Monitor Server Room Temperature and HVAC Equipment in Your Data Center
Left unchecked, excessive heat can quickly bring a fully functional server room or data center to a screeching halt. Servers and other equipment generate significant heat, and rising temperatures can signal problems such as a failing CRAC/CRAH or chiller unit, a leaking coolant line, lost utility power, restricted air circulation or increased server loads that exceed your existing cooling capacity.
A server room temperature monitor can provide early warning of rising temperatures before heat threatens critical IT equipment. Sensaphone provides solutions for monitoring ambient air temperature throughout server rooms, data centers and individual server racks.
However, monitoring temperature alone may not identify the underlying problem. A server room can heat up within minutes because of a server or power supply issue, loss of cold air, a plenum blockage, a failed fan or another cooling-system problem. Monitoring both temperature and HVAC equipment can provide earlier warning and more time to respond before servers overheat or require shutdown.
How a Server Room Temperature Monitor Provides Early Warning
A server room temperature monitor alerts personnel when temperatures move outside acceptable ranges, while monitoring the cooling equipment itself can help identify problems before room temperatures begin to climb.
Let’s start with the cooling system. Many CRAC/CRAH systems have built-in fault alarm panels. These can be connected to a Sensaphone remote monitoring system to send an alert the moment your cooling system detects an internal problem.
Combining server room temperature monitoring with HVAC equipment monitoring gives data center personnel greater visibility into both environmental conditions and potential causes of temperature changes.
Monitor Changing Temperatures and Server Loads
Today's data center workloads can make temperature and heat generation difficult to predict. Traditionally, computer rooms had predictable heat patterns that correlated with work schedules and workloads. Larger data centers have more dynamic workloads. Applications can move from one server to another, causing changes in CPU usage and heat generation from server to server and row to row.
The best way to monitor temperature in a data center depends on the size of the room and the concentration of heat sources. A server room temperature monitor can track conditions at critical locations and provide alerts when temperatures move outside established limits, helping personnel respond before excessive heat affects servers and other critical equipment.
Suggested Products for Server Room Temperature Monitoring:
Sensaphone IMS-4000
Sensaphone IMS Temperature Sensor
Sensaphone IMS Mini Temp Sensor
Sensaphone IMS Dry Contact Bridge