Senju/DC

Senu/DC is a system management tool for data centers developed by NRI (Nomura Research Institute). According to the vendor, it is designed to meet the needs of small to large enterprises, making it suitable for a wide range of businesses. This tool is used by various professionals, including IT professionals, data center managers, system administrators, network administrators, and financial institutions, to effectively manage and monitor their data center operations.

Key Features

Job Management: According to the vendor, Senju/DC allows users to define and register job flows, execute schedules, monitor job progress status, and generate reports. It also supports agent-less job management, eliminating the need for Telnet.

Monitoring: Senju/DC offers a range of monitoring capabilities, including over 300 types of monitoring items that cover the overall system and individual servers. According to the vendor, users can visualize the system by indicating each monitoring target and event. It supports up to 2,000 nodes defined to one domain.

Event Management: Senju/DC collects messages and centralizes the management of operation and monitoring information. According to the vendor, it allows for the automatic execution of actions based on predefined conditions, ensuring efficient handling of event-related information.

Service Dependency Visualization: The vendor claims that Senju/DC enables users to visualize the dependency of the entire system from the viewpoint of services. It helps identify the impact in case of an event and manages cross-relation between multiple domains.

Graphing and Analysis: Senju/DC facilitates the creation of graphs and analysis of trends and estimated figures from collected monitoring data. According to the vendor, it enables systematic resource management, including virtual foundations.

Configuration Management: According to the vendor, Senju/DC automatically collects and centralizes the management of system configuration information. It facilitates referencing from various approaches and visualizes the relation between services and configured items.

Cross-Domain Information Access: Senju/DC allows for the cross-sectional identification of information scattered across multiple domains. According to the vendor, it supports reference from the display of operation statistics (Senju Nikki) and smartphones.

Job Transfer: Senju/DC provides an automatic conversion tool to transfer jobs from other companies' operation management tools, according to the vendor. This feature simplifies the process and ensures a seamless transition.

GUI Automation: Senju/DC allows users to record mouse or keyboard operations and automate GUI operations. According to the vendor, it also provides an API for GUI operation using VBScript, enhancing efficiency in managing tasks.

Hybrid Environment Support: Senju/DC seamlessly supports operation under a hybrid environment by combining AWS, Microsoft Azure, and on-premises infrastructure, according to the vendor. It also links with various AWS and Microsoft Azure services for monitoring purposes.