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North American Network Operators Group Date Prev | Date Next | Date Index | Thread Index | Author Index | Historical Re: Looking for power metering equipment...
Speaking on Deep Background, the Press Secretary whispered: > > > Question: We are looking for something that sits in the PDUs or branch > circuit-breaker distribution load centers, that, on a branch-circuit by > branch-circuit basis, can monitor amperage, and be queried by SNMP. > > Considering there are several hundreds of circuits to be monitored, cheap > and featureless (all we need is amperage via SNMP) is fine. You really want wattage. The power factor of switched supplies is far from unity. Take a look at <http://www.quadlogic.com/transmeter1.html> Also, recall you sell each watt twice -- once to heat up a chassis, and a 2nd time for the HVAC to cool it. -- A host is a host from coast to [email protected] & no one will talk to a host that's close........[v].(301) 56-LINUX Unless the host (that isn't close).........................pob 1433 is busy, hung or dead....................................20915-1433
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