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The Ashmolean Green IT Strategy
A (developing) Green IT Strategy
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• No. of Public Galleries: 67• No. of Offices/Labs/Work Areas: 82• No. of Stores: 25
Background Information: Building
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• Full-time Staff: 169• Part-time Staff: 86 (includes VSAs)• Volunteers & Interns: 26 (varies)
More Background: “Human Resources”
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The Strategy: 1 - Monitor
Identify
Manage
Communicate
Monitor
Establish Policies
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OUED Electricity Meters feed
* Internet Explorer only
http://ionenterprise1.survey.ox.ac.uk/ion/
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Oxford Monitoring Service
Snapshot location
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Datasynergy : Powerman
Active Inactive while on
http://www.datasynergy.co.uk/
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PC Powerdown monitor
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The Strategy: 2 - Identify
Identify
Monitor
Manage
Communicate
Establish Policies
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Identify … “but it’s not just IT stuff”
Servers
Non IT Equipment
IT Equipment
Workstations
Others
It should be remembered that energy is consumed by many pieces of equipment, not just IT stuff!
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“Yet More Background: ICT Infrastructure”
• No. of “active” Workstations: 150• No. of Servers: 26• No. of Switches: 31• No, of UPS: 50• No. of Printers: >60
(perhaps about 40 are attached to the network)
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The Strategy: 3 - Manage
Identify
Monitor
Establish Policies
Manage
Communicate
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Manage: Workstations – FiDo
Power management monitoring (PMM) and Wake on LAN (WOL)
• User driven wake up on demand• Group Wake up• Easy Administration• Client less • Excellent Support
OUCS, OeRC, OUCE & OUED
http://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/greenit/wol.xml
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Manage: Workstations – PC Power Down
Powerdown Server and Monitor• Modular plugin Application• Client – Server based deployment• Group Shutdown management
PC Powerdown
Powerdown Server
Powerdown Clients
Policies set on server
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Datasynergy Systems Powerman 5 Power Manager
• Activity Based Monitoring • Easy Group Policy based configuration• Client – Server application
AD Container
ActiveDirectory
PoliciesPowerman
Management Server
Manage
Reports
Manage: Workstations – Powerman
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Identify
Monitor
Establish Policies
Manage
Communicate
The Strategy: 4 – Establish Policies
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Establish Policies & GuidelinesInfrastructure services
• Citrix based server virtualisation• Storage virtualisation and consolidation
Desktop policies • Hibernate when inactive• Promote remote working • Tie in remote working with OUCS WOL • Virtual desktop delivery • Reuse low spec computers• Printer consolidation and management
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The Future• User education • Shared knowledge and initiative• Increase and consolidate server
virtualisation• Aim for the best of all worlds• Reduce our Monthly
Energy Bill (£15,000)Open Source
In house Commercial
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1. Manage Expectations!• Reduce our Energy Bill (£15,000pm)• ICT contribution: <<10% probably <£800pm• Potential “Saving”: “only” £200pm (<2%)
2. Beware of “Responsibility Creep”• What is consuming the power?• Just because it is “controlled” by computer software
does not necessarily mean it’s an IT Problem!
Two Warnings
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Useful Contacts•Data Synergy (PowerMan):
[email protected] http://www.datasynergy.co.uk/
•OUCS Green Team: [email protected]://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/greenit/
• OUED Online: [email protected]
http://ionenterprise1.survey.ox.ac.uk/ion/•Qubic Group plc (PC Power Down):
[email protected] http://www.pcpowerdown.com/
•[email protected] (“management/policy stuff”)
•[email protected] (“technical/really useful stuff”)
ContactsAshmolean Contacts