Cable & Connectivity Management
Accurate information about your power and network connectivity
Understanding how all of your devices are connected and interrelated provides value on many levels, especially when it can be seen and managed from the data center to the IT and building/facilities systems.
Comprehensive connectivity software needs to understand and answer:
- How does all the physical infrastructure in your data fits together?
- What are their interdependencies in terms of power and network connectivity?
If equipment fails somewhere in your physical infrastructure, it can turn into a catastrophic failure if you don’t have the connectivity information you need to troubleshoot and resolve the problem quickly. Having up-to-date connectivity information at your fingertips reduces downtime by decreasing the amount of time spent troubleshooting and solving problems related to equipment or service issues.
Having access to rich, robust, 100% accurate connectivity documentation is vital in fast-changing infrastructures where new initiatives like virtualization and green data center are being implemented. Ensure that your connectivity information remains 100% up-to-date and no connectivity data is “lost” in transition.
AssetCentral’s Connectivity Module
The optional Connectivity Module for AssetCentral is an affordable alternative to expensive and cumbersome tools that exist in the market today. The philosophy of a simplified user interface from the Core AssetCentral has been carried over to provide an easy to navigate visual solution to managing your cable infrastructure.
Features and Benefits Include:
- Trace all power and LAN connectivity
- Quick access to circuit power and connectivity
- Track connectivity among assets using a variety of cable types
- Trace all devices on a switch, patch panel, SAN switch and PDU panels
- Physical connections among assets are gathered into “circuits” which trace connectivity from one “active” asset to another and includes any patch panels along the connection
