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PDU & UPS
Power Distribution Units (PDUs)
can provide network managers with reliable network power.
While technically very simple (serving primarily as conduits
for power), PDUs can dramatically increase a system's power
availability and manageability when properly selected and
deployed.
Power Distribution Units (PDUs)
are highly-reliable devices that distribute power to
multiple pieces of networking, server or telecom equipment.
PDUs typically feature multiple outlets to accommodate the
growing power needs of today's densely-packed rack
enclosures, some of which house devices with as many as 80
total input plugs to connect.
In addition to providing
multiple outlets, PDUs serve as vital conduits that deliver
conditional power to rack equipment, PDUs, on their own, do
not generate conditional power. Instead, they deliver
conditioned power supplied my a UPS system or a
generator-supported wall outlet. A single PDU can be
connected to a single UPS system (in smaller networks) or
multiple PDUs can be connected to a single, large-capacity
UPS system (in centralised data centre applications).
BASIC PDUs
Basic PDUs offer simple, but
highly-reliable, power distribution to multiple pieces of
equipment. Basic PDUs feature multiple outlets and a
housing with versatile mounting options.
METERED PDUs
Networks are always growing.
As additional hardware in added, eventually the input sourse,
whether it is a UPS system or a generator-supported wall
outlet, will become overloaded. Once overloaded,
circuit breakers will trip, causing network downtime.
Metered PDUs provide a practical way for managers to avoid
network downtime. Metered PDUs offer the same features
as Basic PDUs, with the addition of a digital load meter.
The meter allows network managers to monitor the total power
consumption (in amps) of equiment connected to the PDU.
As equipment is added, managers can monitor the increased
load and take proactive steps to increase input capacity
(with the addition of more larger UPS systems or additional
utility circuits).
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