Eaton Visual Power Manager (VPM)

Power management software

Eaton Visual Power Manager (VPM) software provides IT managers of data centers and distributed IT environments the tools to monitor their power devices—including all UPSs and PDUs. Part of the Brightlayer Data Centers suite, this HTML5-based platform is easy-to-deploy, simplifies day-to-day monitoring and helps maintain business continuity. VPM's comprehensive reporting software saves you time, allowing you to stay on top of power management while focusing on the bigger picture— running your IT infrastructure. Additionally, VPM helps you monitor power equipment, supply predefined and custom reports, initiate mass firmware and configuration commands and deliver a visual layout of your data center and IT environment, making it simple to stay in-tune with trends in your environment while identifying and resolving any issues.

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Deployment process

SIMPLE

remote management

VISUAL

Real-time data

ACTIONABLE

Power infrastructure monitoring

Up-to-the-minute statistics and reporting provides a quick way to identify potential issues through two VPM licensing levels:

VPM Essential is a self-installable, subscription-based license that offers users essential power management capabilities in a simplified interface for a competitive price. Click here for quick start guide.
VPM Professional offers the ability to visualize infrastructures with asset management and location-based analytics to take necessary actions for continuous uptime of critical applications. Click here for quick start guide.

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Rack level analytics

Easy access to rack capacity (space, power, cooling), A/B failover and load balance analytics.

“With VPM, I am now able to see and control our entire power environment. I can watch the power cycle and if there’s an issue, see where it’s coming from and remedy it as needed.”

Maurice Pryce, IT director, City of Roswell

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Floor layout and rack builder

View the status and equipment in each rack and monitor your IT infrastructure with the visual floor layout display.

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Reporting and automatic escalations

Notifications of potential issues to ensure you can react and take corrective actions.

Multitenancy

Support multiple customers and users by presenting separate and distinct data that pertains solely to each tenant.

Specifications

Eaton Visual Power Manager (VPM) offers two levels of licenses. VPM Essential is a subscription-based, self-installable license that offers users essential power management capabilities in a simplified interface for a competitive price; VPM Professional offers the ability to visualize infrastructures with asset management and location-based analytics to take necessary actions for continuous uptime of critical applications. See the chart and links below to determine which license suits your environment.

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Features	VPM Essential	VPM Professional
Maximum monitored devices supported Note: Based on standard architecture, more can be achieved with evalutaion by Eaton.	Up to 1,000	Up to 500,000
Fully HTML5 web interface
Auto discovery
Mass firmware upgrade tool
Mass node-settings configuration tool
Send email notifications
Monitor third-party devices
List-based asset catalog
Event-based automation
Integrated reporting engine
Microsoft Active Directory integration
Supports LDAP authentication
Dashboard with trend analysis
Multi-tenant user access control
Self installable virtual appliance
Location based navigation
Visual, map-based alarm status
3D rack elevation builder
Rack group aggregated data analytics
Intelligent single click, remote device power cycling
Power aggregation through the power chain
ITSM integration (ServiceNow, Remedy, etc.)

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Application notes

Supporting hyperconverged infrastructure

Brochures

Brochure: Integrating Brightlayer Data Centers suite software with RMM and BMS software

Learn how Eaton’s Brightlayer Data Centers suite software adds value to remote monitoring and management (RMM) and building management system (BMS) software.

(PDF 1 MB , 08/24/2023)

Infographics and listicles

Infographic: Day in the life of an IT manager

See how Bob, an IT manager, deals with a network closet issue at a remote site he's responsible for with and without Eaton's Distributed IT Management software

(PDF 2 MB , 07/28/2023)

Manuals and user guides

VPM/VCOM version 6.9 OVF appliance installation guide

Visual Power Manager (VPM) / Visual Capacity Optimization Manager (VCOM) installation guide for version 6.9 OVF

(PDF 901 KB , 01/25/2023)
VPM/VCOM web interface user guide

Visual Power Manager (VPM) / Visual Capacity Optimization Manager (VCOM) web interface user guide for version 6.9

(PDF 22 MB , 04/21/2023)

Software, firmware, and applications

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Success stories

Eaton helps bring clarity to city’s power environment

White papers

Scaling up: How to overcome the challenges of managing edge locations

Get four practical and proven strategies to better manage power at the edge.

(PDF 1 MB , 05/03/2023)

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Eaton is an intelligent power management company dedicated to improving the quality of life and protecting the environment for people everywhere. We are guided by our commitment to do business right, to operate sustainably and to help our customers manage power ─ today and well into the future. By capitalizing on the global growth trends of electrification and digitalization, we’re accelerating the planet’s transition to renewable energy and helping to solve the world’s most urgent power management challenges.