Solutions for Servers, Storage and Networks
"Intelligent Power Discovery is an innovation that not only addresses our power control needs but also enables us to know what is connected to the power infrastructure in our data center which is crucial to reducing downtime and maximizing the efficiency of our data center. DreamWorks started investigating Intelligent Power Discovery as an early adopter with the ambition that the solution will ultimately pay for itself."
- Ryan Granard, Director of Digital Operations, DreamWorks Animation
HP Intelligent Power Discovery is the first technology to create an automated, energy-aware network between IT systems and facilities. This allows your company to reclaim millions of dollars in wasted power capacity and downtime costs across data centers.
Intelligent Power Discovery enables you to:
- Capture accurate power data across racks and rows of servers to identify and eliminate areas of waste
- Extend the life of your data center by reclaiming up to 3x energy capacity of facilities
- Ensure uptime by eliminating human error during power planning and provisioning
Intelligent Power Discovery combines HP Intelligent Power Distribution Unit (iPDU), HP Platinum power supplies and HP Insight Control software to automatically track new server installation and provide higher precision, control, and automation to power distribution. When you deploy new HP ProLiant servers, HP Intelligent Power Discovery automatically discovers those servers, maps them to the power source, verifies power redundancy and makes sure everything is hooked up correctly.
Using power line communication (PLC) technology, HP ProLiant G6 and G7 servers now provide identification information such as server name, UUID number, and IP address to the Intelligent PDU and to HP Insight Control power management software. This reduces the amount of time need to configure the power distribution software and hardware. Additionally, IPD intuitively detects redundant power supplies and makes sure they are running on different PDUs. This helps reduce unscheduled down time and the possibility of human error, the biggest challenges of data center management.
- Intelligent Power Distribution Unit (PDU) - Saves organizations hours of configuration time and reduces errors by automatically identifying ProLiant servers, then maps and records server asset information, which is discovered by Insight Control power management software.
- Platinum Common Slot Power Supplies - The Platinum Common Slot power supplies are rated as the most efficient in the industry with a power efficiency of at least 94 percent.
- Insight Control power management software - Intelligent rack and power planning improves precision based on real-time power demands and allows organizations to safely fit more into their existing data centers and avoid downtime.
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