Skylar Thompson wrote: > Singer Wang wrote: > >> Expect? >> >> >> > At least for the APC ones using the ssh or serial interface is quite > painful, since it'll timeout your login and only permit one login at a > time. SNMP permits any number of concurrent accesses, so it's a bit > easier to scale, although it's still quite slow. > > Not if you use SNMP setbulk operations. You can easily set multiple outlets in one SNMP PDU (protocol data unit - not to be confused with the device that you are setting)
One side note, many of the smarter switch PDUS also permit outlet groups and auto-sequencing so you can tell the PDU "if outlet one goes off, then also turn off 3, 5, and 7", for instance. _______________________________________________ Tech mailing list [email protected] http://lopsa.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tech This list provided by the League of Professional System Administrators http://lopsa.org/
