HP Rack and Power Manager

NOTICE: HP Rack and Power Manager will be discontinued as of June 2007. Users that require redundant UPS configuration support are directed to the newly released HP UPS Management Module link below.

• Enables redundant and multiple UPS configurations
• Integration of Compaq Intelligent Rack Manager Lite and Compaq Power Manager functionality into an Enterprise grade device management package
• Establish power and environmental failure policies and program automatic responses
• Multi Device event handling
• This product includes software developed by the OpenSSL Project for use in the OpenSSL Toolkit
• New Serial Relay Agent (SRA) Update 1 is available to improve CPU utilization

Problems and Requirements

• Want to manage multiple HP UPSs and/or CMCs from a centralized console
• Want to manage redundant UPS configurations
• Need to monitor and manage power and environment at remote sites
• Need to provide access to multiple users

Typical Use
24/7 datacenter

• Want support for servers with redundant power supplies.
• Need to receive system alarms and automate power failure policies.
• Want to schedule shutdowns of individual UPS load segments.
• Must have system security
• Want environmental monitoring and control of rack access (lock and unlock doors)
• Need to run diagnostics on power management devices to ensure availability of adequate battery power
• Require intelligent restart to properly sequence the power up of system components

Solving the Customer Problem
Data centers have an increasing number of servers to manage in a high availability environment. Need to maintain advance control for distributed remote sites.

• Monitor and manage multiple CMCs and UPSs from integrated local or remote consoles
• Redundancy support
• Preconfigure power management and environmental settings to prevent power failure emergencies