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Centralized monitoring of globally distributed server locations

Centralized monitoring of globally distributed server locations
Demand of our customers was a centralized 7/24/365 monitoring of all worldwide data center / IT infrastructures and a immediate notification of system failures and critical system states in the respective server rooms.

In addition, a reliable remote access on heterogeneous server systems had to be ensured. To minimize potential damage (burglary, theft, vandalism, trespassing) in unmanned areas, the respecitve data center must be fully equipped with video cameras.
IP-Video-Fern-Ueberwachung wichtiger Server-Raeume und Rechenzentren mit AKCP Videoueberwachungs-Kameras und Sicherheitsueberwachung der Umwelt-Faktoren mit AKCP securityProbe Alarm-Servern Figure: AKCP securityProbe-X20 with PT Dome Camera: The AKCP securityProbe-series is a perfect combination of remote IT security monitoring of environmental parameters and simultaneous video monitoring. Up to four video cameras could be connected to securityProbe-X20 and you obtain a comprehensive remote video monitoring of your data center / server room. Costly of human monitoring tasks are minimized with the help of CCTV. More 7x24x365 security solutions for the non-stop protection of the server room and data center could be found in Didactum® Online-Store.

Didactum installed the premium securityProbe alarm server in customers distributed data centers, the premium appliances have been monitoring securityProbe-series) of our partner AKCP including IT installs video monitoring. The AKCP securityProbe monitoring devices to alert when the state change in the server room (failover, air-conditioning failure, power failure, UPS) monitoring the respective competent administrators in the office. Using the Alarm Card AKCP the current state of each server locations in the central control room will be mapped and displayed the latest results of the monitoring sensors by beamer. A central management of all corporate network located in the AKCP IT security monitoring products which ensures AKCP probe manager.

The heterogeneous server systems (Windows, Linux, Sun) are monitored by the securityProbe appliance (availability, CPU utilization, memory utilization, disk capacity, etc.).
In order for a network outage, the securityProbe remote IT monitoring appliances are equipped with GSM / GPRS modems DD-SI-GSM.

To secure a remote access to the servers, IP-based KVM solutions including remote power management were installed. This allows the headquarter a smooth access up to the BIOS level of the individual server systems, and on request a reinstallation of operating system with with a virtual disks. Should any server in the distributed data centers no longer be accessible, the headquarter could conveniently use the remote power strips to power the server off and on.

External service providers will be rapidly led to defective IT equipment, since the entire server racks are mapped in the securityProbe mapping module. Of course the headquarter could control via the work of external service technicians in Data Center via installed Dome Cameras.

As this solution of Didactum® shows, a centralized non-stop worldwide safety monitoring of distributed server sites / data centers is possible. With the premium IT monitoring appliances of AKCP`s securityProbe series, the security of distributed unmanned data centers could be reliably monitored around the clock.

For all questions relating to the topic 7x24x365 monitoring of mission critical infrastructures, please contact our specialists.