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Chapter 1: Introduction
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Overview
The EMX device provides a rack management solution that combines
both asset management and environmental monitoring capabilities.
With asset management capability, you can remotely track the location of
IT equipment after tagging the IT devices electronically. This feature is
especially useful when there are hundreds of IT devices to administer.
The following items are required for setting up an asset management
system:
Raritan asset tags: You tag an IT device by sticking an electronic
asset tag on it
Raritan asset management sensors (asset sensors): Each asset
sensor transmits the tag and position information to the EMX device
An EMX device: You can remotely locate each tagged IT device
through the EMX device.
With Raritan environmental sensors connected to the EMX device, you
can remotely monitor environmental conditions such as temperature or
humidity in the data center or server room.
With a Logitech
®
QuickCam
®
Pro 9000 webcam connected, a simple
camera and video surveillance system is built, displaying the real-time
snapshots or videos inside the server room or data center to enhance
monitoring and security.
Events and actions that are triggered when an event occurs are
supported by the EMX. Specifically, email messages, log events, syslog
messages, webcam snapshots, SNMP traps and SMS messages can be
triggered when the events you define occur. Custom messages can be
configured for email messages, and images captured by the webcam
can be sent to users via email.
In addition, the EMX device integrates with a Schroff
®
LHX-20 or LHX-40
heat exchanger, which draws warm air into the air/water heat exchanger
to cool the air. This integration provides a solution for remotely
monitoring the heat exchanger. EMX can also be used in conjunction
with Raritan's data center management application, dcTrack
™
.
This user guide describes the following models:
EMX2-111
EMX2-888