Sinetica Monitoring Solutions

Unite Technologies Sinetica brand brings typically non-networked devices within reach for the network manager by providing them with network capability and making them SNMP compliant agents.

Combining this remote monitoring with control of outputs AND power management - from basic UPS monitoring,
through to remote power control at individual outlet level - gives network managers pro-active control of their
network environment.

Corporate data centres are well known as significant power users, with a large sized data centre consuming similar
amounts of power to an average sized town. As data centres today generate more heat output and often suffer from
inadequate cooling, the need to operate efficiently and cost effectively against infrastructure and power constraints
is increasing.

Obviously the greater capacity required, the greater impact on ensuring continuity of supply.  Add to this, the
escalating cost of energy, and the requirement for management information and control becomes evermore critical.

Unite Technologies provides a range of standard and custom intelligent, retrofit and 'non-invasive' power capabilities,
for both new and existing builds specified for both power monitoring only, or a combination of power monitoring with
individual outlet control. Defined upper and lower thresholds allow the client to differentiate between warning and
critical status, generating various alarms and alerts, with appropriate escalation paths.

Aggregation of configuration information across data centre equipment, for intelligent monitoring and alarm
processing, provides ‘real time’ identification of changes, scheduled polling and the ability to capture detailed data
to produce highly sophisticated and graphical management information reports, enabling clients to perform trend
analysis and risk management for mission critical services. Status information can be gathered either locally or
remotely via secure authenticated IP access (LDAP) monitoring RMS volts, amps, kVA, kWh, power factor and
frequency. 

Detailed values and management information across device location, power and cooling, network connectivity,
asset application and customer information enable us to present analysis on current and historical trending. This
trend analysis can be further utilised to help CIOs make informed decisions on capacity planning, risk analysis,
performance benchmarking and policing service level agreements.

To optimise both power consumption and energy use, our intelligent offerings make it possible to meter actual power
usage and produce trend data for any single or group of physical systems, enabling:

• Adequate capacity for existing & future needs
• Monitoring, measuring & reporting of power usage via multiple clients
• Billing stream capability for hosted clients
• Unauthorised use of power outlets / equipment deployment
• System load management (phase balancing, capacity planning etc)
• Recovery of locked servers via remote IP power cycling
• Alarming & trending of system, rack, power strip and outlet level overload conditions.