Patent ID: 8024451
Filing Date: 2011-09-20
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. An apparatus comprising: a housing configured for mounting to a room wall external to and separate from an equipment rack and at a distance above a raised floor, the housing including: at least one sensor configured to monitor environmental conditions ambient to rack mounted computer equipment located within the equipment rack, the at least one sensor selected from a group consisting of a temperature sensor and a humidity sensor; a processor responsive to the at least one sensor; at least one network interface responsive to the processor and configured for communication with a distributed computing network; a power control interface configured to access power management equipment; a web server configured to provide a web page associated with information derived from the at least one sensor; an email module configured to send notification of events associated with the at least one sensor; a simple network management protocol module configured to communicate with computer equipment external to the housing; and a modem responsive to the processor and configured to access a telephone line.