December 24, 2003—Designed for the highest availability and management of IT networks, American Power Conversion’s next generation of its InfraStruXure Manager appliance enables management of the network-critical physical infrastructure (NCPI) layer of a data center or server room. With easy deployment and minimized maintenance costs, InfraStruXure Manager uses standard protocols and collects information at the device level, enabling substantial visibility to the NCPI layer.
InfraStruXure Manager gives IT, facilities, and data center managers an effective way to maintain their critical power, cooling, and rack devices utilizing existing network infrastructure to minimize costly downtime. Managers now have a browser-accessible, tool that offers remote monitoring and analysis tools to help maximize the efficiency and availability of the NCPI, from a single console.
InfraStruXure Manager provides quick assessments of the present situation and notifies designated personnel should situations occur that threaten availability, says APC. It highlights potential system weaknesses in the data center or server room, including fully loaded uninterruptible power supplies (UPS), branch circuits or power distribution units (PDU), aging batteries, temperature fluctuations via features such as load management, and battery runtime reports.
APC’s InfraStruXure Manager is currently available in most countries. The appliance with 25, 100, 500 or 1000 licenses has estimated resale pricing of $1,799, $2,999, $7,499 and $9,999 respectively. Additional licenses are also available. For more information on APC’s power protection and management solutions as well as its service offerings, visit APC or call 800/877-4080.
