Re: [Planetlab-arch] Dataprobe iPAL powerstrips

[Scott K. <sc...@CS...>]

Hi Mike,

FYI, I have an evaluation unit from Baytech on order (2-3 week
delivery) that is a 4-port power switch with SSH access.
The URL is http://www.baytech.net/ and we are looking at
the F4-RPC (base unit), F62 (Ethernet/SSH) module, and
F74 (4 x RS-232) module.  I'll let you know...

As far as remote power for Internet2, keep in mind that
the Abilene colo sites use -48VDC Telco power and may already
have remote power control.

Scott


On Tue, Feb 10, 2004 at 04:04:27PM -0800, Mike Howard wrote:
> On Tue, Jan 20, 2004 at 02:40:16PM -0600, Richard Murphy wrote:
> > 
> > We obtained a model IP 420 so that our Planet Lab nodes could be 
> > remotely rebooted. However, the power strip software seems capable
> > only of communication on the same subnet and it assumes the default 
> > netmask. Does anyone actually have one of these deployed in such
> > a way that it can be used by Planet Lab over Internet2? Does anyone 
> > recommend a "smarter" product? Thanks.
> 
> At Berkeley we bought some new APC Masterswitch PDU's.
> 
> You can get the AP7900 for regular 110V outlets, but I prefer the
> AP7920, which contrary to the USA APC webpage, is a dual voltage
> 110V or 220V unit with international plugs.
> 
> They're very nice, and even have an LCD readout of the electrical
> load.
> 
> Not only that, but they're cheaper than the DataProbe's.
> 
> The biggest gripe is that they don't seem to have any secure remote
> access methods (https or ssh).  And sadly, it's impossible to enable
> the ethernet interface without defining the default gateway...  so
> they're naked on the net.
> 
> 
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