Data center server location and monitoring system

A system for locating equipment in racks comprising:

• electronic identification (ID) tags each having a unique, reportable ID;
• servers in a rack, wherein each one of the servers is associated with one of the electronic ID tag(s);
• at least one rack controller with a unique electronic ID connected by physical wire to at least one of the electronic ID tags;
• a database comprising data identifying:
• a physical location of at least one rack;
• location relationships between the at least one rack controller and the at least one rack;
• location relationships between the servers and the associated electronic ID tags;
• and
• a central control computer connected to the database and to the at least one rack controller, the central control computer including software to enable the central control computer to process data from the at least one rack controller and data from the database to determine a location of at least one of the electronic ID tags to enable locating the associated one of the servers,
• wherein each of the electronic ID tags includes a sensory indicator to alert an observer;
• and
• wherein the identification of a location of a given one of the electronic ID tags and the associated server includes an ability to activate and deactivate the sensory indicator of said given electronic ID tag.

A system for locating equipment in racks comprising:

• electronic identification (ID) tags each having a unique, reportable ID;
• servers in a rack, wherein each one of the servers is associated with one of the electronic ID tag(s) and wherein the electronic ID tags are not attached to the rack;
• at least one rack controller with a unique electronic ID connected by physical wire to at least one of the electronic ID tags;
• a database comprising data identifying:
• a physical location of at least one rack;
• location relationships between the at least one rack controller and the at least one rack;
• location relationships between the servers and the associated electronic ID tags;
• and
• a central control computer connected to the database and to the at least one rack controller, the central control computer including software to enable the central control computer to process data from the at least one rack controller and data from the database to determine a location of at least one of the electronic ID tags to enable locating the associated one of the servers.