An apparatus and method for measuring the physical quantities of a data
center during operation and method for servicing large-scale computing
systems is disclosed. The apparatus includes a cart that supports a
plurality of sensors. The cart is moveable within the data center. The
sensors capture temperature or other physical parameters within the room.
The sensor readings, along with position and orientation information
pertaining to the cart are transmitted to a computer system where the
data is analyzed to select the optimum temperature or other system
environmental parameters for the data center.