UPS fails on power event. Other servers are fine!
So a few years ago, as part of my ongoing quest to put best practices in place, I got APC UPSs for all my servers. We're only talking about a few machines, it's a small office building. But since then,...
View ArticleWhich UPS?
Hi, Can you help I'm looking for a rack-mounted UPS to support a new Mitel 5000 HX IP PBX, 2 x Cisco SG50-28P switches, a Draytek 3200 router and 20 phones over POE. I think I've managed to tot it up...
View ArticleShopping for new UPS
Does anyone have any opinions (good or bad) on recent UPS purchases? I am looking to replace a few old rack mount 1500 VA units with something that is both network manageable and ties into VMWare for...
View ArticleEaton IPM -assigning composite device as power source
I am trying to assign a composite power source to my ESXI hosts in IPM and I'm wondering if I am doing it correctly. Creating the composite device was fairly straight forward. In IPM, I went to...
View ArticleSeeking longer UPS battery life- EV batteries in UPS?
I have to replace 10 12v 18ah batteries from an APC UPS system and the local batteries plus wants $50 each for them and the batteries we have purchased at batteries plus(worker brand) average about...
View ArticleAPC infrastruxure battery modules
I will shortly have 32 SYBTU1-PLP battery modules from a Symetra 80K APC infrastruxure. My management is not keen on rebuilding them by replacing the batteries due to the critical (healthcare) nature...
View ArticleStoring Backup UPS
What is the best way to store a backup UPS. Is it best to disconnect the battery?
View Articleuninterruptible power supply battery monitoring software
hi, looking out for a solution which will monitor UPS system + Batteries attached to it. Primary goal is to monitor Batteries status and system should alert about if batteries needs maintenance, etc..
View ArticleUPS for ESX
Hi All We conducted a power outage recently and found that our UPS could not sustain out 3 ESX hosts and SAN for very long ....10 mins or so What is the best way to spec power requirements for a UPS...
View ArticleUPS with 2 USB ports?
I have 2 Lenovo IX4-300D's that I'd like to plug into a UPS, They support unattended shutdown via USB cable, how-ever I'd rather not have to purchase 2 of them, so the only solution I can think of is...
View Articlewhich ups and software?
Hi All, I am looking for a new UPS to support our environmental monitoring pc, I was thinking something around the APC1500 size (around 1kw I think) and need it to be able to send out a message other...
View ArticleEaton UPS Events sent by E-Mail
Hi, We own 3 Eaton PowerWare UPS Units (9355) in separate sites. We start to receive email notifications after some configurations.- First question: We do not understand the meaning of the events. We...
View ArticlePower outage - UPS queries!
Hi all, So last night we had a power outage - one of our offices was protected by our UPS, the other wasn't due to a failed battery! Anyway, the servers in the office which was protected shut down as...
View ArticlePower Ratings- Servers in a Data Center
What would the power rating be if am using any of the following servers; SuperMicro Cloud 5037MR-H8TRF or SuperMicro SuperStorage 6027R_E1R12N or Dell Power Edge R310 or HP Proliant DL380 G7 or G5 or...
View ArticleEaton 5P 850 - Detection Issues
Hello all! I recently purchased a few Eaton 5P 850 UPS's and have run into some issues with Eaton's monitoring software (IPP / IPM) As a test bed I hooked up one of the UPS' to a windows 7 machine via...
View Articlehow to choose a ups?
I know nothing about UPS systems, so I would like some idea of how to go about choosing a UPS for three servers. What we want is to have about 30 minutes running time to keep three servers running as...
View ArticleQuestion about APC Smart-UPS 1500 XLM
does anyone know if the newer smx48rmbp2u battery pack is compatible w. this older model ups? connections look ok but can't find any info...tia
View ArticleServer Room Battery Backup Overhaul
Hey all, i have a fairly smallish server room with 5 racks inside of it. I am looking for battery backups to power the racks. Most everything there now is desktop models slapped together. Each rack...
View ArticleBest Rack Based UPS
Looking for advice and experience on choosing the best rack based ups for 2 new servers. I mostly use APC UPS unts for other things but curios if APC is the best choice for na rack based system for 2...
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