These WiFi enabled devices can be used to monitor and control ambient environmental factors within server rooms, datacentres and other critical environments. Some of these environmental monitoring products also feature an Ethernet connection and Digital Outputs (DO) for the ON/OFF control of connected devices and systems when an alarm condition is triggered.
Internet of Things (IoT) environment monitors allow environmental factors to be monitored over an internet connection via a dedicated monitoring portal. Devices such as the 2D-2×1 IoT devices can be connected via Ethernet or WiFi to a local area network and used to report data from thermometers, humidity sensors and other devices (up to four) to the Sensdesk portal or SensDesk Mobile App (iOS or Android). The SensDesk portal then sends email alerts for alarm conditions. SensDesk can also send an SMS text message of there is an SMS-GW3 Gateway on the local network.
Other WiFi IoT monitoring devices compatible with SensDesk include SD-WLD for water leakage detection, SD-2xIn and SD-2xOut each with two Digital inputs (IN) or outputs (OUT) and the STE2 monitoring device.
Climate change is driving up ambient temperatures and causing extreme weather patterns. For server room and datacentre operators, these environmental issues are placing a greater strain on their critical infrastructure systems. Server room air conditioning systems are placed under greater load during heatwave conditions and UPS systems must use their battery power more often to cover small power outages and complete mains power failures.
There are several good reasons for monitoring a server room or datacentre for temperature and humidity, but should you place sensors and detectors at the server rack or room level and just how many sensors is the right number?
Rising cooling requirements are a common problem faced by many organisations as they adopt the latest server technologies, including high power computing. The higher the power draw of the latest servers the greater the need for air conditioning as their kW power draw adds an equal demand to the size of the air conditioning required. Edge Computing and micro data centres add another layer of complexity to the need for a dedicated remote environmental monitoring system.
The most widely adopted temperature range for a server room is 18-25°C. This ambient temperature range provides a comfortable environment for technicians and engineers to work in, and a suitable environment in which to run IT servers, networking devices and associated critical infrastructure including uninterruptible power supplies. Below 18°C and the room can become a little too cool and energy is wasted cooling the space. Above the temperature and the server room becomes a little too warm with the potential for humidity related problems. Whilst this is an overall suitable server room temperature range, it is important to identify ‘hot-spots’ i.e. warmer temperatures within the room and server racks which could potentially lead to heat-related problems.
We provide a complete installation and commissioning service for the environment monitoring solutions we supply. Please contact us for a site specific quotation.
All of our environment monitors come with the option to plug-in additional sensors for a range of conditions to monitor. Please refer to each product for the number of sensor inputs and the range of sensors available.
