Panduit Physical Infrastructure Manager (PIM ) Software Platform

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Is Your Physical Infrastructure Ready

to Meet the Changing Needs of Your

Data Center?

As consolidation, virtualization, and automation become more widely adopted to increase data center efficiency and agility, the elements of power, cooling, asset utilization, and connectivity become a very important factor for operating data centers. This makes physical infrastructure management tools, in conjunction with existing system software management tools, critical to support the changing needs of your data center.

Whether the aim is to reduce the risk of network, systems, and applications downtime, reduce operational costs, support Information Technology Information Library (ITIL) and Information Technology Service Management (ITSM) initiatives, increase sustainability, or ensure regulatory compliance with service level agreements (SLAs), the adoption of data center infrastructure management tools is coming of age…and is expected to grow rapidly over the next few years.

Maintaining real-time monitoring and management of key attributes across speed, power, cooling, and provisioning, as well as the underlying physical infrastructure, is a vital step in this evolution.

Data center infrastructure management (DCIM) solutions provide accurate, automated, and centralized physical infrastructure visibility to help network stakeholders achieve service-oriented goals. These tools enable you to make informed decisions to meet the demanding needs around capacity planning, remote management, and end-to-end service level agreements. This means that real-time information about connectivity, power usage, thermal and environmental conditions, and space will be required to provide complete data center

infrastructure management.

Whether you are building a new data center, or looking to better manage your existing data center environment, Panduit has a solution.

Manage the Entire Data

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Panduit’s Physical Infrastructure Manager™_(PIM™_{) Software Platform is}

a physical infrastructure management system for tracking the allocation and utilization of critical IT assets within your data center and throughout your enterprise. Our platform lays the foundation for effective Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM) through accurate and timely documentation of these physical assets, improved visibility into asset moves, adds and changes (MACs), and process-driven integration with applicable management systems.

Working with PanView iQ™_(PViQ™₎

System Hardware and select third-party devices, PIM™_{provides an end-to-end}

physical to logical view of your data center and enterprise. This helps you reduce the time from receipt of asset to deployment, and allows you to reclaim, re-purpose and re-deploy assets effectively. Unlike manual record keeping, PIM™_{centralizes the}

collection and representation of a rich set of asset attributes such as connectivity, space/port availability, and power/environmentals to ensure that your physical infrastructure supports mission-critical applications, enabling for effective optimization of your data center’s space, power and cooling resources.

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Leverage the Information Needed to

Make Meaningful Operational Decisions

Research shows that half of all network problems arise from issues in the physical infrastructure. Yet the physical infrastructure is largely overlooked. Without real-time monitoring and visibility into dense physical layer connectivity and related data center infrastructure information, enterprises are vulnerable to a number of risks such as unnecessary downtime and underutilized resources.

Panduit provides complete visibility of the data center and extended enterprise through intelligent devices and software-based automation, change management and related documentation that integrates with higher-level network management and services desk platforms. This combined approach helps optimize data center operations as enterprises embark on virtualization and cloud computing initiatives.

The PIM™_{Software Platform is an enterprise class, DCIM tool that combines}

connectivity management data with asset tracking, allocation, and utilization information, enabling you to reclaim and repurpose IT assets effectively. PIM™_{centralizes the collection}

and representation of a rich set of asset attributes, such as connectivity, space/port availability and power/environmentals, to ensure that your physical infrastructure supports mission-critical applications, and enables effective optimization of your data center’s space, power and cooling resources.

The PIM™_{Software Platform offers visibility into:}

• Process documentation of IT assets, moves, adds, and changes (MACs)

• Power consumption, temperature and humidity measurement of active equipment • Centralized monitoring of IT assets through a single platform

• Underutilized assets and resources • Unauthorized patch field changes

• Potential physical network security breaches • Root cause analysis of physical network problems • Capacity limits

Panduit’s modular approach to delivering DCIM functionality enables you to customize the solution to meet the needs of your organization both now and in the future. Process-driven integration with your current network management and service desk platforms deliver a streamlined interface to support management of IT assets with related attributes and physical infrastructure components of your data center and extended enterprise.

Panduit’s Physical Infrastructure Management Solution is represented in the diagram on the following page.

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Process Integration Layer –Enables PIM™_{Software to interact and interoperate with an existing IT system's infrastructure to enable such activities as} event management, trouble ticketing and work order.

Event Management – Allows for the collection and correlation of physical

layer events including device and location attributes, and forwarding that enriched data through IT event management systems.

Trouble Ticketing – Leverages information and device attributes from the

physical layer to create trouble tickets in IT service desk systems.

Work Order Management – Enables scheduling, authorizing, reviewing

and executing physical layer management tasks under change management systems.

Function Layer – Supports business processes that manage various elements of the physical infrastructure. This layer contains a suite of modules that support the monitoring and management of power and environmentals, connectivity management, tracking and utilization of IT assets, and capacity planning.

Connectivity Management – Provides real-time monitoring and

management of all patch field connectivity for active and passive devices, including intelligence-enabled PViQ™_{Patch Panels.}

Power Monitoring – Monitors and catalogs performance and energy

consumption over user-defined periods for enhanced system management and reliability.

Environmental Monitoring – Monitors and catalogs performance and

temperature/humidity information over user-defined periods for enhanced system management and reliability.

Asset Tracking, Allocation, and Utilization – Notifies users when a device

is connected or disconnected from the active network; enables on- and off-network IT asset tracking and utilization through automatic detection and reporting, with supplemental asset details available via manual data entry.

Capacity Planning – Aggregates key physical infrastructure elements for a

holistic view of asset utilization, available space, power and environmentals to enable optimal allocation of resources based on capacity profiles and predictive planning based on trending and analysis.

Platform Layer – Incorporates key technologies and subsystems to support the applications in the function layer that include network discovery, event management, remote management, and general visualization at the floor level and cabinet level.

Remote Management – Enables the visibility and management of the

physical layer of multiple locations from a centralized system.

Data Exchange – Bi-directionally exchanges data between PIM™_Software and other significant applications in the customer environment.

Floor Plan and Rack View – Provides an interactive top-view of the data

center, enhanced with the graphical representation of infrastructure capacity, including available space, ports, power, and thermal information.

Event Management – Offers a comprehensive auditable log of physical

layer events, traps from network equipment and associates the event to its exact physical location.

Notifications – Enables customizable email notifications of alarms and

events, including threshold violations and unauthorized changes.

Reporting – Leverages the relational database to quickly produce accurate

documentation on multiple aspects of the physical infrastructure and also supports custom reporting.

Dashboard – Supplies views of aggregate consumption of data

against user-established thresholds, including space, asset, power, and thermal information.

Discovery – Uncovers active networking components, the number of

ports in a device as well as the connectivity to other devices in the network; virtual machine correlation to a physical host, MAC and IP data of on-network devices.

Panduit’s Physical Infrastructure

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The PIM™_{Software Platform is comprised of an enterprise class suite of software}

modules that work seamlessly with PViQ™_{System Hardware and select third-party}

devices that enable tracking the allocation and utilization of critical IT assets within your data center and throughout your enterprise.

The PIM™_{Base Module}

Whether an enterprise is looking to add intelligence about connectivity data or power and environmental data, it all starts with the “Base,” which serves as the required foundation for all of the individual software modules. Included with this module are system administration, location management, event management, networking discovery, reporting, and rack-level and room-level elevation views.

Real-time reporting is built into all PIM™_{Modules, documenting items such as patch}

field configuration changes and asset movements at all times and automatically updating database information. This information, as well as detailed reports on power utilization, environmental conditions, and space utilization, allows IT managers to automate and generate standard and customizable auditable reports that may be used to assist compliance with corporate and industry regulations and to support energy conservation goals and other sustainable IT initiatives.

PIM™_{Asset Module}

The PIM™_{Asset Module provides}

benefits around active asset tracking and utilization through automatic detection and reporting, with supplemental asset details available via manual data entry and data import. This module also notifies users when a device is connected or disconnected from the active network. This module also provides you with accurate and dynamic representation of your IT assets across the full lifecycle through automated documentation and processes in

support of ITIL and ITSM initiatives. Through

analytics and reporting, PIM™_{enables you to reclaim, repurpose and redeploy}

assets more effectively while at the same time optimizing the utilization of valuable space, power and cooling resources as well as network port capacities.

Additionally, this module collects and consolidates critical IT asset attributes, including location, connectivity, power and environmental information, in order to maximize utilization of IT resources and support real-time views into current and future capacity allocation.

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PIM

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• Mitigate business risks • Drive operational advantages

and sustainability benefits • Reduce OPEX and CAPEX • Optimize capacity management • Support centralized,

remote management • Deliver a single pane of glass

to drive efficiency

Asset Tracking, Allocation,

and Utilization

Key Benefits:

• On- and off-network tracking of active devices

• Ability to add supplemental devices • Customizable asset definitions

Connectivity Management

Key Benefits:

• Automated documentation of connectivity

• Provisionless interconnect to all network devices

• Elimination of serial task

implementation and re-provisioning • Secure violation visibility

• Workflow

Power Outlet Unit

Monitoring

Key Benefits:

• Power measurement and thresholds monitoring of temperature and humidity levels

• Central management of multiple POUs

• Automated documentation of power utilization and of environmental data • Trending analysis and visualization

of multiple environmental inputs

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PIM™_{Connect Module}

The PIM™_{Connect Module provides}

real-time monitoring and management of all patch field connectivity to capture planned and unplanned changes. This module also has a multi-select, fast-opening flexible location tree for customized topology creation, providing intelligent interconnect to active and passive devices. When used with PViQ™

Patch Panels, Intelligence Modules, and PViQ™_{Patch Cords, this module}

provides guided moves, adds and changes, as well as guided patch cord tracing.

PIM™_{Power Module}

The PIM™_{Power Module enables power}

measurement and threshold monitoring of temperature and humidity levels within a data center and the extended enterprise. This module also provides power and environmental specific reports associated with the management of intelligence-enabled PanView iQ™_(PViQ™_{) Power Outlet Units}

(POUs) with environmental sensors, as well as select third-party POUs. This module monitors and catalogs performance and energy consumption and environmental conditions over user-defined periods for enhanced system management and reliability. When combined with other PIM™_{Modules, customers gain visibility}

into all aspects of the physical infrastructure to effectively and efficiently manage their data centers.

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Part of Panduit's End-To-End Smart Data Center Solutions

Panduit’s Physical Infrastructure Manager™_(PIM™_{) Software Platform is a critical part of Panduit’s Smart Data Solutions, which embody the next}

wave of systems integration and risk management by aligning and harmonizing critical systems to support the delivery of secure, energy-efficient, always-on, real-time data and services.

The five key pillars of Panduit’s Smart Data Center Solution include:

Data Center Advisory Services – offering expertise to provide a reliable and scalable physical infrastructure that delivers operational flexibility to reduce costs, improve scalability, and meet future requirements by laying a strong foundation for migration to next generation solutions, mitigating risks surrounding consolidation and virtualization, and achieving greater energy and real-estate efficiency.

Software and Intelligent Hardware Appliances – providing complete data center infrastructure management (DCIM) through monitoring and management of critical physical layer resources (including IT asset tracking, allocation, and utilization), power usage, available space for expansion, and connectivity.

Integrated Data Center Cabinets – offering modular designs that improve cooling conservation for greater thermal management and deliver accessibility, flexibility, and effective space utilization.

High Speed Data Transport (HSDT) Copper and Fiber Cabling Systems – offering ease of deployment and proven performance to ensure availability, reliability and scalability of mission critical systems.

Physical Infrastructure Foundation – includes all critical systems, such as pathways, zone cabling, routing, grounding, labeling and identification and more, that support a smart data center and ensure reliability, agility, and security to drive business advantages and overall success.

Panduit's full range of overhead and underfloor cable routing systems manage and protect fiber optic and copper cabling systems, as well as power cabling, to enhance reliability and flexibility in the data center.

The versatile Panduit®_Wyr-Grid™ Cable Tray System is engineered to route and support high densities of

Real-World Solutions to Ensure

the Success of Our Customers

With a proven reputation for excellence and technology innovation, a robust ecosystem of global partners, and long-term alliances with top industry leaders, Panduit is a valuable, trusted partner offering strategic vision and real-world solutions to ensure the success of our customers.

Innovative Technology Leadership

Panduit is an industry leader in developing innovative technology solutions that meet the rapidly evolving needs of our customers around the world. Our commitment to continued leadership is supported by significant ongoing investment, dedicated manufacturing facilities, strategic technology alliances, and collaborative R&D with other industry leaders.

Global Business & Commitment

Panduit’s ongoing commitment to excellence and our technology alliances with key industry leaders such as Cisco Systems, EMC, Emerson, and IBM, enables our highly skilled and knowledgeable global sales, systems engineering, and technical support teams to engage with critical customer challenges that range from initial problem determination all the way to resolution. Local specialists, trained to global standards and competencies, provide consistent regional support that brings value to local business. Our global value chain, which combines manufacturing, distribution, and service, provides prompt responses to customer-related issues, and streamlines procurement and delivery to any global destination.

Best-in-Class Partner Ecosystem

Panduit employs a consultative approach to identify customer needs and engage appropriate partners in a collaborative fashion to serve our customers. Panduit’s robust ecosystem of architects, consultants, engineers, designers, systems integrators, contractors, and distributors offer a full portfolio of lifecycle services. Our partners are trained on relevant services to Plan & Design, Build & Deploy, and Maintain & Operate to deliver predictable and measurable results.

Worldwide Alliances

Panduit has established long-term strategic alliances with top global industry leaders such as Cisco Systems, EMC, IBM, Liebert, and Rockwell Automation to develop and integrate innovative, holistic solutions for our customers. We continually invest in relationships and resources for solving our customers’ greatest business challenges.

Eco-Sustainability & Global Citizenship

With a long-standing commitment to environmental excellence, Panduit continually develops and implements solutions designed to protect, replenish, and restore the world in which we live and operate. This commitment is demonstrated by Panduit’s LEED-certified new world headquarters and future sustainable building plans using its own revolutionary Unified Physical InfrastructureSM_{vision to enable convergence of critical systems for}

driving energy efficiency.

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