I've used this for 2-3 years now: http://www.temperaturealert.com/product_p/tm-std30.htm
Inexpensive and simple to setup on any system with a USB port. Roger Wright Network Administrator Evatone, Inc. 727.572.7076 x388 ____ "People who say they sleep like a baby usually don't have one." - Leo J. Burke From: Vicky Spelshaus [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, February 11, 2008 4:53 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: temp sensor for server room Did look at Netbotz as I've always been a fan of APC, but they do more than I need and so I can't justify the cost..... I need simple, cheap and good.... On Feb 11, 2008 3:46 PM, James Kerr <HYPERLINK "mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]"[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: There are a bunch of companies that make devices like this that go into your rack. Just search for server environment monitoring system. I have heard of some folks using a system called Netbotz before and I heard some good things about those. Also, some of my UPSs can email me when they reach a certain temp. James ----- Original Message ----- From: HYPERLINK "mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]" \nVicky Spelshaus To: HYPERLINK "mailto:[email protected]"; \nNT System Admin Issues Sent: Monday, February 11, 2008 4:38 PM Subject: temp sensor for server room My server room has it's own ac unit - it isn't tied in any way to the campus HVAC system so I have no way of monitoring the temp in the room unless I'm here. Well - last night it tripped the circuit breaker and it was a balmy 90+ degrees when I came in to work. Thank goodness nothing failed. Does anyone have any suggestions for a basic sensor that can email my pager if the temp goes past a certain threshold? I don't need a camera or humidity/fire sensor - just temperature. It's in a secure enough location and if it's on fire or flooded there won't be anything I can do anyway. This isn't a major data center - it's just a room with 3 racks of servers and a data rack. That said - we run on less than a shoestring budget and I can't risk having this happen again. -- Organization and good planning are just crutches for people that can't handle stress and caffeine. - unknown -- Organization and good planning are just crutches for people that can't handle stress and caffeine. - unknown ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~
