Remote Power Management

It is very important to be able to reboot a computer from a remote location. There are several reasons that would make a network administrator need to reboot a computer remotely. It may be because they want to upgrade software or perform maintenance services on computers on a network. Instead of having to visit all computers manually, the administrator can simply access each computer remotely, reboot it and perform maintenance services from his desk.

Understanding Remote Reboot

With remote power management, you can power cycle your server and other devices remotely. It also makes it possible to troubleshoot network issues remotely and locally. You can manage your server efficiently thereby reducing downtime as you can access your power control directly. These power management solutions are also widely used in businesses and other organizations as it makes it easy to manage office servers wherever the department is located. Mostly used in bank systems, universities and official places.

The Benefits Of Remote Reboot

Reduction in labor costs and server downtime

Remote power management makes it possible for you, the administrator, to recycle power to systems that are non-responsive. You can even troubleshoot issues from a remote location. Compared to traditional rebooting techniques where an IT department had to appoints a person to the system's location, remote rebooting saves resources and time as the IT department can access the system remotely.

Conducting of status monitoring

Heat outputs as well as power requirements are on the rise mainly because of the rise in server densities. With remote management of power, it is possible to remotely monitor amp draws for each circuit, the temperature as well as humidity. Solutions for Remote power management are mostly SNMP enabled. This way, automatic alerts are sent in case there is an increase in temperature or humidity beyond the required threshold. In that way a temperature can be controlled.

IP power management

The IT industry has become a geographical phenomenon, and thus the IT professional is provided with large and reachable information needed for management and maintenance of operations.

Security features

There are numerous security features that come with remote reboot devices. Some of the basic ones are communication through SSL and even password/username authentication. To add to these features, it is possible to add the use of active directory, LDAP, TACACS+ as well as RADIUS for provision of integration authentication schema that already exist. This makes secured processing.

How to know circuits are full

As the administrator, you will get a notification when circuits reach capacity. You can be notified on-site by checking the PDU's LED as it displays amperage draw in total. Alternatively, you can also monitor remotely via a web based feature.

When it comes to power recycling, all you have to do is send a remote reboot command, and the recycling takes place immediately. These features of remote reboot plays efficient role in IT industry.