DATA CENTER MANAGEMENT UNIT WITH IMPROVED DISASTER PREVENTION AND RECOVERY
First Claim
1. A data center management unit for managing and controlling power distribution to computers in a data center, said data center management unit comprising a power inlet, a plurality of power outlets for providing power to respective ones of said computers, and a processor,wherein said data center management unit further comprises memory means for storing one or more logged parameters or events, and in that said processor is adapted to take measures for disaster prevention and/or disaster recovery based on said logged parameters or events, said measures for disaster prevention or disaster recovery comprising one or more of the following:
- generating alert messages;
de-activating one or more power outlets of said plurality of power outlets;
activating one or more power outlets of said plurality of power outlets; and
re-activating a power outlet that has been de-activated earlier.
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Abstract
A data center management unit for managing and controlling power distribution to computers in a data center includes a power inlet, a plurality of power outlets for providing power to respective ones of the computers, and a processor. In addition thereto, the data center management unit includes a memory for storing logged parameters or events. The processor in the data center management unit takes measures for disaster prevention and/or disaster recovery based on the logged parameters or events. The measures for disaster prevention or disaster recovery comprise generating alert messages, de-activating one or more power outlets, activating one or more power outlets and/or re-activating a power outlet that has been de-activated earlier.
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16 Claims
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1. A data center management unit for managing and controlling power distribution to computers in a data center, said data center management unit comprising a power inlet, a plurality of power outlets for providing power to respective ones of said computers, and a processor,
wherein said data center management unit further comprises memory means for storing one or more logged parameters or events, and in that said processor is adapted to take measures for disaster prevention and/or disaster recovery based on said logged parameters or events, said measures for disaster prevention or disaster recovery comprising one or more of the following: -
generating alert messages; de-activating one or more power outlets of said plurality of power outlets; activating one or more power outlets of said plurality of power outlets; and re-activating a power outlet that has been de-activated earlier. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for managing and controlling power distribution towards computers in a data center via a data center management unit comprising a power inlet, a plurality of power outlets and a processor,
wherein said method comprises: -
storing one or more logged parameters or events; and taking measures for disaster prevention and/or disaster recovery based on said logged parameters or events, said measures for disaster prevention or disaster recovery comprising one or more of the following; generating alert messages; de-activating one or more power outlets of said plurality of power outlets; activating one or more power outlets of said plurality of power outlets; and re-activating a power outlet that has been de-activated earlier.
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