Electrical monitoring -> Nagios

[Robert King]

I've not used this product myself, so I can't vouch for it, but is 
something like this what you're looking for?

http://www.geneq.com/catalog/en/ectlsr~1.htm

Looks like they've got both AC Current and temperature probes available 
for the unit. It's an inductive current probe, so would require no 
direct electrical connection that could possibly void the warranty of 
any of your equipment.

Output is via RS232, they specify the "TrendReader" software for Windows 
to interface with the device. Devices like this usually output in some 
plain-text format. So, it's probably worth contacting the manufacturer 
and asking them for specs on the data output format.

We use the excellent TempTrax probe recommended by nagios.org, to 
monitor out data center temperatures. It also outputs its temperature 
data via RS232. So if you've got a working knowledge of C, it should be 
a pretty easy exercise to modify the TempTrax nagios check, to work with 
a device like the one above.

Maybe someone else on the list can offer a more turnkey solution, but 
hopefully this is at least some food for thought!

-- 
Robert King - Ingenta, Inc. UNIX Systems Administrator
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Marc DeTrano wrote:
> Just wondering is anyone has done electrical power measurement, and been
> able to get that data back into Nagios.  Mainly, I am curious if there
> is a device that would allow us to measure a draw of up to 200A, and
> some way or another get the reading from a PC.
>
> Marc
> Gridshield, S.A.
>
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