I used to only deploy with remote controlled power strips, at one point I was dealing with 10 racks in a colo. However, my "new" setup (a decade old now) had one of the APC power strips fail and I replaced them with dumb units without Ethernet or controls, because I hadn't used the remote power feature of the strips.
The equipment is all Dell with Enterprise DRAC, which is 90+% of my remote power needs. The only times I've needed to physically unplug them I also needed the power button on the machine held down for 30 seconds as part of what Dell calls the "FLEA drain" process, so remote power strips wouldn't help.
The equipment is all Dell with Enterprise DRAC, which is 90+% of my remote power needs. The only times I've needed to physically unplug them I also needed the power button on the machine held down for 30 seconds as part of what Dell calls the "FLEA drain" process, so remote power strips wouldn't help.