[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.

-- 
Joshua Baker-LePain
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Duke University