> 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"? Easy. Get any modern UPS that will talk to your OS (or the OS on another nearby computer), plug in a server, and look at the UPS display. All the UPSs I have used lately will tell you what the load they are providing is, either is watts or in amps. Ted Miller Elkhart, IN Centos NewNewbie