Remote power control system
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Abstract
An SNMP network comprises a power manager with an SNMP agent in TCP/IP communication over a network with an SNMP network manager. The power manager is connected to control several intelligent power modules each able to independently control the power on/off status of several network appliances. Power-on and load sensors within each intelligent power module are able to report the power status of each network appliance to the SNMP network manager with MIB variables in response to GET commands. Each intelligent power module is equipped with an output that is connected to cause an interrupt signal to the network appliance being controlled. The SNMP network manager is able to test which network appliance is actually responding before any cycling of the power to the corresponding appliance is tried.
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53 Claims
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39. An electrical power distribution system of the type being connectable to provide power to one or more electrical loads in an electrical equipment rack, the power distribution system comprising:
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a power distribution unit enclosure;
a power input penetrating the power distribution unit enclosure;
a plurality of power outputs disposed in the power distribution unit enclosure, wherein each of the plurality of power outputs is connectable to a corresponding one of the one or more electrical loads;
an intelligent power section in communication with at least one of the plurality of power outputs and disposed in the power distribution unit connectable to a communications network external to the power distribution unit enclosure; and
a remote power manager application connectable to be in communication with the intelligent power section through the communications network, the remote power manager application providing an administrative grouping feature whereby a user of the remote power manager application may direct a command to a predetermined power output subset of the plurality of power outputs. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41)
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42. A method of using a power manager application to control operating power supplied to a plurality of power outputs within an electrical power distribution system of the type being connectable to provide power to one or more electrical loads in an electrical equipment rack, the method comprising:
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providing a login to the power manager having administrative capabilities;
identifying the plurality of power outputs;
providing an administrative ability to group a sub-plurality of the plurality of power outputs into an administrative group;
determining a configuration corresponding to the administrative group;
providing an ability to manipulate the administrative group. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53)
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