Case Study: F5 Networks achieves reliable power, cooling and capacity monitoring with Raritan DCIM and environmental sensors

Raritan’s DCIM Energy and Environmental Monitoring Is Just the Start for F5’s Product Development Lab

F5 Networks’ busy product development lab in Seattle — supporting 25 teams and more than 300 developers and testers — was running out of power and cooling capacity and needed real‑time visibility and a recovery plan to prevent overloads and prolonged outages. The lab required a way to monitor power and environmental conditions across frequent equipment changes and ensure critical devices remained operational during cooling incidents.

F5 deployed Raritan’s DCIM energy monitoring software Power IQ, PX intelligent PDUs, and more than 100 temperature/humidity sensors (with PIQ monitoring all 118 racks). The solution provided API integration, rack‑level power and temperature visibility, and one‑click graceful shutdowns for non‑critical gear. As a result, F5 now prevents PDU overloads, maintains adequate cooling for critical equipment, has reduced energy consumption and increased capacity, and is expanding into asset tracking with Raritan’s dcTrack.

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