I know what your thinking …. VM’s, right?
Nada. Something more interesting. Zhijing and I are working on a new project. At first we were just harvesting and displaying server room temps. Then Brian got the internal temps via the iLOMs. Then Bill mentions comparing room temp to internal temp. But wait – it gets better.
I’m a real minimalist. I don’t like to carry stuff, jewelry, accessories – especially in my hands. But when it comes to web-apps, I’m a maximist. Pedal-to-the-metal, power-hungry UI super-monkey. I love it.
Anyway, so Zhijing and I are building a visual layout of the server room, where you can click on any rack to drill into it. Then you can see the front of the rack laid out just like the servers are, in order, according to size, RUs, etc…. THEN you can click on the server to graph it’s internal temp against (by default) the nearest room sensor, AND you can choose others.
That’s nerdy. I mean, REALLY nerdy — but I’m not done yet.
Why stop there? Maximism strikes again! Why not load MRTG (network data)? Adam wanted a link to click and open Remote Desktop. Server specs? Apps? DBs? THERE IS NOT LIMIT.
Can you feel it? (close your eyes) That’s the sound of the universe opening to you. Revelation. Yeah.
Possibilities.
Opportunities.
Efficiencies.
Excited? Heck yeah – it’s gonna be the next killa’ app. COUNT on it!
A little code. Some creativity, a splash of art.