Conversely, in examples in which a cooling-performance assessment is determined based on a capture-index assessment in addition to a temperature assessment, the same or different weights may be given to the temperature assessment and the capture-index assessment in determining the cooling-performance assessment. For example, a temperature assessment may be given more weight than a capture-index assessment in one example. It is to be appreciated that a “bad” capture index may not indicate that IT equipment will be immediately compromised. For example, if an IT-inlet temperature is classified as “good” despite capture indices being classified as “bad,” IT equipment may operate without being compromised but may have opportunities for improvement. In other examples, a capture-index assessment may be given the same weight as, or more weight than, a temperature assessment.

Table 2 illustrates an example of a cooling-performance assessment for units of IT equipment for which a temperature assessment and a capture-index assessment are available. Act 314 may therefore include determining, based on the temperature assessment and capture-index assessment, a cooling-performance assessment in the manner illustrated by Table 2. As discussed above, a temperature assessment may be weighted more heavily than a capture-index assessment in determining a cooling-performance assessment in some examples. For example, a “bad” temperature assessment and a “good” capture-index assessment may yield a “bad” cooling-performance assessment in some examples. In another example, however, a “good” temperature assessment and a “bad” capture-index assessment may yield a higher rating of a “marginal” cooling-performance assessment. That is, while Table 2 provides one scheme of determining a cooling-performance assessment, other schemes are within the scope of the disclosure.