Schneider and Dell integrate UPS, HCI for graceful shutdown

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Schneider Electric has teamed up with Dell Technologies on an automated shutdown system for hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI), based on the integration of its APC PowerChute with Dell's VxRail HCI platform.

According to Schneider, this new capability was developed as part of a joint effort with Dell to try to reduce the complexity of the hybrid IT environment.

The idea is to ensure a graceful shutdown of all the virtual machines and their workloads operating on a VxRail cluster in a situation where mains power has failed, but the uninterruptible power supply (UPS) has exhausted its battery runtime.

“When power is interrupted and UPSs extend past their battery runtime, our partners can’t just flip a switch and shut down operations,” said Schneider's SVP of EcoStruxure Solutions, Kevin Brown.

Instead, there has to be a proper shutdown process, or organizations risk losing work or corrupting data held on their systems.

The integration brings together three components: UPS equipment from Schneider's APC subsidiary, the APC PowerChute software, and Dell's VxRail, an integrated and pre-configured platform that stands up HCI running a VMware-based environment.

The APC PowerChute software communicates over the network with the APC UPS, and prevents possible data corruption by performing a graceful operating system shutdown in the event of an extended power outage, without the need for operator intervention.

Schneider, Dell integrate UPS, HCI for graceful shutdowns

For when the outage lasts so long that your UPS runs out of charge

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