Diversified
industrial manufacturer Eaton Corporation, an industry leader in power
management solutions for virtual environments, today announced five
strategies for information technology (IT) and data center managers to
maximize the benefits of virtualization. These strategies, released
during VMworld 2012, describe best practices for VMware users to preserve business continuity and data integrity through the VMware vCenter platform. At VMworld booth 513, Eaton will demonstrate the capabilities of its Intelligent Power Manager software, which is the first power management software to integrate
within the vCenter dashboard and the only to achieve VMware Ready certification, VMware’s highest level of endorsement.
“The
rise of virtualization brings new significant challenges to maintaining
mission critical workloads,” said Hervé Tardy, vice president and
general manager, Eaton Distributed Power Quality Business Unit. “As a
leader in developing power protection and management software solutions
that integrate with virtual platforms, Eaton recognizes the opportunity
for VMware users to implement best practices that prevent data loss and
downtime.”
1.
Enhance productivity with integrated power management solutions Implement
power management software that integrates within the vCenter dashboard
to view, monitor and administer all server, storage and power management
assets through a single console, as well as receive power alarms in the
same window as server and virtual machine alarms.
2.
Trigger live migration to protect data To
improve uptime and prevent data loss during an extended power outage,
leverage the latest power management software solutions that can
automatically trigger live migration, transparently moving virtual
machines from an affected server to another server on the network.
3.
Automate site recovery processes To
further enhance response time and business continuity, VMware Site
Recovery Manager users can implement software solutions that recognize
power interruptions and provide automatic virtual machine
synchronization and immediate initiation of a backup site.
4. Prioritize loads to enhance response time during power disruptions Prior
to a power disturbance, IT managers should proactively prioritize
virtual machines within vCenter so that automated power management
software recovery processes can restart the most critical machines at
the recovery site, while less critical machines can safely shut down to
preserve data integrity.
5. Extend UPS runtime to protect virtual machines In
the event of an extended outage, business continuity and disaster
recovery processes rely on sufficient UPS battery runtime to protect
data and critical hardware. IT managers can bolster VMware’s vMotion
capabilities by installing software that automatically consolidates
virtual machines and safely shuts down idle servers in the event of a
power failure so that adequate backup time is provided.
To learn more about Eaton’s Intelligent Power Manager software and VMware integration, visit www.eaton.com/intelligentpower. To learn more about Eaton’s solutions virtualization platforms, visit www.eaton.com/virtualization. To learn more about Eaton’s power quality products, visit www.powerquality.eaton.com.