...Support •   • Power and Surge Protection • PDUs - Power Distribution Units • Convenient rackmount power. • Provide overvoltage protection. •  Choose from 15-, 20-, or -30 amp circuitbreakers. •  Available with front and rear outlets and different ou...

Surge vs. lightning protection. • Surge vs. lightning protection • A brief rise in voltage • A surge is a brief rise in voltage that's caused when power is switched on or off to a high-powered device. Surges can produce high-transient voltages...

...also cause data loss. • Surges • The Threat — A surge is an increase in voltage lasting at least 1/120 of a second. • The Cause — When high-powered equipment such as an air conditioner is powered off, the excess voltage is dissipated though the powe...

...low voltages), and surges—even lightning strikes! • To prevent power disasters before they happen, more than 70% of servers are protected with a UPS. Network managers know that having a server down brings many operations to a halt. Although the...

...interference - power surges, electromagnetic interference, nearby radio towers, and nearby lightning strikes. • High security • Because fibre optic cable is a light-based transmission medium, it's completely immune to electronic eavesdropping. Of...

...or a sudden power surge. The data center is a delicate environment with equipment that must be protected from extremes of all kinds. • Every organization needs a comprehensive security plan that covers everything from computer viruses to natur...

...transformer blocks. • Surge protection and power management is another important issue. Some power strips have surge protection built in, some don’t. With the money you’ve invested in your equipment, you’ll want to make sure it’s protected. Any mi...

...power spikes and surges, water leaks, smoke, and chemical materials. With proper environmental monitoring, you’re alerted to any conditions that could have an adverse effect on your mission-critical equipment. These products can also alert yo...

...or “intelligent,” with surge protection, remote management, or power and environmental monitoring. Integrate a PDU directly into an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) for extra reliability. • Fans and blowers • Ventilation in your cabinets is criti...

...strips that include surge protection and often have additional capabilities such as remote management and metering. PDUs may be rackmounted or mount behind the rails—in which case they don’t take any rack space. When choosing a vertical (0U) PDU...