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iPDU and the iLO devices exchange identity data-host name, IP address, serial number and more- through the IPD power cords. This allows the iPDU to track the servers plugged into each of its outlets. The iPDU provides this information to HP Insight Control power management software. You can use IPD securely because it does not use RFID or other signal emitting technology. Figure 3: The iPDU communicates with each server's iLO Management Engine before you power on the servers. Insight Control power management can discover and communicate with iPDUs to retrieve the power topology and power measurement data. It lets you visualize, monitor, and control the power topology of a complete rack system from a central console, either locally or remotely. Location Discovery Services Location Discovery Services technology automatically reports server locations to HP SIM and Insight Control, eliminating this tedious manual task for server administrators. Administrators will be able to use the location information and system data with HP Asset Manager to obtain more precise and complete asset data. Rack-level thermal mapping Insight Control power management gathers data for correlating the location of ProLiant Gen8 servers with power usage, system and rack temperature data, and workloads. You can use this information to 14