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Power IQ

Power IQ® Energy Management Software enables data center managers, IT administrators and facility managers to be more energy efficient and fully utilize existing data center power infrastructure.  Powerful cooling charts, graceful OS shutdown and bill-back reports provide the tools to understand real-time power load, rate of change, and forecast trends at all levels of infrastructure.

The configurable dashboard provides a vendor agnostic centralized view of power and environmental health, energy capacity and consumption, weather services and maps. The smart rack concept provides one-click access to rack power, cooling, airflow, events and much more.

Raritan applications are standards-based, they seamlessly integrate with existing infrastructures, and work with Raritan's dcTrack to provide a full featured Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM) solution.

Through one Web browser, the scalable Power IQ manages APC®, Avocent®, Baytech®, Cyber Switching®, Eaton, Geist, HP, Knurr®, Liebert®, MRV, Raritan®, Rittal®, Server Technology® , Tripp Lite and UNITE™ rack PDUs, UPSs and more. Data Center Operators can add support for additional manufacturers on their own with the new user configurable data collection module by entering the MIB OID for the data they want to collect.

Overview

As the energy management component of Raritan's DCIM solution, Power IQ helps data centers become more energy efficient by finding stranded power capacity through:

  • A user configurable dashboard
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  • Agentless graceful shutdown of Windows®, Linux® and Unix® device groups 
  • Psychrometric chart to calculate possible energy savings from simply increasing temperature
  • Energy cost bill-back reports to drive behavior 
  • Decommission flags to forecast energy savings when eliminating servers
  • Baseline consumption and changes of various energy saving initiatives
  • Capture peak loads under compute stress to identify excess power capacity in the rack
  • Power capacity forecast charts
  • Power capacity utilization gauges
  • Smart Rack View with Quick Charts

Security is ensured through standards-based authentication, web-session timeout and IP-based access control. The system is open database compliant (ODBC) and includes a web service API for easy intergration with enterprise management sysems and scripts.

Benefits

Features

Benefits

Vendor Agnostic Management

Through one Web browser, the scalable Power IQ DCIM energy management software manages any SNMP-metered device. You have the ability to add new devices on your own. Support is preinstalled and tested for APC®, Avocent®, BayTech®, Cyber Switching®, Cyclades®, Eaton, Geist, HP®, Knurr®, Liebert, MRV®, NetBotz, Raritan, Rittal®, Server Technology®, Sinetica, Starline Track Busway, Tripp Lite and UNITE™devices.


Reports

User Configurable Dashboard

Operational Efficiency – Use slide show mode to display real-time updates for power and environmental health, rack cooling performance, energy capacity, forecasts and consumption, weather services, maps, video and much more on a large screen.  Dashboard also allows you to configure screen size, layout and charts.

Smart Rack View

Operational Efficiency – Raritan's Power IQ DCIM enables “one click access” to rack power, cooling, humidity, airflow, events and much more with drill down to information about rack contents such as PDUs and IT devices.

Cooling Charts

Energy Efficiency – Understand if you are compliant with manufacturer and industry-accepted recommendations, and project how much energy you can save by increasing room ambient temperature.

Capacity Forecast Charts

Improve Capacity Utilization – Forecast “days of supply” capacity at  the rack, row, room, lab or data center level. See actual data, forecast
trend and capacity limit on a line chart.

Capacity Gauge

Improve Capacity Utilization – See maximum, current and minimum load on a capacity gauge at rack, row, room, lab or data center level

Trend Analysis Charts

Reduce Downtime – Establish baselines and track long-term trends for energy consumption, power load, line current, temperature and humidity. Avoid project delays and downtime due to lack of power supply or circuit overloads.

Carbon Footprint Charts

Peace of Mind – Use Raritan's Power IQ DCIM to certify usage change from one period to another to support carbon credit claims.

Energy Billback Charts

Energy Efficiency – Drive energy conservation behavior by billing back energy consumption to users.

PDU Health Charts

Reduce Downtime – Easily spot power health incidents before they become serious problems. 


Vendor Agnostic Power Control

Agentless Graceful Operating System Shutdown and Outlet Control

Energy Efficiency – Raritan's Power IQ DCIM helps reduce energy costs under normal operations and extend battery life during power failure.

Remote Power On/Off of Outlets, IT Devices, Device Groups
and Racks

Raritan's Power IQ DCIM enables remote power on/off operation for operational efficiency.

Raritan Power Control Solution

Operational Efficiency – Integrate CommandCenter Secure Gateway® and Power IQ share information about devices for integrated power control.


Vendor Agnostic Data Aggregation and Grouping

Group Data Via IT Device, Customer/Department, Rack, Row, Zone and Building

Turns a large amount of detailed data into useful information to enhance capacity planning and energy efficiency initiatives.

Collect Power Data: Outlet Current and Active Power; Line Current Draw and Available Current; Unit Active Power and Apparent Power

Raritan's Power IQ DCIM enables the use of one system for information aggregation.

Collect Environmental Data from Temperature and Humidity Probes

Find hot spots in your data center.

User Configurable Polling

The data polling can be configured from 15 seconds to 24 hours.

User Configurable Data Retention

System administrator can control data retention period.


Open Data Model and Web Service API

Open Database Connectivity

Provides you with the flexibility to use your own reporting system, such as Crystal reports or SQL, to store and analyze data. This can save training time and lets you create the exact custom reports you require.

Web Service API

Operational Efficiency – Raritan's Power IQ DCIM easily integrates into your systems and tools for event management, PDU management, power and sensor data, data center modeling, asset strip management and outlet management.

Raritan DCIM Solution

Operational Efficiency – Raritan's DCIM solutions - Power IQ and dcTrack® automatically share information about racks, PDUs and outlets. Add a rack in dcTrack and it automatically updates Power IQ. dcTrack displays rack PDU and sensor data collected by Power IQ

Import and Export Data Via CSV File

Leverage data and information between your DCIM, internal systems and organizations.


Centralized PDU Management

Centralized Management

Consolidates names, polling status, locations, models and firmware for all your rack PDUs onto one screen and saves valuable management time. 

Monitoring for Alerts and Threshold Violations

Reduce Downtime - Use Raritan's DCIM and Power IQ to increase uptime by becoming aware of incidents before they become problems.

PDU System and Outlet Naming

Raritan's DCIM provides a common tool to set names in bulk or one at a time to save time.  Also allows you to save outlet names in an Excel® file for future reference and updates. 

Bulk PX® System Configuration

Operational Efficiency - Saves time and improves accuracy for configuring common parameters for thousands of PX devices.

PX Firmware Management

Operational Efficiency - As an integrated DCIM solution, Power IQ reduces the time it takes to administer PX firmware updates because it helps track and distribute those updates.


Security

LDAP/AD Integration

Operational Efficiency - Easily centralizes corporate authentication policies.

Trusted Host Definition

Our 100% Web-enabled DCIM system provides administrators with the option to restrict access to named hosts if such a level of security is desired.

AES Encryption up to 256 Bits

Protects your data with the industry’s most secure encryption standard.


Versatility

VMware® Virtual Appliance

Runs on your VMware ESX or free VMware ESXi to save time, space and energy.

Optional Appliance for Non-VMware Enterprises

Easy-to install enterprise server with dual mirrored hard drives, redundant power and redundant fans.

FAQ

Question

Answer

What is Power IQ?

Power IQ Energy Management Software enables you to be more energy efficient and fully utilize your existing data center power infrastructure. Powerful cooling charts, graceful OS shutdown and bill- back reports provide you with the tools to be more energy efficient.  Understand your real-time power load, rate of change and forecasted trends at all levels of your infrastructure to fully utilize your existing resources. The configurable dashboard provides a vendor-agnostic centralized view of power and environmental health, energy capacity and consumption, weather services and maps.

Through one Web browser, the scalable Power IQ manages APC®, Avocent®, Baytech®, Cyber Switching®, Cyclades®, Eaton, Geist, HP®, Knurr®, Liebert, MRV®, NetBotz, Raritan, Rittal®, Server Technology, Sinetica, Starline Track Busway, Tripp Lite and UNITE™ rack PDUs, UPSs and more. As a powerful data center infrastructure management (DCIM) solution, Power IQ is open database compliant and provides a Web Service API for integration with enterprise systems and tools. It simplifies PX™ configuration and firmware management, plus security is ensured with standards-based authentication, Web session timeout and IP ­based access control.

What platforms will Power IQ run on?

Raritan's Power IQ DCIM solution will run on any VMware® platform or on an appliance Raritan provides.

What is a VMware virtual appliance?

Virtual appliances are pre-built, pre-configured, ready-to-run applications packaged with an operating system inside a virtual machine. Virtual appliances are designed to eliminate the installation, configuration and maintenance costs associated with running complex stacks of software. Customers can easily install and deploy these pre-integrated solution stacks. 

How do I deploy Power IQ?

Raritan provides a DVD that sets up a turnkey system, including application software, database, operating system and Web server. Raritna's Power IQ DCIM is ready to run on any VMware platform, including the free VMware ESXi for organizations that don’t already have VMware.

How frequently does Power IQ collect data?

Data collection is user configurable from once every 15 seconds to once every hour.

What is the Raritan appliance?

As part of a DCIM solution, you have the option to deploy Power IQ as a VMware virtual appliance or to use Raritan’s physical appliance. The Raritan appliance is a 2U, rack-mountable server with Intel® Xeon® Quad Core CPU, 4GB RAM, redundant fans and dual power supply.

Are failed login attempts recorded?

Yes, Power IQ provides a syslog message to notify you if there was a failed login attempt.

Does Power IQsupport secure LDAP?

Yes, LDAP over a secure port is supported.

Does Power IQ support LDAP “lock-out” settings?

Power IQ respects the “lock-out” settings of an LDAP server. If a user attempts multiple invalid logins, and the LDAP server set the account to be blocked, it no longer allows access.

Do session timeouts work in an LDAP setting?

Session timeouts are applicable to both LDAP users and the local administrator account.

What is the Power IQ upgrade path?

Each Power IQ DCIM model contains the same software. You can purchase the license capacity that meets your needs today and then update the license capacity as you grow. A device license capacity upgrade does not require a hardware change. We offer 10-, 20-, 50- and 100-device license upgrade packages.

Does Power IQ software offer support and updates?

One year of software tech support and updates are included in your initial purchase. Software upgrades do not impact configuration or history data. You have the option to renew this on an annual basis for an additional fee.

Screenshots

Smart Rack View Page

Smart Rack View Page

Our smart rack view page with quick charts provides “one click access” to rack power, cooling, airflow and events. This new view makes three-phase load balancing easy.

User-Configurable Dashboard

User-Configurable Dashboard

The dCIM energy management user-configurable dashboard provides a large screen, centralized view of power and environmental health, energy capacity and consumption, weather services and maps.

Power Capacity Gauge

Power Capacity Gauge

Real-time power capacity utilization at any level in your data center, server room, or lab (PDU, rack, row, busway, room, etc.). See current, maximum and minimum load over selected time period.

Power Capacity “Days of Supply” Forecast

Power Capacity “Days of Supply” Forecast

Understand your real-time power load, rate of change and forecasted trends at all levels of your infrastructure with our capacity forecast charts.

Central PDU Console

Central PDU Console

Raritan's DCIM solution provides a single"pane of glass" to manage all your rack PDUs and in-line meters - APC, Avocent, Cyber Switching, Geist, MRV, Raritan, Server Technology and more

Cooling Chart

Cooling Chart

Understand if you are compliant with manufacturer's and industry-accepted recommendations, and project how much you can save by increasing room ambient temperatures.

Vendor Agnostic Monitoring and Management

Vendor Agnostic Monitoring and Management

Through one Web browser, the scalable Power IQ DCIM monitors and manages PDUs from APC, Avocent, BayTech, Cyber Switching, Geist, HP, Knurr, Liebert, MRV, Raritan, Rittal, Server Technology, UNITE and more.

Create Custom Reports

Create Custom Reports

A powerful DCIM reporting function in Power IQ allows you to generate custom reports at the outlet, IT device, customer, department, rack, zone, floor, lab and data center levels. You can generate reports that reflect active power, energy cost and consumption, carbon footprint, temperature and humidity.

Report by Customer or Department

Report by Customer or Department

An example of a DCIM report that charts the energy used by a customer or department.

Report Energy Cost

Report Energy Cost

You can also create DCIM reports that display energy costs over time for comparison purposes.

Report Usage via IT device or Outlet

Report Usage via IT device or Outlet

A DCIM report charting the energy usage at the IT device level. Similar charts can be generated for usage reports at the outlet level.

Report Carbon Footprint

Report Carbon Footprint

An example of a carbon footprint report, showing how Raritan's Power IQ DCIM enables you to graph multiple devices on a single chart for comparison purposes, as well as summarize the accumulated total per period.

Report Active Power

Report Active Power

Raritan's Power IQ DCIM allows you to both create and save a number of standard reports from a single screen. You also have the ability to create and save a any number of charts within each report.

Data Center/Building Level Settings

Data Center/Building Level Settings

Set your peak and off peak cost per Kilowatt-Hour, as well as carbon and cooling factors at each location.

Floor/Zone/Row/Rack & IT Device Level Grouping & Associations

Floor/Zone/Row/Rack & IT Device Level Grouping & Associations

Associate outlets to IT devices. Group devices by customer, type or any use defined fields.

Group via IT Device Owner

Group via IT Device Owner

Once a customer is associated with an outlet or group of outlets, you can view all outlets assigned to that customer, along with the type of devices assigned and the power rating of each device.

Import & Export Data

Import & Export Data

Seamlessly import all data for easy set-up and export for your use.

Export Graphed Data to CSV

Export Graphed Data to CSV

An example of a CSV file, exported as an “Active Power by Rack” request.

User Configurable Data Retention Period

User Configurable Data Retention Period

Configure how long you want to retain data.  For example, you can keep monthly max, min and ave. for 5 years.

APC 3-Phase PDU

APC 3-Phase PDU

This PDU page enables you to trend unit level active power and view current results.  This is an example of an APC 3 phase rack PDU.

Raritan 3-Phase PDU

Raritan 3-Phase PDU

The Raritan DCIM PDU page lets you trend unit level active power and view current results at the unit, line and outlet level from all Raritan PX PDUs.

Outlet level vs. Line Metering

Outlet level vs. Line Metering

Raritan outlet level metering enables more precise business division and IT device reporting, which gives you greater understanding of your device usage and more accurate chargeback opportunities for your customers.

Analytics Enhancements

Environmental Analytics

Raritan's Power IQ DCIM lets you monitor and measure rack temperature and humidity. It can also create reports that show maximum, minimum and average readings.

User Groups & Permissions

User Groups & Permissions

You have the ability to create a wide variety of user groups and assign permissions based on criteria that work best for you.

You can assign access permissions by:
Device / Rack / Rows / Rooms / Sites

Functional permissions can be set up for:
Settings / User management / Device management / Power Control / Report creation / Report viewing

Scheduled Power Control Operations

Scheduled Power Control Operations

Schedule one time or recurring power control operations for energy efficiency or maintenance purposes, this may help you qualify for energy rebates.

Power Control of Device Groups

Power Control of Device Groups

With Raritan's Power IQ DCIM, you can set up power on/off sequence and delay of IT devices within a rack or device group. 

Local Settings

Local Settings

Power IQ also lets you produce energy cost reports in the currency of your choice.

APC 7900

APC 7900

An example of Raritan's Power IQ DCIM working with an APC switched PDU – specifically, viewing power control for the unit and unit level metering.

Agentless Graceful Shutdown

Agentless Graceful Shutdown

Schedule one-time or recurring shutdowns of operating systems and outlets for efficiency or maintenance purposes. Use standard or custom scripts.

Resources

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Data Sheets:

Power IQ Data Sheet (high-res)
Power IQ Data Sheet (lo-res)

Case Studies:

Raycom Media Delivers Market-Tailored Broadcast Programming Using Raritan’s Remote Access and Power Management Solutions

Molex: World’s Largest Electronics Connector Supplier Improves Data Center Performance by Adding Remote Management Control

AOL Deploys Raritan's Intelligent Power Management Solution to Reduce Data Center Energy Consumption and Find Unused Capacity
eBay: Real-Time Energy Optimization and Best Practices In a Mission-Critical Data Center
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White Papers:

High Power Whitepaper Download
EO 13514 and Smart Federal Government Data Center Management
Monitoring Efficiently
Power Distribution in Data Centers: STARLINE Track Busway, PX iPDUs and Power IQ
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Top Power Management Customers:
Raritan's dcTrack software is deployed at some of the world's leading organizations representing a broad cross section of industries and geographies including:

ADP

Aol.

ATT

Autodesk

cisco

Comcast

eBay FedEx McAfee Microsoft

Nasdaq

Wachovia

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Product Documentation and Firmware

Ordering Info

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Number of devices* Power IQ can manage and monitor

 

Hardware Appliance

Virtual Appliance

10

N/A

PWIQ10-VA

20

PWIQ20-E1

PWIQ20-VA

50

PWIQ50-E1

PWIQ50-VA

100

PWIQ100-E1

PWIQ100-VA

200

PWIQ200-E1

PWIQ200-VA

300

PWIQ300-E1

PWIQ300-VA

400

PWIQ400-E1

PWIQ400-VA

500

PWIQ500-E1

PWIQ500-VA

1000

PWIQ1000-E1

PWIQ1000-VA

1500

PWIQ1500-E1

PWIQ1500-VA

2000

PWIQ2000-E1

PWIQ2000-VA

2500

PWIQ2500-E1

PWIQ2500-VA

3000

PWIQ3000-E1

PWIQ3000-VA

4000

PWIQ4000-E1

PWIQ4000-VA

5000

PWIQ5000-E1

PWIQ5000-VA

* Devices equal a monitored IP address. For example, a single Dominion PX equals one device or a single APC PDU equals one device. Because environmental probes do not need IP addresses, they would not be considered devices.

Power IQ Customer Testimonials

Aol

“Raritan’s solution is helping us identify areas where we can conserve. It helps us identify devices that are wasting energy.”

Will Stevens,
Senior IT Director,
AOL
 
 
McAfee

"It works perfectly."

Venkatesh Inturi,
Senior IT Systems Engineer,
McAfee
 
 
Aecom

“We confidently de-rated to 40% of nameplate. We are now buying less power than before, and we are now using two circuits per cabinet instead of six.”

Michael Bradvica,
Director, Network Planning,
AECOM
 
 
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

“Solid product. Got it up and running immediately. Does everything I would expect it to do. Raritan’s vendor agnostic software is on the right track.”

Derek Thanstrom,
Sr. Systems Engineer,
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

National Guard

“We have KX, KVM-over-IP, intelligent PDUs and Power IQ® Energy Management software in our lights-out data center …the solution is well worth the investment, very slick; awesome design.”

Richard Kerwood,
Data Processing Manager,
Army National Guard

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