Raritan has introduced a new version of CommandCentre Secure Gateway (CC-SG) software to help data centre administrators manage IT equipment, including Raritan and third-party power distribution units (PDUs) from a single resource management portal.
The company said that the CC-SG simplifies the management of heterogeneous IT environments through a unified portal, and enables administrators to access, diagnose and control all types of IT equipment at the application, operating system and BIOS levels, through a browser-based screen. It provides service processor manager support and integration with Power IQ power and energy management software.
Raritan said that the new CC-SG enables administrators to control the power of nodes that are connected to Dominion PX intelligent rack PDUs and third-party PDUs being managed by Power IQ – without leaving the CC-SG client.
In addition, it supports ethernet-enabled rack PDUs from APC, Avocent, Cyber Switching, Geist, HP, MRV and Server Technology. Release 4.3 also includes a KVM client based on Microsoft’s .Net technology and Windows 7 support.
Peter Suriani, director of product management at Raritan, said: “CommandCentre Secure Gateway Release 4.3 helps administrators address key data centre tasks – from diagnosing and resolving IT problems quickly, to upgrading software on servers, to handling power control needs.
“CommandCentre Secure Gateway provides easy and secure access to IT equipment for better responsiveness to changing business needs, increased uptime and reduced administration costs.
