[asterisk-users] *OT* DLI Ethernet Power Controller $289 (I paid $200 for a two port "webswitch")

[Steve Totaro]

If a PDU is just a power strip then this has many more bells and
whistles.  My usage is being able to control power to those outlets to
reboot or turn on/off equipment if it is hung or whatever other
reason.

Thanks,
Steve T

On Sun, Jun 15, 2008 at 12:38 PM, Mark Hamilton <mark.h at cage151.com> wrote:
> Ah, that sounds about right. A PDU.
> I got all confused earlier.
>
> So, this is just a PDU with some added bells and whistles related to
> connectivity.
> Thanks Matt.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com
> [mailto:asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Matt Watson
> Sent: June 15, 2008 12:33 PM
> To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion
> Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] *OT* DLI Ethernet Power Controller $289 (I
> paid $200 for a two port "webswitch")
>
> On June 15, 2008 12:11:13 pm Mark Hamilton wrote:
>> This sounds good. Except I'm a little confused. Is this a reboot bar which
>> uses Ethernet to do the reboots? Like a reboot bar, except in a PoE
>> lifestyle?
>>
>
> Its just a PDU (power distribution unit) that has a web-interface (accessed
> via Ethernet)... it looks like it has the added bonus of having some RS232C
> ports that you can either attach a modem (to dial-into the device) or to
> connect to serial-console based equipment, like certain routers and switches
>
> so that you can access their serial console remotely.
>
> Essentially its the equivalent of the APC AP7902 -
> http://www.apc.com/resource/include/techspec_index.cfm?base_sku=AP7902 it
> has
> a couple feature differences, but for the most part they do the same thing.
>
> However, the cost is significantly less than than the APC model.
>
> I don't have any experience with either however.
>
> All in all it looks like a decent product... i'd be interested in hearing
> from
> anybody that might of been using them for a long period of time (1-2yrs+).
> I'm pretty picky about power distribution, i've seen bad power cause too
> many
> problems in my computing history.
>
> --
> Matt Watson
> http://www.mattgwatson.ca
>
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