HP Intelligent Power Distribution Units (iPDU) Lead Market

HP introduces its newest 12-outlet HP Intelligent Power Distribution Units (iPDU). The iPDUs automatically track and monitor rack-installed devices including blade and non-blade servers, storage, and even third-party devices for precise, local and remote, power management of high-density, data center deployments. According to HP, the iPDU family offers best-in-class power management and control, delivering 99 percent accuracy -- for maintaining spot-on data center growth.

Using power cables with embedded communication lines, the HP iPDU family is capable of relaying information to automatically map the power setup inside a rack directly to management software, greatly reducing the risk of human errors that are responsible for most power outages. Automatic mapping speeds configuration and allows for an accurate visual of the rack layout with power connections, advanced power monitoring, and trending to maximize resource allocation in the data center. The HP iPDU also includes built-in remote management with a simple and intuitive browser interface.

Although many of the HP iPDU features are vendor-neutral, HP is the first to incorporate Power Discovery Services (PDS) which, when specifically combined with HP's line of Platinum and Platinum Plus high-efficiency power supplies, allows the HP iPDU to communicate directly and in greater detail with attached HP ProLiant ML and DL servers and BladeSystem enclosures that are using the HP Intelligent AC Power Module. PDS is unique to HP and allows for auto-discovery of the server when plugged into the power source, automatic redundancy configuration, and an overview of server asset information such as such as server name, Universally Unique Identifier (UUID) number, and IP address.

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