tool to measure power consumption

[Doug Rorem]

12-sep

We use some 'smart' powerstrips from ServerTech:
http://www.servertech.com/products/SmartPower/SmartCDU54-DY/

they are 3 phase 120/208V units [ServerTech makes single
phase units as well]. They have LED monitors showing
the *total* current draw on each phase. They also
have 2 humidity & temperature sensors which we use
(via SNMP) to detect/generate environmental alarms with
our servers.

Doug Rorem
University of Illinois at Chicago

James Bourne wrote:

>On Tue, 5 Sep 2006, Greg Dickie wrote:
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>>This helps as well, thanks.
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>>Strange that none are rated for 230V or higher than 15A. Does noone in
>>Europe need these things?
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>We use an APC InfraStruXure system and I know that APC makes several power
>bars which include amp meters in them.  The ones we use are typically 3
>phase 120/208 but you can get single phase 120/240 with any number of
>amperage options.
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>http://www.apc.com/products/category.cfm?id=6
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>Regards
>James
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>>Greg
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>>On Tue, 2006-09-05 at 11:51 -0400, David Hubbard wrote:
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>>>Haven't seen anything more featureful than an ammeter
>>>for measuring current draw. :-)  What I use is this
>>>little $14 thing:
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>>>http://www.tequipment.net/WavetekELS2.html
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>>>and then a clamp-on ammeter from home depot.
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>>>David
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>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>From: linux-poweredge-bounces at dell.com
>>>>[mailto:linux-poweredge-bounces at dell.com] On Behalf Of Greg Dickie
>>>>Sent: Tuesday, September 05, 2006 11:33 AM
>>>>To: Dell Mailing List
>>>>Subject: tool to measure power consumption
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>>>>Hi,
>>>>
>>>>  At some point in response to one of the questions about power
>>>>consumption of a server, someone had posted the name or link to a very
>>>>neat gadget that plugged in and told you everything you
>>>>needed to know.
>>>>It was much neater than just an ammeter. Does anyone rember what the
>>>>name of it was?
>>>>
>>>>The guys in the lab are constantly blowing breakers and I want to give
>>>>them some kind of tool to know when a circuit is getting full.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>thanks,
>>>>Greg
>>>>
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>>>>
>>>>--
>>>>Greg Dickie
>>>>just a guy
>>>>Maximum Throughput
>>>>
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