The Trellis Change Planner
TM
real-time
infrastructure
optimization
Benefits
•Plan out a complex set of
steps involved in a data center
project (such as server and rack
moves, connection changes,
etc.) then implement the
change and track its progress
•Visualize beforehand, through
a series of pictures, how the
new device would fit the data
center via the rack timeline
view
•Prevent costly rework
by seeing the impact of
proposed changes (space,
power, connections) before
committing the resources to
the project
•Fully comply with auditing
requirements using a detailed
record of changes made and
the personnel accountable for
specific tasks
•Ensure IT and facilities teams
are on the same page,
reducing risks of unplanned
down time and other
issues brought by lack of
coordination
•Build confidence among
decision makers that planned
changes are well-designed,
well-documented, easy to
follow and executed in a
controlled manner
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Change is inevitable in today’s data centers. Some are struggling with the challenges
posed by virtualization and are catching their breath in the chase. Others are simply
growing too fast and there isn’t enough time to plan ahead. Change done in haste
often results in even more problems. However, it is the norm when internal and
external clients are growing impatient and critical operations need to be up and
running. This forces many support teams to resort to band-aid solutions to ensure
post-change availability, at least until the problems from the hasty and unplanned
changes arise.
Decision-making that is either based on rough estimates or lacks coordination
with other teams leads to costly rework or misuse of resources. Meanwhile, certain
projects require multiple changes. Tracking progress in projects like these is a task
in itself. In a nutshell, there is simply too much risk and stress involved with not
planning change effectively in the data center.
The Trellis Change Planner allows data center managers to plan, assign, execute
and audit changes in the data center, faster and more intelligently. The operations
team assigns tasks to individuals, who can then execute the plan against a record of
progress. Data center managers—who use actual consumption and capacity as their
baseline—can confidently say that an asset move will be supported in its new location
and that capacity will be there when it physically arrives. Impact is determined before
a capital investment is made.
The Trellis Change Planner also issues notifications when a task is edited, conflicts
with another or is completed; provides a rack timeline view that shows the state of
the same rack in different periods of time; and allows the export to a spreadsheet for
easier reporting. It is the perfect tool for implementing changes in the data center,
from planning and execution down to auditing and reporting.
With the Trellis Change Planner, you can:
•Plan data center changes and manage relationships across projects
•Preview change impact before committing resources
•Manage resource reservation including rack space, power capacity and outlets
•Prevent “on-the-fly” decisions and reduce time for implementing the change
•Create and manage projects and tasks (user- or system-defined)
•Display and manage conflicts between projects; allow user to resolve conflicts
•Deploy or decommission equipment based on actual consumption and capacity
•Track progress via notifications for tasks edited or completed
•Audit data center change history
•Run customizable reports; export plan to a spreadsheet or print to PDF
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Solution Suite
Trellis Change Planner
TM
Standardizing data center processes and
managing risks
Facilitating in the task assignment, tracking and
reporting
• Create standard data center processes and enforce policies with
assignment and tracking of tasks
• View how change will impact future capacity; accurately enable
prioritizing and allocating resources
• Accurately identify the location of infrastructure resources to
ensure accurate equipment provisioning or moves
• Reduce errors and rework with intelligent asset placement
capabilities
• Conduct detailed impact analyses; lessen risks associated with
the change
• Effectively coordinate changes to minimize costly mistakes and
misuse of personnel resources
• Consistently meet SLAs with team following standard processes
• Allows user to know all tasks assigned to him for a specific
period, as well as see any dependencies for his tasks—all in one
consolidated view
• Utilize real-time data to proactively plan and coordinate usage of
critical resources
• Provides rack timeline which allows user to see changes planned
through pictures which show the changes on the assets over a
given period
• Track progress of projects on specific tasks, individuals and time
period
• Sends notifications when a task is edited, conflicts with another
or is completed
• Resolve conflicts between projects with relevant information
shared by both IT and facilities teams
• Manage an audit trail of changes to the data center infrastructure
Trellis Change Planner
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