enLOGIC Intelligent PDUs
Intelligent Power Distribution Units (iPDUs)
enLogic Intelligent PDUs are a leading-edge solution for intelligent power distribution within server racks. At the heart of modern data centres, enLogic Intelligent PDUs are engineered to boost the accuracy, efficiency and reliability of your power infrastructure, ensuring your critical IT assets are monitored & powered safely and efficiently.
The enLogic Advantage
enLogic Intelligent PDUs offer real-time monitoring of power usage for each device in the rack and allow custom alert settings to warn operators of potential overloads & changing power usage. Intelligent PDUs can also be fitted with a variety of environmental sensors to provide monitoring for physical conditions like temperature and humidity, or hazards like liquid exposure.
By providing detailed insights into your data centre's power usage, enLogic Intelligent PDUs help your organisation to optimise power resources, make informed capacity planning decisions, and drive initiatives towards a greener, more cost-effective data centre.
Smart PDUs: Key Features and Benefits
- Real-time Energy Monitoring: Continuously track and analyse power usage effectiveness (PUE), allowing for efficient utilisation of power resources.
- Remote Control: Conveniently access monitored power usage data remotely via HTTP, HTTPS, SNMP, or Telnet with enterprise-grade network connectivity. Remote access can also include control over outlet switches to isolate power usage.
- Enhanced Safety: Actively monitor for electrical circuit overloads and environmental threats, reducing the risk to critical computing loads. Specific power usage levels can be set for each outlet to trigger an alert to operators when exceeded.
- Intelligent Capacity Planning: Utilise accurate energy measurement data for effective capacity planning and improved uptime.
- Sustainability: Support green data centre initiatives by reducing power consumption and lowering energy costs.
Contact us for assistance in optimising your data centre with enLogic's intelligent power solutions.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is an 'intelligent' PDU?
Intelligent PDUs, like enLogic's, are advanced power distribution units equipped with smart technology to monitor and manage power usage within data centres, providing real-time analytics and control over electrical power distribution. Intelligent PDU devices can also include outlet-level switching capability allowing power cycling of individual pieces of equipment in a staggered or synchronised fashion.
What is the difference between an intelligent PDU and a PDU?
The key difference lies in functionality. While a standard PDU distributes power to equipment in a rack, a smart or intelligent PDU offers additional features such as remote monitoring, environmental monitoring and control capabilities; enhancing power management efficiency.
How do intelligent PDUs reduce energy costs?
Intelligent PDUs reduce energy costs by providing detailed insights into power usage, enabling data centres to identify inefficiencies, optimise power distribution, and prevent overprovisioning of power resources.
enLogic Intelligent PDUs are capable of recording billing grade (+-1%) kWh (Kilowatt/Hour) metering at both the input phase and outlet level. This provides accurate energy metering data for user billing purposes, PUE level 3 & efficiency metrics, project justification, and capacity management.
What's the difference between monitored and switched PDU devices?
When purchasing an Intelligent PDU, there are two main categories that suit different usage needs:
Monitored PDUs provide an overview of the power usage of the rack units they are installed in. Data for power usage is tracked and displayed both on the PDU itself, as well as via remote access. Tracked power usage can be configured in terms of the unit as a whole or for each individual device within the unit to provide more specific analysis. This information is useful for optimising the power usage effectiveness of each rack unit, as well as to provide critical alerts in the event of an overload in pre-set power thresholds.
Switched PDUs offer the same power usage monitoring capability as monitored PDUs, with the added feature of being able to remotely turn power on or off to each outlet. Switched PDUs provide greater control to operators by allowing them to limit power usage at the outlet level to avoid overload events, as well as to quickly cycle power to the specific units for troubleshooting or maintenance. Additionally for co-lab environments, each client can have remote access to their equipment only for monitoring and power cycling.
The different price points of intelligent PDUs cover the different levels of intelligence in the above core functions.
If you really only need to visually inspect the power usage at a glance, then a standard PDU with onboard metering might be a better cost-effective solution for your requirements.
What Kind of Smart Accessories Are Available?
There is a growing range of accessories that can plug directly into your intelligent PDU and provide the following:
Environmental Sensors:
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Temperature
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Humidity
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Smoke
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Liquid Leak
Connectivity:
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Sensor Hubs
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Serial Communication
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Door Switch
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Dry Contact
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Security Door Handle
