Recommendation on device to monitor server room temp.

[chuck2002]

Can anyone recommend a server room monitoring device to email, txt and place a phone call to inform of he temp going over a set threshold? Ideally, the device would call a group of numbers and tell the temp during the automated call.
Call is the key to waking techs up during the night.
Taking action on high temp is optional, but possibly desirable.
Thanks for any suggestions.

 

[spidey07]

Your cooling system should be doing that for you. And if it's getting high enough to be concerned about you need to redo the cooling.

A netbotz appliance could do what you're asking. APC makes them.

 

[chuck2002]

Ya we have a supplemental A/C unit in the server room, however it works off of the building's chillers. We have a small APC unit on wheels to use encase of emergency, but we want notifications of high temps too so we can come shut down servers. We are not a big time operation with justifications for fully separate A/C units and backup generators.

This is just needed in a pinch if the building chillers get knocked out, but power does not. This rarely happens.
Thanks for the suggestion.
I am looking closer at this device right now since it does the phone calling, which is a key feature:
http://www.temperatureguard.com/vm508.htm

 

[chuck2002]

Still looking, I found this one as well, which is basic and cheap and might be just what the Dr. ordered....
http://www.protectedhome.com/f...-alarms-c-16-l-en.html

 

[skyking]

what kind of servers? you could probably cobble something up in linux with an external serial modem and put it on and existing server.

 

[cmetz]

Sensaphone.

 

[Emulex]

get an old netbotz and have it email your phone 5551212@whatever.phone.com

they are cheap the older series with or without a fixed camera. they do a ton of monitoring and logging. humidity is a good one to keep an eye on as well.

can use the camera to see if theres a fire. they are 1u