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Advanced Intelligence and Automation

Zella Sense_Monitoring two coloursMONITORING OPTIONS

Incoming power is individually monitored using 7 sensors, providing excellent visibility on your incoming power. Logging provides detailed insights on usage, performance and trending of each of the sensors. Thresholds can be set for the incoming RMS voltage to provide upper and lower alerts and configurable automations.

DATA AVAILABLE:

  • Name
  • Status
  • Type
  • RMS Current & Voltage
  • Line Frequency
  • Active Power & Energy
  • Apparent Power
  • Power Factor
  • Power Up State
  • Power off period on power cycle
  • Outlet History (graph & export)
  • Thresholds (4) on readings

USAGE EXAMPLES:

  • Shutdown and alert on high current draw (abnormal condition) or over voltage
  • Performance data on incoming power sources
  • Export data for further analysis and sharing
Incoming Power 1

Incoming Power 2

Power utilised by each outlet is individually monitored, providing excellent visibility on your equipment.

Logging provides detailed insights on usage and performance of discrete IT loads.

DATA AVAILABLE:

  • Name
  • Status
  • Type
  • RMS Current & Voltage
  • Line Frequency
  • Active Power & Energy
  • Apparent Power
  • Power Factor
  • Power Up State
  • Power off period on power cycle
  • Outlet History (graph & export)
  • Thresholds (4) on readings

USAGE EXAMPLES:

  • Shutdown and alert on high current draw (abnormal condition) or over voltage
  • Power down non-essential equipment to save power (mains or UPS)
  • Export usage for cost tracking and allocation
Outlet power 1

Outlet power 2

Sensors, both standard and optional, provide rich data that is either numerical or state, depending on the sensor function.

Sensors can be given meaningful names, descriptions, and their physical position.

Data is available in a summary screen or in greater detail by simply clicking into the sensor itself.

DATA AVAILABLE:

Numerical Sensors:

  • Actual
  • Minimum & time recorded
  • Maximum & time recorded
  • Status

State Sensors:

  • Status

USAGE EXAMPLES:

Please refer to the Sensors section for more detail and use cases of the range of sensors.
Sensor Readings

Thresholds are a powerful tool in the Zella DC micro data centres, creating the basis for powerful and meaningful monitoring, alerting and automation.

All numerical sensors can be assigned two lower and two upper thresholds, either globally or individually per sensor for even greater flexibility.

DATA AVAILABLE:

Numerical thresholds can be set for some or all of:
  • Lower Critical
  • Lower Warning
  • Upper Warning
  • Upper Critical

USAGE EXAMPLES:

  • Temperature thresholds for alerting at the upper warning and then an automated shutdown of non-essential equipment on the upper critical threshold
  • Please see the Automations section for more examples
Thresholds

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An internal UPS is a necessity for maximising the up-time and protection of equipment.

The benefit of a UPS is greatly enhanced when it is monitored, providing status data that can then be acted upon by the Zella DC micro data centre.

A UPS can usually be interfaced using a clean contact card or SNMP network connection.

DATA AVAILABLE:

  • Incoming power status
  • UPS status / mode
  • Battery charge
  • Time on UPS
  • Time remaining

* Data is dependant on the type of UPS and type of integration utilised.

USAGE EXAMPLES:

  • Power down non-essential equipment on mains failure or low battery
  • Send alerts on mains failure
  • Please see the Automations section for more examples

Zella-Sense---Cooling-integrationCooling is a critical component in the longevity of IT equipment and is one of the key foundational pillars of the Zella DC micro data centres.

Whilst current draw of the A/C and internal temperature is monitored, further monitoring is possible through modbus integration of the cooling.  This provides both greater insight and control.

DATA AVAILABLE:

  • Current power
  • Current mode
  • Temperature set-point
  • Temperature actual
  • Fan speed
  • Error codes
  • Run time

USAGE EXAMPLES:

  • Run time can be monitored for proactive maintenance alerts
  • Dual cooling units can be rotated to maximise reliability

Zella-Sense---Email-AlertsAlerting via SMS is a useful feature that is a standard inclusion in every Zella DC micro data centre.

Event rules can be easily added to email nominated recipients when an error has occurred, a threshold has been reached, access has been granted, and much more.

Different groups of recipients can easily be defined, to suit the distribution requirements of different types of events.

*requires an internet connection and outgoing (SMTP) mail server

DATA AVAILABLE:

Over 100 custom fields can be used to create a custom email message that includes key data relating to the event that prompted the message.

Information can include:

  • Sensor readings
  • Location
  • IP address of the unit
  • Time & date of occurrence
  • And much more

USAGE EXAMPLES:

  • Email a snapshot from the camera when a door is opened.
  • Email alerts when a threshold has been reached on temperature, voltage, and much more
  • Enable messaging to Telegram using a simple bot

Servers that are reachable from the micro data centre and pingable, are able to be monitored.

In the event of a sequence of failed pings, alerts and actions can be configured, such as rebooting the server and emailing alerts to IT staff for intervention.

DATA AVAILABLE:

  • Host name / IP address
  • Number of unsuccessful pings for a failure
  • Power control & shut down via login
Server-Monitoring

Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is a networking protocol that is commonly used for the management and monitoring of network-connected devices. Many larger organisations use SNMP to monitor their key IT devices and the Zella DC micro data centres can also be monitored using SNMP, ensuring the smooth integration into existing IT management platforms.

DATA AVAILABLE:

Key features include:
  • SNMP v1 / v2c compatibility
  • SNMP v3 compatibility
  • Read & write (public / private) community strings
  • SNMP notifications
  • Configurable security levels
  • Authentication protocols MD5 & SHA-1 to SHA-512
  • Privacy protocols up to AES-256
SNMP