inteliPhy 6.0 thinks beyond the data centre

R&M has launched the sixth generation of the inteliPhy software suite on the market. The scope of application has been significantly expanded. inteliPhy 6.0 thinks beyond the infrastructure of an individual data center.

This makes it easier to plan the expansion of fiber optic infrastructures between several data centers or at a larger site. To this end, R&M has equipped the software with geoinformation system (GIS) functions for geolocalization in longitude and latitude. In particular, the software also offers a unique height service, which leads to significantly more precise values when calculating underground cable lengths. inteliPhy 6.0 can visualize telecom, provider and campus networks as well as underground cable runs. The software from R&M also supports the local and remote management of the infrastructure of external sites such as edge data centers, for example.

With inteliPhy, users can plan the infrastructure of a gray space and now also the cages in colocation data centers three-dimensionally. Components such as racks, patch panels, flexible enclosures, cable ducts, trunk cables and active equipment are added from the model library using drag & drop. Components can now also be searched for using part numbers. A new feature is the ability to design customized data center spaces instead of using fixed-size tiles, thus increasing flexibility.

Intelligent power distribution units (iPDUs) integrated

R&M’s ActiPower connector strips for power distribution can now also be integrated using drag & drop. This means that with inteliPhy 6.0, iPDUs can be integrated at the click of a mouse. They are assigned to the object identifiers (OIDs) and their data is scaled or named in such a way that it is easy to understand. This allows the operator to manage the power distribution in the racks without errors.