Re: PDU recommendations

[shawn wilson <ag4ve.us () gmail com>]

Heh, I wouldn't dream of putting this type of device on the net - nothing
good can come from that.
On Jun 24, 2013 3:04 PM, "Alain Hebert" <ahebert () pubnix net> wrote:

>     Hi,
>
>     Yes.
>
>     They are good.
>
>     Nothing I would deploy in a large data center but for a few racks
> they are perfect.
>
>     Beware that they are not built to be connected straight to the
> internet =D.
>
>     The management module can reset depending on packet payload and
> overall traffic.  They should always be behind some sort of firewall
> with rules limiting its access.
>
>     PS: Ours are a few years old, I'm sure APC added some sort of
> security since then, you may want to look 'em up.
>
>     Happy 24th to all.
>
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> On 06/24/13 14:41, Ryan - Lists wrote:
> > Does anyone on list have experience with the APC AP7920 switched rack
> PDU, or any of the horizontal rack mountables with management? We're
> looking at these for our remote sites.
> > Sent from my iPhone
> >
> > On Jun 24, 2013, at 6:10 AM, Måns Nilsson <mansaxel () besserwisser org>
> wrote:
> > > Subject: Re: PDU recommendations Date: Sun, Jun 23, 2013 at 09:32:00PM
> -0400 Quoting shawn wilson (ag4ve.us () gmail com):
> > > > So, that's not a very good endorsement :)
> > > >
> > > > Idk why you'd use a fuse in a PDU.
> > > MCB units age.  Especially with vibration.  A 10A MCB becomes a 9A MCB
> after some miles.
> > > Fuses don't.
> > >
> > > MCB units are good at protecting people since they trip quickly and
> aggressively.
> > > Fuses tend to linger before blowing, and thus are comparatively bad at
> protecting
> > > people (longer shock) but better at protecting infrastructure (surge
> > > and switch-on-transient resistance).
> > >
> > > --
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