Power Distribution

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Power Distribution
Geist Manufacturing presents
an overview of PDU features
designed for the data center
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Agenda
Geist Overview
PDU Review
Recommendations
Summary
Questions
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The PCE Family of Companies
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Company Overview

• Geist History
• 1948 Founded as Winders Geist
• 1993 Introduced power distribution units
• 1997 Privately acquired by PCE
• 2005 Acquired IT Watchdogs
• 2007 Established Geist International
• 2008 Established 3 new operations
• Geist Technology
• Geist Contract Manufacturing
• Geist Metalworks
• Geist Manufacturing Today
• A provider of innovative products for data center
  power distribution and monitoring systems
• 100 employees
• 2008 sales grew 20 over the prior year
• Sales now reaching 6 continents
• Partnerships in the USA, the UK, China and Taiwan

Geist Manufacturing and PCE Headquarters
Geist Metalworks
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Geist Overview
PDU Review
Recommendations
Summary
Questions
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Basic Power
Simple PDU

• Advantages
• Distributed power where it is needed
• IEC connections to match data center requirements
• Room for improvement
• No reporting or management features
• No local monitoring of current or power to aid in
  managing equipment loading

Basic Power
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Basic Power with Local Meters
Provides valuable information at the server rack
or

• Advantages
• On-board metering helps ensure proper power
  levels
• plus the features of Basic Power PDUs

Local Monitoring
Basic Power
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Power with Local Remote Monitoring
Allows for monitoring from wherever there is
web access

• Advantages
• Local current monitoring via onboard display
• Remote current monitoring through HTML, XML, and
  SNMP
• Alarms are provided via SNMP traps
• plus the features of Basic Power PDUs

Remote Monitoring
Local Monitoring
Basic Power
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Power with Local Remote Monitoring
Current readings are posted on the web,
enabling remote monitoring
Remote Monitoring
Local Monitoring
Basic Power
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Power with Local Remote Monitoring
PDU reporting is easily configured for access
control and remote alarm trigger levels
Remote Alarms
Remote Monitoring
Local Monitoring
Basic Power
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Power and Environmental Monitoring

• Advantages
• Remote and local threshold alarms
• Instant and convenient notification via email,
  SNMP traps and/or local audible alarm
• Environmental Monitoring
• On-board
• temperature, humidity, airflow, sound, light
• RJ-12 ports
• temperature, humidity, airflow, dew point, other
  digital sensors
• I/O ports (or RJ-12 ports with CCAT adapters)
• water, smoke, city power, door position, 30VDC,
  -48VDC, millivolts (to 5V) , current
  (to 30A, 60A or 120A), other analog sensors
• Web-enabled cameras
• Data log history incorporated into graphs
• plus the features of PDUs with local and remote
  monitoring

Capable of monitoring the environment and
security of the data center
Environmental Monitoring
Local Alarms
Remote Alarms
Remote Monitoring
Local Monitoring
Basic Power
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Power and Environmental Monitoring
Data is posted on the web and incorporated into
graphs
Environmental Monitoring
Local Alarms
Remote Alarms
Camera images appear on the site as well
Remote Monitoring
Local Monitoring
Basic Power
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Power Management and Environmental Monitoring

• Advantages
• Remote switching of individual receptacles
• Remote current monitoring
• Receptacle level current monitoring (RCU only)
• Circuit level current monitoring
• Supports user-selected POWER ON / POWER OFF
  delays
• plus the features of PDUs with power and
  environmental monitoring

Remote Power Switching
Environmental Monitoring
Local Alarms
Remote Alarms
Remote Monitoring
Local Monitoring
Basic Power
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Power Management and Environmental Monitoring
No need to travel to remote locations to reboot
equipment or reset breakers
OFF
OFF
Remote Power Switching
OFF
Environmental Monitoring
Receptacles can be turned on and off remotely and
individually.
OFF
Local Alarms
OFF
Remote Alarms
OFF
Remote Monitoring
OFF
Local Monitoring
OFF
Basic Power
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Power Management and Environmental Monitoring
No need to travel to remote locations to reboot
equipment or reset breakers
ON
ON
Remote Power Switching
OFF
Environmental Monitoring
Receptacles can be turned on and off remotely and
individually.
ON
Local Alarms
OFF
Remote Alarms
OFF
Remote Monitoring
ON
Local Monitoring
ON
Basic Power
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Power Management and Environmental Monitoring
Remote Power Switching
Environmental Monitoring
Local Alarms
Remote Alarms
Remote Monitoring
Web control of receptacle ON/OFF status
Local Monitoring
Basic Power
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Geist Overview
PDU Review
Recommendations
Summary
Questions
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Recommendation 1

• All power strips should have built-in current
  monitoring.
• Reason
• A power strip running close to the maximum
  breaker rating may trip.
• Solutions
• PDUs with power management and environmental
  monitoring
• PDUs with power and environmental monitoring
• PDUs with power and local remote monitoring

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Recommendation 2

• Remote power strips should have web-accessed
  current monitoring.
• Reason
• As equipment is added and replaced, you need to
  know how close to capacity the strip is running
  and how the loads are balanced.
• For historical review, graphing is essential.
• Solutions
• PDUs with power management and environmental
  monitoring - does support graphing
• PDUs with power and environmental monitoring
• - does support graphing

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Recommendation 3

• Remote critical servers
• should have web-controlled
• reboot (on-off) capability.
• Reason
• Many servers can only be
• re-started by cycling power.
• Web-controlled power
• switching helps avoid
• lengthy trips to remote sites
• and minimizes down time.
• Solution
• PDUs with power management and environmental
  monitoring

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Recommendation 4

• Remote server rooms should have climate and
  access monitoring.
• Reason
• Remote data closets and server rooms are easy
  targets for
• HEAT ISSUES
• WATER ISSUES
• POWER ISSUES
• PEOPLE ISSUES (SECURITY)
• Solutions
• PDUs with power management and environmental
  monitoring
• PDUs with power and environmental monitoring

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PDU Feature Summary
Remote Power Switching
Along with local and remote monitoring and
alarms, power can be managed remotely for each
receptacle
Alarm trigger points can be set as needed, with
notification by email, SNMP traps, and/or audible
alarm
Local Alarms
Environment and power are monitoring both
locally and remotely
Environmental Monitoring
Remote Alarms
Remote Monitoring
Power (current only) is monitored both locally
and remotely on the web Alarm trigger points can
be set as needed, with notification by SNMP traps
Local Monitoring
Power is monitored locally (at the rack)
Basic Power
Power is distributed within the rack without
monitoring
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Geist Overview
PDU Review
Recommendations
Summary
Questions
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