Remote-Controlled Power Strips?

Posted by Cliff on Friday September 21, 2001 @03:30AM from the cycling-recalcitrant-servers-from-home dept.

Quixote asks: "We've all seen power strips; but are there ones that can be controlled via TCP/IP ? Can you turn on/off each of the outlets remotely? Such a puppy would be ideal in a machine-room or co-lo environment. Are there any drawbacks/risks to such devices?" I know such devices exist because I've used them before, but I don't know if they are exactly power-strips, but you get the idea. Plug in your servers, and a network cable and never worry about leaving home/office to restart dead servers again!

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APC MasterSwitch by 3waygeek · 2001-09-21 03:34 · Score: 2, Informative

APC makes something pretty close to what you're asking for.
the apc master switch works well by malice95 · 2001-09-21 05:50 · Score: 3, Informative

My company uses dozens of these for our remote
colo's. You can via a tcp/ip telnet session shut off one specific outlet or specific groups of outlets or all the outlets. It allows you to label electronically each outlet so you know what you are turning on and off. They cost ~350$ each
I would recommend them.

Malice95