Nlyte 7 Suite - Product Brief-Rev

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THE NLYTE 7 SUITE

PRODUCT BRIEF

THE NLYTE 7 SUITE

NLYTE 7 DEFINES THE MODERN DCIM SUITE

Given that data centers represent tens o millions o dollars

o investment or your organization, with constant assetturnover, while running your critical business applications

and pressing up against resource constraints o power, space,

and networking, you should demand the solution that literally

reects the industrys needs. Whether you are a CxO or part o

an IT, Facilities or Data Center management team, the Nlyte 7

data center inrastructure management (DCIM) suite, defned

in part by our extensive client base, can help.

Nlyte counts some o the worlds most valued companies,

with the most sophisticated data centers, with deployments

in the tens o thousands o racks as clients today. Plus, Nlyte

is purpose-built sotware that is ully extensible, scalable,

modular, web-based, with the industrys frst business

intelligence and workow engines, a web services API or

seamless 3rd party integrations, the industry patent on asset

allocation and the industrys only contextual content repository

with asset relationships.

CONNECTING I.T. AND DATA CENTER

INFRASTRUCTURE

The more holistically you can manage your IT and data center

inrastructure, the better you can manage risk and cost. You

should demand visibility into what applications are running on

which physical, logical and virtual inrastructure and where,

which groups are supporting them, and connecting your Moves/

Adds/Changes to your ITSM processes.

To do just this, Nlyte has a central repository that maintains

contextual relationships between data center assets and asset

parameters. In conjunction, the Nlyte NgageAPITM web service

already leveraged by such partners as BMC, HP and Intel

serves as the backbone or ready-integration with CMDB, Help

Desk, Change Management/ITSM, Building Management and

ERP systems. Thus, Nlyte can provide the ultimate IT and data

center visibility or capacity planning, data center migration,

consolidation and technology reresh projects today!

Nlyte 7 Key Features

The DCIM industrys only central repository o contextualdata center asset inormation and interrelationships

Patented automatic selection and execution o optimalasset allocation

Sophisticated what i modeling supported by theindustrys frst integrated Business Intelligence engine

Powerul, exible workow engine or project management

Refned data-driven modeling and capacity visualization odata center oors and cabinets

Extensive asset library with key attributes

Mapping o asset relationships and dependencies

Logical, pod, cage and user-defned asset groupingcapability

Complete power and network connection managementAutomated asset reconciliation

Robust web services API or rapid integration to 3rd party apps

O-the-shel integrations with ITSM rameworks includingBMC Remedy, Atrium, ADDM, VMware and HP

Nlyte 7 Key Benets

Improves data center operational excellence and optimizesthe use o its power, cooling and space

Reduces the cost, time and risk o migrations andconsolidations by up to 50%

Decreases the business risk and expense caused byunplanned downtime and catastrophic ailure by up to 50%

Deers the CapEx or new data center build outs by severalyears

Cuts power expense and improves PUE (power usageeectiveness)

Provides visibility into key perormance indicators

Supports ITIL and COBIT best practices

Quick identifcation o capacity issues

Single system o record or data center asset inormation

Signifcantly reduce the cost o executing a technologyreresh


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NLYTE DATACENTER

The Nlyte DataCenter allows you to view and manage all the

asset inormation stored in the Nlyte Content Repository.

It works in conjunction with the Nlyte Materials Catalog so

that all the data center specifc inormation (size, weight,

connections, power, etc.) is automatically added to the

database. It also provides access to the Nlyte Cabinet Planner,

where data center Move, Add and Change initiatives are

modeled beore execution.

Nlyte DataCenter Key Features

Models data center Move, Add and Change initiativesbeore you start moving equipment to ensure you haveenough power, cooling and space

Map the complete power chain rom the suppliersub-stations eed, into the data center, through theUninterruptible Power Supplies (UPSs), Power DistributionUnits (PDUs), generators and power strips to the servers

Models the power o data center devices such as airconditioning units and includes this inormation into theoverall data center power consumption plan

Models the potential inrastructure and business impact oa power ailure to the critical power chain serving the datacenter and its essential applications

Manage Power Usage Eectiveness (PUE) by calculatingthe IT Equipment Power (ITEP) and providing visibility othe Total Facility Power (TFP)

Allows user defned asset orientation, visibility o rackmounted power strips and their connectivity

Logical tree navigation with export to Microsot Excel

Nlyte DataCenter Key Benets

Avoids asset collisions (ront & back)

Optimal asset placement

Improved service delivery and business responsiveness

CONNECTION MANAGER

Nlyte oers a powerul, intuitive and highly graphical approach

to tracing both your power and data connections within

the data center at any level. Get a complete view o your

interconnects, at any level o detail, with connect inormation

at the tip o your fngers.

Nlyte Connection Manager Key Features

Trace power and data connectivity or all assets

View connection properties (source port, asset, connectiontype/detail, destination detail, connection detail)

Filter your views or Power, Network and Fibre

Export connectivity data into a Microsot Excel workbookView asset connectivity via circuit endpoint

Nlyte Connection Manager Key Benets

Confrm your power redundancies

Know server restart order or planned or unplanneddowntime

Reduce cabling - trace network connectivity at each step

Find common connections to avert overloading your power

INTERACTIVE VISUALIZATION OF YOUR CABINET

MULTI-CABINET RESOURCES OVERLAY VISUALIZATION

POWER AND DATA CONNECTIVITY VISUALIZATION


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NLYTE FLOOR PLANNER

The Nlyte Floor Planner is a CAD-style graphical interace that

enables you to plan and manage the physical layout o the

oors and rooms as well as your assets within your data center.

Nlytes graphical presentation o this inormation makes it easy

or you to track the asset chain in order to understand where

potential issues exist and how to resolve them.

Nlyte Floor Planner Key Features

Ability to drag and drop assets onto the oor plan andposition them to create the precise room layout you require

Helps you manage operational issues such as powerprovision, use o space, heat control and air ow

Presents a layered representation o all the assets on yourdata center oor

Creates individual layers or each asset category such ascabinets, oor standing servers, cage representations,power inrastructure, air conditioning and networks

Includes real-time ad hoc capacity reports to help identiypotential threats and issues.

Monitors and color codes the dierent perormancethresholds that apply to each device on the appropriatelayer

Nlyte Floor Planner Key Benets

Faster hot spot identifcationOptimal asset placement

Improved service delivery

NLYTE DASHBOARD & REPORTING

Nlyte Dashboard and Reporting, as part o the Nlyte sotware

solution or data center inrastructure management (DCIM),

provides a number o pre-defned dashboards along with

the exibility to create, deploy and maintain user-defned

dashboards. Through state-o-the-art data visualization, senior

management will gain the critical operational metrics required

to manage todays sophisticated data center acilities.

Nlyte Dashboard and Reporting Key Features

Built-in business intelligence reporting and analyticsengine

Pre-defned and user-defned reportsAutomatic report generation and delivery

Real-time analytics or heat and power metrics (amongothers)

Available reports or IT, Facilities, Finance and Executives

Nlyte Dashboard and Reporting Key Benets

Ability to isolate a single point o ailure

I upgrading a UPS, whom to notiy and what is aected.

Faster, automated report delivery

Easy user-defned reports

Quicker, chargeback recovery

FLOOR PLAN WITH RESOURCE VISUALIZATIONAT-A-GLANCE BUSINESS MANAGEMENT METRICS

MANAGEMENT REPORTING FOR DIVERSE AUDIENCES


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NLYTE RECONCILIATION

To obtain a single source o the truth, Nlyte Reconciliation

provides the ability to take the scan results o the data center

network rom a discovery productsuch as BMC ADDM and

reconciles them with the existing records in the Nlyte Central

Repository.

Nlyte Reconciliation Key Features

Automatically reconciles discovered networked deviceswithin the data center (hardware and virtual)

Reconciles physical and virtual device properties

Automatically populates the Nlyte Content Repository

Compares the properties o discovered assets to assets in

the Nlyte system

Use o an Nlyte Connector, such as BMC ADDM

Nlyte Reconciliation Key Benets

Easier reconciliation o existing physical assets

Exception reporting on non-compliant assets helps:

Identiy improper & out-o-synch processes

Improve security by detecting rogue devices

Reduce risk by detecting misplaced devices thatcould otherwise bring down your network

Improve adoption o proper data center practices

Brings Audit and Compliance value to Nlyte or:

ITIL and Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX)Warranty tracking and Sotware licenses

Gain confdence that the asset library or your data centermatches exactly what is on the network

Enhances asset lie cycle management by tracking thechanges Nlyte is executing

Leasing, purchase & retirement tracking

NLYTE BULK DATA MANAGER

The Nlyte Bulk Data Manager (BDM) enables you to get your

asset data out o ad hoc solutions, such as spreadsheets

and Visio diagrams, and loaded quickly at a minimal cost, to

populate the Nlyte Central Repository and keep it up-to-date.Nlyte BDM Key Features

Rich set o asset data categories

Provides load, update, insert, delete and flter datacapabilities

Maintains data integrity with web service authentication

Nlyte BDM Key Benets

Accurate lie cycle management

Reduced audit time

Faster DCIM implementation and time to value

NLYTE INTELLIGENT ASSET ALLOCATION

Create and manage Auto Allocation projects with Nlytes

patented Intelligent Asset Placement, which allows you to use

the Auto Allocate system to bulk move up to 100 standard

servers and chassis to datacenter cabinets. Only Nlyte has the

patent on intelligently placing your assets in the data center

using a number o parameters not just mere suggestions and

lists o possibilities. Plus, in order to execute, you simple press

Commit the change no urther work needed on your part.

NLYTE ORGANIZER

The Nlyte Organizer allows you to create and report upon the

relationships between your data center resources and the

business groups within your organization. You can manage

ownership, support and contact inormation or all data center

assets, business applications and sotware data.

Nlyte Organizer Key Features

Defne the hierarchical organizational structures withinyour business and connect the physical, virtual and logicallayers

Single or shared ownership o the assets in your data center

Record and report on usage o the equipment by businessgroup or charge back purposes and to identiy whichgroups will be aected by loss o services

Assign exclusive and shared maintenance and issueresolution responsibilities or data center assets andbusiness applications and, subsequently, to charge orthese services

Nlyte Organizer Key Benets

Improved service delivery

Improved Mean-Time-To-Repair (MTTR)

Mitigates risk rom outages

Adds critical asset interrelations

USER-SELECTED CRITERIA FOR AUTO ALLOCATION


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NLYTE NgageAPI WEB SERVICES

The Nlyte NgageAPITM is a rich web-based

interace that enables a wide variety o

third-parties to be quickly integrated to

the core Nlyte Data Center Inrastructure

Management (DCIM) solution using

standard web programming approaches.

Nlytes NgageAPI interace has resulted in

a library o o-the-shel integrations to a wide-variety o third

party solutions, available or use by new or existing customers.

Whereas the competition may articulate how easy third-party

integration is using general purpose protocols, it is a library

o proven integrations that truly separate a solution rom an

engineering project.

Because the NgageAPI is a web-based data service, it is

scalable and well-behaved across corporate networks. The

NgageAPI is a highly specialized purpose-built web service,

employing todays predominant web service design model.

Today, the NgageAPI enables a variety o integration modules

and is used, or example, directly by Nlytes own Nlyte Bulk

Allocation Manager and Nlyte Integrator.

ABOUT NLYTE SOFTWARE

Nlyte Sotware is the worlds leading sotware company ocused on planning, managing and

optimizing data centers. Nlyte Sotware enables enterprises to seamlessly extend IT management

sotware to include the physical, logical and virtual layers o the data center, maximizing the fnancial

benefts rom the optimized utilization o power, space and assets. Nlytes proven platorm is used in

the data centers o some o the largest and most valued companies in the world.

NLYTE INTEGRATOR - MONITORS ASSETS

The Nlyte Integrator, a general purpose NgageAPI-based

connector, enables a variety o integration options specifcally

or connecting devices and integrating applications with the

Nlyte DCIM suite. Its design easily supports integration plug-ins

to provide an interace to intelligent power strips, PDUs,

environmental sensors, and other data center inrastructure

asset data managed in Nlyte.

NLYTE DCM

Nlyte DCM is Nlytes latest real-time monitoring

solution based upon Intel Data Center Manager

technology. By licensing Intels real time monitoring and data

collection technology, the Nlyte DCIM suite gains immediate

support or hundreds o the latest models o IT gear via this

module. Intel is constantly expanding its library o supported

devices with every release, and as such, clients purchasing

Nlyte DCM will stand to beneft that much more.

Copyright 2013, Nlyte Sotware Limited. All rights reserved.

Nlyte is a registered trademark and Nlyte Sotware is a trademark o Nlyte Sotware Limited. All other

brands or product names are the propert y o their respective holders . Inormation in this document is

subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part o the vendor.

APRIL 2013

FOR MORE INFORMATIO

Contact Us:[email protected]

Visit Us:www.nlyte.com

Call:

1.650.642.2700

+44 (0) 208 877 7200

NLYTE PRODUCT SUITE INTEGRATIONS

Nlyte 7

Nlyte Workflow Manager

Nlyte Predict

Nlyte Reconciliation

Nlyte DCM

NLYTE-CORE

NLYTE-WFM

NLYTE-PRED

NLYTE-RECON

NLYTE-INTEL-DCM

DataCenter, Connection Manager, Floor Planner, Basic

Reporting, Bulk Data Manager, Organizer, NgageAPI

web services, Integrator

Process Management and Control

Capacity Planning and Forecasting

Automated Asset Reconciliation

Intel DCM and integration with Nlyte

Nlyte Dashboard Engine NLYTE-DASHFoundational BI Representation

BMC ADDM

BMC Remedy

BMC Atrium CMDB

VMware vCenter

HP Insight

(others available)

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