Diversified industrial manufacturer Eaton Corporation has announced the introduction of a new shutdown application, known as Intelligent Power Protector (IPP).
As an extension to Eaton's Intelligent Power software product line, first introduced with the launch of Intelligent Power Manager (IPM) monitoring software in summer 2009, this new application provides controlled, graceful shutdown of computers and servers powered by a UPS in the event of an extended power outage. Graceful shutdown allows work in progress to be saved and data to be preserved, thus avoiding data loss and file system corruption.
IPP software employs the same easy-to-use Web-based user interface as IPM. In addition to providing UPS monitoring functionality via the network, the software also allows UPSes to be monitored locally via both serial and USB connections.
IPP warns administrators and users via e-mail if the power being supplied by the UPS is at risk and performs a controlled shutdown before the UPS's battery runtime expires. This helps to minimise possible damage and enables rapid reaction to fault situations.
IPP differs from IPM in that it is specifically designed to supervise one computer and one UPS at a time. In other words, it monitors the state of the UPS that is supplying power to the specified computer. The software is also ideal for situations where there is no need to manage complex power device networks and multiple UPSes. What's more, it is designed to work seamlessly with IPM software, which can be used for managing multiple IPP applications.
“In addition, the use of a common user interface simplifies matters for both the users and our partners. Also, we are now able to develop our product offering as a single entity rather than having to maintain a number of different product lines.”
Ease of use is further increased by the software's ability to update itself automatically via the Internet.
Intelligent Power Protector software replaces Eaton LanSafe, NetWatch and Network Shutdown Module products and is available throughout the EMEA region now. It can be downloaded free of charge from Eaton Power Quality Web site at http://www.eaton.com/powerquality.
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