This will let you populate a rack with equipment and give you power consumption and BTU output. Alternatively just right click on a particular server or storage array etc and it will give you the same power and BTU for that one item only.
I've checked out the 'Dell Rack Advisor' and it does give info on Amps consumed per server. However, this is a fixed value for all configurations. I presume this is a high figure for a fully kitted out server with max mem, proc's and disks.
If a server is being used with say a single proc, 512 Mb of RAM and just a couple of disks the power consumption is going to be much lower.
This will be good as a rough guide but if anyone has any thoughts on a more accurate method of calacuation it would be appreciated... maybe I'll just get a device that measures it for myself... guess someone must make one.
bjirgens
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February 23rd, 2005 09:00
You can download a tool called Rack Advisor from here:
http://support.dell.com/support/downloads/format.aspx?releaseid=R73797&c=us&l=en&s=gen&cs=
This will let you populate a rack with equipment and give you power consumption and BTU output. Alternatively just right click on a particular server or storage array etc and it will give you the same power and BTU for that one item only.
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February 23rd, 2005 10:00
Cheers
Mark.
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I've checked out the 'Dell Rack Advisor' and it does give info on Amps consumed per server. However, this is a fixed value for all configurations. I presume this is a high figure for a fully kitted out server with max mem, proc's and disks.
If a server is being used with say a single proc, 512 Mb of RAM and just a couple of disks the power consumption is going to be much lower.
This will be good as a rough guide but if anyone has any thoughts on a more accurate method of calacuation it would be appreciated... maybe I'll just get a device that measures it for myself... guess someone must make one.
Cheers
Mark.