Automatic Transfer Switch for Rack-Mount Network Equipment!
It can be a real pain in the wallet when single power supply hardware loses voltage and shuts down. It can cost a fortune to replace single cord devices with redundant dual power supplies or worse, to change the backup power configuration for your entire network. An automatic transfer switch can provide automatic power redundancy to your single power supply network equipment without the crazy cost or hassle.
Rack-mount network equipment requires power source redundancy in order to ensure that critical services are always up and running. This is a simple challenge when working with newer devices that already include a second power cord. But how can you provide power redundancy for legacy devices that don’t include a secondary power inlet without rewiring your entire data center?
WTI is happy to announce the release of our new fail-safe power transfer switch for single power supply devices that need automatic switching between primary and secondary power sources. According to Joseph Brodski, WTI Sales Manager, the addition of automatic power transfer switches to the WTI product offering is in response to increasing demand by customers who need redundant power delivery to legacy single power supply devices.
Redundant Power for Single Power Supply Devices
- 8 Milliseconds Power Switch Time (<1 Cycle)
- Continuous Source Monitoring
“When working with single power cord devices,” Brodski said, “your options for delivering redundant power are limited. Instead of reconfiguring the entire power architecture of your installation or leaving equipment as a single point of failure on mission critical networks you can simply add an automatic transfer switch to your rack or cabinet.”
The PTS Automatic Power Transfer Switch allows for two inputs from a primary and secondary power source to deliver redundant power to single power supply devices. When power is lost on the primary input the PTS immediately begins drawing power from the secondary input in less than one cycle or 8 milliseconds on average. Continuous source monitoring ensures that no matter what time of day or night a failure occurs, you can have piece of mind knowing your single power supply equipment is still receiving power.
Dual Inputs for Fail-Safe Fallback Power
- Add Redundancy to Existing PDUs
- Automatic Fallback Power Switching
The new PTS automatic power transfer switches, were designed to give existing power strips and smart PDUs the ability to switch between A and B power sources. There is no need to remove existing smart or switched PDUs from racks or cabinets when installing the PTS. Just plug the input from the strip or PDU into the PTS and you have just created a dual fail-safe redundant power source without rewiring your equipment.
Automatic fallback switching also allows the PTS to provide hands-free power fallback between primary and secondary sources. Unlike other solutions, the PTS can detect when power is restored to the primary input and automatically fallback to the primary power source.
Western Telematic, Inc. (WTI) designs and manufactures remote device management products for IT applications. WTI’s Console Switch products, Remote Reboot products, Switched PDU products and A/B Fallback products are engineered to allow you to securely manage and troubleshoot rack equipment in remote locations.
