[CentOS] OT: Measure 2U Server Amp Usage
Joshua Baker-LePain
jlb17 at duke.edu
Wed Aug 2 12:27:33 UTC 2006
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.
--
Joshua Baker-LePain
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Duke University
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