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Power management for server virtualization and integrated environments
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By Herve Tardy, vice president and general manager, Eaton Power management for server virtualization and integrated environments Powering Business Worldwide Executive summary Server virtualization empowers businesses with significant advantages that include reduced hardware expenses, simplified administration and heightened availability. As a result, nearly 80 percent of server workloads supported by x86 hardware are now running on virtual machines, according to Gartner estimates. However, despite its widespread adoption and benefits, the technology is not without its challenges. In principle, server virtualization can be instrumental in helping IT and facilities managers prevent downtime during power failures. However, the caveat to achieving that promise is to ensure that your data center is equipped with the proper power management software. This white paper discusses how the latest power management solutions enhance server virtualization's impact on business continuity and help virtualized data centers, including those using integrated infrastructure, more effectively cope with utility failures. At the same time, cutting-edge software solutions hold the key to increased control, productivity and responsiveness, while reducing infrastructure requirements and operating costs. Table of contents Executive summary 1 Maintaining business continuity 2 The challenges The solution: Software-defined power Save money by doing more with less 3 Save time by simplifying tasks 4 Integrated software for CI and HCI solutions 5

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Maintaining business continuity There's just no downplaying the devastation that can result from unexpected downtime. From substantial financial losses to irreversible reputation damage, power outages take a toll on businesses of all sizes, across every industry. Chances are that you've experienced some type of downtime within the past year. A recent Eaton survey published in coordination with Tech Target found that 37 percent of IT professionals suffered an unplanned outage in the past 12 months. Of those respondents, 32 percent reported that the outage lasted more than four hours. To put...

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Maintain business continuity: Minimize operating expenses Virtual migration BATTERY RUNTIME • ntelligent load shedding: Increase system uptime while extending battery runtime and I minimizing generator load by suspending non-critical virtual machines. • ite Recovery Manager failover: Avoid data loss and ensure data integrity at all times. S Reduce data recovery expenses by synching primary and disaster recovery sites prior to power failures. • ower capping on demand: Keep critical workloads running longer during a power outP age by limiting server power consumption. Save money by doing more...

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Integrated software for CI and HCI solutions Converged infrastructure (CI) is an approach to data center management that seeks to minimize compatibility issues between servers, storage systems and network devices while also reducing costs for cabling, cooling, power and floor space. Its sister method, hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI), collapses the physical components with virtual aspects into a single appliance form factor, in which servers, storage and virtualization layers are bundled into one scalable pool of resources and completely integrated for easier, faster and more...

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