Discover PowerChute™ Network Shutdown


 About PowerChute Network Shutdown

PowerChute Network Shutdown is a UPS management software which works in conjunction with the Schneider Electric UPS Network Management Card to protect your hyperconverged and virtual infrastructure.

In the event of a power outage, PowerChute can gracefully shutdown your Virtual Machines and the pre-configured start-up sequence ensures they power back on.

What PowerChute Network Shutdown can do for you


Reliable network-based shutdown of multiple servers

PowerChute Network Shutdown Highlights

• Graceful shutdown protects data integrity and reduces system downtime when critical events such as extended power outages occur.

• Scalable architecture can support a virtually unlimited number of client systems.

• Easily configurable via a browser interface and supports single, redundant and parallel UPS configurations.


PowerChute Network License Options

APC PowerChute Network Shutdown License offers (now with):

• Enhanced user interface experience

• Updated security features

• Automated workload migrations

• New versions upgrade for enhanced performance

PowerChute Network Shutdown License Information

  • PowerChute Network Shutdown requires an additional 1, 3 or 5-year license to be purchased to protect your Hyperconverged and Virtual Infrastructure

  • The license term starts on end-user activation

  • License is per Virtualization node

  • Activate via Online, Offline or Local Licensing Server

  • Contact your Partner to purchase this license

  • Upgrade from v4.5 for Dell VxRail supported

  • No license required for Windows, Linux and standalone VMware ESXi environment

Benefits

Resiliency

PowerChute provides data security and resiliency during power disturbances. During those beyond the UPS backup duration, PowerChute triggers a graceful, unattended shutdown of all servers, protecting data integrity and reduces system downtime.

Productivity

Unattended start-up ensures uptime immediately when power conditions are restored. Once the servers are back up, PowerChute Network Shutdown can detect stable conditions and then re-start the cluster services and virtual machines, enabling uptime productivity.

Security

Hardened security with latest updates in public key infrastructure (PKI) support across the interfaces, assures peace of mind.

Configurable actions

During critical events due to power outage or environmental incidents, PowerChute can be configured to automatically migrate critical load or gracefully shutdown the cluster.

Features

Dell VxRail API integration

• PowerChute can now be fully deployed within the VxRail cluster, saving critical space and reducing hardware needs

• VxRail cluster shutdown supports redundancy with Network Management Cards

Seamless virtual and HCI integration

• Integrates seamlessly with various virtualization and HCI environments

• Supports advanced virtualization (vCLS) without the need for Inhouse, time consuming, unvalidated scripts, mitigating the risk

• Support for latest virtualization environment updates and troubleshooting

Certifications and reference designs

• Validated with the latest versions and up to date Certifications, Integrations and reference designs for ease of deployment and certainty in setup

• vSPHERE Partner Ready, Nutanix Ready, HPE Synergy Tested, and Cisco Compatible

UPS configuration support

• Recognizes a Parallel-UPS configuration as a single UPS system in the case of actionable events (for UPS devices that are parallel-capable)

• Monitors multiple groups of redundant UPS's; each with configurable redundancy levels such as N+1, N+2 or N+3. Shutdown actions depend on the number of UPS's and the level of redundancy in each UPS setup

• Supports up to four UPS’s in a Redundant-UPS configuration. All UPS’s in a Redundant Configuration must belong to the same UPS family

Ease of access and configuration

• Allows for flexibility in archiving configuration settings or copying configured settings from one Agent to another

• With Step-by-step configuration wizard, ensure speedy deployment by reducing installation and set-up time. Allows configuration changes even after initial set-up

• View the user interface with a browser. Provides quick access from anywhere on a secure network

Enterprise system integration

• Discover and manage PowerChute agents with EcoStruxure™ IT Data CenterExpert or 3rd party Enterprise Management system, using SNMP v1 or v3 to query and configure PowerChute settings. Send SNMP Traps for critical UPS events ensuring timely notifications

Custom configuration

• Run command file on network shutdown sequence as well as start-up sequence

• Customize network shutdown and reboot sequence of connected servers and UPSs. Sequences the shutdown of multiple servers powered by the same UPS to extend runtime for higher priority servers

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