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Re: Temperature monitoring
From: Eric Kuhnke <eric.kuhnke () gmail com>
Date: Thu, 13 Jul 2017 22:59:24 -0700
If all that you require is temperature monitoring, I recommend going through the SNMP MIBs and doing an snmpwalk of your devices to identify the sensors at the air intake... Unfortunately there are some devices which do not have air intake sensors, but only a sensor somewhere generally in the center of the motherboard. But other devices have temperature diodes nearly everywhere. The attached chart example from an Arista 1U switch is a device which is really good about identifying the location of the individual sensors in the MIB. When purchasing a temperature monitoring standalone device, I highly recommend something that is capable of not only temperature sensors but also highly useful things like relay controls, wire contacts for other equipment alarms, contacts for things like door/cabinet opening sensors, etc. With the right high-frequency snmp polling and trap setup you can use such a thing for a great deal more than just temperature. I have seen examples of the Tinycontrol v3 used by NOCs to grant third parties access to POPs via remotely triggered relays and magnetic strike door locks. Here's a couple of good examples: http://tinycontrol.pl/en/lan-controller/ http://tinycontrol.pl/en/accessories-lk-3-sensor/ http://www.controlbyweb.com/x332/ On Thu, Jul 13, 2017 at 10:45 PM, Richard Holbo <holbor () sonss net> wrote:
http://tyconsystems.com/index.php/products/tycon-power/ tpdin-monitor-web/751-tpdin-monitor-web2 Is what I use in my cabinets. Has two temp sensors, one internal and one external. I put the external near the AC cold air output so I can get a diff and know if the AC is on. SNMP cacti graphs them nicely. I use one of the voltage sensors to monitor the cabinet doors via reed switches. In remote mountain sites also use for battery/solar voltages and to monitor wall warts for Utility power loss. /rh On Thu, Jul 13, 2017 at 7:33 PM, Dovid Bender <dovid () telecurve com> wrote:All, We had an issue with a DC where temps were elevated. The one bit of hardware that wasn't watched much was the one that sent out the initial alert. Looking for recommendations on hardware that I can mount/hang in each cabinet that is easy to set up and will alert us if temps go beyondacertain point. TIA. Dovid
Current thread:
- Temperature monitoring Dovid Bender (Jul 13)
- Re: Temperature monitoring Gary E. Miller (Jul 13)
- Re: Temperature monitoring Andrew Latham (Jul 13)
- Re: Temperature monitoring Peter Beckman (Jul 18)
- Re: Temperature monitoring Harlan Stenn (Jul 13)
- Re: Temperature monitoring Nick Hilliard (Jul 14)
- Re: Temperature monitoring Pete Baldwin (Jul 13)
- Re: Temperature monitoring Mel Beckman (Jul 13)
- Re: Temperature monitoring Richard Holbo (Jul 13)
- Re: Temperature monitoring Eric Kuhnke (Jul 13)
- Re: Temperature monitoring Eric Kuhnke (Jul 14)
- Re: Temperature monitoring Dan White (Jul 14)
- Re: Temperature monitoring David Charlebois (Jul 16)
- RE: Temperature monitoring Edwin Pers (Jul 18)
- Re: Temperature monitoring David Charlebois (Jul 16)