack in the hot aisle where ability to turn individual receptacles on or off
new products, changing the way data centers product that you can use anywhere.” all these servers exhaust their hot air. It’s the at any time. “Just like if your PC gets hung up
think about their rack configurations. In fact, Each pair of PDUs features four ports that hottest part of the data center, which is where and you need to reboot it, the customer can go
Server Technology’s goal is for companies can be used for temperature and humidity you want to measure. This allows our prod- in there and reboot the server without physi-
not to worry about their configurations at all. monitoring. Server Technology has added ucts to comply with ASHRAE requirements cally having to walk out there and unplug the
this feature to comply with ASHRAE’s without adding any other external devices.” device or otherwise reset it,” Hammond says.
Innovative Cord Design,
recent thermal guidelines for at least three
With An LED To Match Multiple Unit Options & More Innovation To Come
temperature measurements in each rack
Built-In Monitoring Features
Server Technology’s PDU Power Pivot (top, middle, and bottom). These measure- Although the PDU Power Pivot hasn’t
is unique and revolutionary in that instead ments can now be achieved directly through The PDU Power Pivot builds on Server yet officially launched, Server Technology
Technology’s history of providing flex- has already been receiving positive feed-
ible PDUs, with the initial product offer- back from some of its key customers. And
The rotating power cable design isn’t
ing of three new 30-outlet versions and one Hammond promises that the innovation won’t
new 24-outlet version. The 30-outlet Basic stop with this iteration. Hammond says the
the only innovative part of the PDU unit is essentially “like a robust version of company is “looking to roll this into more
the power strip you might find under your products later this year,” with additional
Power Pivot. Units can also include desk with no intelligence,” Hammond says, Server Technology PDUs incorporating the
but is designed specifically for servers and revolutionary Power Pivot design soon. P
other rack-mounted devices. The 30-outlet
an LED screen, used for monitoring
Metered unit adds the previously mentioned
LED screen, which acts as a visual indicator
purposes, that actually flips depending for the infeed current draw so you can moni-
tor the flow of electricity and make sure you
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C O M PA N Y T O W AT C H
Tackling Today’s of what small to midsized enterprises
can afford. But the Aztec units solve
that by providing self-contained, roof-
top-installable, “bite-sized” units pre-
engineered and preconfigured with dig-
Air-Handling Challenges
ital control and monitoring software.
Plus, the Aztec works with and without
underfloor constructions.
Beyond managing the unit’s temperature
and pressure control via up to five cold-
Mestex Offers HVAC Innovations, Range Of Products For The Data Center Market
aisle temperature and one cold-aisle pres-
sure sensors per unit, the digital control
There’s a seemingly endless array of cooling products, installation, and digital system monitors operation and provides
vendors providing solutions to help solve including porta- controls with an optional service notices, temperature trend record-
your data center cooling issues. How do ble, direct evapo- IR remote control make ing, and optional GUIs accessible onsite or
you find a vendor you can trust? Industry rative, indirect management easy. via Internet access.
experience is one of the best judges, and evaporative, and
Direct Evaporative
Mestex has no shortage of that. packaged rooftop
Aztec
“Our evaporative cooling product lines units. The Alton Seasonal
have been in existence for 66 years,” says Make-Up Air Unit fea-
Portable
Mestex President Mike Kaler. “We pre- tures a direct evaporative cooling option
date our competitors by at least 15 years.” The Koldwave products offered by that’s one of the most efficient ways to
Mestex uses that experience and knowl- Mestex are ideal for data centers in need cool, changing warm dry air into cool air Applied Air
edge of the industry to understand your of either permanent or semi-permanent and costing about one-fifth the cost of Fresh Air Package
unique data center cooling needs and pro- cooling in server and telecommunications mechanical air conditioning.
vide the HVAC systems that will best rooms, network closets, and any other area
Indirect Evaporative Packaged Rooftop Units
match your needs and building type. with cooling needs.
Unlike many cooling vendors, Mestex Koldwave products can provide between An indirect evaporative cooling unit, More than six years of research and design
offers a complete line of data center three-quarters ton and 5 tons of cooling such as that found in the Aztec system went into building the Applied Air Fresh
and come in both water- from Mestex, uses a cooling tower and Air Package from Mestex. It’s a dedicated
cooled and air-cooled chilled water coil integrated in the unit, outdoor air system that can also be used with
Company Name:Mestex versions. A steel frame- an approach that simplifies installation return air off of the data center hot aisle.
work, stainless steel and data center infrastructure require- While most similar units can handle air
Location: Dallas, Texas
construction, and heavy- ments. You can configure the Aztec up to 90 degrees Fahrenheit, the Fresh
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make the units among ing and fresh air cooling for greater 115 degrees, offering greater flexibility for
the sturdiest in the energy efficiency. raising your cold aisle temperature. The
industry. Color-coded Evaporative cooling units have tra- included DDC controls are compatible
connections simplify ditionally been beyond the price range with BACnet, LON, N2, and Modbus. P
F E AT U R E D P R O D U C T
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Taken To The Next Level
Siemon LC BladePatch® Offers Easiest Access In The Industry
Siemon, an industry leader spe- (cid:114)(cid:1) Patent-pending rotating latch that elimi- Available with
cializing in the design and manufac- nates potential connector and cable Siemon XGLO®
ture of high-quality, high-performance damage during polarity changes while OM3 and OM4
network cabling solutions and services clearly indicating that a polarity change 50/125 multimode
for data centers and intelligent build- has been made and OS2 single-
ings, introduced the new innovative LC (cid:114)(cid:1) Overall smaller diameter uni-tube mode (UPC) opti-
BladePatch® fiber optic duplex jumper cable design that reduces cable path- cal fiber with OFNR, OFNP, and LSOH
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nates the need to access a latch during ty fiber patching. Its push-pull action and ISO/IEC insertion loss and return loss eliminates the need to access a latch during
installation and removal, avoiding any allows easy removal from the finger grip requirements. installation and removal.
disruption or damage to adjacent fiber at the end of the strain relief boot rath- For use within any standard duplex LC
connectors in the tightest-fitting fiber er than trying to access a standard LC adapter opening or LC small-form plug- It features:
patching environments. latch and potentially disrupting adjacent gable (SFP) module, the LC BladePatch (cid:114)(cid:1) A patent-pending push-pull boot design
With these innovative features, Siemon connectors,” says Kevin Stronkowsky, is 100% factory inspected to deliver (cid:114)(cid:1) A patent-pending rotating latch
has taken high-density fiber patching to a Fiber Optic Systems Product Manager precise optical performance and is war- (cid:114)(cid:1) An overall smaller diameter uni-tube
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C A S E S T U D Y
Storage Put To The Test that helps the user spot hard drive failures and
detect the drive’s location within the array.
Passing The Test
Washburn University is pleased with
“Can Do” Attitude Helps Area Data Systems Develop A Solution Ideal For University Area Data Systems’ architected storage
solution and has had “plenty of chances to
put it to the test,” Cress says.
Limited budget. Growing storage participate in training alongside Nexenta— “We had a few fits and starts,” he says,
needs. It’s a scenario that’s all too familiar something we would not get with just pur- but Area Data Systems has always been
in today’s enterprises. Public educational chasing the software and rolling our own responsive and easy to work with. “It’s just
institutions such as Kansas-based Washburn hardware solution . . . We liked the ‘can do’ good to know I can shoot off a question in
University often face even greater challenges. attitude that Area Data Systems put forth.” an email and get a quick response,” Cress
“We’re very careful with our money and As an added bonus, Halgren says, “Area says. Halgren adds, “When we do call for
work hard to get the best value for the money Data was willing to work with us when we support, it’s nice to know we’ll be dealing
we do spend,” says Kevin Halgren, assistant talked about integrating third-party legacy with the same person as before.”
director, systems and network services. storage into the system. Sure they couldn’t How has it performed? “In many ways,
The university had a problem. “We had a guarantee everything when it wasn’t their I’m surprised that we’ve been able to do
number of legacy siloed storage systems that SAN’s economies of scale. “Additionally they equipment, but just having someone will- pretty much everything I’d hoped it could
were generally tied to equipment purchased were just outright expensive,” Halgren says. ing to listen and offer advice we recog- do for us,” Halgren says. “I expected we’d
for specific purposes,” Halgren says. Halgren’s research lead him to the open- nized would be incredibly valuable.” have some less critical capabilities we’d
This siloed storage prevented the univer- source ZFS file system and Nexenta. The have to back off of once we tried it, but
The Answer
sity’s IT department from quickly and cost- Washburn IT department built and tested a that really hasn’t been the case.” P
effectively meeting changing needs. “We storage setup based on the community edi- The solution from Area Data Systems com-
might have storage capacity in one location, tion of Nexenta on some “rickety old hard- bines NexentaStor software with DataON Area Data Systems
but we couldn’t make it available where it ware we had lying around,” Halgren says. JBODs. The initial setup was a two-node
was needed elsewhere. We also had some “The results we got on that hardware blew cluster, both with 12 processor cores, 192GB As a Nexenta Premium Partner, AreaData
very high-performance storage capable of us away. It also gave me confidence in the RAM, 256GB SSD ARC cache extension, Systems designs tailored storage solutions to
remarkable IOPS, but we couldn’t con- ability of Nexenta to meet our needs.” 8GB STEC ZeusRAM, and 10Gb Ethernet meet a company’s unique needs. Solutions
nect that to the systems that really needed Halgren sent out an RFP for an inte- Fibre Channel HBAs with about 70TB of stor- can combine the NexentaStor software and
it,” Halgren says. To top it off, the “sys- grated solution meeting the university’s age. The system has since been expanded to industry-standard hardware such as that
tem would basically be unresponsive” at key needs. Area Data Systems responded with between 80 and 90TB of storage, Cress says, offered by DataONStorage.
times because it couldn’t handle the load. the most cost-effective proposal. with plans to add another JBOD in the future.
Lynn Cress, the university’s senior sys- The DataON OS-agnostic JBODs provide
Doing Homework
tems and network administrator, says Area the mass storage, serving as the foundation
Halgren did his homework when looking Data Systems’ promise of long-term sup- for the high-availability, high-performance,
for a solution. He found a number of good port made the decision easy. “They provid- and cost-effective storage. The system also
SAN solutions, but Washburn University’s ed an integrated software/hardware pack- takes advantage of the DataON Disk Shelf
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size meant it couldn’t really benefit from age and would come in, do the install, and Management (DSM) 3.1 monitoring solution
F E AT U R E D P R O D U C T
More Outlets. More Flexibility. Highest Quality.
The ProGrade 42 Mixed-Outlet Smart PDU Lets You Pack More Power & More Devices Into Your Data Center
Have you ever needed to fit more devic- you’ll get a quality product, The ProGrade PDU is 42 to an additional link unit using a single
es into a cabinet and just didn’t have the delivered fast from a company encased in steel for the highest IP address with up to four temperature
available power to do so? It’s a challenge you can trust. quality. A middle display can and humidity probes.
most enterprise data centers are facing as be inverted to make it easy to Network monitoring. View power,
Unique In The Industry
they work to provide the server and storage read whether you use over- temperature, and humidity levels via a
capacity their businesses demand. The zero-U rackmounted head or under floor power. Web browser and receive SNMP-based
Lack of available power shouldn’t be the ProGrade 42 has several fea- When you pair the ProGrade and email alerts when conditions exceed
limiting factor anymore with the 42-out- tures that make it unique in 42 with PDUs Direct’s lock- defined thresholds.
let ProGrade 42 smart PDU from PDUs the industry. The mixed outlet ing power cords, you know Input current monitoring. Digital LED
Direct. It combines a large number of out- base ensures you can connect your servers will stay safely displays report the input current of each
lets in a small form factor, so you can add routers, switches, blade and plugged into the cabinet PDU phase or branch circuit to help prevent
30% more devices in a cabinet, according traditional servers, and other and its next-generation lock- overloads in high-density environments.
to PDUs Direct. equipment into the same PDU. ing receptacles. Branch circuit protection. All PDUs
It comes with 36 C13 outlets Direct PDUs are certified to the UL 60950-
Built On Experience Available Capacities,
for traditional devices and six 1 standard.
Features
PDUs Direct is a master distributor C19 outlets for high-power Button mounting. The zero-U button
of select basic, metered, and switched blade servers. The ProGrade 42 is avail- lets you mount the PDU in the back or on
data center rack PDUs from Server “Mixed outlets are a nice able in several different capaci- the side of a cabinet. P
Technology, which has about 30 years feature. With both the C13s ties, including 208-240V 30A,
of experience in designing high-quali- and C19s, you have great 230V 32A, three-phase wye
PDUs Direct ProGrade 42
ty products that are 100% performance- flexibility in how you con- 208V 30A, 400/230V 32A, and
tested for reliability and accuracy. figure your rack equipment,” 415/240V 30A. Depending on
The ProGrade 42 is the first-ever PDUs says Jim Scherr, director of the model, you’ll find several
[phone]
Direct-branded product and builds on the sales and operations at PDUs additional features, including:
www.pdusdirect.com
experience both it and Server Technology Direct. “It’s very flexible with Per-inlet power sensing.
have gained in designing products that the mixed outlets, it’s very View current load (A), voltage
A 42-outlet smart PDU that includes mixed
solve customers’ power problems. PDUs universal with the large num- (V), power (kW), apparent power
outlets for powering both blade and tradi-
Direct focuses on providing premium ber of outlets and how they’re (VA), crest factor, reactance,
tional servers.
power distribution without the premium spaced, so the customer can accumulated energy (kWh), and
price, offering best-in-class pricing and get whatever outlet he needs power factor per inlet.
organized, informative, and fast service no matter where he’s putting Link to an expansion
and support. As a customer, that means in his equipment.” CDU. Connect your ProGrade
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