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North American Network Operators Group Date Prev | Date Next | Date Index | Thread Index | Author Index | Historical Re: rackmount managed PDUs
Another vote for APC here. We've deployed many hundreds in various receptacle configurations, and n'er any failures. The build quality is definite cut above the competition, some with interiors that look like they were assembled from duct tape and Radio Shack kits. :-) As a word to the wise once you make it past the purchasing stage, the software and IP stack is a bit fragile. No show-stoppers, mind you, just some items here and there which underscore the need for a proper management infrastructure and OSS. (For starters, you'll want to make sure you're running the latest firmware, as outlets and entire SNMP OID trees have been known to 'vanish' on earlier builds. Make sure they're ACLed tightly, as even the smallest amount of stray packets or concurrent access will make the unit unhappy. And if you need to provide "remote reboot" functionality to customers, create your own interface, or consider one the off-the-shelf solutions, Ubersmith DE being a popular choice, given the above constraints...) -a
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