Patent ID: 8917513

Claim:
A data center infrastructure management electronic cabinet integrated rack appliance, the integrated appliance comprising: a rack frame enclosure having a first side wall, a second side wall, the first and second sidewalls extending between a top and bottom, a first opening extending between the top and bottom, a door for enclosing the first opening and a second opening extending between the top and bottom and the frame having an inside surface defined by a portion of one of the first and second side walls, the inside surface extending between the top and bottom, the rack defining an interior space for accommodating a plurality of electronic equipment, the electronic equipment being removable through the first opening; a plurality of functional modules selected from a group consisting of: an updatable asset tracking module for detecting the presence or absence of the electronic equipment from the interior space of the cabinet frame enclosure including a tag information file that identifies the electronic equipment, the updatable asset tracking module capable of writing to an electronic equipment tag to enable modification of the tag information file when the electronic equipment is relocated, the asset tracking module disposed along the inside surface; 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 electronic 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; 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 electronic equipment located in the cabinet frame enclosure.