PDU recommendations
Ryan - Lists
rlambert.lists at gmail.com
Mon Jun 24 19:21:26 UTC 2013
Oh, absolutely. These would be secured on a separate, private network with very specific access controls.
These remote sites are more "branch" than data center. Looking at a very limited amount of equipment (1-2 open telco racks/site).
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On Jun 24, 2013, at 3:01 PM, Alain Hebert <ahebert at pubnix.net> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Yes.
>
> They are good.
>
> Nothing I would deploy in a large data center but for a few racks
> they are perfect.
>
> Beware that they are not built to be connected straight to the
> internet =D.
>
> The management module can reset depending on packet payload and
> overall traffic. They should always be behind some sort of firewall
> with rules limiting its access.
>
> PS: Ours are a few years old, I'm sure APC added some sort of
> security since then, you may want to look 'em up.
>
> Happy 24th to all.
>
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> On 06/24/13 14:41, Ryan - Lists wrote:
>> Does anyone on list have experience with the APC AP7920 switched rack PDU, or any of the horizontal rack mountables with management? We're looking at these for our remote sites.
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> On Jun 24, 2013, at 6:10 AM, Måns Nilsson <mansaxel at besserwisser.org> wrote:
>>
>>> Subject: Re: PDU recommendations Date: Sun, Jun 23, 2013 at 09:32:00PM -0400 Quoting shawn wilson (ag4ve.us at gmail.com):
>>>> So, that's not a very good endorsement :)
>>>>
>>>> Idk why you'd use a fuse in a PDU.
>>> MCB units age. Especially with vibration. A 10A MCB becomes a 9A MCB after some miles.
>>>
>>> Fuses don't.
>>>
>>> MCB units are good at protecting people since they trip quickly and aggressively.
>>>
>>> Fuses tend to linger before blowing, and thus are comparatively bad at protecting
>>> people (longer shock) but better at protecting infrastructure (surge
>>> and switch-on-transient resistance).
>>>
>>> --
>>> Måns Nilsson primary/secondary/besserwisser/machina
>>> MN-1334-RIPE +46 705 989668
>>> There's a little picture of ED MCMAHON doing BAD THINGS to JOAN RIVERS
>>> in a $200,000 MALIBU BEACH HOUSE!!
>
>
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