Mechanical System Alerts Reference

For the mechanical assets in your data center, Mechanical System Alerts notify you of the alarm conditions of all the underlying data points.

Early Smoke Detection

Devices which can detect smoke and fire are installed throughout the data center. When these detectors sense fire or smoke, they sound an alarm from a triggered system alert.

Data Point	Definition	Values	Meanings	System Alert Conditions
Alarm	Indicates the VESDA system has detected smoke.	NORMAL	NORMAL: No system alert present	ALARM
Alarm	Indicates the VESDA system has detected smoke.	ALARM	ALARM: Asset has a system alert	ALARM
Fault	Indicates the operation of VESDA falls outside defined parameters. VESDA might or might not continue to operate when a fault is present.	NORMAL	NORMAL: No fault present	FAULT
Fault		ALARM	ALARM: Asset has a fault	FAULT

Fire Alarm System

Devices which can detect smoke and fire are installed throughout the data center. When these detectors sense fire or smoke, they sound an alarm from a triggered system alert.

Data Point	Definition	Values	Meanings	System Alert Conditions
Alarm	Indicates the fire alarm system has detected a fire.	NORMAL	NORMAL: No fault present	ALARM
Alarm	Indicates the fire alarm system has detected a fire.	ALARM	ALARM: Asset has a fault	ALARM
Trouble	Indicates the operation of the fire alarm system falls outside defined parameters.	NORMAL	NORMAL: No system alert present	TROUBLE
Trouble		TROUBLE	ALARM: Asset readings are outside accepted parameters	TROUBLE

Cooling Plant

Devices designed to maintain environmental conditions suitable for data center operation. The heat produced by the data center equipment must be removed and transferred to a heat sink.

Data Point	Definition	Values	Meanings	System Alert Conditions
Primary Chilled Water Supply Temperature	Indicates the temperature of the primary water supply.	Temperature + UOM preference	Setpoint +10% for 300 seconds or Setpoint +/- 20% for 180 seconds (setpoint varies site to site (6-12 deg C) due to site cooling design)	VALUE
Chilled Water Storage Level OK	Indicates the water level in the water storage tank.	ALARM	ALARM: Asset has a system alert	ALARM

Leak Detection

Devices in the data center that detect leaks from water, caustic chemicals, or other corrosive fluids (such as moisture from weather-related fluid intrusion, faulty piping, and structural failures of roofs and windows).

Data Point	Definition	Values	Meanings	System Alert Conditions
Leak Detected Somewhere in IBX	Indicates that moisture level has exceeded established parameters.	NORMAL	NORMAL: No system alert present	ALARM
Leak Detected Somewhere in IBX		ALARM	ALARM: Asset has a system alert	ALARM