Power, UPS & PDU monitoring · 5 min read

Set up outlet-level power monitoring on a rack PDU

Bank-level PDU monitoring tells you a rack's total draw. Outlet-level monitoring tells you which specific device is drawing it.

What you'll need

  • A metered (not just switched) PDU with per-outlet current sensing
  • The PDU already added as a device in Linivo
1

Confirm the PDU model supports metering, not just switching

Switched PDUs let you remotely power-cycle an outlet but don't measure its draw; metered PDUs do both. Check the model number against your vendor's spec sheet if you're not sure which you have.

2

Enable per-outlet polling

Under the device's settings in Linivo, turn on per-outlet metrics. This adds one data series per outlet rather than one per PDU, so it's worth doing selectively on racks where you actually need that granularity.

3

Label outlets to match what's plugged in

Outlet-level data is only useful if outlet 14 means something to you at 3am. Name each outlet after the device plugged into it, either in the PDU's own firmware or in Linivo's device notes.