Have you ever lost power to a server? Did it ever reboot on its own? Wouldn’t it be nice to prevent power outage to IT devices? If this is something you’ve experienced in the past, there are ways to simplify power monitoring and avoid some of the outages that can be caused by power issues. This article will focus on using power consumption data from a rack power distribution unit (rPDU) and how to simplify the process.
Many of you may be reading this blog from home, a remote office somewhere, a family member’s house, or—if Zoom backgrounds are to be trusted—the cockpit of the Millennium Falcon. We’re all learning how to get better at “working where we are,” and that includes optimizing the tool stack you use each day.