> 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
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