Patent ID: 8352757

Claim:
A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable medium having a computer readable program recorded thereon, wherein the computer readable program, when executed on a computing device, causes the computing device to: determine a cumulative wattage rating using power consumption information for a powered element, wherein the power consumption information is for a primary portion and a redundant portion of the powered element; determine a power reduction power cap to be used by the powered element in the event of a loss of either a primary power source or a redundant power source supplied to the powered element using the cumulative wattage rating, a branch circuit rating, and a circuit breaker rating for the powered element; send the power reduction power cap to the powered element in order that the powered element reduces power to the power reduction power cap in the event of the loss of either the primary power source or the redundant power source supplied to the powered element; receive an indication of a mutually paired powered element that is paired to the powered element; responsive to a notification from the powered element that the powered element has lost either the primary power source, the redundant power source, or both the primary power source and the redundant power source and is operating on a time constrained batter backup, determine whether the mutually paired powered element is full operational; and responsive to the mutually paired powered element being fully operational, initialize at least one of an operations or a data transfer from powered element to the mutually paired powered element.