Eaton Bolsters ePDU G3 Portfolio With New Metered Outlet Models
Eaton’s latest advancement features a new daisy-chain function that allows up to eight rack PDU to share one network connection and IP address.
Eaton has announced new metered outlet power measurement capabilities for data centers with its best-in-class ePDU® third-generation (G3) platform in the Americas. Providing capabilities to monitor and measure critical factors such as voltage, current and power consumption, Eaton’s latest rack power distribution units (PDUs) help information technology (IT) and data center managers conserve energy with one percent billing grade accuracy at the outlet level.
Eaton’s newest offering is especially beneficial for colocation data centers and other mission-critical facilities that require the benefits of outlet level monitoring without an outlet switching component. Eaton’s metered outlet, metered input and managed models also feature a new daisy-chain function that allows up to eight ePDUs to share the same network connection and IP address, providing up to an 87.5% reduction in network infrastructure costs. This feature is also available for existing installations through a free firmware update.