Patent ID: 8560652

Claim:
A method of using a power manager application to control operating power supplied to a plurality of power outputs within an electrical power distribution system, the method comprising: providing, by at least a processor, a login interface having administrative capabilities; providing a power output identifying interface; providing an administrative grouping interface including a power outputs selection section that identifies a first sub-plurality of power outputs of said power outputs to be included in a first administrative group, and at least a second sub-plurality of power outputs of said power outputs to be included in at least a second administrative group; providing a configuration entry interface corresponding to the first administrative group; providing an administrative group manipulation interface to manipulate the first administrative group; determining another configuration corresponding to the second administrative group and providing an interface to manipulate the second administrative group; providing a digital current value interface to display a digital current value provided by a digital current value reporting system for the electrical power distribution system, wherein the electrical power distribution system has a power input and is connectable to provide power to one or more electrical loads in an electrical equipment rack, the digital current value reporting system being (i) in digital current value determining communication with at least one among the power input and said plurality of power outputs, and (ii) connectable in digital current value transfer communication with the power manager application; and providing an operating power control interface, including an administrative group operating power control section to control a supply of operating power to the power outputs in the administrative groups.