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https://www.cyberpowersystems.com/blog/cheat-sheet-buying-next-pdu/
I would suggest to do some research on smart PDU, which can be managed from anywhere. e.g. https://dataprobe.com/iboot-pdu-American/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI4su39pHv-AIVYMmUCR2A6QilEAAYASAAEgKhQvD_BwE
What power machine type model ?
Power 7 8202-E4D V7R3
Power 8 8286-41A V7R2
Power 8 8284-21A V7R3
Power 9 9009-22G V7R4
Power 9 9009-41A V7R3
The root problem I am trying to solve is to determine remotely whether the power supplies have AC power on them or not.
A simple example is the data center which performs MONTHLY tests on its centralized UPS. Sometimes the AC power is lost on one of more of the power supplies and the system will generate a WRKPRB and ACTIVATE the ATTENTION light display. When they finish the MONTHLY testing, We have to connect to the system, CLOSE the WRKPRB entries and CLEAR the ATTENTION light. At this point we don't know whether the AC has been returned to the power supplies or not. Many of these data centers are not manned 24hours.
I hope this helps paint a better picture.
1) Does your configuration have an HMC, vHMC, or is it an unmanaged system?
Our systems are managed manually.
2) Does your configuration have UPS?
Our systems are powered from the PDU in racks. Not able to connect to UPS status ports.
1) Does your configuration have an HMC, vHMC, or is it an unmanaged system?
Our systems are managed manually.
2) Does your configuration have UPS?
Our systems are powered from the PDU in racks. Not able to connect to UPS status ports.
1) Does your configuration have an HMC, vHMC, or is it an unmanaged system?
2) Does your configuration have UPS?