Determine amount of power being used

[Anonymous user]

I have 4 APC racks with servers and equipment in each one. I have multiple APC Smart-UPS units (2-3 in each rack). What is the best way to determine how much power I am pulling from all of this equipment? I need to analyze this to determine if my power solution for battery backup is sufficient. Thanks for any help....

[BillP]

In addition to the LEDs mentioned previously, most Smart-UPS can also accept a web management card (AP9617, AP9618, AP9619) that will allow you to view the stats on the UPS with a little more precision than the LEDs on the front. Software such as PowerChute Business Edition will do the same thing and will also shut your system down in case of a power outtage.

If you did decide to go with a web management card, you would of course need one for each UPS. If you wanted to monitor them all from a single point, you could also use any MIB2 compliant NMS and monitor via SNMP or you could also look into APC's monitoring solutions such as InfraStruXure Manager or InfraStruXure Central.

[Anonymous user · Accepted solution]

I have 4 APC racks with servers and equipment in each one. I have multiple APC Smart-UPS units (2-3 in each rack). What is the best way to determine how much power I am pulling from all of this equipment? I need to analyze this to determine if my power solution for battery backup is sufficient. Thanks for any help....