Re: [CentOS] OT: Measure 2U Server Amp Usage

On Tue, 1 Aug 2006 at 6:55pm, Karl R. Balsmeier wrote

Running a bunch of CentOS servers on 2U supermicro equipment, usually with 8 drives on Adaptec SmartRAID V or LSI Megaraid.

In designing a rack in a data center, the question arises as to how to measure the amperage the server uses, prior to investing in power drops that actually do that for you, even remotely, for about $260.00-300USD per unit. This number is the important one these days in determining rack/datacenter design.

So the geek question is, "what do you use, from radio shack, or elsewhere, to accomplish this one time measurement *before* you implement a design"?

Kill-A-Watts a pretty darn popular on the beowulf list -- it seems like everyone has one. Thinkgeek has 'em for $30.