Emerson Network Power Avocent Universal Management Gateway appliance

Emerson Network Power has introduced the Avocent Universal Management Gateway, claimed to be the first data centre appliance that enables true real-time integrated monitoring, access and control across IT and facilities systems in the data centre.

The appliance is an integral part of the Trellis platform and serves as the real-time data processing hardware link between management software and IT and facilities systems.

When combined with data centre infrastructure management software, this multifunctional device delivers real-time infrastructure management capabilities including, what is claimed to be, the first embedded service processor management across multiple heterogeneous server environments.

Avocent DSView 4 software, also introduced at the same time, is said to be the first data centre infrastructure management software to use the gateway appliance to deliver 24/7 centralised data centre management.

The hardware and software combination enables data centre administrators to remotely access, monitor and control target devices on multiple heterogeneous platforms across numerous locations. The software also offers new features including HyperV support, FIPS 140-2 support and the addition of an open architecture database to allow administrators to design custom reports and use third-party reporting systems.