Is it possible to monitor the current flowing through a single phase 2/3-core cable? Most people would answer no; the current running through the live and neutral wires within the cable would effectively cancel each other out – the cancellation effect. If you are using traditional non-invasive clamp meters they’d be right. The readings you get …
Jacarta PowerZooks can monitor your single phase basic or metered PDUs without incurring downtime for installation. PowerZook uses SNMP (v1 & v3) to integrate with existing network management and smart cities/buildings’ systems such as PRTG by Paessler. This means PowerZook can be installed quickly and easily without the need for additional software. It also provides …
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Most companies will have numerous rooms within their premises where effective monitoring is required to ensure business continuity. In order to make monitoring these locations as efficient as possible, it is often desirable to view and manage the collected data from a single dashboard. There are a few ways to achieve this using Jacarta …
When designing a server room monitoring solution there are a number of points to consider in order to ensure the system is cost-effective, reliable and provides the required functionality. The key considerations include: Type of sensors, number of sensors, alerting methods, integration with other hardware/software, future expansion and installation.
If you’re thinking of replacing your dumb PDUs with smarter versions, that can be a great idea: Accurately monitoring power usage using intelligent PDUs helps to provide the data needed to enhance rack power efficiency in data centres and server rooms. Power monitoring can help to reduce energy consumption (and the associated costs) and can …
It’s a question that we are often asked by our customers and whilst the location will depend largely on the specific installation and user requirements, we’ve put together this short article to share some of the knowledge we have built up over the years. Firstly, it is necessary to decide if you would like to …
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Monitoring the current draw of the IT equipment in data centres is becoming ever more important in the quest to reduce carbon emissions and energy costs. A variety of devices are available to perform that monitoring, and these typically provide either True RMS readings or Mean readings. This blog provides an overview of both methods …
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How To Add Audio/Visual Alerting To Your Monitoring Solution Jacarta monitoring solutions are designed to provide users with effective alerts that warn them of potential threats to their IT infrastructure and business continuity. Most users will choose a mixture of alerting methods that work for them, including email messages, SMS Text Messages and Telephone Voice …
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Installing a server room monitoring solution is quick, easy and can save you a huge amount of money in downtime and lost revenue. Every server room monitoring requirement is different but for those with a small server room looking to monitor temperature, humidity & perhaps an additional alarm sensor, we think it’s reasonable to expect installation …
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In the wake of ‘Earth Day 2019’, we’ve been looking at how DC and server room monitoring products can help users to minimise the impact that their business has on the environment. The IT industry is one of the most power-hungry sectors with some estimates stating that 20% of the energy produced globally by 2025 …
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Smart technology is transforming the world around us. We see it everywhere we turn, from turning your central heating on using your phone to city planners monitoring the number of passengers on public transport. Smart technology is probably around more than we can imagine – as the quote from Mark Weiser said, “The most profound …
Jacarta monitoring solutions are most often used in critical IT environments. However their range of features make them suitable for use in a wide-range of locations such as warehouses and production facilities. Whilst there are, of course, many differences in the way in which the different locations operate, the environmental risks are often similar with …
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The iMeter Lite provides users with the ability to easily monitor sensors – both physical and virtual – and receive alerts in the event of a problem. By utilising the custom ‘Workspaces’, users can also easily check current status and historical data at-a-glance. These workspaces are easy to create, with items being easily positioned and …
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How To Define Your Server Room Temperature/Humidity Alarm Thresholds Jacarta monitoring solutions are designed to effectively monitor temperature (and many other conditions) in critical IT locations and alert users when alarm threshold settings are breached. The user-defined thresholds chosen will depend on many factors including the design of your IT environment and the type of …
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By combining sensors designed for monitoring extreme temperatures with our iMeter and iMeter Lite devices, users are able to accurately monitor temperature conditions in fridges and freezers whilst ensuring alerts are sent in the event of alarm conditions. We currently have two sensors for use in extreme temperature ranges: Thermocouple Sensor – -200°C to +500°C …
Installing an environmental monitoring system is the first step towards protecting your critical IT environments. However, in order for the system to save you from data centre disaster, there must be effective alerting procedures in place to enable you to react quickly to potential threats to avoid network downtime. Please see below our top tips …
By monitoring your networked devices you can be alerted to potential problems quickly and effectively allowing you to take remedial action and keep network downtime to a minimum. The Jacarta iMeter & iMeter-Lite both have a Virtual Sensor feature that allows the device to collect data from other devices via SNMP or Modbus or check …
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