This paper presents a top-level energy and environmental dashboard for data center monitoring. It consists of four gauges: one for infrastructure energy efficiency, two for ITequipment intake air temperature compliance, and one for air management effectiveness. The color-coded dials indicate good, acceptable, and poor operation. The overall goal is to move all four analog needles towards the 12 o’clock position— representing ideal operating conditions. In addition, the operator can select both the averaging period and the sampling frequency for the readings. A glance at this dashboard provides instant visual information on the operational status of the data center. This strikingly simple presentation is made possible by utilizing selected non-dimensional performance metrics to intelligently summarize a large amount of data and avoid operator fatigue. The dashboard also has a warning icon for each gauge for out-of-bound data as well as access to detailed data when needed.

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