APC InfraStruXure Central Network Management Configuration

APC InfraStruXure Central shifts data center management from reactive troubleshooting to proactive insight, consolidating power, cooling, security, and environmental monitoring into a single web-based platform. Unlike basic SNMP managers, it provides historical trend analysis, threshold-based alarming, and customizable reporting to prevent downtime before it occurs.

Highlights

• Centralized monitoring of power, cooling, security, environment, and assets
• Real-time data collection with historical trend analysis and threshold alarms
• Flexible deployment: physical appliance, virtual machine, or dedicated server
• Multi-user web interface with role-based security and LDAP/Active Directory integration
• Scalable from single-site to multi-site data center environments

In daily use

Facility managers gain a unified dashboard that visualizes the health of all critical infrastructure. Alerts can be delivered via email, SMS, SNMP traps, or syslog, ensuring rapid response to anomalies. The embedded PostgreSQL database stores long-term data for capacity planning and energy usage reports, while integration with NMS, BMS, and ITSM systems streamlines workflows.

Full specifications

• Product Type: Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM) Software
• Management Scope: Power, Cooling, Security, Environment, Assets
• Deployment Options: Physical Appliance, Virtual Machine, Dedicated Server
• Supported Protocols: SNMP v1/v2c/v3, Modbus TCP/IP, HTTP/HTTPS
• Notification Methods: Email, SMS, SNMP Traps, Syslog
• Reporting Features: Customizable reports, energy usage, capacity planning, asset inventory
• User Interface: Web-based, multi-user access, role-based security
• Integration: NMS, BMS, ITSM systems
• Virtualization Support: VMware ESXi, Microsoft Hyper-V
• Database: Embedded PostgreSQL or external Microsoft SQL Server
• Security: LDAP/Active Directory integration, SSL/TLS encryption
• Language Support: Multi-language interface

Final note

APC InfraStruXure Central is the command center for modern data centers, delivering the visibility and control needed to maximize uptime and efficiency.