Summary of Features and Benefits

• Dynamically Monitor — Using application integration, MergePoint Infrastructure Explorer displays dynamic monitoring of environmental characteristics such as heating, cooling and power.
  
  
• Visual Modeling — Significantly reduces the time to respond to issues and plan changes; view the data center's racks and individual IT elements within a rack, including detailed visual information to aid in the day-to-day operations of the physical data center (e.g., email server is in row 3, rack b, U 20-24).
  
  
• Planning and Design — Ensures optimal configurations are readily available and enables data center optimization for space, power, weight, heat/cooling and network; create multiple “what-if” scenarios to understand the impact of a change or addition to the data center.
  
  
• Asset Identification and Location — Increases response time and reduces labor costs; search for assets by type, domain name, IP address, etc. by providing the physical location in addition to other general asset information; provides specific information for locating a device (e.g., recalled power supply type-x—visual indications of which racks and servers need to be worked).
  
  
• Capacity Visualization — Improves change-management quality and lowers cost of planning and documentation; see at a glance available capacity and potential issues for space, power, weight, heating/cooling and network; provides accurate information for planning and reduces time needed to implement additions and changes to the data center.
  
  
• Equipment Library — Dramatically reduces the effort and time for defining infrastructure models and assessing impact of changes; draw from a master library of more than 4,500 distinct devices; delivered solution can precisely describe your specific environment, including high fidelity front and rear images, size, weight, power usage, BTU output, etc.; feeds data center capacity metrics and showing details of assets for hands-on operations and maintenance support.
  
  
• Data Import — Leverage the value of current information; import existing data center information (.xls files) to speed and simplify implementation.
  
  
• DSView 3 Software Integration — Maximizes the value of existing Avocent investments; launch KVM or serial sessions to assets connected with Avocent hardware; moves the tool from a visual planning and recording tool to a functional interaction with the environment.
  
  
• 3rd Party Integration - Application and Partners have the ability to integrate through API calls within MergePoint Infrastructure Explorer. For example, RF Code Connector for Infrastructure Manager integration.
  
  
• Reporting - Provides visibility into assets, business line costs, capacity utilization and impact analysis.