Systems and methods for configuring a power distribution unit
AssigneeServer Technology, Inc.
InventorsCalvin Nicholson, Michael Gordon
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Abstract
Methods, systems, and devices are described for configuration of multiple power distribution units (PDUs) in an efficient manner. Power distribution units may be discovered on a network, and automatically configured according to a configuration defined for a particular location. A location may be, for example, a geographical region, a data center, a zone within a data center, a cabinet, or an individual PDU. All PDUs associated with a particular location may be provided with a common configuration file that defines operating parameters for the PDUs. In such a manner, a user may simply connect the PDU to the network, with the appropriate configuration provided without additional involvement of the user.
Claims26
A power distribution apparatus, comprising:
- a housing having a power input and a remote system communication interface;
- a plurality of power outputs disposed in the housing, each connectable in power supply communication with the power input and at least one electronic appliance;
- a memory disposed in the power distribution apparatus including configuration data accessible by a remote system through the remote system communication interface, the configuration data corresponding to operating parameters of the power distribution apparatus;
- a power distribution apparatus identifier stored in the memory, the power distribution apparatus identifier comprising data usable to identify a location of the power distribution apparatus;
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- a configuration transfer mechanism in two-way communication with the remote system communication interface and configured to provide the power distribution apparatus identifier to a remote system and receive configuration data responsive to the power distribution apparatus identifier.
A method for configuring the operation of a plurality of power distribution apparatuses comprising:
- receiving a first power distribution apparatus identification from a first power distribution apparatus over a network;
- determining, based on the first power distribution apparatus identification, a first configuration of a plurality of available configurations for the first power distribution apparatus;
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- transmitting the first configuration to the first power distribution apparatus.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.