I've got 8 servers: one C6100 chassis with dual PSUs, three machines with dual PSUs, and one machine with a single PSU. I'm looking for options to determine the per-port power of each of these, along with my other networking gear. The downside is that none of my devices are "new"/advanced enough to provide real power output in either the OS or IPMI level. I've pretty much settled on getting two PDUs that can do per-port metering?/monitoring? to get accurate results and know, for example, which machine caused my UPS load to spike 20% for 2 minutes.
The problem as my slash-question there implies, is navigating the marketing BS and inconsistent naming of this feature. So, I'm hoping some of the more datacenter-aware denizens of STH can help point me towards the available options!
My conditions are fairly limiting however: 120V only, 20A source plugs (to connect to a SmartUPS 2200), and 0U/vertical to fit at the back of my custom-build rack. Without breaking the bank. (TripLite has one perfectly matching my conditions... for $1200 USD each new... a little too much for my blood.)
So, what do you use? What would you recommend? Has anyone achieved the same thing without a PDU? I'm curious to know how you track your per-machine power!
The problem as my slash-question there implies, is navigating the marketing BS and inconsistent naming of this feature. So, I'm hoping some of the more datacenter-aware denizens of STH can help point me towards the available options!
My conditions are fairly limiting however: 120V only, 20A source plugs (to connect to a SmartUPS 2200), and 0U/vertical to fit at the back of my custom-build rack. Without breaking the bank. (TripLite has one perfectly matching my conditions... for $1200 USD each new... a little too much for my blood.)
So, what do you use? What would you recommend? Has anyone achieved the same thing without a PDU? I'm curious to know how you track your per-machine power!