Patent ID: 8854822
Filing Date: 2014-10-07
Classification: G06F,H05K

Abstract:
1. A data center infrastructure management equipment cabinet appliance, the appliance comprising: a cabinet frame enclosure having a first side wall, a second side wall, a first opening and the cabinet frame enclosure defining an interior space having a first and second rail disposed therein to provide a pair of rails to support a piece of equipment, wherein the rack is configured to accommodate a plurality of equipment stacked within the interior space, the equipment being removable through the first opening; a plurality of functional modules selected from a group consisting of: an asset tracking module configured to detect the presence or absence of the equipment from the interior space of the cabinet frame enclosure when a piece of equipment is slid into or out of the interior space via the pair of rails, the asset tracking module disposed in the first side wall adjacent the first opening; an access control module for providing electronic locking and access control to the interior space of the cabinet frame enclosure; an environmental management module for monitoring and controlling environmental conditions within the interior space of the cabinet frame enclosure; a power management module for monitoring and controlling power distribution to equipment located in the interior space of the cabinet frame enclosure, the power management module disposed in one of the first side wall or second side wall and adjacent the second opening; and a cabinet control module (CCM) for providing consolidated connectivity to the plurality of functional modules, wherein the CCM presents a single network connection for managing the equipment located in the cabinet frame enclosure.