IDC (Internet Data Center) data center visualization refers to displaying and managing the operating status, resource usage, security monitoring, etc. of the data center in a visual way. It can help administrators better understand the operation status and trends of the data center, discover problems in time and take measures to improve the operating efficiency and security of the data center.
Through Tupu's self-developed product HT for Web, multiple types of data center digital twin systems can be created. This time, data center computer rooms with Chinese style, technological style, realistic style, and wireframe technology will be displayed . The three-dimensional scene of the computer room is truly restored, showing cabinets, IT equipment, power supply equipment, air conditioning equipment, security equipment, etc. The interface is also equipped with data boards on the left and right sides, allowing real-time remote monitoring of data in a "what you see is what you get" approach. The center’s assets, operations, energy consumption, environment, and security information.
Data center classification overview
Through click interaction in 3D, drill-down is realized step by step, and the function of drill-down from map-region-park-computer room-cabinet equipment is realized. From the macroscopic geographical distribution of data centers to the microscopic campuses and computer rooms, HT has carried out high-precision, lightweight modeling and restoration, making the three-dimensional scenes on the Web run more smoothly and the scene transitions smoother and more natural. It supports 360-degree free mouse operations, such as rotation, translation, and zoom-in and zoom-out operations. It is also adapted to single-finger rotation, two-finger zoom, and three-finger pan operations on touch screen devices.
Map overview
Park Overview
Floor overview
asset Management
Equipment visualization
In the data center visualization system, business-related equipment assets such as cabinets, UPS, air conditioners, etc. are modeled through CAD drawings, on-site photos and other materials, and then imported into the HT for Web 3D engine to complete scene construction and rendering.
The advantages of data center equipment model visualization mainly include the following aspects:
- Improve management efficiency: Through the visualization of the data center equipment model, managers can more intuitively understand the equipment situation of the entire data center, including the location, status, performance and other information of the equipment, so as to conduct equipment management and troubleshooting more quickly.
- Reduce maintenance costs: Through the visualization of data center equipment models, managers can more accurately predict equipment failures and replacement cycles, thereby rationally arranging maintenance plans and reducing maintenance costs.
- Improve safety: Through the visualization of data center equipment models, managers can discover equipment abnormalities in a more timely manner, such as excessive temperature, excessive current, etc., so that timely measures can be taken to avoid equipment failures or fires and other safety accidents.
- Improve scalability: Through data center equipment model visualization, managers can better plan data center expansion and upgrades, thereby improving data center scalability.
U-bit visualization
The granularity of data center visualization can not only be down to the cabinet equipment, but also down to the distribution of U-bit equipment in a single cabinet. Use the mouse to click on a cabinet in the computer room and drill down to the three-dimensional scene inside the cabinet to display the total U positions of the cabinet and the IT equipment currently installed on the U positions. Click on the device to extract and display the basic information of the device from the U position, such as device name, manufacturer, model, business IP, etc.
The device model on the U position can be fixed manually or generated based on interface data. The implementation method is : modeling and presetting the models of all types of IT equipment; dividing and defining each U position of the cabinet; the front end retrieves the data of a certain type of equipment from a certain U to a certain U position; and finally, automatically generates data on this U position. Generate models. This method is conducive to synchronizing the device location information updated on the back end to the front-end 3D page in real time.
Popular science knowledge:
The U position of the cabinet refers to a standard dimension inside the cabinet and is used to identify the vertical space inside the cabinet. The height of a U (also called a "unit") is 1.75 inches (44.45 mm), which is the basic unit of measurement of vertical space inside a cabinet. Usually, the height of the cabinet is calculated in U units. For example, the height of a 42U cabinet is 42 U, which is 73.5 inches (1866.9 mm).
The U-position of the cabinet is usually used to identify the installation location of the equipment inside the cabinet. For example, a server usually occupies multiple U-positions, while a switch may only occupy a few U-positions. Inside the cabinet, each U position is usually marked with a number to facilitate users to identify and install equipment. By understanding the U-position of the cabinet, users can better plan and arrange the installation location of the equipment, thereby making better use of the cabinet space and improving the efficiency and reliability of the data center.
Port visualization
The scene supports clicking on the front or rear panel of the rack to open the rack. Click on any asset device to view the device panel at close range, which truly reflects the wiring of the front and rear panels of the device and the associated device port (end-to-end) links. , display the fixed asset number of each port device, network port information, rack number, etc.
Operation management
load condition
In view of the U-position and load-bearing conditions of the cabinet, the cabinet is used as a unit, and the three-dimensional histogram effect is used to dynamically count the U-height and load-bearing dimensions to intuitively display the load situation in the computer room, helping operation and maintenance personnel to manage the capacity resources of the computer room more effectively, so that the basic Resource usage can be seen at a glance.
Equipment alarm
Equipment alarm visualization can monitor the operating status of the equipment in real time and detect equipment abnormalities in a timely manner, such as hardware failures, network congestion, etc., thus improving the stability and reliability of the equipment. It can help managers quickly locate the cause and location of equipment failures, thereby shortening troubleshooting time and improving equipment maintainability.
HT supports centralized alarm monitoring of risk management and control modules based on multiple dimensions such as time and space. The system can monitor various events that may occur in each subsystem equipment, environment, and key areas of the data center based on standard values and set thresholds. Collect and identify. For the identified abnormal information and illegal operations, the system will quickly locate the alarm location and remind the operation and maintenance personnel to pay attention through highlighting and flashing animations.
Daily inspection
Computer room robot inspection can automatically monitor and detect data center equipment and environment, including servers, storage equipment, network equipment, power equipment, air conditioning equipment, security equipment, etc. The robot can regularly inspect the status of the equipment, collect performance data and fault information of the equipment, and feed this information back to the data center administrator so that equipment faults and abnormalities can be discovered and resolved in a timely manner. Robotic inspections can also improve data center security, for example by identifying and reporting unauthorized people and equipment entering the data center. In addition, robot inspections can also reduce the workload of manual inspections, save labor costs, and improve the accuracy and efficiency of inspections.
HT realizes the real-time movement of the inspection robot by obtaining the actual position coordinates of the robot in the computer room, converting them into the XYZ axis coordinates of the virtual scene, and connecting the coordinate points transmitted to the front end in real time. If the robot recognizes an abnormality in the equipment at a certain location, an exception information pop-up window will pop up on the interface to inform the user of the detailed information.
energy management
Power capacity
The abbreviation of PUE (Power Usage Effectiveness) is an indicator for evaluating the energy efficiency of a data center. It is the ratio of all energy consumed by the data center to the energy consumed by the IT load.
PUE = total data center energy consumption/IT equipment energy consumption, where the total data center energy consumption includes IT equipment energy consumption and energy consumption of cooling, power distribution and other systems. The value is greater than 1. The closer to 1, the higher the energy consumption of non-IT equipment. The less, the better the energy efficiency level.
The capacity visual management function also supports accurate statistics and display of used space and available space through the space search function. For example, the current power load of the computer room supports the perspective of the total power consumption of each cabinet to understand the energy consumption distribution of the computer room. .
Electrical wiring diagram
Data center power wiring diagrams are often used to show the connection relationships and electrical parameters of electrical equipment such as power supply, distribution, grounding, and protection in the data center power system, including the connection methods and electrical parameters of cables, switches, transformers, generators, UPS and other equipment. parameter. An electrical wiring diagram usually consists of three main sections: the power section, the distribution section, and the ground section. The power supply part mainly includes the connection methods and electrical parameters of generators, transformers and other equipment; the power distribution part mainly includes the connection methods and electrical parameters of switch cabinets, distribution cabinets and other equipment; the grounding part mainly includes the connections of ground electrodes, ground wires and other equipment methods and electrical parameters. The power wiring diagram is an important reference for the power system of the data center and plays an important role in the design, construction, maintenance and troubleshooting of the power system of the data center.
HT supports drawing topological diagram types such as power wiring diagrams and configuration diagrams in 2D or 3D. Among them, various electrical equipment icons involved in the power wiring diagram can display color status, switch status and other effects in real time through the status remote signaling data of the interface measurement points. Tupu HT can not only design flat drawings that meet the requirements of traditional SCADA systems, but also convert them into vivid 3D effects.
Visualization of water and electricity pipelines
Utilize the powerful rendering function of the HT for Web 3D engine to highlight the power supply and water supply pipe network lines of the data center, and create UV animations of media flow to truly reproduce the increasingly dense water and electricity pipeline lines in the data center, making their distribution and arrangement become It's clear at a glance.
Water supply lines provide cooling and fire protection water to the data center. In a data center, many devices need to operate continuously, which will generate a large amount of heat. If the heat cannot be dissipated in time, it will cause equipment failure or damage. Therefore, data centers need to use water to cool these devices to keep them functioning properly. The water supply pipeline is a pipeline system that transports cooling water from the water source to the data center equipment, including water inlet pipes, water outlet pipes, water pumps, water tanks, water cooling equipment, etc. The water supply pipeline can also be used in the fire protection system of the data center to protect the safety of the data center. If a fire occurs, the water supply pipeline can provide fire water source to help firefighters extinguish the fire. Therefore, the water supply pipeline is an important part of the data center and plays an important role in the normal operation and safety of the data center.
environmental management
Temperature cloud chart
The computer room temperature is the top priority of the computer room environment monitoring indicators. In order to prevent operational failures caused by too high or too low ambient temperature in the computer room, HT uses a 3D temperature cloud map to accurately cover key areas. Under normal circumstances, temperature sensors are installed on the cabinet, such as three at the top, middle and bottom of each cabinet. The front end retrieves the data of each temperature sensor in the three-dimensional space, defines the legend color range corresponding to the temperature range, and renders it in the scene in real time. Cloud image effect. The following three styles are selected to show the characteristics of the computer room temperature cloud chart:
Humidity point
Design sensor point icons. According to the sensor point layout drawings, place the points correctly in the three-dimensional space of the computer room. The icons can display different colors according to the specified value range and display humidity data at the same time, which is helpful for customers to monitor more intuitively. Environmental conditions of each computer room.
Air flow simulation
As a high-energy-consuming industry, data centers require reasonable air-conditioning airflow organization as a prerequisite for energy saving and consumption reduction of the air-conditioning system. Access equipment data such as airflow sensors and differential air pressure sensors, and conduct CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) airflow organization simulation on the collected airflow organization to make the abstract airflow field concrete and truly reflect the cooling airflow and heat in the computer room. Air flow direction.
Security management
Access control visualization
Access the access control identification system, and simultaneously upload the access control status, number of passes, regional location, partial information and other records of each computer room, supplemented by a 2D panel to display the access control number, fault records, and monitoring screens. When the system detects illegal intrusion, it will quickly trigger an alarm prompt and notify the operation and maintenance personnel to handle it in a timely manner through color flashing rendering of the access control point, prompt sound, etc.
Video surveillance visualization
HT supports the integration of various multimedia functions of HTML5, and is linked with video surveillance such as fire protection and security. Camera points are placed in the three-dimensional computer room space and connected to the transcoded video stream. Real-time video images and actual monitoring locations can be retrieved anytime and anywhere. Combined with images, it improves the management and processing efficiency of security personnel.
Data center visualization advantages
- Real-time monitoring : Data center visualization can provide real-time monitoring, allowing administrators to detect problems and take action to avoid possible failures or downtime.
- Data analysis : Data center visualization can collect and analyze large amounts of data, giving administrators a better understanding of data center operations and trends.
- Fault diagnosis : Data center visualization can help administrators quickly locate faults and provide detailed information to repair faults faster.
- Resource management : Data center visualization can help administrators better manage resources, including servers, storage and network equipment.
- Visual display : Data center visualization can display the operation status of the data center graphically, allowing administrators to understand the operation status and trends of the data center more intuitively.
Data center visualization will continue to evolve and innovate in the future to better meet user needs. Meet users’ needs for data center operation and management with more intelligent, real-time, visual and customized effects