Patent ID: 8333316

Claim:
A method comprising: electrically connecting a power consuming module to a power connection point of a power distribution system of a datacenter, wherein the power consuming module includes one or more power consuming devices, and the power distribution system includes a hierarchy of power supply equipment, wherein: the hierarchy includes at least one uninterruptable power supply (UPS), one or more power distribution units (PDUs), and the power connection point, the UPS is electrically connected to the one or more PDUs, a first one of the PDUs is electrically connected to the power connection point, and the UPS supplies power to the first PDU and the first PDU supplies power to the connection point; reading a first label associated with the power connection point to obtain power supply information that indicates a sequence of a plurality of power distribution elements in the hierarchy of power supply equipment, wherein the sequence includes the UPS, the first PDU, and the power connection point; reading a second label associated with the power consuming module to obtain identification information that identifies the power consuming module; entering the obtained power supply information and the obtained identification information into an electrical connection management system such that the electrical connection management system records the connection of the power consuming module to the power connection point and the power connection point's place in the hierarchy of power supply equipment.