Sensors monitor the environment of the rack & dc

Sensors for environment monitoring of your rack

Your company probably needs a solution that will quickly warn you in case of any environmental issue. Therefore, Raritan environmental sensors will help you to keep track of a range of important informations in your data center or rack. They are compatible with intelligent PDUs and EMX (rack environment controllers). The collected info can be read at the PDU or sent directly over the IP network to the Power IQ DCIM tool. In addition, operator alerts are shown in real time, for example if the temperature is too high, a rack door is opened, etc.

A data center without sensors wastes energy

Improve the performance of your data center with really easy-to-install environmental sensors. These will also help you reduce your energy consumption and increase the reliability of your data center.

With this intention, the wide range of available sensors makes it possible for you to monitor a max number of criteria:

Humidity
Keep an acceptable level of humidity.

Temperature
Manage the temperature to avoid overheating and unnecessary energy consumption.

Water leakage
Detect leaks in water-cooled racks.

Keep optimum pressure
Check the temperature to avoid thermal leaks.

Contact detector
Trigger an event (photo, smoke detector, etc.) when the door is opened.

Vibration
Detect vibrations (tremors, damaged fans, etc.).

Airflow
Measure the flows of air in empty spaces.

Proximity
Detect movements.

Rack environment controller (EMX)

The EMX is a network-connected controller that acts like the central point for sensor measurements.
It can also be combined with the Power IQ DCIM tool.
Besides, it is available in a small version that can host 16 sensors for 1 rack. Moreover, there is a larger version for up to 128 sensors for 8 racks.