Direct PDU
Remotely manage the power requirements of the IT infrastructure
Remote Power Management and Control at Your Fingertips
Avocent’s Direct PDU intelligent power products provide IT administrators with a simple and cost effective solution to remotely manage the power requirements of their IT infrastructure. Featuring an on-board Web interface, Avocent Direct PDU devices provide direct access over any IP network ensuring administrators are able to maintain high levels of system availability. Other features include individual power “On/Off” control, power consumption metering, and overload protection.
Pre-emptive notification alarms alert administrators when user defi ned power thresholds are reached (via SNMP and email notification). Utility software enables IT administrators to monitor multiple Direct PDUdevices simultaneously. Available in 8 and 16 port vertical mount (0U) and 8 port horizontal mount (1U) units, the Direct PDU power devices provide:
Easy Manageability
Avocent’s Direct PDU intelligent power products provide a single, secure, browser-based interface to remotely manage the power requirements of your IT environment. Remotely power On/Off unresponsive servers and data center equipment and monitor multiple Direct PDU devices. Data center administrators are warned when current levels exceed user defi ned thresholds, via audible alarms and alerts (SNMP and email). Direct PDU manageability is made easier with utility software.
High Availability
The Direct PDU power device helps data center administrators manage all the power needs for their infrastructure at any time, from anywhere, over an IP network. The Direct PDU device prevents current overload by turning on power outlets in sequence, and protects attached devices from power source overloads, surges and spikes. Audible and visual alerts when user defined thresholds are reached, enable administrators to minimize interruptions and increase uptime.
Lower Operational Costs and Increased Productivity
Effective power management reduces IT operational costs and risks while increasing IT asset and personnel productivity. The ability to turn on/off power to individual outlets remotely saves IT administrators from expensive trips back to the data center and unnecessary downtime. The Direct PDU current meter and over current alarm prevents power overloads and protects equipment from damaging power surges, reducing downtime and data loss due to power overloads, helping to maintain system availability.
Secure
The Direct PDU intelligent power device features and on-board Web interface to minimize the need for local access in the data center, allowing you to physically lock down sensitive machines for greater peace of mind.
Applications
- Power control IT assets from anywhere, at any time
- Easy management of outlets
- Proactive fault management and isolation
- Current monitoring to optimize power delivery
- Fault notifi cations via audible alarms, email and SNMP
Benefits
- Remote control. Manage power and restore attached IT equipment without dispatching service personnel
- Effi ciency. Improve administrative efficiency with integrated control functions
- Assists in planning. Proactively identify issues and manage problems
- Manage power usage. Ability to set a maximum threshold of on power usage with user-defined threshold alerts
- Alerts. Preemptive notifications and audible and visual alarms to ensure uptime
- Averts overloads. Ability to prevent current overload by sequentially turning on power outlets
- Lessens downtime. Reduce mean time to recovery
- Versatile installation. Horizontal and vertical mounting options