Data Room Temperature and Data Room Security
Google says that when it comes to data room temperature we can raise the temperature to 80 degrees!
Most data rooms are kept between 68-72. Did you know that data center managers could save 4 percent in energy costs for every degree of upward change in the set point? This is according to Mark Monroe of Sun Microsystems.
Temperature Sensor : iPhone Support
Brrr, the outside temperature sensor in my truck this morning told me it was -3 this morning. Unlike many Mainer’s I’m a huge cold weather fan.
Cold temperatures means freezing temperatures and with that usually comes snow which is needed for one of my favorite winter activities: snowmobiling!
Data Room Monitoring : Server Room Monitoring
Data room monitoring or sometimes referred to as server room monitoring can mean a lot of things. Probably most of us would agree that temperature monitoring and humidity monitoring is just the beginning. Our temperature sensors plug right into our data room security monitoring solution.
Server Room Monitoring
If you have a need to monitor the environment of your server room, our server room environmental monitoring solution could be the solution you have been looking for. See the screen capture below. We can also add web cameras.
Reach out to our team if you would like a demonstration
of our data room temperature, humidity, smoke, camera, motion, etc. monitoring solution.
softflowd : Free NetFlow Probe
We tested a free netflow probe recently called softflowd. The setup and configuration was pretty straight forward. To install softflowd:
- sudo apt-get install libpcap-dev
- sudo apt-get install softflowd
Ambient Temperature Monitoring
Monitoring ambient temperature can easily be done with the right temperature monitoring equipment. Ambient temperature is the temperature in and around the room. It’s generally done by placing temperature sensors in different areas to take an average temperature.
What is the ambient temperature? This is a tricky question that when answered correctly involves several answers!
Expand Your Monitoring Capabilities With SecurityProbe
Filed under: environmental monitoring, humidity monitoring, Security Monitoring
Security Monitoring and Environmental Monitoring all in one device. The securityProbe allows you to monitor temperature, monitor humidity, monitor airflow, monitor smoke, etc. It can also provide a security solution with dry contacts and motion detection with alarms.
Monitor Audio Streaming with NetFlow
A while ago I was looking at one of our internet connections, I was running our different NetFlow reports against our Enterasys switch when I noticed a domain ‘last.fm’ sending a steady stream of traffic into our company. Just from the domain name I knew right away that it was streaming audio. I wasn’t crushing our internet connection, but I became curious about who was doing all the listening.
Security Monitoring System
Our new security monitoring system is underway and I should have some pics and some specs on what we have installed. We have multiple security cameras attached to the security probe as well as some temperature sensors and humidity sensors.
Implementing IPFIX : NetFlow to IPFIX
Implementing IPFIX or converting from NetFlow to IPFIX really isn’t very difficult. There are a couple big reasons to do it:
- If you’re not Cisco and you want to export something unique, you take a chance on using an element ID that may not be in use by Cisco. I’ve seen 4 companies do this and later decide to convert to IPFIX. The other two companies have conflicts with Cisco.
- Variable length fields: If you want to export URLs with NetFlow (e.g. Citrix, nProbe, SonicWALL) you should use IPFIX as NetFlow makes no provisions for variable length fields.
IPFIX Consulting: Working with IPFIX Information Elements
From time to time we are contacted for NetFlow or IPFIX consulting. Our IPFIX collector team has seen it all and helping other NetFlow vendors keeps us on our toes.
One of the biggest things we encourage companies to do is to avoid NetFlow v9 for anything that isn’t EXACTLY like Cisco. If the vendor wants to export URLs or something unique that Cisco doesn’t export in NetFlow yet, we recommend using IPFIX.