Brightlayer Data Centers suite
Software comparison
Refer to the table below for a comparison of featues between two of Eaton's Brightlayer Data Centers Suite components - Visual Power Manager (VPM) and Visual Capacity Optimization Manager (VCOM)
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| Visual Power Manager (VPM) | Visual Capacity Optimization Manager (VCOM) | ||
| Features | Essential | Professional | |
| Maximum monitored devices supported * | Up to 1,000 | Up to 500,000 | Up to 500,000 |
| Fully HTML5 web Interface | |||
| Auto discovery | |||
| Send email notifications | |||
| Monitor third-party devices | |||
| List based asset catalog | |||
| Virtual appliance | |||
| Microsoft™ Active Directory integration | |||
| Supports LDAP authentication | |||
| Power aggregation through the power chain | |||
| Event-based automation | |||
| Mass node-settings configuration tool | |||
| Mass firmware upgrade tool | |||
| Virtualized host shutdown | |||
| Targeted virtual machine migration | |||
| Targeted virtual machine graceful shutdown | |||
| Trigger actions from third-party devices | |||
| Integrated reporting engine | |||
| Dashboard with trend analysis | |||
| Multi-tenant user access control | |||
| Enhanced data visualization via PowerBI™ integration | |||
| Data extraction through RESTful API | |||
| Location based navigation | |||
| Visual, map based alarm status | |||
| 3D rack elevation builder | |||
| Rack group aggregated data analytics | |||
| Intelligent single click, remote device power cycling | |||
| ITSM integration (ServiceNow™, Remedy™, etc.) | |||
| Integrated controls and monitoring of TANLock™ Electronic Access Control System | |||
| Full end-to-end facilities monitoring (utility entrance to IT application) | |||
| Power port mapping | |||
| Advanced port mapping (network and fiber) | |||
| Workflow management (project, task, work order) | |||
| Security Studio – cameras, sensors, etc. | |||
| 3D visualization – facilities equipment, IT rack and hardware, office space, chilled water, cable tray | |||
| Project planner (IT and facilities deployment tracking) | |||
| Capacity planner / "what if" scenarios (by project or ad hoc scenarios) | |||
| Impact/root cause analysis | |||
| Asset warranty/service deployment tracking maintenance log | |||
| Site level dashboards and business intelligence | |||
* Based on standard architecture, more can be achieved with evaluation by Eaton.
The Brightlayer Data Centers suite
Whether you’d like to monitor a single UPS, integrate with leading virtualization platforms, or monitor an entire data center, Eaton has a solution for you. Eaton’s Brightlayer Data Centers suite is comprised of power management software solutions that keep mission critical environments running longer.
