Method for monitoring, control and graceful shutdown of control and/or computer units

A method for monitoring, control and graceful shutdown of at least one of control units and computer units of at least one system, at least one the control units and computer units being supplied with power via power supply components, the method comprising:

• installing a control application on each of the at least one of control units and computer units of the at least one system;
• establishing a connection to a control system for power supply components via a communication network;
• utilizing a detection call to identify, in addition to the power supply components of the at least one system, control applications installed on at least one of the control units and computer units of the at least one system;
• assigning the power supply components of the at least one system respective identified control applications;
• saving assignments between the power supply components and the respective identified control applications;
• monitoring the power supply components for event alarms;
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• initiating, by the at least one assigned control application, at least one definable action on at least one of an associated control unit and an associated computer unit upon an event alarm occurring in a power supply component.