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SI-Chris
10-25-2001, 11:24 PM
I'm looking at these two:
http://www.baytechdcd.com/products/rpc7.shtml
http://www.servertech.com/products/vac/ptef.htm

Anybody have any experience with these (or any others)? I want something that can be accessed over the web (or at least via telnet).

JTY
10-25-2001, 11:43 PM
I've heard good things about the APC Master Switch...

Travis
10-26-2001, 03:42 AM
The APCs are great - you can even get to them via WAP. Imagine being able to reboot servers from your cell phone. ;)

SI-Chris
10-26-2001, 04:09 AM
Are these the ones you're talking about:
http://www.apc.com/resource/include/techspec_index.cfm?base_sku=AP9221&language=en&LOCAL.APCCountryCode=WW

I looked at those. Don't you need an external box to contol them? A couple of things I don't like are that it has 16 power plugs but only 8 of them are remotely reboot-able (the rest are always on), and it has only 20 amp input. One thing they have going for them is that they're cheap; I could get one for half the price of the Server Tech model (but then again, the Server Tech has twice as many remote reboot-able outlets in the same space).

headsurfer
10-26-2001, 04:31 AM
We have used the 1 U APC with 8 ports. While there has been a rather high out-of-box failure rate, we have set it up where are customers who have the units can log into our website and push a button (virtually) and it will cycle on and or off.

Servertech, on a per port basis, is about the same price in quantity (about $50) but is 1U for up to 64 ports but we have not tried them, yet.

Robert Marsh
Head Surfer Rackshack.net

Travis
10-26-2001, 04:32 AM
Actually, these are the ones we use:

http://www.apc.com/products/masterswitch/