Take Control of Your Power Management with Switched-Rack PDUs

A switched-rack PDU is different from other kinds of PDUs as they are designed to

conserve valuable physical rack space and increase the distance between the power outputs of the PDU and the power inputs of the devices that will receive electricity.

Switching (when used in reference to PDUs), denotes the toggling of power on and off for individual power output which opens up a whole new world of remote management possibilities for your servers and other devices. With just a few clicks or keystrokes, you can remotely reboot servers, activate backup systems, power devices down and perform other valuable power-control functions, thereby enhancing your ability to remotely manage power to your devices.

A switched-rack PDU combines the strengths of a rack PDU with those of a switched PDU. In the event that you need to turn on, turn off, or reboot one of your devices, you can use the remote switching functionality of your switched rack-PDU to handle it from your desk. With remote switching functions, these units dramatically reduce the costs associated with physical site visits require to activate or reboot a remote device.

Following are some of the benefits of using switched-rack PDUs.

They provide protection of critical equipment and the ability to quickly respond to problems by monitoring amperage draw per circuit, power state, and other variables and displaying the information on the unit via a digital display.

They decrease dependency and costs associated with third-party service calls for power-related issues.

You can manage a network of interconnected switched-rack PDUs to quickly and easily upgrade the firmware via a network download to installed units for future product enhancements.

They issue an alert when conditions exceed established thresholds to inform the user of possible problems and avoid outages.

Switched-rack PDUs allow users to configure the sequence in which power is turned on or off for each outlet to avoid in-rushes at start-up.

Take Control of Your Power Management with Switched-Rack PDUs

By: Hector Klein

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