Raritan's Intelligent Power Distribution Units Certified By Cisco EnergyWise

Raritan, an innovator of energy and IT infrastructure management solutions for datacentres and engineering labs, announced that its PX intelligent power distribution units (iPDUs) are Cisco EnergyWise certified. A wide array of useful energy information is collected from servers and devices connected to Raritan’s networked-iPDUs and shared with Cisco EnergyWise, so that organisations can gain a better understanding and control of their power footprint and energy costs.

One of the first PDUs to interoperate with Cisco EnergyWise, the PX intelligent PDU measures and shares detailed information on each server’s consumption of volts, watts, amps and kilowatt-hours (kWh) with +/-1 percent accuracy. The PX iPDU solution can also provide detailed information on the environment in the server rack by measuring temperature, humidity, static pressure and airflow.

The PX iPDU works as an endpoint in the EnergyWise network, enabling users to monitor and manage their company’s energy consumption from anywhere. In addition, the PX iPDU’s remote control capabilities enable the EnergyWise network to securely power on and off selected equipment outlets. User-configurable critical power and environmental thresholds can be set in the iPDU for alert notifications.

Raritan’s PX iPDUs also work with Cisco Unified Computing System and Cisco Nexus products.

“Cisco EnergyWise and our intelligent Power Distribution Unit portfolio help customers gain a more detailed and complete picture of power consumption within the datacentre rack space, and provide remote management capabilities to make energy improvements,” said Sanjay Motwani, Regional Manager, India & Middle East for Raritan. “The combined solution helps address the trifecta of energy-related concerns facing companies today - cost of energy, power capacity and sustainability concerns.”

The Cisco EnergyWise-certified PX iPDU portfolio was on display at the Cisco Live conference. There was also a demo ofCisco EnergyWise and the “World’s Smartest” PX iPDUs working together to monitor and control the energy footprint of devices connected to the network.

Raritan is a Registered Developer in the EnergyWise category of the Cisco’s Developer Network.The Cisco Developer Network unites Cisco with third-party developers of hardware and software to deliver tested interoperable solutions to joint customers. As a Registered Developer, Raritan offers a complementary product offering and collaborates with Cisco to meet the needs of joint customers.