Patent ID: 8626905

Claim:
A method for monitoring a self-contained server rack system, comprising: discovering, by at least one hardware processor, the self-contained server rack system containing a plurality of equipment as being connected within a data center; discovering, by at least one hardware processor, the plurality of equipment within the self-contained server rack system, wherein the plurality of equipment is automatically discovered in response to connecting the self-contained server rack system to a single mounting point in the data center, and wherein the mounting point includes a single connector that connects all of the plurality of equipment in the self-contained server rack system; configuring, by at least one hardware processor, the self-contained server rack system; configuring, by at least one hardware processor, the plurality of equipment within the self-contained server rack system; monitoring, by at least one hardware processor, the self-contained server rack system and the plurality of equipment for changes in operational status; and configuring a cooling apparatus associated with the self-contained server rack system, wherein the cooling apparatus provides cooling to the self-contained server rack system based on a power consumption of the plurality of equipment contained in the self-contained server rack system.