GEC NEWS WIREA network-based server shutdown solution for IT equipment
Schneider Electric released PowerChute Network Shutdown v3.1 with enhanced virtualization support, a network-based server shutdown solution for IT equipment.
PowerChute Network Shutdown v3.1 works in conjunction with APC by Schneider Electric’s Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) Network Management Card to enable automatic virtual machine migration and graceful virtual machine and host shutdown in VMware® and Microsoft® Hyper-V clusters. The solution provides users with the assurance that mission critical equipment remains protected in the event of an extended power failure.
Thierry Chamayou, Vice President – Middle East & Africa IT Business, Schneider Electric, said, “Today, small and large business enterprises prioritize reliability, convenience and speed while servicing their data needs. Schneider Electric’s IT business brings customers the ultimate product for power protection with continuous uptime and a dependable, solid IT backbone for the company and the consumer. We are pleased to present the PowerChute Network Shutdown v3.1 – a product that will serve as an insurance against virtual downtime disasters.”
PowerChute Network Shutdown v3.1 allows the migration of virtual machines affected by power disturbances to hosts not impacted by the specific UPS event. This allows virtual systems to stay online as long as possible and affords IT managers the time needed for assessing and addressing the power issue. It is also the only UPS software capable of triggering virtual machine migration without needing to leverage migration technologies such as Distributed Resource Scheduler (DRS). In the event of a power failure, the software automatically checks the availability of DRS and performs the migration only upon its non-detection.
With PowerChute Network Shutdown v3.1, the VMware and Microsoft Hyper-V platforms are integrated, allowing for seamless configuration and protection of virtual machines via an easy-to-use setup wizard. In VMware environments specifically, users can configure the virtual machine shutdown and startup sequencing using vApps.
