Building management system

Using a building management system (BMS)

NOTE: If your site does not have a BMS, then BMS data can be sent and viewed to a set IP address, communicating via Ethernet cable connected to the internal passway of the BMS Panel.

HP recommends connecting the HP POD to your facility building management system (BMS), communicating through Ethernet cable connected to the internal passway of the BMS Panel. For more information, see Connecting the HP POD to the BMS (on page 40).

The standard BMS protocol, BACnet, is a data communication protocol for building automation and control networks.

A BMS offers:

A supported communication interface that can monitor and control HP POD components remotely

Immediate notification of all alarm messages

Ability to manage and configure utility devices

By connecting your HP POD to a BMS system, you can monitor:

Cold and hot aisle temperatures

Supply and return water temperatures

Cooling water flow rate entering the HP POD

Cooling tonnage

Smoke alarms

EPO alarms

For additional points that can be monitored, see the I/O (Input/Output) Controls Points List in the Operations and Maintenance Manual ("Component documentation" on page 9).

Connecting the HP POD to the BMS

1.Install and configure the operating system (Microsoft® Windows® or Linux) on a designated management server.

2.Install the management software on the management server.

3.Connect the management servers to the building network.

4.Insert your BMS Ethernet cable through the IT portals on the left end of the HP POD.

5.Plug the Ethernet cable into the designated BMS jack on the interior of the HP POD.

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