GravitySpoiled@lemmy.ml to Selfhosted@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agohow much power does your system need?message-squaremessage-square120fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10file-text
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minus-squarepathief@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 day agoIs there a (Linux) command I can run to check my power consumption?
minus-squarecomputergeek125@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·15 hours agoIf you have a server with out-of-band/lights-out management such as iDRAC (Dell), iLO (HPe), IPMI (generic, Supermicro, and others) or equivalent, those can measure the server’s power draw at both PSUs and total.
minus-squarebitwaba@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 day agoIf you have a laptop/something that runs off a battery, upower
minus-squareDremor@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-21 day agoOr smart sockets. I got multiple of them (ZigBee ones), they are precise enough for most uses.
Is there a (Linux) command I can run to check my power consumption?
If you have a server with out-of-band/lights-out management such as iDRAC (Dell), iLO (HPe), IPMI (generic, Supermicro, and others) or equivalent, those can measure the server’s power draw at both PSUs and total.
If you have a laptop/something that runs off a battery,
upowerGet a Kill-a-Watt meter.
Or smart sockets. I got multiple of them (ZigBee ones), they are precise enough for most uses.