Transcript PatchView

RiT’s PatchView Solution
A Selection of Key Customers
Far Beyond Cabling…
• RiT introduced the IIM concept in 1994
• Leader in IIM worldwide
• One stop shop for your infrastructure needs
Bringing Intelligence to Your Infrastructure
Network & Infrastructure Management: Challenges
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Increased network complexity
Business continuity and reliability is a must
Maximized asset utilization
Connectivity management
across premises
Intelligent Network & Infrastructure Management:
Benefits
• Automated and accurate infrastructure documentation
• Real-time connectivity control
• Current location of all
IP-driven devices
• Physical layer security
capabilities
Intelligent Management Cycle
Planning
Day-to-day
Implementation
Infrastructure to Application Value Chain
Value: Ability to efficiently collect useful information
from a variety of sources
• Scanners
• Switch drivers
• Discovery algorithm
• Power API’s
• Etc….
Network & Infrastructure
• IP devices
• Intelligent
power strips
• Sensors
• SMART cabling
• Cabinet space
• Etc
• Real-time
• Scheduled
• By request
Data Collection
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Fusion layer
Infrastructure to Application Value Chain
Value: Efficiently store, process and organize all
the information in a trusted source DB making
it easily available
Trusted
Source
DB
Network &
Infrastructure
• Accurate
• Comprehensive
• Compliance with IT
standards (ITIL…)
Data Collection &
Fusion layer
Infrastructure to Application Value Chain
Value: A state-of-the-art set of applications
to support customer’s business processes
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Enterprise asset management
Infrastructure management
Network utilization
RiT’s Applications
Trusted
source
DB
Network &
Infrastructure
Data Collection &
Fusion layer
Infrastructure to Application Value Chain
Value: Make this vast, useful information
easily available to external systems
Integration
Layer
Other
applications
RiT’s Applications
• Bi-directional
• Comprehensive
• Easily expanded
Trusted
source
DB
Network &
Infrastructure
Data Collection &
Fusion layer
Operations Management
Element management layer
Enterprise End-to-End Infrastructure
Management Solution
• Planning, provisioning & daily
operations
• Consists of
– SMART cabling components
– PVMax intelligent hardware
– RiT’s software solution suite
SMART Cabling System
Comprehensive, Reliable, Advanced
• Includes a broad range of options for
every component
– Category 6A, 6 and 5e
– UTP, FTP & STP copper cabling
– Single-Mode & Multi-Mode fiber optic
cabling supporting LC,
SC & ST and MT-RJ connectors
PVMax Intelligent Hardware
• Provides a complete and
accurate view of network
connectivity
• Modular design offers optimal
solution for any network size
• Allows the user centralized
management of multiple
remote locations
Software Solution Suite
SDK
PV4E
RiT’s Dashboard
SitePro
Report Center
SDK
SiteBuilder
PatchView for the Enterprise (PV4E)
• Automates and accelerates
some of your most labor
intensive activities
• Makes it easier to monitor &
control networked assets
• Gives you a new level of
visibility into datacenter and
workspace facilities
• Provides valuable assistance in
regulatory compliance
PatchView – How It All Works Together
LAN
PV4E Server
PV4E Users
Scanner
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PatchView – Key Values Areas
• Enterprise asset management
• Infrastructure management
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Change management
Documentation & compliance
Daily operation
Remote site management
Security systems support
• Network utilization
Enterprise Asset Management
• Automatic discovery of IP based devices and their
automatic mapping to physical location
• Online tracking of IP based assets by asset type
• Full graphical view of network assets by location (racks,
cabinets, rooms, buildings, sites)
• Support of asset life-cycle process from commissioning
through production to de-commissioning
• Ability to integrate with workflow and trouble ticketing
systems
Infrastructure Management
Change Management
• Automated provisioning mechanism
• Complete audit trail of planned
connectivity & network devices
changes
• Automated Work Order mechanism
• Multi-select drag-n-drop mechanism
• Customer specific policies
• Import/export utilities
Infrastructure Management
Documentation & Compliance
• Comprehensive, easy to maintain infrastructure
documentation database
• Powerful reporting capabilities
• Intuitive graphical displays of key infrastructure information
• Assistance in compliance with the demanding regulatory
directives (SOX, HIPAA, Basel II…)
Infrastructure Management
Daily Operations
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Automated Provisioning
Maintenance
Reporting
MACs
Discovery
Import/export utilities
Infrastructure Management
Incident Management
• Early-warning indicators and real-time fault identification &
alerts
• Immediate fault location and guided troubleshooting
• Highly intelligent personalized alert mechanisms
• Database update on unplanned MACs
Infrastructure Management
Security
• Physical security in the communications room
– Prevent access to cabinets and equipment
• Valuable information for security managers and security
systems
– Physical location of all networked devices in real time
– Verify user access only to permitted services and VLANs
– Detect illegal devices and connections and provide guidance for
their disconnection
• Support of authorized list of MAC addresses
– Creates an Event when unauthorized device is detected
Infrastructure Management
Remote Site Management
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Local Scanner
Central management of all remote sites
Intuitive user friendly auto guidance at any remote site
Remote troubleshooting
Network Utilization
• Comprehensive monitoring of asset utilization for
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Switch ports
Panel ports
Outlets
Cabinet space
Cabinet power
Cabinet environmentals (temp., humidity…)
• Threshold based utilization alert mechanism
– Personalized per user
• Reports and documentation
Integration Via RiT’s SDK
• Open API and SDK
documentation allow for easy
integration
• Based on common tools such
as web services
• Integration packs can be
developed by RiT or 3rd party
integrators
Dashboard Key Benefits
• Comprehensive online visibility
of assets & operations
• Continuous monitoring of
personalized key performance
indicators
• Early-warning indicators of
emerging problems
• Powerful search mechanism
SitePro Benefits
• Personal task management
including the skip function
• Automatic guidance
• Real-time error tracking,
resolution and documentation
• Display of devices and their
complete links (from switch to
server/station)
• Search functionalities
SiteBuilder
• An Excel based utility that
enhances the ability to load
large amounts of data into
the PV4E database
• Contains two modules
• Each module has been
designed to upload different
types of information into
PV4E
Report Center Benefits
• User can build/modify reports
– No programming skills required
• Off-the-shelf reports package
• Reports distribution via web or
email
• Report scheduling
• Reports can be exported in
variety of formats – Word,
Excel, PDF, RTF, Crystal
Reports
RiT Enterprise Solutions Reduce
Cost of Ownership
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Simplify infrastructure administration
Decrease downtime
Maximize asset utilization
Enable automated planning, deployment and provisioning
Increase organization’s security
Optimize the support service level
Online, accurate information
Effective reporting
Smooth fit into the enterprise business processes