Data center management unit with improved disaster prevention and recovery

A data center management unit for managing and controlling power distribution to computers in a data center, said data center management unit comprising a power inlet, a plurality of power outlets for providing power to respective ones of said computers, and a processor,

• wherein said data center management unit further comprises memory means for storing one or more logged parameters or events, and in that said processor is adapted to take measures for disaster prevention and/or disaster recovery based on said logged parameters or events, said measures for disaster prevention or disaster recovery comprising one or more of the following:
• generating alert messages;
• de-activating one or more power outlets of said plurality of power outlets;
• activating one or more power outlets of said plurality of power outlets;
• and
• re-activating a power outlet that has been de-activated earlier.