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system also issues work orders to man-
age the entire process for server addi-
tions, moves or changes, and can track
which virtual machines, operating sys-
tems and applications run on each physi-
cal “server metal.” By combining the
asset management system’s knowledge
of server physical location and connec-
tions with the real-time information on the
server’s environment and onboard param-
eters, Decathlon can close the control
loop to provide tight control and ad-
vanced reporting across the traditional
silos of facilities and IT operations.
Asset health
Apart from IT assets like servers and net-
work switches, a normal data center has
standby generators, UPSs, batteries,
switchgear, chillers, pumps, computer
room air handlers or conditioners (CRAHs
or CRACs), fire detection and suppres-
sion systems, access control systems,
leak detection systems, etc., all of which
have regular maintenance requirements.
Decathlon can be interfaced with some
industry-standard computerized mainte-
nance management systems (CMMSs)
such as SAP or Maximo or it can be bun-
dled with an ABB CMMS such as Servi-
cePro or Ventyx Ellipse ➔ 2. Decathlon
can deploy asset monitors on critical
equipment items to ensure they are
By controlling
the environment
based on CPU
temperature,
higher efficiency
can be achieved
and problems
with individual
servers can be
detected early.
operating correctly. Should they start to
drift outside acceptable limits, a mainte-
nance work order can be raised even
before the equipment itself goes into an
alarm state. This condition-based main-
tenance is further enhanced by Decath-
lon’s remote operations center (ROC)
service where data center subject matter
experts (SMEs) are on hand to prevent
an incident from escalating to an outage
by assisting the responding technician.
Automated excellence
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