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1. CPU Dual Core 2GHz or higher Memory 2GB Hard drive 300GB or more free space Ethernet At least 1 Ethernet adapter 100Mbps or higher Giga LAN recommended Operating System Requirements Windows 2000 XP 2000 Server Server 2003 Server 2008 or Windows Vista with the latest service package for each installed Microsoft NET Framework 3 5 SP1 or later must be installed Sensors For complete energy management of an instrumented data center with the use of the eco PDU and eco Sensors software you should install 4 sensors for each of the racks in your data center in order to generate a complete energy efficient data chart Higher sensor installation density is helpful to generate more accurate data 8 port models have 2 sensor ports In this case Sensor 1 needs to be installed at the intake of the rack EA1140 or EA1240 and sensor 2 needs to be placed at the exhaust of the IT equipment of the rack EA1140 or EA1240 or the floor EA1340 Higher sensor installation density is helpful to generate more accurate data To get the most complete eco Sensors Dashboard data the recommended 2 eco PDU unit per rack sensor setup is show in the table below eco PDU Part Number Sensor eco PDU 1 Sensor 1 Intake EA1240 Temperature Humidity Sensor 2 Floor EA1340 Differential Pressure Temperature eco PDU 2 Sensor 1 Intake EA1240 Temperature Humidity Sensor 2 Exhaust EA1240 Temperature Humidity eco Sensors User2. or wherever you specified Database Considerations If your data center is small 10 or less eco PDU units and you only require the system to store and access approximately 3 months of data history c 1 million data records 200 MB file size Access will provide a reasonable performance under these conditions For large data centers and for complete storage of all data history we strongly recommend you select MySQL Note If you want to select MySQL please ensure that you have MySQL Database 5 5 installed before you install eco Sensors Visit the MySQL website for installation information Chapter 3 First time Setup Logging In Open the eco Sensors program and the Login screen appears Login la l X User ID Password Language English v ALTUSCN Enterprise Solutions by ATEN 1 Provide a valid User ID and Password Note Since this is the first time you are logging in use the default User ID administrator and the default Password password For security purposes we recommend changing them to something unique 2 Select your language Options are English default Traditional Chinese Simplified Chinese Japanese German Italian French 3 Then Click Login to bring up the interface s Main Page eco Sensors User Manual The eco Sensors Main Page After you have successfully logged in the eco Sensors Main Page comes up with the Energy Management Dashboard page displa
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4. 0j Pa 250 0250 0 0 Pa 250 0 250 0 Sensor 2 Humidity E o 15 0 90 0 i 15 0 90 0 Temperature o e 20 0 60 0 o 20 0 60 0 Pressure O ps 250 0 250 0 0 pa 250 0 250 0 3 There are two save options Click Save to save these settings for the specified device or click Save Apply to Same Model to save and apply these settings to all PDUs of the same model as the specified device 36 Chapter 6 PDU Management Outlet Level If your PE model supports outlet level monitoring see PE Series eco PDU Comparison Chart page 4 and your eco PDU User Manual for details you can also set detailed parameters for all the eco PDU devices in your installation at the outlet level 1 Click on the Outlet tab highlight the outlet you want to configure and click Setup 2 In the window that appears enter the Threshold Settings as below y A a PDU Outlet Configuration RGR Coss Coss oe Comes Comes Come Comas Outlet Name 123 Threshold Settings Minimum Maximum Currents O Ol a 0 0 16 0 Ola 0 0 16 0 Voltage o y 90 0 260 0 E o y 90 0 260 0 Power 0 w 0 0 10000 0 o w 0 0 10000 0 Power Dissipation ol kWH sg kWH 0 0 99999 0 3 There are two save options Click Save to save these settings for the specified outlet or click Apply to All Outlets to save and apply these settings to all outlets of the specified device 37 eco Sensors User Manual This Pag
5. Energy Saving Suggestion IT Power Capacity and IT Inventory List as shown below Line Chart Energy Saving Suggestion IT Power Capacity IT Inventory List Report Date 2011 11 13 14 45 46 Marketing Nov Daily Report by Ch aily Report by Chang al ale 0 2 x 0 0000 0 0 0000 0 2 2011 11 13 IT Power Usage GI G2 Note In any ofthe tabs click Save to save the report in your desired location see Report Management page 28 for specifying the location or click Choose to return to the Generate Report page to adjust parameters or exit Line Chart This report tab provides the charts you have specified in the Generate Report page See example above 24 Energy Saving Suggestion Chapter 4 Energy Management This report tab provides energy saving suggestions in the form of charts displaying measured and potential savings for fan energy and chiller energy and a list of actions that you can undertake to improve your data center s energy efficiency as shown below Measured Potential Fan Energy Saving 90 00 80 00 70 00 60 00 50 00 40 00 30 00 20 00 10 00 0 00 Measured Potential Aggressive Chiller Energy Saving Action 1 Calibrate Temp Hum DP sensors a Temp sensors errors detection c DP sensors errors detection 2 Provide adequate pressure 3 Ensure an adequate ratio of IT airflow to AHU airflow 4 Data Center is over ventilated by pass air of 100 6 Improve air manageme
6. name appears in the sidebar Note 1 Once a rack has been defined in the data center layout highlight its name and click Modify to change its position or orientation 2 You can also move it by clicking on it and dragging it to its new position 35 eco Sensors User Manual PDU Setup The PDU Setup section allows you to set detailed parameters for all the eco PDU devices in your installation The eco Senors software can automatically discover all eco PDU devices located on the same intranet Click New and setup the subnet or enter the IP address and click Scan The eco PDU devices will then be displayed in a list PDU Name MAC IP Model Name Rack Subnet XX O IP Cancel Scan PDU Level 1 Highlight the device you want to configure and click Setup 2 In the window that appears with the PDU tab open enter the Device Threshold Settings and the parameters for the sensors as below Zone Define Rack Install PDU Setup DU Outlet Settings PDU IP 10 3 166 179 Model PE3208A4 PDU Name PE32084_ETD_ Rack ETD __ x Device Threshold Settings Minimum Maximum Aggregate Current Ola 0 0 32 0 og a 0 032 0 voltage MY y oo o 260 07 BBB 0 0 260 0 Aggregate Power O w 0 0 10000 0 0 w 0 0 10000 0 Aggregate Power Dissipation kWH 0 kWH 0 0 99999 9 Sensor 1 Humidity faz 15 0 90 0 a 15 0 90 0 Temperature 01 20 0 60 0 _ OE 20 0 60 0 Pressure
7. sending the report to more than one email address separate the addresses with a semicolon The total cannot exceed 256 Bytes 2 1 Byte 1 English alphanumeric character Select the report options you would like sent Choices include All Event Severity If your server requires authentication put a check in the Server requires authentication checkbox and key in the appropriate account information in the Account Name and Password fields 41 eco Sensors User Manual Database Database Capacity This section gives you information about your current database capacity Database Maintenance AAA Y DBCapacity DBMaintenance __ DB Current Capacity 141787959 Byte Free Space 15807680512 Byte Database Maintenance This section allows you to backup and restore the database DBCapacity OBMaintenance Export to Disk Import from Disk All tables of the database object will be exported into single file Folder Path 42 Chapter 7 System Management Maintenance The Maintenance function allows you to use eco Sensors to upgrade the firmware of the connected eco PDUs firmware When you click the Maintenance tab the display opens with Firmware File menu page as below RRE Maintenance Firavare File Check Main Firmware Version Filename Browse Select Device Name Firmware Version MAC Address IP Address The Main Panel A description of the items shown i
8. AUTUSCEN Enterprise Solutions by ATEN eco Sensors eco PDU Power Management Software V1 0 075 User Manual www aten com eco Sensors User Manual User Information Online Registration Be sure to register your product at our online support center International http support aten com North America http www aten usa com product_registration Telephone Support For telephone support call this number International 886 2 8692 6959 China 86 10 5255 0110 Japan 81 3 5615 5811 Korea 82 2 467 6789 North America 1 888 999 ATEN ext 4988 United Kingdom 44 8 4481 58923 User Notice All information documentation and specifications contained in this manual are subject to change without prior notification by the manufacturer The manufacturer makes no representations or warranties either expressed or implied with respect to the contents hereof and specifically disclaims any warranties as to merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose Any of the manufacturer s software described in this manual is sold or licensed as is Should the programs prove defective following their purchase the buyer and not the manufacturer its distributor or its dealer assumes the entire cost of all necessary servicing repair and any incidental or consequential damages resulting from any defect in the software The manufacturer of this system is not responsible for any radio and or TV interference caused by unauthorized modifications t
9. Distribution values the current average and the variance in Q cfm The color scale displays a range from 500 2500 cfm Hot Recirculation Airflow w Distribution This page displays the real time Hot Recirculation Airflow w Distribution values the current average and the variance in AA_circk The color scale displays a range from 10 50 Cold Bypass Airflow Distribution This page displays the real time Cold Bypass Airflow Distribution values the current average and the variance in AA bypas The color scale displays a range from 10 50 21 eco Sensors User Manual Humidity Management This tab provides detailed real time information related to Humidity Management as outlined in the following sections Cold Intake Relative Humidity This page displays the real time Cold Intake Relative Humidity values the current average and the variance in h_rel The color scale displays a range from 10 90 Cold Intake Dew Point Temperature This page displays the real time Cold Intake Dew Point Temperature values the current average and the variance in t_dew C The color scale displays a range from 0 15 C 22 Chapter 4 Energy Management Power Analysis Generate Report Dash Board Power Analysis Power Control PA y Generate Report Define Data Group Report Management lk Report Info Report Write Report 2011 09 28 14 04 00 Rebort Day vij Beain 2011 09 28 Duratio 1 Li
10. Manual PE Series eco PDU Comparison Chart IEC C19 to Level Total Note For the complete specifications of individual models please reference your user manual Chapter 2 Installation Before You Begin ALTUSEN eco Sensors software that can be downloaded from the ATEN website The download link can be found on the software CD provided with the eco PDU package Once you have downloaded the software and saved the file to a convenient location follow the instructions below Installing eco Sensors 1 Double click on the eco Sensors exe file to open the installer The Welcome window appears gt eco Sensors Setup Welcome Welcome to the installer for eco Sensors 1 0 063 It is strongly recommended that you exit all Windows programs before continuing with this installation If you have any other programs running please click Cancel close the programs and run this setup again Otherwise click Next to continue E Cancel Click Next to continue 2 The License Agreement Windows appears gt eco Sensors Setup License Agreement Please read the following license agreement carefully Insert your license agreement text here agree to the terms of this license agreement do not agree to the terms of this license agreement E Cancel Enable the I agree to the terms of this license agreement button and then click Next to conti
11. Name Role Account State admin Admin Active Add Delete User Information To add a user do the following 1 Click Add The User information appears a User i General User Name Password Confirm Pwd User Type O Admin O User Permissions User Management PDU Management O Log System Management Select All Set Device Cancel Save 31 eco Sensors User Manual In the General section key in a name and password in the User and Password fields and confirm the password In the User Type section select the user type Options are Admin and User In the Permissions section set the broad permissions of the user To set the device by device permissions see Set Device below Click Save to save your settings Set Device User PDU Name Model Name System Management Select All Use this section to set which individual eco PDU devices the user has access to 32 Chapter 6 PDU Management Overview The PDU Management tab allows you to define your data center layout by rack and zone grouping for customized power analysis You can also define detailed parameters such as Device Threshold Settings at the PDU and outlet level See the following sections for more detailed information Note 1 Defining zones is optional but at least one rack must be installed and defined for eco Sensors to work 2 Not all functions such as outlet level monitoring are supported by all eco PD
12. U PE models Please see PE Series eco PDU Comparison Chart page 4 and your eco PDU User Manual for details Zone Define The Zone Define section allows you to group racks in your data center into zones or define areas that you wish to get readings for 1 To define a zone use your mouse to highlight a rack group of racks or any area in your data center and click New Zone Define Rack Install PDU Setup Zone Define 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 O O New BEGERRERERER EERE PRR 33 eco Sensors User Manual 2 In the window that appears give the group a name and click Save Group Name Save Cancel 3 The group appears as a Zone in the data center layout and its name appears in the sidebar Note Once a zone has been defined in the data center layout you cannot modify 1t or move 1t You must delete the zone and define a new one 34 Chapter 6 PDU Management Rack Install The Rack Install section allows you to plot the position of the individual racks in your data center Girne Ea Rack Install i ETD SER 0 O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O A LET TT O O O O O O A O O O O O O A E r eas 2LLITITITTITTtt iT Tt ttt i Tt ttt ty 1 Click New to add a rack 2 Give the rack a name and plot its position using the parameters as shown below Rack Name Horizontal O Vertical Row Column L 3 Click Done The rack appears in the data center layout and its
13. U Sensors This displays the RTI Overall Indices Select Overall Air Management Effectiveness 0 20 T 2011 09 28 12 00 00 T T 2011 09 28 12 20 00 2011 09 28 12 10 00 T T 2011 09 28 12 40 00 2011 09 28 12 30 00 2011 09 28 12 50 00 Time Dash Board L Power Analysis I Power Control PDU Sensors 63 40 20 Select 20 2011 09 28 12 00 00 2011 09 28 12 10 00 2011 09 28 12 20 00 2011 09 28 12 40 00 2011 09 28 12 30 00 2011 09 28 12 50 00 Time This displays all five indices RCI RHI RPI RAI RTI for the last hour 17 eco Sensors User Manual Energy Saving Estimation Dash Board Power Analysis I Power Control PDU Sensors Select Energy Saving Estimates be Measured Potential Fan Energy Saving 18 120 00 110 00 100 00 90 00 80 00 70 00 60 00 50 00 40 00 30 00 20 00 10 00 0 00 T T Measured Potential Aggressive Chiller Energy Saving Chapter 4 Energy Management Quick View Color Scale The Power Management Thermal Management Air Management and Humidity Management tabs use the same color scale but with different units for each reading For example the Heat Load Dissipation page under the Power Management tab displays a scale from 4000 40000 kWh as shown below 4000 15000 2000 31000 0000 E E A U kw H For quick view purposes the racks in the data center are
14. U Setup page 36 Note Not all PE models support outlet level monitoring see PE Series eco PDU Comparison Chart page 4 and your eco PDU User Manual for details Group the racks in your data center into zones See Zone Define page 33 Establish your System parameters event notification and database preferences see System Management page 39 Set your Log preferences see Log page 45 Once you have completed these basic setup steps please proceed to Energy Management page 13 eco Sensors User Manual This Page Intentionally Left Blank 12 Chapter 4 Energy Management Overview The Energy Management section displays the real time power measurements and environment monitoring information of your data center in a variety of formats at the zone rack device and outlet level You can also generate customized reports about your data center s status that include energy saving suggestions Dashboard The Dashboard Alert bar is a special feature of the Dashboard page that features color coded tabs that allows you to instantly see a category s status RED Critical ORANGE Warning GRAY Offline GREEN Normal PDU Sensors The PDU Sensors tab displays collated data in formats that provide an overall view of the various levels being monitored by your sensors In combination with the four color dashboard scheme outlined above you can easily assess the overall status of the groups devices at a glance Threshold Mo
15. ce in the Sidebar displays its log events in the main panel s log event list Clicking the Refresh button brings the log list up to date with the latest events The entry box to the right of the Refresh button lets you set the number of events to display per page Simply key in the number of your choice The top right of the main panel shows the total number of pages in the log file and what page you are currently viewing 45 eco Sensors User Manual The buttons on the bottom row function as follows Clear click to erase the contents of the log event list First Page click to go to the first page of the log event list Previous Page click to move to the previous page of the log event list Next Page click to move to the next page of the log event list Last Page click to move to the last page of the log event list Export Log click to save the contents of the log event list to file 46
16. co PDU PE models support outlet level power management Please see PE Series eco PDU Comparison Chart page 4 and your eco PDU PE User Manual for further details Click on the device in the side bar and its page appears as below Dash Board Power Analysis Power Control Es Status PE6108G_Rack3_1 PES208B_Rack2_1 PDU Status 172 17 17 45 PE8208A_Rack1_1 PDU Name Voltage Current Power Power Dissipations PE8208G_Rack4_1 O Reboot PE81084_Rack5 PE6108G_Rack3_1 107 35 D 0 0 OFF Sensor Status Sensor ID Humidity Temperature Pressure 1 47 28 1 N A 2 46 28 6 N A Qutlets Status Outlet Name Status Act Reboot O ON ON ON ON ON ON ON ON mima mn mama o 7 0000000 O z4 y gg mim mm O mn 7 PDU Status Use the ON OFF and Reboot options to manually power manage the device Sensor Status This section is view only and provides status information about the sensors OUtlet Status Use the ON OFF and Reboot options to manually power manage the individual outlet 29 eco Sensors User Manual This Page Intentionally Left Blank 30 Chapter 5 User Management Overview When you select the User Management tab the screen comes up with Accounts and All Users displayed in the main panel The eco Sensors supports one Administrator account and up to eight User accounts Note eco Sensors does not currently support concurrent login sessions User Management POU Management User
17. d alert through Syslog SMTP See PE Series eco PDU Comparison Chart page 4 for a list of compatible ALTUSEN sensor enabled eco PDUs eco Sensors User Manual Features Automatic discovery of all PE devices within the same intranet Remote real time power measurement and monitoring PDU level current voltage power dissipation power consumption Outlet ON OFF Recycle status Remote real time power outlet management Power outlet ON OFF Cycle switching by outlet User defined outlet level delays for sequential power up Current Voltage Power Dissipation Power Consumption threshold level setting User access assignment for every outlet Name assignment to individual outlets Remote real time environment sensor monitoring Temperature Temperature Humidity reading Temperature and Humidity threshold level setting Plotting Monitoring of all PE devices Add data center server racks Add PE devices for each server rack Manage device device outlet status for each plot Exceed threshold alert through SMTP and Syslog 10240 line event log Note Not all functions are supported by all eco PDU PE models Please see PE Series eco PDU Comparison Chart page 4 and your eco PDU PE User Manual for further details Chapter 1 Introduction Requirements Systems that the eco Sensors software will be installed on should meet the following requirements Hardware Requirements
18. d and maintained within industry temperature guidelines and standards and functions as a useful cooling performance metric Overall Rack Humidity Effectiveness Dash Board Power Analysis Power Control PDU Sensors Select Overall Rack Humidity Effectiveness v Good gt 95 Acceptable gt 90 Poor lt 90 E 5 3 A v f E a A o g p Min Recommended 5 5C Humidity Sensor Number This displays the Return Temperature Index RTI RTI is a measure of the performance of the air management system and functions as a useful airflow performance metric 15 eco Sensors User Manual Overall Differential Pressure Effectiveness Dash Board Power Analysis Power Control kai PDU Sensors Select Overall Rack Pressure Effectiveness i Good gt 95 Acceptable gt 90 Poor lt 90 0 08 0 06 0 04 Min Recommended 0 03 Rack Differential Pressure Demand 0 01 0 01 WHF 1 2 Pressure Sensor Number This displays the RPI Overall Airflow Cooling Effectiveness Dash Board PDU Sensors Power Analysis Power Control Select foverall Rack Airflow Effectiveness M Good gt 95 Acceptable gt 90 Poor lt 90 Max Recommended 1 15 Min Allowable 0 7 Rack Airflow Rack Number This displays the RAI 16 Chapter 4 Energy Management Overall Air Management Effectiveness Dash Board Power Analysis I Power Control PD
19. displayed in a color related to their status on the various scales For example the racks below are currently registering in the region of 4000 kWh for Heat Load Dissipation 1 J 10 15 20 26 L Power Management This tab provides detailed real time information related to Power Management as outlined in the following sections Heat Load Dissipation The page displays the real time Heat Load Dissipation values the current average and the variance in kWh Detailed readings for Heat Load Dissipation can also be viewed in daily weekly monthly quarterly or yearly formats The color scale displays a range from 4000 40000 kWh Heat Load Density This page displays the real time Heat Load Density values the current average and the variance in W The color scale displays a range from 500 4500 W eco Sensors User Manual Thermal Management This tab provides detailed real time information related to Thermal Management as outlined in the following sections Cold Intake Temperature This page displays the real time Cold Intake Temperature values the current average and the variance in C The color scale displays a range from 10 45 i Intake Differential Temperature This page displays the real time Intake Differential Temperature values the current average and the variance in C The color scale displays a range from 2 20 C Hot Exhaust Temperature This page displays the real time Hot Exhaust Temperature
20. e Intentionally Left Blank 38 Chapter 7 System Management Overview The eco Sensors software uses the SNMP protocol to connect to the eco PDU units in your installation It also allows critical system event notifications to be sent via SMTP email and SNMP trap SNMP This section allows you to set up your SNMP and system parameters so that eco Senors can connect to the eco PDUs in your installation SNMP SMTP Database Maintenance SNMP Snmp Parameter User Name administrator Portid 161 Timeout 200 ms Trap Port 165 Retry 0 snmp Version 3 Privacy AES Privacy PW eescececsceee EE E Authen MDS Authen Pw eeeeeeee System Parameter Service Delay SNMP Parameters To be notified of SNMP trap events do the following 1 Enter a Username Port ID and Trap Port for the events 2 Set the timeout and retry values 3 Select the SNMP version Privacy and Authentication type from the drop down menus 4 Key in the Privacy and Authentication passwords Note Certain parameters in this section must match those of all the eco PDU devices in the installation See Synchronizing SNMP Parameters page 40 39 eco Sensors User Manual Synchronizing SNMP Parameters In order for eco Senors to access the eco PDU devices on the installation it is essential that three of the SNMP parameters are the same These parameters are Username Privacy PW and Authen PW The default values which are
21. e ogee grin Greed Aletha A awa tee Boe eee cece 31 Ser IMIORMAlON Ea E eee tee ewes 31 DCL DEVICE sha teu Girl tee nee ete eine hades tee Dada 32 Chapter 6 PDU Management OVEIVICW saran vate ds eee dates 33 Zone DEDO AA ea a ee ee 33 Rack Installare taa is Oe ee cl ee NE i do oe 35 POU Sette os a eh hae on ee en oe eee Serge end eS 36 POU Level ui She e ees ante red en ae ae aye ee gt Ata 36 Outlet Level notas ee ce aoe A Ve eee oe ae ee 37 Chapter 7 System Management DNA ee on A Ee PEE SEL A 39 SNMP See et dc tem is tp ores oan ene ooo weet Gee tne iii Geet 39 SNMP Parameters cee ee ee eee 39 System Paramotor ls 40 SMTP 6x etre is ts dt aa aaa 41 Database gt nn Burana tiara ad salado alitas 42 Database Capacity 00 A A 42 Database Maintenance 0 000 o 42 Maintenant cierra diran 43 Chapter 8 Log OMC a dae caida 45 The System Log Event LiSt o o o ooooooomooo 45 Chapter 1 Introduction Overview ALTUSEN eco Sensors software has been developed to work with ATEN s new generation of PE series green energy power distribution units PDUs to effectively increase the efficiency of data center power usage With the use of dynamic Rack Cooling Index RCI and Return Temperature Index RTT by zone ALTUSEN eco Sensors software in conjunction with sensor enabled eco PDUs gives you the means to assess diagnose and estimate how much energy you can save Following the suggestions gene
22. n this panel are given in the table below Item Check Main Firmware Version Filename Device Name Firmware Version MAC Address IP Address Upgrade Description If you enable Check Main Firmware Version the eco PDU s current firmware level is compared with that of the upgrade file If the current version is equal to or higher than the upgrade version a popup message appears to inform you of the situation and stops the upgrade procedure As new versions of the firmware become available they are posted on our website and can be downloaded to a convenient location on your computer Click the Browse button to select the downloaded upgrade file Lists all of the eco PDU devices In the Select column Click to put a check in the checkboxc of the device s whose firmware you want to upgrade Displays the eco PDU s current firmware version Displays the MAC and IP address of the selected eco PDU device Click this button to upgrade the firmware of the selected devices 43 eco Sensors User Manual Upgrading the Firmware To upgrade the firmware refer to the screenshot on the preceding page and do the following 1 Go to our website and download the new firmware file to a convenient location on your computer 2 Click the Browse button navigate to where the firmware file is located and select it 3 Click Upgrade to start the upgrade procedure Ifyou enabled Check Main Firmware Version the current firm
23. ne Chart Type Name O IT Power Usage kWH O IT Power Load kW O IT 202 Equivalent O IT Power Consumption Cost O IT CO2 Emission Cost O Energy Saving Suggestion O IT Power Capacity O IT Inventory List 1kWH coze Pricel _ KWH Add Price2 AKG The Generate Report section allows you to establish the parameters and schedule for your reports The fields are explained in detail in the following table Field Explanation Report Info Fill in the report name and the writer in the top two fields Enter the date and time you want the report to begin and then enter the duration options are day week month or quarter Note How far back the system stores data depends on your database type See Database Considerations page 8 for details Line In this field select the date group that is the subject of the report See Define Data Group page 27 for details Chart In this field check the analysis that components that you want to be included in the report and enter values for CO2 KG 1KWH and 1KG Note eco Sensors automatically loads the current system time as report time To generate a report based on the current status latest available analysis leave the Report Period Begin Report and Duration fields as default complete the Line and Chart fields and click Generate 23 eco Sensors User Manual Report Result After you click Generate the report appears in a tabbed format in four parts Line Chart
24. nerate Report Define Data Grou Dash Board Power Analysis Power Control Data Group List STOUPName Type Na GroupType Zone List O all Zone Name From the dropdown menu select the group type Options are Zone Rack PDU Outlet Click Add The Group appears in the sidebar 27 eco Sensors User Manual Report Management Generate Redwt Define Data Group Report Management A Report Folder Search by Time Time Range From 2011 09 01 00 00 00 To 2011 09 30 00 00 00 Reports No Title Writer ReportTime UL i This page allows you to select where you want to save reports and also provides various search options as detailed in the following table Field Explanation Report Folder Use this field to specify the folder where the reports are saved Use Browse to locate a folder click Save to save the location Search By Search parameters in the drop down menu allow you search for reports using Time Title or Writer Enter the Title or Writer in the field on the right Time Range Enter a time range for your report search and click Search Reports The main window displays the reports Here you can select to Show All or Delete reports 28 Chapter 4 Energy Management Power Control The Power Control tab allows you to perform manual power management at the device or outlet level Note Not e
25. nitor Dash Board Power Analysis Power Control PDU Sensors Select Threshold Monitor Y Normal Unreachable Warning Critical This displays the overall threshold monitoring information See PDU Setup page 36 for information on setting the thresholds eco Sensors User Manual Real time Measurements Hover your mouse over a rack in the display for real time power measurement and monitoring information as below E ja 2 PE32084_ETD_1 2 4 66kVWH o oooow 109 064 LS 0 004 a g sensor 1 El 51 00 g 25 400 77 720 g 0 00Pa B sensor 2 aa Fl so nner 10 0 The meanings of the icons are show in the table below PoU __ Bower Dissipation Dissipation KWh igb Kilowatt Hour Power a Voltage V Volt Current A Ampere Sensor Humidity RH EJ Relative Humidity Temperature CI F g Celsius Fahrenheit Pressure Pa E Pascal 1 Pa 1 N m2 Note The icons are color coded so you can instantly see a category s status RED Critical ORANGE Warning GREEN Normal 14 Chapter 4 Energy Management Overall Rack Cooling Effectiveness Dash Board Power Analysis Power Control PDU Sensors Select Overall Rack Cooling Effectiveness v Good gt 95 Acceptable gt 90 Poor lt 90 Rack Intake Temperature F Min Allowable 59F Temperature Sensor Number This displays the Rack Cooling Index RCI RCI is a measure of how effectively equipment racks are coole
26. nt IT Power Capacity This report tab provides information about the IT capacity of your data center or specified areas in the data center in the form of tables and charts as shown in the following illustration G1 IT Power Capacity ES gt Capacity kW 8 16 Average Power kW 0 0000 Growth avg 0 00 Peak Power kW 0 0000 Growth peak 0 00 Time Period 2011 11 13 10 8 Peak_Power Average_Power 25 eco Sensors User Manual Capacity MOM Peak_Power Average Power 10 8 6 ES Se 4 2 0 2011 11 13 Time Period IT Inventory List This report tab provides a breakdown of all power usage and cost data for each piece of IT inventory that you have listed in groups and or individual servers as shown below IT Inventory List Group Server Peak Power Peak Power Name Name Watts kW Dissipation K WH co2 Hrs kg Cost am olololololololololololo olololololololololololo olololololololololololo alaola lnlelolealolo a la la K 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 o 0 0 0 v 26 Chapter 4 Energy Management Define Data Group Dash Board Power Analysis Power Control Generate Report Define Data Group Report Management Data Group List Type Name The Define Data Group section allows you to define the data parameters for customized groups for reports l Click Add and give the Group a name Ge
27. nue eco Sensors User Manual 3 The Serial Number window appears eco Sensors Setup Serial Number Enter your serial number and click Next to continue Serial Number E Cancel Enter your serial number which can be found on the cover of the bundled CD ROM and click Next to continue 4 The User Information page appears eco Sensors Setup User Information Enter your user information and click Next to continue Name Company E Cancel Enter your user information and click Next to continue 5 The Installation Folder window appears gt eco Sensors Setup Installation Folder Where would you like eco Sensors to be installed The software will be installed in the folder listed below To select a different location either type in a new path or click Change to browse for an existing folder Install eco Sensors to C Program Files eco Sensors Space required 166 3 MB Space available on selected drive 17 11 GB E Cancel Choose the folder where you would like eco Sensors to be installed and click Next to continue Chapter 2 Installation 6 The Shortcut Folder window appears eco Sensors Setup Shortcut Folder Where would you like the shortcuts to be installed The shorteut icons will be created in the folder indicated below If you don t want to use the default folder you can ei
28. o this device It is the responsibility of the user to correct such interference The manufacturer is not responsible for any damage incurred in the operation of this system if the correct operational voltage setting was not selected prior to operation PLEASE VERIFY THAT THE VOLTAGE SETTING IS CORRECT BEFORE USE PE Device Safety Notice current rating specified on the rating plate Observe all national regulations and safety codes as well as deviations for breakers Only connect the PE Device to a grounded power outlet or a grounded system Make sure that the total current input of the connected systems does not exceed the current rating specified on the rating plate of the PE Device There is a risk of explosion if the battery is replaced with an incorrect type Dispose of used batteries according to the relevant instructions Set the maximum permissible breaker protection in the building circuitry to the eco Sensors User Manual Contents User MOnato 2 5 wots oie Cee Sete a Ge e es ii Online RegISWaliOn i ai i40 tobe Gav ida ii Telephone Support 0 0 ccc eee eee ii User NOICE ente tieer db a e eae e a ee ree ji PE Device Safety Notice annan 0 eee ii Chapter 1 Introduction VEL VIOW ci a Re este eis de R A Bre Ma ok ii 1 FOGG So o o dos 2 FROGQUITCIMCING renina a tae ees hae eee vege tee bee we 4 3 o fa sag Sy crs OMe Bese eas oc oo oe re ee ee ee re Bae 3 PE Series eco PDU Comparison Chart 0
29. rated by the sensor enabled system allows you to optimize energy usage to save energy without harming your IT equipment s reliability The ALTUSEN eco Sensors utility provides single portal single login secure centralized access administration and management of up to 255 PE devices over the network local and worldwide anywhere and anytime Because ALTUSEN eco Sensors offers a single integrated window based application program to manage all your devices users no longer need to learn the interface for each individual device or remember every device s IP addresses making system management easier and more efficient By consolidating the management of your PE devices ALTUSEN eco Sensors allows every PE device to be accessed and controlled by means of a single IP address All outlets in different PE devices are integrated into a single tree view making eco Sensors ideal for the power management of large data centers and branch office server rooms located in several remote locations within the same intranet ALTUSEN eco Sensors 1s able to automatically discover all PE devices within the same intranet and has the ability to monitor manage these devices This software provides monitoring managing of PE device outlet power ON OFF Reboot sequential ON OFF of outlet current KWH environmental monitoring at PDU outlet level name of outlet current kWH environment sensor threshold setting alert etc through SNMP Threshold excee
30. the same for eco Sensors and eco PDU units are shown in the following table Parameter Default Web UI Username Administrator Account ID Privacy PW SNMP Privacy PW Authen PW Administrator Account Password If any of these parameters are modified on the Web GUI of the eco PDU device s the same parameters in eco Sensors must also be modified Note eco Sensors will only access eco PDUs with the same parameters so it is essential that these parameters are synchronized for all eco PDUs in your installation Reference the Browser Operation chapter of your eco PDU User Manual for further information System Parameters Enter the service delay time in seconds 40 Chapter 7 System Management SMTP SMTP Setting Y Enable report from the following SMTP server Server 10 0 70 34 Port 22 Send From bb gd bbb Send To dfdd asdf com 43554 a com To have eco Sensors email reports from the SMTP server to you do the following l Enable the Enable report from the following SMTP server and key in the IP address and port number of your SMTP server Key in the email address of where the report is being sent from in the From field Note 1 Only one email address is allowed in the From field and it cannot exceed 64 Bytes 2 1 Byte 1 English alphanumeric character Key in the email address addresses of where you want the SMTP reports sent to in the To field Note 1 If you are
31. ther type a new name or select an existing folder from the list Shortcut Folder eco Sensors v Install shortcuts for current user only Make shortcuts available to all users Choose the folder where you would like eco Sensors shortcuts to be installed and click Next to continue 7 The Database Option window appears EcoSensor Setup Options Select an option and click Next to continue Please select one of the following Database Mysql Access Cancel Make your database selection options are Access or MySQL and click Next to continue Note We strongly recommend you choose MySQL for formal data center operation See Database Considerations page 8 for details Continues on next page eco Sensors User Manual Continued from previous page 8 The Ready to Install window appears Check the information and click Next to proceed with the installation gt eco Sensors Setup Ready to Install You are now ready to install eco Sensors 1 0 063 The installer now has enough information to install eco Sensors on your computer The following settings will be used Install folder C Program Files eco Sensors Shortcut folder eco Sensors Database Access Please click Next to proceed with the installation NS E Cancel 9 When the installation is complete the eco Sensors icon appears on your desktop
32. values the current average and the variance in C The color scale displays a range from 2 20 a Exhaust Differential Temperature This page displays the real time Exhaust Differential Temperature values the current average and the variance in C The color scale displays a range from 10 45 C Cold Hot Across Temperature Rise This page displays the real time Cold Hot Across Temperature Rise values the current average and the variance in C The color scale displays a range from 5 55 C 20 Chapter 4 Energy Management Air Management This tab provides detailed real time information related to Air Management as outlined in the following sections Intake Differential Pressure Distribution This page displays the real time Intake Differential Pressure Distribution values the current average and the variance in Pa The color scale displays a range from 10 200 Pa Heat Load Airflow Across Distribution This page displays the real time Heat Load Airflow Across Distribution values the current average and the variance in v_equip cfm The color scale displays a range from 10 200 cfm Floor Plenum Airflow Supply Distribution This page displays the real time Floor Plenum Airflow Supply Distribution values the current average and the variance in Q floor cfm The color scale displays a range from 500 2500 cfm Heat Load Airflow Supply Distribution This page displays the real time Heat Load Airflow Supply
33. ware level is compared with that of the upgrade file If the current version 1s equal to or higher than the upgrade version a popup message appears to inform you of the situation and stops the upgrade procedure Ifyou didn t enable Check Main Firmware Version the upgrade file is installed without checking what its level is Once the upgrade completes successfully the switch resets itself 4 Log in again and check the firmware version to be sure it is the new one 44 Chapter 8 Log Overview The eco PDU keeps a record of transactions that take place on its installation and stores up to 128 events at one time The System Log page provides a powerful array of filters and functions that allow you to view and export the log file data as well as be informed by email of specified events as they occur Log Option Maintenance O By period days O By records 10 Display Maximum log records in each page 10 100 10 Keyword Time Range all O Include O Exclude From 2011 10 01 13 51 04 To 2011 10 31 13 51 04 search Page 1 1 No Recordtime Category Severity Event Loginfo 1 2011 10 04 11 38 56 Authentication Information User login admin logged in 2 2011 10 05 10 12 22 Authentication Information User login admin logged in 3 2011 10 06 10 53 47 Authentication Information User login admin logged in The System Log Event List Clicking on a devi
34. yed Threshold Manitas Lr tal Unreachable warning Page Components The screen components are described in the table below 1 Tab Bar The tab bar contains the eco Sensor s main operation categories Menu Bar The menu bar contains operational sub categories that pertain to the item selected in the tab bar 2 3 Dashboard Alert Bar The Dashboard Alert bar is a special feature of the Dashboard page Similar to the Menu Bar it contains operational sub categories that pertain to the item selected in the tab bar but it also has an extra color coded function that allows you to instantly see the category status RED Critical ORANGE Warning GRAY Offline GREEN Normal 4 Logout Click this button to log out of your eco Sensors session 5 Interactive Display Panel This is your main work area The screens that appear reflect your menu choices 10 Chapter 3 First time Setup Quick View Step by Step Setup Once you have logged in you need to define your data center and configure various parameters before you can begin to use eco Sensors to monitor and manage your devices The steps below provide a quick reference to the sections of the user manual you should refer to in order to do this smoothly l 5 Plot the position of the individual racks in your data center See Rack Install page 35 Establish the threshold settings and other parameters for your PE devices at the device and outlet level See PD
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