Remote Reboot / Remote Power
Management Eliminates Unnecessary Downtime
Remote power management solutions allow
administrators to remotely power cycle servers
and devices and troubleshoot problems, both
locally and remote, from any location in
the world. This provides administrators
with the ability to manage servers more
efficiently and reduce server downtime by
affording direct access to power control.
Remote power management solutions are also
used by many businesses and organizations
to manage servers at offices and branch
locations where there are no IT staff members,
offering cost-efficient ?lights-out? operation
at those sites.
Remote power management solutions add increased
functionality over traditional metered and
basic power products. While many power distribution
units (PDUs) can provide basic information
and amperage readings, only intelligent
or ?switched? PDUs truly provide the benefit
of outlet-level management.
Recent advances in remote power management
include:
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Branch Circuit Protection?several
products now provide branch circuit
protection?each branch of grouped Power
Outlets has its own fuse and circuit
breaker, to isolate power anomalies
and issues.
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3-Phase Power?the use of 3-Phase
power in server room and datacenters
is on the rise. 3-Phase power provides
more balanced power loads and allows
a greater flow of power into a server
rack, while using fewer circuits.
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Power-Up Sequencing?several products
offer the ability to inflow of power
to each receptacle, to prevent circuit
overload and allow systems to reboot
in sequence, such as firewalls, then
routers, then servers.
Advantages of Remote Power Management:
Reduce Server Downtime and Labor Costs?As
remote power management solutions provide
administrators with the ability to recycle
power to non-responsive systems and troubleshoot
problems remotely, they can reduce server
downtime and outages and losses. With traditional
power management systems, when it is necessary
to perform a cold reboot, technicians must
be physically present to reboot a system,
often at a substantial cost to a company
or organization. With remote power management,
in most instances, the dispatch of field
personnel to manually execute a hard reboot
is unnecessary, as administrators can immediately
access the PDU via a browser and reboot
the switch.
Conduct Proactive Status Monitoring?As
server densities increase, power requirements
and heat output are also on the rise. Remote
power management solutions allow remote
monitoring of amperage draw per circuit,
humidity, and temperature. Many products
are designed so that probes can be mounted
directly onto the strip, eliminating the
need for external hardware. Most remote
power management solutions are SNMP-enabled
so that alerts can be sent automatically
when amperage, temperature, or humidity
levels exceed established thresholds.
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