h4. [Sun's Approach To Intelligent Power Monitoring !Main^download.gif!|http://mapping.sun.com/profile/offer.jsp?id=21]
*by Subodh Bapat, Kenny Gross, Phil Morris, Vidhya Srinivasan, and Marina Thiry*
{excerpt}August 2008{excerpt}
Never before in the history of computing has so much attention been paid to the sheer cost of running systems. Over the last fifteen years, information technology (IT) promised to catapult businesses across geographical boundaries, accelerate operations to Web speed, and entice consumers to move from passive point-and-click browsing to active participation in civic, social, and consumer Net events. To capitalize on this potential, datacenters emerged around the globe---with huge server farms enabling enterprises and online communities to thrive and grow. As these promises were realized datacenters flourished, expanding to capacity and consuming more and more power per square foot. All of this success has come at a price.
* Introduction
* Sun's Approach to Intelligent Power Monitoring
* Sun Intelligent Power Monitoring Service
** Technical Design and Architecture
*** Primary Principles Behind the Design Approach
*** How It Works
*** Core Components
*** Customer Datacenter Infrastructure
**** Sun Automated Services Manager
**** IPM Data Collector
*** Sun Hosted Infrastructure
**** IPM Data Processing Service
**** IPM Portal Tier
** Getting Started
** Interpreting Reports
*** Power Consumption Dashboard
*** Creating Groups
*** Reports
* Use Case Scenarios
** Example 1—Reducing the Power Bill
** Example 2—Going Green
** Example 3—Economizing Under Constraints
* Other Power Monitoring and Management Technologies from Sun
** Principles
** Power Management Innovations
** Sun Projects and Technologies
* For More Information
** About the Authors
** References
** Ordering Sun Documents
** Accessing Sun Documentation Online
** Appendix A: IPM Service Protocols and Port RequirementAppendix A: IPM Service Protocols and Port Requirements
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h6. Subodh Bapat
Subodh Bapat is a Distinguished Engineer and the Vice President for Energy Efficiency at Sun Microsystems. He is responsible for coordinating Sun's systems-level energy efficiency technologies cross-divisionally across Sun's product portfolio, from the microprocessor level to the datacenter level. Subodh previously served as VP and Chief Technology Officer of Sun's $4B Volume Systems division, and led a number of acquisitions for the company. Subodh is a published author, frequent industry speaker, and a holder of multiple patents.
h6. Kenny Gross
Kenny Gross is a Distinguished Engineer at Sun Microsystems, and is team leader for the System Dynamics Characterization and Control team. Kenny specializes in advanced pattern recognition, continuous system telemetry, and dynamical system characterization for improving the reliability, manageability, and energy efficiency of enterprise computing systems. Kenny has 202 U.S. patents issued and pending, 169 scientific publications, and was awarded a 1998 R&D 100 Award for one of the top 100 technological innovations of that year, for an advanced statistical pattern recognition technique (MSET) that is now being used for a variety of applications to optimize energy efficiency and reliability for enterprise computer servers.
h6. Phil Morris
Phil Morris is a Technical Director and Chief Technologist at Sun Microsystems and has won the President's Award for his contributions to the Sun/SAP Competency Centers and Sun Professional Services SAP Practice. Phil's current specialty is around eco datacenters, including facilities planning, architecture design, cooling and airflow analysis, and maximizing power efficiencies utilizing consolidation, virtualization, and overall power savings and reduction of the carbon footprint. He has been an acknowledged leader within the company for over eight years.
h6. Srividhya Srinivasan
Sri "Vidhya" Srinivasan is a Principal and Engineering Manager at Sun Microsystems, and is responsible for the delivery of innovative network services. She works closely with services marketing and services readiness groups to rapidly prototype and deliver service solutions that are of value to customers. Since joining Sun in 2000 as an engineer, Vidhya has played a variety of different roles including program management and Business Architect. Prior to Sun, Vidhya was a consultant for the Interlink Group in Denver, Colorado.
h6. Marina Thiry
Marina Thiry, a Principal with Services Marketing at Sun Microsystems, is primarily responsible for building revenue opportunities by identifying, evaluating, and creating innovative services. She works closely with customers and technologists to create targeted business solutions from broadly defined technologies, then develops and implements business plans to enter new markets. Previously, Marina was the Vice President of Content at Quaartz, an Internet start-up acquired in 2000 by a NASDAQ company. Prior to that, she spent 16 years producing television and radio programs in Los Angeles and interactive television and multimedia content in Silicon Valley.
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*by Subodh Bapat, Kenny Gross, Phil Morris, Vidhya Srinivasan, and Marina Thiry*
{excerpt}August 2008{excerpt}
Never before in the history of computing has so much attention been paid to the sheer cost of running systems. Over the last fifteen years, information technology (IT) promised to catapult businesses across geographical boundaries, accelerate operations to Web speed, and entice consumers to move from passive point-and-click browsing to active participation in civic, social, and consumer Net events. To capitalize on this potential, datacenters emerged around the globe---with huge server farms enabling enterprises and online communities to thrive and grow. As these promises were realized datacenters flourished, expanding to capacity and consuming more and more power per square foot. All of this success has come at a price.
* Introduction
* Sun's Approach to Intelligent Power Monitoring
* Sun Intelligent Power Monitoring Service
** Technical Design and Architecture
*** Primary Principles Behind the Design Approach
*** How It Works
*** Core Components
*** Customer Datacenter Infrastructure
**** Sun Automated Services Manager
**** IPM Data Collector
*** Sun Hosted Infrastructure
**** IPM Data Processing Service
**** IPM Portal Tier
** Getting Started
** Interpreting Reports
*** Power Consumption Dashboard
*** Creating Groups
*** Reports
* Use Case Scenarios
** Example 1—Reducing the Power Bill
** Example 2—Going Green
** Example 3—Economizing Under Constraints
* Other Power Monitoring and Management Technologies from Sun
** Principles
** Power Management Innovations
** Sun Projects and Technologies
* For More Information
** About the Authors
** References
** Ordering Sun Documents
** Accessing Sun Documentation Online
** Appendix A: IPM Service Protocols and Port RequirementAppendix A: IPM Service Protocols and Port Requirements
{panel:title=About the Authors\|borderStyle=solid\|titleBGColor=#F8D583\|bgColor=white}
h6. Subodh Bapat
Subodh Bapat is a Distinguished Engineer and the Vice President for Energy Efficiency at Sun Microsystems. He is responsible for coordinating Sun's systems-level energy efficiency technologies cross-divisionally across Sun's product portfolio, from the microprocessor level to the datacenter level. Subodh previously served as VP and Chief Technology Officer of Sun's $4B Volume Systems division, and led a number of acquisitions for the company. Subodh is a published author, frequent industry speaker, and a holder of multiple patents.
h6. Kenny Gross
Kenny Gross is a Distinguished Engineer at Sun Microsystems, and is team leader for the System Dynamics Characterization and Control team. Kenny specializes in advanced pattern recognition, continuous system telemetry, and dynamical system characterization for improving the reliability, manageability, and energy efficiency of enterprise computing systems. Kenny has 202 U.S. patents issued and pending, 169 scientific publications, and was awarded a 1998 R&D 100 Award for one of the top 100 technological innovations of that year, for an advanced statistical pattern recognition technique (MSET) that is now being used for a variety of applications to optimize energy efficiency and reliability for enterprise computer servers.
h6. Phil Morris
Phil Morris is a Technical Director and Chief Technologist at Sun Microsystems and has won the President's Award for his contributions to the Sun/SAP Competency Centers and Sun Professional Services SAP Practice. Phil's current specialty is around eco datacenters, including facilities planning, architecture design, cooling and airflow analysis, and maximizing power efficiencies utilizing consolidation, virtualization, and overall power savings and reduction of the carbon footprint. He has been an acknowledged leader within the company for over eight years.
h6. Srividhya Srinivasan
Sri "Vidhya" Srinivasan is a Principal and Engineering Manager at Sun Microsystems, and is responsible for the delivery of innovative network services. She works closely with services marketing and services readiness groups to rapidly prototype and deliver service solutions that are of value to customers. Since joining Sun in 2000 as an engineer, Vidhya has played a variety of different roles including program management and Business Architect. Prior to Sun, Vidhya was a consultant for the Interlink Group in Denver, Colorado.
h6. Marina Thiry
Marina Thiry, a Principal with Services Marketing at Sun Microsystems, is primarily responsible for building revenue opportunities by identifying, evaluating, and creating innovative services. She works closely with customers and technologists to create targeted business solutions from broadly defined technologies, then develops and implements business plans to enter new markets. Previously, Marina was the Vice President of Content at Quaartz, an Internet start-up acquired in 2000 by a NASDAQ company. Prior to that, she spent 16 years producing television and radio programs in Los Angeles and interactive television and multimedia content in Silicon Valley.
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