Patent ID: 6980978

Claim:
A Management system for an Internet Data Center (IDC), comprising: an Information Technology and Network Management System IT&S for managing said Internet Data Center; a Building Management System BMS for monitoring facilities related to said IDC; and a Facility Management System FMS for maintaining up to date geographical views and information about equipment, furniture and building space of said IDC; wherein said BMS is connected to said IT&N for transmitting thereto event data each time a predefined event occurs, and said IT&N comprises an Operational Support Service OSS for processing said event data, defining actions resulting from said processing, and transmitting commands to said BMS and to said IT&N in response to the defined actions, wherein said OSS includes a decision unit for handling said event data in accordance with predetermined priorities, correlating event data from one source with event data from another source, applying decisions about the predefined events by using roles and taking appropriate corrective actions, and wherein the decision unit is linked to the FMS, wherein said BMS includes an alarm and status database wherein are stored said event data, said database being linked to said decision unit by a TCP/IP link for transmitting said event data thereto, and wherein said BMS further includes an equipment database, said equipment database and said alarm and status database being linked to said FMS by data links for visualizing information about said BMS.