FAQs - Server Room Montoring
Information on server room and data centre monitoring.
Server room monitoring is essential to ensure the stability, security, and performance of IT infrastructure. Remote monitoring helps detect environmental threats inclduing temperature fluctuations, humidity changes, water leakage, power failures, and unauthorised access, preventing costly downtime and equipment damage and ensuring overall business resilience.
A remote environmental monitoring system provides real-time alerts, 24/7 monitoring, and automated responses to potential threats. The system enables IT teams to quickly address issues, reducing downtime, preventing costly repairs, and improving overall system reliability.
The most critical environmental parameters include Temperature (ideal 18-27°C / 64-80°F) to prevent overheating which can lead to thermal shutdowns and hardware failure, Humidity (ideal 40-60% RH) to prevent static buildup (low humidity) or condensation (high humidity), Water Leakage (to identify any water ingress into the room or drips from air conditioning systems), Airflow from air conditioners (to detect early failures or poor setup), power supply availability (failure of the mains power supply and DC battery health), Security (in terms of access control to secure areas and server racks), and Smoke detection (to allow quick intervention in case of fire).