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Mechanical System Alerts Reference

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

Early Smoke Detection​

Devices that 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 PointDefinitionValuesMeaningsSystem Alert Conditions
AlarmIndicates the VESDA system has detected smoke.NORMALNORMAL: No system alert presentALARM
ALARMALARM: Asset has a system alert
FaultIndicates the operation of VESDA falls outside defined parameters. VESDA might or might not continue to operate when a fault is present.NORMALNORMAL: No fault presentFAULT
ALARMALARM: Asset has a fault

Fire Alarm System​

Devices that 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 PointDefinitionValuesMeaningsSystem Alert Conditions
AlarmIndicates the fire alarm system has detected a fire.NORMALNORMAL: No fault presentALARM
ALARMALARM: Asset has a fault
TroubleIndicates the operation of the fire alarm system falls outside defined parameters.NORMALNORMAL: No system alert presentTROUBLE
TROUBLEALARM: Asset readings are outside accepted parameters

Cooling Plant​

These devices are designed to maintain environmental conditions suitable for data center operation. The system must remove the heat produced by the data center equipment and transfer it to a heat sink.

Data PointDefinitionValuesMeaningsSystem Alert Conditions
Primary Chilled Water Supply TemperatureIndicates the temperature of the primary water supply.Temperature + UOM preferenceSetpoint +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 OKIndicates the water level in the water storage tank.ALARMALARM: Asset has a system alertALARM

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 PointDefinitionValuesMeaningsSystem Alert Conditions
Leak Detected Somewhere in IBXIndicates that moisture level has exceeded established parameters.NORMALNORMAL: No system alert presentALARM
ALARMALARM: Asset has a system alert