Remote monitoring for modular data centers.
Run every module from your desk.

Modular data centers often run unstaffed, in places no one visits. Aravolta gives you the view you would have standing in the module, from wherever you are. At 2 AM, an alert reaches whoever is on call, with the readings and controls to work the fault from home.

Replay: 02:14 at an unstaffed module
Sample data. At onboarding we draw your module plan from its drawings and set the escalation steps from your on-call schedule.
MOD-07 / Overnight, no one on site
40 ft module · 8 racks · 2 CRACs · UPS-A
What if
Ready02:11:00
CRAC-2 supply air22.0°C
What you see remotely

Every system in the module, from anywhere

One Aravolta node in each module reads its power, cooling, environment, and IT equipment, and keeps the history. You get 24/7 visibility with no one on site.

Remote point mapOne node per module
Power
  • Live power draw and distribution
  • UPS battery health and runtime
  • Generator status and fuel levels
  • Power quality and anomalies
Cooling
  • CRAC and CRAH performance and setpoints
  • Temperature map across the module
  • Airflow and pressure differentials
  • Chiller and coolant loop readings
Environment
  • Temperature and humidity sensors
  • Outdoor weather
  • Water leak detection
  • Smoke and fire detection
IT equipment
  • Server and network device health
  • Storage status and capacity
  • Application performance metrics
  • Workload utilization and efficiency
Protocols
BACnet, Modbus, SNMP, Redfish, MQTT
Device library
More than 46,000 make, model, and firmware versions
Pricing
No per-point charge
Alerting

Fewer alerts, routed to whoever can act

Each alert arrives with its context and root cause: the reading, the limit, and what the equipment reported. If nobody acknowledges it, the next step on the ladder is notified.

Escalation policySample, for MOD-07 cooling alerts
  1. Step 1, at alert
    On-call engineer
    SMS and push

    Follows your on-call schedule, so it reaches whoever is on call tonight.

  2. Step 2, after 15 min
    Facilities lead
    SMS and email

    Sent 15 min after the alert, if nobody has acknowledged.

  3. Step 3, after 30 min
    Operations manager
    SMS and email

    Sent 15 min after step 2, if nobody has acknowledged.

When anyone acknowledges, the steps after that are not sent.

Delays run from the step before, 1 min minimum, and every step has its own emails and phone numbers

Alert handling
  • Context and root cause on each alert
  • Related alerts grouped, duplicates dropped
  • Severity levels and thresholds you set
  • Machine learning cuts false positives
Channels
  • Email, SMS, and push notifications
  • Slack, Teams, and PagerDuty
  • Escalation policies, so a 2 AM alert reaches whoever is on call
  • Tied to your on-call schedule
Predictive alerts
  • Early warning on a developing fault
  • Capacity alerts based on trend
  • Maintenance reminders and scheduling
  • Component failure prediction
Remote diagnostics and control

Work the fault before you dispatch anyone

Open the module the way you would on site, then change what needs changing from where you are. Send a technician when the fix needs hands, with the right part.

Virtual site visit
  • Live dashboards for every system
  • History and trends
  • Status at a glance
  • Drill down to the component
Remote control
  • Change cooling setpoints
  • Power cycle equipment
  • Update configuration and thresholds
  • Run diagnostics and health checks
Automated recovery
  • Automated remediation scripts
  • Failover to redundant systems
  • Self-healing for common faults
  • Workload migration off failing hardware

80% fewer site visits with predictive monitoring and remote diagnostics. Faults get caught and fixed before they take the module down.

CRAC-2 / Trend, opened remotely
02:05 to 02:19:30
Supply air24.7°C
Alert 23.0
Condenser fan 1
RunningStopped 02:13:40
Compressor 1
RunningLocked out 02:14:07
Compressor 2
Running
02:0502:1002:15

Condenser fan 1 stopped 27 s before compressor 1 tripped on high head pressure. The fix is a fan motor, not a reset.

Controls / Activity, MOD-07
Every write logged
  • 02:21:15CRAC-1Supply air setpoint21.0 °COn-call engineerCompleted
  • 02:21:15CRAC-1Fan speed100%On-call engineerCompleted
  • 23:00:00UPS-ABattery self-testStartAutomationCompleted
  • Mon 16:40R04 PDU-BOutlet 14CycleFacilities leadCompleted

Control is disabled by default. Once it is on, every write records who sent it, when, the value, and whether it completed.

Connectivity at remote sites

Built for a slow or intermittent link

The link to a remote site is often slow or intermittent. The Aravolta node is built for that. Its connection is outbound only, so there are no open inbound ports and no firewall rules to change.

MOD-07Remote site
Aravolta node
UPS, CRACs, PDUs, sensors
Local buffer

Holds readings while every link is down

Primary linkActive
Cellular or LTEStandby
SatelliteStandby

Outbound only. No open inbound ports and no firewall rule changes.

Aravolta

Readings, alerts, and controls

Cloud, on premises, or air-gapped

Low bandwidth

  • Compressed transmission
  • Polling rate adapts to link quality
  • Local buffering when the link drops
  • Only changed values are sent

Multiple paths

  • Primary and backup connections
  • Cellular and LTE fallback
  • Satellite for the most remote sites
  • Automatic failover between links

On the node

  • Local analytics and decisions
  • Alerts raised offline
  • Store-and-forward data collection
  • Runs unattended through an outage
Mobile access and reporting

Check in from a phone, read the night in a report

Sites near youBy distance
  • MOD-072 kmNormal
  • MOD-0314 km1 warning
  • EDGE-11738 kmNormal
Quick actions

From a phone or tablet

Acknowledge an alert, open a trend, or find the nearest site without a laptop.

  • Web interface sized for phones and tablets
  • Quick actions for routine operations
  • Site selection by location
  • Native iOS and Android apps
  • Offline mode for reviewing history
Daily status report
MOD-07, 18:00 to 06:00
Sent 06:00
Incidents
1, resolved
Time to acknowledge
2m 10s
CRAC-2 supply air under 23.0 °C
96.5% of the night
Hottest rack inlet
26.3 °C peak, R07
Inlet SLA, under 27 °C
Met
UPS-A load
62% average
Open issue
CRAC-2 compressor 1

Reports on a schedule

The night's events, limits, and open issues, in the inbox before the day shift starts.

  • Automatic daily, weekly, and monthly status reports
  • SLA compliance tracking and reports
  • Maintenance history and logs
  • Performance compared across sites
  • Executive dashboards and KPIs

See a module from your desk

No one has to sit in the module. Aravolta gives you the readings, the alerts, and the controls from any location.