From IBMs Labs: The 3-D Data Center
By Clint Boulton
By clicking on server doors in the 3-D Data Center application, users can see a machine’s host name, CPU utilization and memory utilization.
From IBMs Labs: The 3-D Data Center – Sexy Avatars Check Sexy Servers
You’re a U.S.-based IT manager and you can’t get to that data center in India. With IBM’s 3-D Data Center, you can get a visual representation of the India data center right from your office computer. In this scenario, an IBM engineer uses her avatar to check out the scene in the data center.
From IBMs Labs: The 3-D Data Center – Ground Control to Major Tom
This avatar checks out the health of her data center. The screens are 3-D widgets that pop up or slide out when called upon by the click of a mouse.
From IBMs Labs: The 3-D Data Center – On the Grid
This widget is a graphical representation of IBM’s Grid Scheduler software, as rendered in the IBM 3-D Data Center application. The software keeps IT managers in the loop about how their systems are running.
From IBMs Labs: The 3-D Data Center – Birds-Eye View
Alerts are streamed from systems management software, such as IBM Tivoli or HP OpenView, to the 3-D Data Center, which renders them as alarms or spinning lights. The flames indicate a thermal issue. Is your server overheating? Check it! Quick!