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Considerations for a Highly Available Intelligent Rack Power Distribution Unit A White Paper on Availability

Introduction Data centers are currently undergoing a period of great change. Data center managers are struggling to keep pace with growing capacity ne

Figure 1. Today’s intelligent and adaptive rack PDUs provide value beyond just power distribution, enhancing business agility, efficiency and availabi

Below are key features that help keep the idle power consumption of intelligent rack PDUs low.• Aluminum construction - Aluminum has better conductivi

Power Cord and Outlet LockingPower cord and outlet locking mechanisms secure the physical connection and ensure the power cords are not accidently pu

SwitchingSwitching within rack PDUs is vital to being able to remotely turn on or off the connected equipment, and is enabled by the use of relays at

Figure 5. Frequency of data center outages over two years, based on results of 2013 survey from the Ponemon Institute. There are three factors that ne

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