Data Centre Infrastructure Management DCIM Where it fits with what s going on
ITIL reducing IT OPEX by 25% ITIL is about processes these are defined in two main areas ITIL Service Delivery processes : Service level management Capacity management Financial management for IT services Availability Management IT service continuity management Service Delivery is concerned with setting up service level agreements and monitoring the targets within these agreements. On the operational level, the Service Support processes can be viewed as delivering service as laid down in these agreements. IT Infrastructure t Library is the most widely accepted approach to IT Service Management internationally. ITIL processes covers IT service management best practice for internal IT departments and for managing outsourced service delivery. ITIL Service support processes : Configuration management Change management Release R l management Incident management Problem management Service desk
Configuration Management Database CMDB Change Management Release Management Configuration Management Other Service Management Processes Request for Change Assess Analyse Impact Change Approval Implement Change Post Implementation Review Close Change Release: and distribute new software/hardware with documentation tg pp uration Manageme ent Databa ase Config CMDB Planning - Iden ntification - Contr rol - Status - Ver rification & audit Incident & Problem Management Financial Management Availability & IT Continuity Management Capacity Management Service Level Management IT Security Management
Platforms follow ITIL Processes IBM Tivoli Microsoft System Center BMC Remedy HP Software EMC Ionix
The Data Centre --- Significant events UK is 65 million people how many DC needed 100 to 1000 estimates Facebook 500 million provided by 10 DC Business computers are at Risk because Gaming uses 5X the CPU s Keith Cambron President and CEO of AT&T April 2010 100Gig with Cisco CRS-3 and the Ethernet Alliance has been testing 40gig interoperability. Steve Ballmer CEO, Microsoft 90% of staff deployed on CLOUD Computing Kevin Timmons GM Microsoft DC Preassembled SOLUTIONS
Standard Pre-Configured 6509 Basic Configuration SM
Example of Deployment Solutions High Density Servers in Net-SERV Net-Access Cisco Nexus 7018 Net-Access Cisco Nexus 7010 Net-Access Cisco 9500 Net-Access Cisco 6509
Ready Deployment to Best Practices VBLOCK V0 800 VM V1 3000 VM V2 6000 VM Known PUE
Physical layer Services Assessment Services Cover SPACE How to get more 35%-50% COOLING Focused on Air flow and containment issues with technical advice on CRAH operations and placement POWER Rack and Cabinet level GROUNDING electrical assessment CABLING- the 1-10 - 40-100 migration and the routing of cables in the DC PUE Assessing and measuring
Requirement for DCIM Data Centre Infrastructure Management
Power Usage Effectiveness PUE = IT + DC power 100 watts + 100 watts = 2 IT power 100watts The Green Grid Traditions DC are PUE of 2.5 Inefficient Nirvana is 1 Capgemini s new facility Merlin, Swindon.UK uses fresh air cooling PUE 1.08
Using new Servers PUE = IT + DC power 50 watts + 50 watts = 2 IT power 50watts Nirvana is 1 Data Centre Efficiency
Requirement is Risk Mitigation User community Data Centre Application Delivery er
Power Consumption and CFD Before PAND UIT Global Pro ofessional Serv ices Hot aisle Cold aisle Hot aisle Cold aisle Hot aisle CRAC unit not aligned with Hot Aisle Elevated inlet temperatures due to poor airflow Wasted bypass air Hot aisle exhaust air recirculation CRAC unit not aligned with Hot Aisle 14
Initial step Do I monitor service delivery? Monitor DC Power and Over provision cooling Periodic CFD Analysis
Business Priority 1 2 3
Platform Data Centre Management Line of Business Application after Audit Line of Business Application after Audit Platform tracks by IP and MAC address
Platform Data Centre Management moved Line of Business Application Normal Operations Line of Business Application Normal Operations Business is now at RISK
Provisioning, Moves, Changes and Fault MTTR Real Time Physical location Tracking Speeds up Physical Provisioning Simplifies and secures Moves and Changes from human error Reduces MTTR
Data Centre Infrastructure Management Line of Business Application DCIM adds physical deployments, power and thermals
Data Centre Infrastructure Management No Window of Risk Line of Business Application DCIM automates physical layer tracking of moves and changes
DCIM in Virtual Environment Mobile No Window of Risk Line of Business Application DCIM automates physical layer tracking of moves and changes
Logical to Physical Layer Mapping Network Management Logical View Virtualization is another layer of abstraction DCIM Physical View
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Analyst Validation of DCIM Category Gartner (research note: G00174769) DCIM¹: Going Beyond IT by David Cappuccio Forrester (December 2009) Put DCIM¹ Into Your Automation Plans by Galen Schreck ¹DCIM = Data Center Infrastructure Management
DCIM positioning with standards Real-Time Physical Connectivity Monitoring Configuration Management Database (CMDB) ITIL Automated Documentation & Reporting Unauthorized Physical Access and Physical Change Alerts Physical Location Tracking of IT Assets TIA/EI A 606- A Data Center Infrastructure Management SOX HIPPA Physical Deployment Environment Monitoring and Managing Automated Documentation Compliant Labeling & Inventory Mgt. ISO 17799 Managed & Secure Services
Total Economic Impact 27 Layers 0-7 (OSI) Layers 0 and 1 Provided by DCIM Power Thermal Connectivity Location RU space Layers 2 through 7 Provided through integrations with management Platform Layers 2-8 Layers 0-1 Change management Capacity management Event correlation PUE reporting
Example from IPLM
Cross-Connect Installations
Interconnect Installations
Enterprise Installations
Sensor Appliance Managed POU Temperature Humidity Airflow Use as Appliance Manager SM
Cabinet Integration
Reference Designs = Best Practices (Logical and Physical) L 3A ti R ti Layer 3 Aggregation Routing Layer 2 Access Bridging & Spanning Tree Protocol
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Cabinet Top Temps vs. Used Power ASHRAE recommendations.(18-27 C or 64.4 deg F through 80.6 deg F)
Cabinet Elevation View
DCIM Physical Deployment by Line of business Monitor Plan Deploy Recovering 30% of Facilities time SM
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