Top 3 advantages of web-based temperature monitoring systems
Filed under: environmental monitoring, humidity monitoring, temperature monitoring
It regularly occurs to me that web-based environmental monitoring systems, whether they be for the home, office, data center, storage closet, you name it, can oftentimes be overkill. Some people just need a thermometer. Others just need a barometer. Sometimes, simple problems call for simple solutions.
However, a web-based system that can monitor for changes in temperature, humidity, airflow, as well as the presence of water, smoke and motion, can be extremely valuable. To demonstrate just how valuable, I thought I would put together a list of the top three reason why a web-based system is more convenient and cost effect for many home and business applications.
Temperature monitoring software
Filed under: environmental monitoring, humidity monitoring, temperature monitoring
Our data center temperature gets hot. We have loads of switches, routers and servers, and the heat produced can be substantial. We have software to report on sFlow, NetFlow, SNMP, syslogs, traps, etc., and of course we have temperature monitoring software as well.
In the palm of my hand
We obviously use our temperature monitoring probes, which also take care of humidity monitoring. Look how small these things are:
Since the one probe can do both temperature and humidity sensing, the second port can be used to detect water, smoke, or any of our other environmental monitoring sensors.
No temperature monitoring program needed
This little device has a web server built in, so you can hit it with an IE or FireFox web browser. The unit is self contained, and prices start at $250. It also supports SNMP. Check out the live environmental monitoring demos:
BitSight2 Demo – Password=”ravica”
SecurityProbe Demo – No password required
This is really cool stuff at a great value. Call ravica.com about these at (207) 324-8173.
- Mike
Ideal temperature and humidity for a data room
Filed under: environmental monitoring, temperature monitoring
I was talking to my friend Chuck the other day about how cold it was in our office and joking about how the computers probably like it. The fluctuations we are seeing back in June was pretty wild. I emailed him the SNMP trends that we maintain of humidity and temperature.
Ravica’s environmental probes support SNMP. To make sure we stay on top of our data center cooling. There is an OID available to gather the sensor measurements such as smoke, water, voltage, etc.
“Humidity is directly related to the temperature, so monitoring temperature and humidity together is critical. Keeping your data center or IDF closet humidity levels between 45% and 55% is recommended. While maintaining an ambient temperature range of 68° to 75°F (20° to 24°C) is optimal for system reliability.”
Chuck Cahoon
Solutions Architect – CDW
Cisco Systems CCIE# 15255
E-mail: chuck.cahoon@cdw.com
Since they support SNMP, you can use MRTG, Denika Performance Trender or other programs to gather it. Check out this Denika humidity trend graph we created by polling the SNMP OID on the BitSight:
Notice above that you can highlight any spike and drill in for greater detail. Check it out, they cost about $250.00.
- Mike
SNMP pollable temperature and humidity probes
Filed under: Data Center, Intelligent Sensors, SensorProbes, environmental monitoring, temperature monitoring
Viewing trends of environmental conditions can be very helpful. The BitSight comes with its own graphical trends for displaying temperature, humidity, etc. over time.
Did you know that these appliances support SNMP and that there is an OID available to gather the sensor measurements? Well, there is and you can use MRTG, Denika or other programs to gather it. Check out this Denika humidity trend graph we created by polling the SNMP OID on the BitSight:
MRTG (Multi-Router Traffic Grapher)
Denika Performance Trender
Notice above that you can highlight any spike and drill in for greater detail.
- Mike