I'm no expert in such things but the APC AP7920 one has worked well for
us:
http://www.apc.com/resource/include/techspec_index.cfm?base_sku=AP7920
APC has lots of different parts w/ different power plugs and outlets;
double check you are calling out the right type.
Due to flakiness I'd avoid using such things as the RPS-ERP II
https://www.remotepowerswitch.com/web-instruct.htm
Maybe this new III unit is fine but the earlier II was too delicate
http://www.digital-loggers.com/epcr3.html
On Fri, 19 Oct 2012, Anthony Ford wrote:
Date: Fri, 19 Oct 2012 14:21:51 -0500
From: Anthony Ford <[email protected]>
To: Matt Dexter <[email protected]>
Cc: Jason Manley <[email protected]>, casper <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [casper] remote power cycling of roach2
Any recommendations for a reliable ethernet controlled power strip? Any
favorites?
Thanks,
Anthony Ford,
KF5IBN,
Research Assistant,Center for Advanced Radio Astronomy,
University of Texas at Brownsville
[email protected]
On Fri, Oct 19, 2012 at 1:21 AM, Matt Dexter <[email protected]>
wrote:
Thanks Jason.
Understood and good plan; those power strips are
very handy. It's always comforting to be able to
completely power cycle a gizzmo when things go crazy.
Matt
On Fri, 19 Oct 2012, Jason Manley wrote:
Date: Fri, 19 Oct 2012 08:20:15 +0200
From: Jason Manley <[email protected]>
To: Matt Dexter <[email protected]>
Cc: casper <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [casper] remote power cycling of roach2
A USB interface is an option, but this is not what it was designed
for.
We found that the ROACH1's XPORT scheme was a bit of a headache to
configure off
the production line, complicated the board's design, assembly and
debugging, and it
wasn't always as reliable as it could be. So, although ROACH-1 was
equipped with a
remote reboot system, we ended up using Ethernet controlled
powerstrips in KAT-7
(which was needed to power cycle other items in the rack, so they
were there
anyway).
For these reasons, we left the remote power control capability out
of ROACH2 and
opted to just use external Ethernet controlled strips instead.
Jason
On 18 Oct 2012, at 23:24, Matt Dexter wrote:
Good question Homin.
That prompts what is the plan when one has a rack
full of roach2 systems?
Perhaps use a networked computer tied thru a big N-way USB
hub with
a USB cable to each of the Roach2 systems ?
On Fri, 19 Oct 2012, homin wrote:
Date: Fri, 19 Oct 2012 05:16:15 +0800
From: homin <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Subject: [casper] remote power cycling of roach2
Hello Cape Town group:
Recently we deployed a ROACH2 on site. Due to some
unknown
problem, we have to
power cycling it from time to time. I saw there are
couple
of python programs
in the Github for the power cycling and push button
remotely. Could anyone
inform me the procedure of how to use it ?
thanks
homin Jiang
ASIAA
