DC Insight - Asset Tracking Solution Overview

Your first step in enabling inventory
management with RFID

Quantum Data Systems (HK) Ltd
http://www.quantum.com.hk

Active Asset Tags

OR

Original Asset Asset Spreadsheet
Spreadsheet DC Insight With
Actual Location

Passive Asset Tags

Asset Tag Unique Expected Any custom columns will be
Name Type Tag ID Location preserved and searchable

System generated column of tag
location or any exception
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Asset Asset
Manager Spreadsheet
ERP or Other
External
Systems

Feed LIVE Location
information to external
systems
Tag Physical
Assets


RFID

WIFI DC Insight


A) Software B) RFID Handheld C) RFID Tags

RFID

WIFI
DC Insight
Asset Tracking

Asset Location Field device to RFID tags to uniquely identify each
Aware System take inventory asset
snapshot


• Windows 7/XP/Vista/2003/2008 (Note: IPv6
support requires Vista SP1, Server 2008, or newer)

# Devices CPU RAM Disk

up to 10,000 tags Dual Core 4 GB 10 GB

• Site requires Wi-Fi coverage


Existing
System
1) Export New Assets Spreadsheet

2) Import

3) Generate DC Insight
RFID Tag Asset Manager

4) Tag Asset
Drag & Drop Excel
Document

RFID Label Printing Software DC Insight Asset Manager is a
& Printer web application. Access the
software through any
supported web browser


Scan Rack

No
Found Visual Confirm
unexpected unexpected
asset? Yes* Inspection asset?

No Yes

Confirm
Missing Visual
Missing
Asset? Inspection
Yes* Asset?
No
No Yes

Confirm
1. Obtain Inventory Snapshot
* Operator may opt to re-scan rack before visual inspect 2. Eliminate Scan Error

RFID Location Tag

RFID Asset Tag

RFID


Asset at rack match up to system
record


This should be an
empty space

After scan rack, an unexpected asset is found
compared to central record. Re-scan and/or
visual inspect to confirm this mismatch

After scan rack, an asset that is suppose to be at
this rack location was not found. Re-scan and/or
visual inspect to confirm the missing asset.

Click Update Location
to confirm asset’s
location with central
server via WIFI

* Repeat this for all racks to complete floor walk

This entry suggest the This entry suggest
asset has been the asset has been
relocated from 1C1- removed from the
D23 to 1C1-D22 data center


#1 Update Expected location Field in #2 Arrange for physical asset
system relocation
• Relocate asset back to assigned
(expected) location
• Next floor walk will pick up
asset at correct location


#1 Delete Asset (dispose asset) from #2 Arrange for physical asset
system if Asset no longer required relocation
• Find asset and put back into
expected location
• Next floor walk will pick-up
asset


Delete Disposed Asset
through the web interface


Active RFID


Zonal Rack
A740 Rack
Locator System

Within reader coverage area Room IR
Light Strip

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M170-i IR Durable Tag
M102-i Replaceable Battery Tag M130 Asset Tag

R110 Flex-Mount Tag R114-I IR IT Asset Tag
R104-i IR Asset Tag


Reader A I see RFCRCK00001111,
signal strength about -42db
I am
RFCRCK00001111
Reader B

I see RFCRCK00001111,
signal strength about -68db

I see
RFCRCK00001111,
signal strength
about -33db

ID: RFCRCK00001111
Reader C

RFCRCK00001111 is
RFCRCK00001111
closes to Reader C,
is “Vacuum
Reader C = “Plant Room” Pump”, it is at
Plant Room


Emits a location using
Infra Red fills the room


Emit IR location code. ID: RFCRCK00001111
I am @ 013
E.g. 013
RFCRCK00001111
is at location 013

“Kate’s Laptop” is RFCRCK00001111 is
in “Boardroom” in “Boardroom”

013 means the
“Boardroom”


A740 Rack
Locator System

IR
Light Strip

• A740 works very similar to
the A750 room locator


Racks # 41-48
Racks # 25-32
Racks # 17-24

Racks # 33-40
Racks # 1-8

Racks # 9-16

Staging Area

Example Output:
Example Output:
• Connected to each reader in each zone
Server 150 is located in Rack location which is located
Server 150 precise zone Staging Area, is located in
48, which
• Determinesis located in Loading Dock, which is located
Storage Area,
level
Building 1. 1.
in Building 1.
in Building
Loading Dock
Storage Area
Zone Manager


Unique Expected Any custom columns will be preserved and
Asset Name Tag ID Tag Type
Location searchable

System Fields

Quantum Data Systems (H.K.) Limited Private and Confidential

(1) Choose Import Asset from the easy
to use navigation menu

(2) Click “Choose File” to select your
asset spreadsheet

(3) Click upload to import the asset
spreadsheet


(1) Choose List/Find Asset to give you a
live view of your asset spreadsheet

Live physical
location report

Any exception
are highlighted
in Red


Search any custom attributes
to view only asset with the
specific keyword

You can search for your asset
using any of the column
above


Double click any row
and you can edit the
record live on the web


Export the spreadsheet any time to get the up-to-date record of your asset.
• Choose to export all or only asset with an exception (e.g. not at expected location)

All attributes from the original
Additional Column Show
import are preserved
actual location or any exception


• Re-import the same
spreadsheet with
updated fields any time
and the system will
update the record
accordingly


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