I'm well up on identifying and locating electrical troubles on low voltage and high voltage circuits. However, I'm not up on networking in data centers. So, I have a question for those of you with experience in data centers about PDU's.
I have my eyeballs on getting Tripp Lite PDU's that are "switched." I want the ability to monitor and manage what is plugged into them while I'm away at times. I'll use Team Viewer to log into my rigs and PDU's. Sometimes, there is a need to turn off the power to a rig that is non-responsive in my browser. I just had that issue this evening and had to power it down and back up again to access it in my browser. My question is the following about a particular model PDU I'm wanting to stock up on.
The specifications on this 30 Amp PDU states the following: "(agency de-rated to 24 amps)." Does this mean I (the agency) have the option to "de-rate to 24 amps" or does it mean it's limited to 80% (24 Amps) regardless?
Here is a link to the PDU: http://www.tripplite.com/switched-pdu-30a-208v-240v-0u-vertical-c13-c19-outlets-nema-l6-30p-single-phase~PDUMV30HVNET/
I have my eyeballs on getting Tripp Lite PDU's that are "switched." I want the ability to monitor and manage what is plugged into them while I'm away at times. I'll use Team Viewer to log into my rigs and PDU's. Sometimes, there is a need to turn off the power to a rig that is non-responsive in my browser. I just had that issue this evening and had to power it down and back up again to access it in my browser. My question is the following about a particular model PDU I'm wanting to stock up on.
The specifications on this 30 Amp PDU states the following: "(agency de-rated to 24 amps)." Does this mean I (the agency) have the option to "de-rate to 24 amps" or does it mean it's limited to 80% (24 Amps) regardless?
Here is a link to the PDU: http://www.tripplite.com/switched-pdu-30a-208v-240v-0u-vertical-c13-c19-outlets-nema-l6-30p-single-phase~PDUMV30HVNET/
I have a bunch of TrippLite PDU's, and I must say I'm very disappointed with them - I run everything 240v, and their power control for switching the outlets is only on half of the circuit, meaning they only have a relay on one of the legs of the 240v connection. What this means is if your PSU is 120v/240v tolerant, it has a good chance that it will NOT turn off when you toggle an outlet - it will just switch to 120v. Here's what's even worse - many of the server-grade PSU's, like the IBM 2880W, that is supposed to be only 240v, will continue to work when a leg drops - so even most of the server PSU's continue just fine. Basically make remote rebooting completely worthless with them. They may have corrected this with newer models, but I was pretty pissed when I picked up 20 of their higher end ones with environmental monitoring, only to discover they are hardly better than a glorified power strip.
You should have a factory warranty if you bought yours new. I take it you did not call Tripp Lite or get back with the seller to see about setting up a return and/or replacement? After calling Tripp Lite, you may find it could have been user error.
Is there anyone else who can answer my question about "(agency de-rated to 24 amps)" ?
ordered many of them a few days ago. 
..so it does