What kind of data is collected?#
Three types of data are collected by Hyperview:
Data needed to identify assets (e.g. make, model and serial number)
Data to monitor the utilization of assets (e.g. power draw or CPU utilization)
Data to graph the relationship of an asset in relation to other assets (e.g. network connectivity and power connectivity).
With that in mind, data collection follows these design tenants to ensure security and privacy:
The customer is in control of what protocols to enable.
The customer is in control of the privilege level of the user used to collect data. Data collection will function with read-only access levels.
The customer is in control of what networks and IP ranges to discover and monitor.
The customer is in control of where to place a data collector in the network and which networks it will have access to.
Only data needed to perform the aforementioned tasks is collected. Below is a list of data types that are discovered and monitored by protocol and, where applicable, by device type.
Note
The following list may change based on the capabilities of the target systems, vendors, firmware versions, allowed access, and protocol versions. While every effort has been made to ensure the list is comprehensive, Hyperview is a continuously developed product that operates in a multi-vendor environment where networked assets are constantly changing, and where vendors extend standard protocols or implement them in a non-standard way. As a result, there may be some variation in what data is collected and monitored between vendors and generations of hardware/firmware.
BMC-based Protocols: IPMI, iLo, ILOM, and iDRAC#
Firmware version
Make and model of the device
Motherboard serial number
Device serial number
Temperature sensors
Voltage sensors
Current sensors
Fan sensors
Chassis physical security sensor
Processor type, make and model
Power supply sensors
Power state Sensor
Memory type, make and model
Drive slot configuration
BMC LAN information
Management subsystem health
Field replaceable unit state
Modbus TCP and BACnet/IP#
Modbus TCP and BACnet/IP protocols offer limited discoverability options and can only be monitored. Because of the nature of these two protocols, Hyperview includes a constructor that allows customers to create custom definitions for what they want to monitor.
SNMP#
SNMP is a definitions-based protocol and supports a large variety of devices, types and manufacturers. Below is a list of the general types of data and sensors discovered and monitored by Hyperview based on device type. Please note that the intention is to give the reader a good idea of what is monitored. The specific list of sensors read on an asset depends on the manufacturer, asset type, the capabilities embedded in the SNMP implementation and the device definition provided by Hyperview.
Network Device#
Switch port configuration
MAC addresses per port
Identification and inventory information
VLAN information
Busway#
Frequency
Phase current
Phase power
Phase VA
Phase voltage
Phase voltage total
Total current
Total load
Total power
Total VA
Total VAR
Chiller#
Cooling demand
Cooling load
Cooling output
Humidification active
Dehumidification active
Sensor failure
Power
Return temperature
CRAC#
Air flow
Cooling demand
Cooling load
Cooling output
Dehumidification active
Dew point
Enter water temperature
Fan failure boolean
Fan speed
Humidification active
Power
Return humidity
Return temperature
Supply humidity
Supply temperature
CRAH#
Air flow
Cooling demand
Cooling load
Cooling output
Dehumidification active
Fan speed
Humidification active
Power
Return humidity
Return temperature
Supply humidity
Supply temperature
Environmental Monitor#
Air flow
Ambient temperature
Analog input
Camera motion
Dew point
Door lock status
Door status
Door switch
Dry contact
Humidity
Leak alarm zone
Leak cable current
Leak unit distance
Leak unit status
Leak zone distance
Leak zone status
Light level
Power
Pressure
Smoke alarm
Sound level
Generator#
Battery current
Battery voltage
Frequency
Fuel level
Oil pressure
Phase current
Phase power
Phase VA
Phase voltage
Plant battery voltage
Running
Total current
Total power
Total VA
Total VAR
In-Row Cooling#
Airflow
Cooling demand
Cooling load
Cooling output
Dehumidification active
Fan speed
Humidification active
Power
Return humidity
Return temperature
Supply humidity
Supply temperature
PDU#
Breaker current
Emergency power
Frequency
Panel current
Panel phase current
Panel power
Panel VA
Phase current
Phase load
Phase power
Phase rotation loss
Phase VA
Phase voltage
Power factor
Total current
Total load
Total power
Total VA
Total VAR
Power Meter#
Frequency
Phase current
Phase power
Phase VA
Phase voltage
Total current
Total power
Total VA
Total VAR
Rack or Tower UPS#
Battery capacity
Battery current
Battery discharging
Battery voltage
Bypass frequency
Output power
Output source
Output total load
Output total power
Output total VA
Output VA
Phase bypass current
Phase bypass power
Phase bypass voltage
Phase input current
Phase input frequency
Phase input power
Phase input voltage
Phase output current
Phase output load
Phase output voltage
Power factor
Runtime remaining
Usable power
Rack PDU#
Current
Outlet power
Outlet status
Power factor
Total current
Total load
Total power
Total VA
Usable power
Transfer Switch#
Selected source
Source 1 circuit breaker 1 open
Source 1 failure status
Source 1 frequency
Source 1 overload
Source 1 over voltage
Source 1 phase current
Source 1 phase voltage
Source 1 under voltage
Source 2 circuit breaker 1 open
Source 2 failure status
Source 2 frequency
Source 2 overload
Source 2 over voltage
Source 2 phase current
Source 2 phase voltage
Source 2 under voltage
Total load
Total power
Total VA
UPS#
Battery capacity
Battery current
Battery discharging
Battery status
Battery voltage
Bypass frequency
Frequency
Output current
Output source
Output total load
Output total power
Output total VA
Output voltage
Phase bypass current
Phase bypass power
Phase bypass voltage
Phase input current
Phase input frequency
Phase input power
Phase input voltage
Phase output current
Phase output load
Phase output power
Phase output VA
Phase output voltage
Power factor
Runtime remaining
Total VAR
Utility Breaker#
Breaker position
Frequency
Phase current
Phase power
Phase VA
Phase voltage
Total current
Total power
Total VA
Total VAR
SSH for Linux/Unix#
Installed software list
CPU information
CPU utilization
RAM information
RAM utilization
Network hardware information (e.g. IP and MAC)
Disk capacity sensor
Storage hardware information
Windows WMI#
Installed software list (apt/rpm tool)
CPU information
CPU utilization
RAM information
RAM utilization
Network hardware information (e.g. IP and MAC)
Disk capacity sensor
Storage hardware information
Hyper-V virtual machine list