JP2017004062A - Rack monitoring system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a rack monitoring system capable of making the initial setting of each rack management device by simple operation even if there are many rack management devices to collect data in a rack.SOLUTION: A monitoring device 2 includes a setting data storage unit 24 that downloads and stores initial setting data on one rack management device 1 with initial setting made including electric current measuring conditions and a system setting for connecting with a communication network N. If the rack management device 1 receives the initial setting data stored in the setting data storage unit 24 from the monitoring device 2, it makes the initial setting by using the initial setting data.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a rack monitoring system that monitors the status in individual racks installed in a data center or the like, and more particularly to improvement in operability of setting or changing a monitoring screen.

Conventionally, in a data center in which a large number of racks are arranged in a row and a plurality of servers are accommodated in each rack, data such as current and temperature in the rack is collected so that the status in the rack can be monitored from the outside. For example, there is a rack management system in which a rack management device that transmits data to the outside is provided for each rack, and the measurement data of the rack management device can be obtained from the outside by a monitoring device such as a personal computer and managed from the outside. For example, in Patent Document 1, a control monitoring device (corresponding to a rack management device) is installed for each rack, and a management device (corresponding to a monitoring device) is provided via a LAN.
In such a system, a Web site for displaying the status in the rack is provided on a rack management device or a separately provided server, and the Web site is accessed from a monitoring device to display a Web page. There are some (see, for example, Patent Document 2).

JP 2002-319082 A JP2013-238958A

  The rack management device that collects data in the rack needs to be set because the type of rack to be installed, the type of sensors and equipment to be connected, and the number of connections differ depending on the manager's request. Settings for performing communication with the monitoring apparatus via the network are also made. This initial setting operation is performed by opening a Web page for setting using a monitoring device or the like. However, there are a plurality of setting items, and it is troublesome. Especially, a plurality of rack management devices having a large number of racks are set. When it was necessary, it was a burden on the worker.

  The web page displayed when monitoring the setting operation and rack status is devised to make it easier to understand the settings and status, but the title characters on the web page and the company logo mark In order to meet the demand, it was necessary to install new images and add character fonts, which required time and cost.

  Therefore, in view of such problems, the present invention can perform initial setting of each rack management apparatus with a simple operation even if there are a large number of rack management apparatuses that collect data in the rack, and further, the title of the Web page. The object is to provide a rack monitoring system in which characters and the like can be easily changed.

In order to solve the above problems, the invention of claim 1 obtains and measures environmental information including current information of power supplied to the rack in order to monitor the environment in the rack in which the information equipment is stored. In a rack monitoring system having a plurality of rack management devices that transmit values to the outside and a monitoring device that communicates with the rack management devices via a communication network to obtain measurement values and monitors the racks from the outside, the monitoring device is While having a setting data storage unit and a reading control unit for downloading and storing the initial setting data from one rack management device in which initial settings including current measurement conditions and system settings for connecting to a communication network are made, When the other rack management device receives the initial setting data stored in the setting data storage unit from the monitoring device, the initial setting is performed using the initial setting data. It characterized by having a that setting control unit.
According to this configuration, even if there are a plurality of rack management devices to be initialized, if one rack management device is initialized, the other rack management devices can be initialized by a copy operation, and a plurality of operations can be easily performed. The initial setting of the rack management device can be performed.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the configuration according to the first aspect, the rack management device includes at least one of a Web page for displaying environmental information, a logo mark displayed in a header area of the Web page, and a device name. On the other hand, the monitoring device has a Web page for changing one of the pages, a header information storage unit that stores a plurality of types of logo marks or device names to be changed, and a display control unit that controls display change of the header area. It has a Web browser and a display for displaying a Web page, and an operation unit for changing the display of the header area.
According to this configuration, it is possible to change the display of the header area of the Web page from the monitoring apparatus side, and to change the display with a simple operation of selecting, so the display of the header area can be easily changed.

  According to the present invention, even if there are a plurality of rack management devices to be monitored by the monitoring device, if one rack management device is initialized, the other rack management devices can be initialized by batch copying, which is simple. Operation allows initial setting of multiple rack management devices.

1 is a configuration diagram of a rack monitoring system according to the present invention. FIG. It is a customization explanatory view of a Web screen. It is a customization explanatory view of a Web screen.

  DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments embodying the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a rack monitoring system according to the present invention, in which 1 is a rack management device that collects data such as the temperature in the rack, and 2 is a monitoring device that monitors the status of the rack. The rack management device 1 and the monitoring device 2 are connected via a communication network N such as the Internet for communication.

  The rack management device 1 supplies power to an output IF 11 to which an electric lock 16 of a rack door (not shown) is connected, an input IF 12a to which a door sensor 17 for detecting opening / closing of the rack door is connected, and equipment in the rack. A current sensor 18 for measuring a current flowing in a power cable (not shown), a voltage sensor 19 for measuring the voltage of the power cable, a temperature sensor 20 for measuring the temperature in the rack, and the like are connected. Monitoring input IF 12b, HTML in addition to measurement data, Web image file composed of a plurality of Web pages, storage unit 13 for storing setting data, management device CPU 14 for controlling rack management device 1, and monitoring via communication network N A communication IF 15 for communicating with the apparatus 2 is provided.

  The monitoring device 2 includes a monitoring device CPU 21 having a Web browser 21a, a display 22 for displaying a Web page, an operation unit 23 for performing various operations, a setting data storage unit 24 for storing setting data and the like to be described later, and a communication network N. And a communication IF 25 for communicating with the rack management apparatus 1 via, for example, a personal computer.

When the rack monitoring system configured as described above is operated, the initial setting of the equipment is performed, and the initial setting of the rack management apparatus 1 is performed as follows. First, the rack management apparatus 1 is configured to temporarily set the system, such as its own IP address and apparatus name, at the time of factory shipment. On the other hand, system data temporarily set for the rack management device 1 is registered in the monitoring device 2, and the setting target rack management device 1 can be accessed via the communication network N based on this temporary information. ing.
At this time, there are a plurality of rack management apparatuses 1 to be set. However, since there is a possibility that the same address is temporarily set, all the rack management apparatuses 1 are sequentially connected to the communication network N when setting so as not to cause a communication error. .

  The monitoring device 2 that has accessed the rack management device 1 to be set selects a Web page for a predetermined initial setting from the storage unit 13 of the rack management device 1 and displays it on the display 22, and the initial setting is performed according to the displayed guidance. Is implemented. At this time, system setting such as IP address and device name, SNMP setting such as manager address and password, time setting, user registration setting such as password, current input setting such as type of current sensor used, sensor setting such as temperature sensor, E-mail settings for the SMTP server and the like, and device detailed settings such as measurement intervals are performed.

  When the initial setting of the first rack management apparatus 1 is completed by manual operation in this way, the setting contents are downloaded to the monitoring apparatus 2 and the initial setting data is stored in the setting data storage unit 24. Specifically, a Web page for copying setting data from the initially set rack management apparatus 1 is opened by a predetermined operation of the monitoring apparatus 2, and a displayed copy button (not shown) is clicked. By this operation, the set data is downloaded at once and stored in the setting data storage unit 24 under the control of the monitoring device CPU 21. At this time, for example, the file is saved in a CSV format file.

The initial setting of the second unit is performed by uploading the file thus downloaded and stored in the setting data storage unit 24 to the rack management apparatus 1. First, the second rack management device 1 to be initialized is connected to the communication network N, and a predetermined Web page for accessing the setting data by uploading from the monitoring device 2 is obtained and displayed on the display 22 of the monitoring device 2. Let
By performing an operation based on the instruction of the acquired Web page, the file stored in the monitoring device 2 is uploaded, and the initial setting of the second unit is performed collectively.
In the second and subsequent rack management apparatuses 1, some settings are performed manually, and for example, IP addresses and apparatus names are individually input and rewritten from the collectively set data.

  Thus, the initial settings are made for the third and subsequent units in the same manner as the second unit, and the rack management apparatus 1 displays the Web page screen for uploading its own setting items on the monitoring apparatus 2 and stores the initial settings stored in the monitoring apparatus 2. Initial setting is performed by uploading the file.

  In this way, even if there are a plurality of rack management devices 1 to be monitored by the monitoring device 2, if one rack management device 1 is initialized, other rack management devices 1 can be initialized by a copy operation. A plurality of rack management apparatuses 1 can be initialized with a simple operation.

The header area of the Web page displayed at this time or the Web page of the monitoring screen for monitoring the state of the rack can be customized as follows. FIG. 2 shows a Web page before customization, and FIG. 3 shows a Web page after customization. This will be described with reference to this figure.
In FIG. 2, E1 is a header area, which is composed of a header portion (1) displaying a device name and a header portion (2) displaying a logo mark, both of which can be customized. The header area changing operation is performed by accessing the rack management apparatus 1 from the monitoring apparatus 2 and opening the Web screen to be changed as shown in FIG. 2, and the file stored in the storage unit 13 of the rack management apparatus 1. Read information necessary for display change from. When changing both the device name and the logo mark, the device name setting file and the title setting file are read.
A device name and title that match the user's preference are selected from the read file, and the logo mark and device name are changed.

  FIG. 3 shows a case where the logo mark is changed to a title, and thus the logo mark can be easily changed to other words. In addition, the device name can be freely set, and by saving the device name created by the operation of the operation unit 23 of the monitoring device 2 in the device name setting file of the rack management device 1, the options can be expanded. Yes.

  As described above, the display change of the display of the header area E1 of the Web page can be performed from the monitoring device 2 side, and the display can be easily changed by the simple selection operation.

  In the above-described embodiment, both the device name and the logo mark displayed in the header area E1 are changeable. Of course, only one of them may be changed.

  1 .... Rack management device 2 .... Monitoring device 13 .... Storage unit (header information storage unit) 14 .... Management device CPU (setting control unit, display control unit) 21 ... Monitoring device CPU (reading control) Part), 22 ... display, 23 ... operation part, 24 ... setting data storage part, N ... communication network, E1 ... header area.

Claims (2)

In order to monitor the environment in the rack in which the information equipment is stored, a plurality of rack management devices that acquire environmental information including current information of the power supplied to the rack and transmit measurement values to the outside, and a communication network In a rack monitoring system having a monitoring device that communicates with the rack management device via the communication line to obtain the measurement value and monitors the rack from the outside,
The monitoring device includes a setting data storage unit that reads and stores initial setting data from one rack management device in which initial settings including current measurement conditions and system settings for connection to the communication network are made, and reading While having a control unit
The other rack management device includes a setting control unit that performs initial setting with the initial setting data when the initial setting data stored in the setting data storage unit is transmitted from the monitoring device. Rack monitoring system. The rack management device includes a web page for displaying the environment information, a web page for changing at least one of a logo mark and a device name displayed in a header area of the web page,
A header information storage unit for storing a plurality of types of logo marks or device names to be changed;
While having a display control unit for controlling the display change of the header area,
The rack monitoring system according to claim 1, wherein the monitoring device includes a Web browser and a display for displaying the Web page, and an operation unit for changing the display of the header area.

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