Datacenter capacity planning
AMIE = MERGEPOINT INFRASTRUCTURE EXPLORER SOFTWARE
Visual modelling delivers real-time insight so you can know, plan and manage your data centre.
With visual modeling, MergePoint Infrastructure Explorer software provides a graphic view of your data centre(s),racks and individual IT assets within a rack. You enjoy detailed visual information that aids in day-to-day operations and maintenance activities and reduces the time to respond to issues and plan changes. Visual modeling also enables accurate and comprehensive capacity planning. When used in conjunction with Avocent hardware products, MergePoint Infrastructure Explorer allows you to connect and manage devices visualized in the application.
With MergePoint Infrastructure Explorer you can :
- Quickly identify available capacity regarding space, power, cooling, weight and network connectivity
- Locate where assets are in the data centre based on service tag, hostname, manufacturer and other criteria
- Perform “what-if” analysis prior to issuing change requests for adding or moving data centre assets
- Simplify data centre infrastructure management
Business Benefits
- MergePoint Infrastructure Explorer assists you in:
- Aligning business unit demands with data centre capacity
- Speeding business by reducing time to respond to issues and plan changes
- Lowering operating and labor costs by reducing manual inventorying and search
- Delivering effective resource planning
- Boosting 24/7 availability of critical IT environments
Features and Benefits
- Visual Modelling: Provides a graphical view of the data centre(s), racks and individual IT elements within a rack. You enjoy detailed visual information to aid in the day-to-day operations of the physical data centre.
- Impact Assessment and Analysis: Allows for detailed analysis of all Requests for Change by identifying the equipment, applications and business lines that may be affected by the change.
- Planning and Design: Allows for creating multiple “what-if” scenarios to understand the impact of a change or addition to the data centre.
- Asset Identification and Location: Enables you to search for assets by type, domain name, IP address, etc., providing the physical location in addition to other general asset information. Also provides specific information for locating a device (i.e., recalled power supply type-x and visual indications of which racks and servers need to be worked).
- Capacity Visualization: At-a-glance view of available capacity and potential issues for space, power, weight, heat/cooling and network. Provides accurate information for planning and reduces time needed to implement additions and changes to the data centre.
- Asset Library: High-fi delity images of assets provide data on size, weight, power usage, BTU output, etc. Feeds data centre capacity metrics and shows details of assets for hands-on operations and maintenance support.
- Data Import: Imports CSV records of data centre information and offers ease of implementation.
- MergePoint Access Software Integration: You can launch KVM or Serial sessions to assets connected with Avocent hardware, transforming the tool from a visual planning and recording tool to a functional interaction with the environment.
- Reporting: Provides visibility into assets, business line costs, capacity utilization and impact analysis