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Technical Overview

Modius, Inc. Performance Management for the Green Data Center Scott Brown VP Engineering scott.brown@modius.com February 2009 Version 1.1 360 22 nd Street, Suite 600 Oakland CA 94612 (510) 986-5441 . Technical Overview. CONFIDENTIAL: Not for circulation. www.modius.com.

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Technical Overview

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  1. Modius, Inc. Performance Management for the Green Data Center Scott Brown VP Engineering scott.brown@modius.com February 2009 Version 1.1 360 22nd Street, Suite 600 Oakland CA 94612 (510) 986-5441 Technical Overview CONFIDENTIAL: Not for circulation www.modius.com

  2. Data center operations evolving Continuous modulation Incremental adjustments Over-provisioned (Hours) (Days) (Months) Dynamically adjust capacity based on continuous input Energy Savings Waste … But HIGH margin for error Optimize demand and reduce the peaks by distributing computing load more evenly Still the problem of high peak demand Today Tomorrow Yesterday MODIUS – CONFIDENTIAL 2

  3. Changing environment Macrolevel trends Evolving servertechnology Green regulation & green initiatives Rising electricity costs & limited supply • Increasingly dynamic power and heat loads • Decreasing over-provisioning (cooling) • Growing use of virtualization (CPU) • Power save features in CPUs Data centerevolution • Blade & other high density devices • Adds / Moves / Changes • Rising operational challenges • Smaller margins for error / less time to react • Greater risk of unanticipated capacity failure • Current tools not designed to manage dynamic environment Impact Need • New tools for greater visibility, early warning, & historical analysis MODIUS – CONFIDENTIAL 3

  4. Modius approach 1 3 2 • Comprehensivemonitoring foravailability & capacitymanagement • Automated keymetrics, includingPUE & CADE • Complete dataresource fordecision support - Validate hunches All Devices All Protocols Data collection engine Business logic platform = + + • Multi-protocol • Vendor neutral • Low cost to install(no device drivers) • Easy access / standard SQL support for BI tools • Granular collection • Current and historical data • Network / firewall friendly • Highly scalable • High availability • Sophisticated alarming • Complex metrics • Customized to business needs

  5. OA’s OA’s OA’s Enterprise Data Center IDF Closets, or Branch Offices • Work Ticket • NMS • Asset Mgt • BMS Data Integration Notification Dash Board DR • Email • Pager • PDA • NOC DCiM Comprehensive data collection Internet WAN/ LAN BI Engine Message Bus • Analytics • Crystal Reports • Business Objects • MicroStrategies • etc. SQL Database Operational Level DW Modbus • SNMP Mitsubishi ASCII Bacnet • ASCII SNMP MODIUS – CONFIDENTIAL 5

  6. Partial Device list • Advantech • APC • ASCO • Best Power • Bitronics • B-Tech • Caterpillar • Cutler-Hammer • Cummins-Onan • Cyberex • Dell • Dent • EDPAC • Electro Industries • GE • Generac • IT Watchdogs • Kohler • Koyo • Liebert • Lucas-Benning • MGE • Mitsubishi • Omega • PDI • Pentadyne • PMI • Poseidon • Powerware • Russ Electric • Rittal • Sensicast • Servertech • Siemens • Square D • Stulz • Sun • Toshiba • TRS • Unisoft • United Power • Veris MODIUS – CONFIDENTIAL 6

  7. Create own screens • Notes: • User can upload different graphics types • Good to provide overview of system health Roll-over alarms Multi-site MODIUS – CONFIDENTIAL 7

  8. Create own drill downs MODIUS – CONFIDENTIAL 8

  9. Create own reports MODIUS – CONFIDENTIAL 9

  10. Sybase actual PUE 1.48 MODIUS – CONFIDENTIAL 10

  11. Business logic for metrics and alarms • Computed Points • Synthetic data • Complex calculations involving multiple native points • Key Metrics • PUE, CADE, etc • UPS headroom • High impact alarms based on aggregate thresholds • “Utility Power Lost” and “Generator Unavailable” Cooling System ΔT COP CRAC Transducer Flow Meter RTD On Ts Tr P F = Native Point = Computed point MODIUS – CONFIDENTIAL 11

  12. Enterprise Ready MODIUS – CONFIDENTIAL 12

  13. Summary Multi-device • Intrinsically multi-protocol and vendor neutral • Protocol drivers, not device drivers • Easy low-cost installation for all devices Open data access • Provide easy access to data via standard BI tools Support for business logic • Sophisticated alarming • More meaningful alarms…fewer low grade notifications • Robust metrics Enterprise ready • Network / firewall friendly • Highly scalable • High availability MODIUS – CONFIDENTIAL 13

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