The GU Outlet-Level Monitored PDU offers real-time power consumption monitoring including voltage, real power, apparent power, power factor, and kilowatt hours down to the outlet level via secure web interface, SNMP, or Telnet interface.
Geist’s PDUs offer important insights on how to improve data center energy efficiency while enabling you to prevent downtime, providing notifications when user-specified thresholds for power and climate conditions are breached.
Intelligence
1. USB
| Functionality | What it means for you |
|---|---|
| Integrate USB Flash Drive | Enhance data logging capacity |
| Perform firmware updates and backup/restore of PDU configuration via USB stick. | Provides alternate method for updating firmware across PDUs as well backing up and restoring configuration as needed. |
2. Dual Ethernet Ports
| Functionality | What it means for you |
|---|---|
| Allows fault-tolerant daisy chaining of multiple devices. | Daisy-chain PDUs together while ensuring connectivity with Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol support. |
3. Environmental Monitoring
| Functionality | What it means for you |
|---|---|
| Interface a variety of plug-n-play sensors | Monitor rack-level temperature, humidity, airflow, door position, leak detection and more. |
4. VLC Display
| Functionality | What it means for you |
|---|---|
| Displays user-configurable real-time metrics | Display real-time info useful in determining circuit load status and balancing |
| Visible Light Communication (VLC) | Optically scan data from the PDU LED Display to a handheld device over the Geist App to provide comprehensive phase and circuit level data at your fingertips. |
Alternating Phase/Outlet Configuration
| Functionality | What it means for you |
|---|---|
| Arrange outlets in a Phase A,B,C order on the PDU. | Simplified load balancing for high density cabinets |
High Density Outlet Configurations
| Functionality | What it means for you |
|---|---|
| PDUs available with up to 36 C-13 outlets in a single width, 72 inch chassis | Enables users to add more equipment to a high density network enabled PDU and optimize available cabinet space. |
U-Lock Receptacles
| Functionality | What it means for you |
|---|---|
| Interlocks standard C-13 and C-19 cord sets withstanding 45 pounds of force. | Prevents unintentional dislodging of power cords, ensuring uptime and reliability. |
Low Profile Breakers (select PDUs)
| Functionality | What it means for you |
|---|---|
| Protect damage caused by overcurrent, typically resulting from an overload or short circuit. | Offers greater flexibility in scenarios where space is limited at the back of the rack for installation. Reduce depth in certain configurations. |
Software
Outlet Level Monitoring
| Functionality | What it means for you |
|---|---|
| Individual outlet level monitoring for a detailed view of the power distributed to specific equipment. | Analyze power trends and perform capacity planning. |
Data Logging
| Functionality | What it means for you |
|---|---|
| Log power metrics over time and export as needed | Enables trending analysis to improve decision making with regards to IT infrastructure. |
Alarming
| Functionality | What it means for you |
|---|---|
| Alerts via Email & SNMP when user-specified thresholds are breached. Ability to configure escalating alerts per valid hours and with user-specified alarm delays and repeats. | Prevent downtime by proactively monitoring the power and climate conditions around critical equipment. |
Periodic Status Reports
| Functionality | What it means for you |
|---|---|
| Schedule Emails on an hourly or weekly basis with status of power and environmental conditions. | Get timely status reports to proactively monitor and ensure optimum operations. |
Specifications
Input Power Monitoring
| Functionality | What it means for you |
|---|---|
| 1% Accuracy (ANSI and IEC) | Accurately reconcile power usage |
High Temperature Grade
| Functionality | What it means for you |
|---|---|
| 60C working ambient variants for high temperature environments. UL 60C; CE 50C |
Easily integrate GU2 PDUs in high density environments |
Colored Chassis
| Functionality | What it means for you |
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Available in black, red, orange, yellow, green, blue and white |
