I second the kill-a-watt. Heck, get two of them. And you don't even have to shut down the servers, if you've got redundant power supplies, right? Or just use the one, and double the reading, or triple it for machines with three power supplies.
On Wed, Oct 15, 2008 at 1:55 PM, Phillip Partipilo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > You really cant go by the ratings on the unit, thats usually max. If you > hook a Pentium 100 to one of those big SLI-rated 1000 watt power supplies, > it isnt going to draw 1000 watts. > > If you dont mind downing some servers, you could use a Kill-a-watt. Or > maybe one of those clamp-on Ammeters if you want to not down them, but I > wonder how accurate those really are. > > Kill-a-watt: http://www.thinkgeek.com/gadgets/travelpower/7657/ > > Clamp-on: http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_03482369000P > > > > > Phillip Partipilo > Parametric Solutions Inc. > Jupiter, Florida > (561) 747-6107 > > > > ________________________________ > From: Ralph Smith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2008 4:04 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Wattage Calculation > > Can anyone help me out and educate me on something? > > > > We are having some work done, and I was asked if I could supply the total > wattage for all the equipment in our server room. > > > > I thought I could use the specs from the tag on each item, take the total > number of amps, and multiply by 110 to get watts. > > > > What is throwing me off is that if I look one of our typical desktop PCs it > is 6.3 A at 110 volts, so it would be 693 watts. The power supply is 300W > max, so something seems to be wrong with my thinking. > > > > What would be the correct way to do this? > > > > Thanks, > > > > Ralph > > Confidentiality Notice: > > ****************** > > This communication, including any attachments, may contain confidential > information and is intended only for the individual or entity to whom it is > addressed. Any review, dissemination, or copying of this communication by > anyone other than the intended recipient is strictly prohibited. If you are > not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply email, delete > and destroy all copies of the original message. > > > > > > ________________________________ > If this email is spam, report it here: > http://www.OnlyMyEmail.com/ReportSpam > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
