Re: Loss of Power - any unique notification?

["Jim Franz" <franz400@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Sounds like a good plan.
jim
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Carl Galgano" <cgalgano2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "'Midrange Systems Technical Discussion'" <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2007 4:35 PM
Subject: RE: Loss of Power - any unique notification?


> Jim, our generator spins up immediately upon an outage and usually 
> switches
> over automatically after about a minute.  The ATS (automated transfer
> switch) waits for pretty constant/clean power before cutting over.  After
> utility is restored, we wait about 5 minutes to return to utility power to
> minimize the risk of the power going up and down.  Both our generators are
> natural gas.  One runs the data center thru the UPS and the other one 
> powers
> 3 AC systems.  Works like a champ.  Our UPS is rated about 45 minutes with
> the current load.
> cjg
>
>
> Carl J. Galgano
> EDI Consulting Services, Inc.
> 770-422-2995
> www.ediconsulting.com
>
> 600 Kennesaw Avenue
> Suite 400
> Marietta, GA  30060
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jim Franz
> Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2007 2:25 PM
> To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
> Subject: Re: Loss of Power - any unique notification?
>
> What's your time of outage till generator on?
> One site (in hurricane territory) just put in generator w/underground
> natural gas.
> They recommended 10-15 minutes outage before generator kicks in.
>
> jim
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Turnidge, Dave" <DTurnidge@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "Midrange Systems Technical Discussion" <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2007 12:52 PM
> Subject: RE: Loss of Power - any unique notification?
>
>
> > Thank you. Read it all.
> >
> > For all interested - The company is putting in a monster UPS system
> > hooked in line with a generator. Supposedly, when this is installed, we
> > won't be using any other UPS at all, and the UPS itself will only be
> > used until the generator auto-starts.
> >
> > Thanks for all the information. It was a good learning experience...
> >
> > Dave
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> > [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Buck
> > Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2007 2:48 PM
> > To: midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: Re: Loss of Power - any unique notification?
> >
> > > Is there any way to get notified when the power REALLY goes down?
> >
> > You'll have to write your own power handling program.  See this
> > Infocenter link
> > http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/iseries/v5r3/index.jsp?topic=/r
> > zahr/rzahrovrvwco.htm
> > http://tinyurl.com/28sk7b
> >
> > The idea is to do somethink like a DLYJOB after the first message, then
> > once you wake up, check to see if the 'power restored' message has been
> > sent.  If not, send your own message to whomever needs an alert.
> >   --buck
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