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Remote Power Management

"It's 3 a.m. and you have to go onsite to power cycle a device."

Complex IT infrastructure devices such as servers, networking and telecom equipment are prone to entering states that are not recoverable through normal remote administrative commands even at the BIOS level.

This often leads to the inevitable step of a hard reboot, which requires an administrator to physically power cycle the device. This is not only an inconvenience, especially if it is remotely located or if it happens in the middle of the night, but it can lengthen downtime, disrupt business continuity and increase support costs.

The Uplogix Solution

Uplogix Envoy

By combining the functionality of remote power management with intelligence, Uplogix Envoy, achieves unprecedented control over distributed IT infrastructure.

Not only can you securely access and control power to non-responsive remote devices, but also more complex recovery actions such as recovering from a failed configuration change. For example, Envoy can power cycle a remote server, break into the reboot sequence and restore the last known good configuration file for the device—all within seconds and without having to dispatch a support technician on-site.

Key power monitoring and management capabilities

Power utilization monitoring | Collects power draw from the power unit at regular intervals to provide an accurate view of power consumption that can be used for capacity planning. By monitoring the power draw, Envoy can immediately alert administrators when it hits pre-defined thresholds.
Enhanced security | Integrates seamlessly with RADIUS, TACACS and other authentication mechanisms to provide very granular levels of access and control, such as power cycling only specified outlets of shared power units
Remote access | Eliminates the need for human intervention by providing always-on connectivity to the power units to reduce errors, mean-time-to-recovery and support costs
Independent control and redundancy | Independently controls outlets on power units to provide power management for specific devices. Supports daisy-chained power units, providing redundancy in the remote power management solution.
Executing complex procedures | Automates hardware-specific tasks that often require sub-second specialized commands and interactions during the power-on self test cycle to facilitate complicated recovery interactions.

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	ANALYST QUOTE "Enterprises looking to more cost effectively manage their network infrastructure, especially at remote locations, should include the Envoy management appliance from Uplogix as a powerful option for enhancing their IT management operations." - Jeffrey Nudler, Senior Research Analyst, Enterprise Management Associates