From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Oct 8 18:05:11 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CA4F716A421 for ; Mon, 8 Oct 2007 18:05:11 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bitabyss@gmail.com) Received: from cartman.xxiii.com (cartman.xxiii.com [208.62.177.45]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7658913C480 for ; Mon, 8 Oct 2007 18:05:11 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bitabyss@gmail.com) Received: from [172.23.23.190] (lan23.xxiii.com [208.62.177.50]) by cartman.xxiii.com (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id l98I580d040270 for ; Mon, 8 Oct 2007 14:05:10 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from bitabyss@gmail.com) Message-ID: <470A715D.7090803@gmail.com> Date: Mon, 08 Oct 2007 14:05:17 -0400 From: Rob User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.13 (Windows/20070809) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: FreeBSD Questions References: <20071006231203.GA65801@thought.org> <47084E80.3010003@pacific.net.sg> <20071007194446.GA69551@thought.org> <200710080236.05888.pieter@degoeje.nl> In-Reply-To: <200710080236.05888.pieter@degoeje.nl> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: what kind of UPS will work best? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 08 Oct 2007 18:05:11 -0000 Pieter de Goeje wrote: > verify my guess on the overall power usage of my servers I bought a VA/Watts > meter (EUR. 39,-). Turns out average wattage is about 90watts per server idle > and max 130watts under load. On powerup they will use a max. of 180watts for I've got one of these: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16882715001 Works nicely for measuring cumulative power usage. APC's web site also has a selector with very model-specific power consumption figures: http://www.apc.com/tools/ups_selector/index.cfm -Rob