That's sounds like the same exact model I have Joe and it has served me
quite well. We get a number of 5 to 10 second drops of electricity a year
and it sure is nice to not have the servers go down.
Brad, spend the money ;-)
Aaron Bartell
http://mowyourlawn.com
-----Original Message-----
From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Joe Pluta
Sent: Saturday, September 08, 2007 10:19 PM
To: 'Midrange Systems Technical Discussion'
Subject: RE: Now I'm Buying my first i5. :)
From: Bradley V. Stone
Just looking for advice on what I need to look for in a UPS, and a
good place to get one. Sams? Best Buy? Office MAx? Online? NewEgg?
I have to admit that I still don't have the machines set up correctly to
softly failover, but since I installed two Tripp-lite UPSs (one for my
System i's and one for my PCs) I haven't had a burp. This is through
brownouts, near-strikes, flickering power, and even a 3-year-old kicking the
plug.
They're not cheap (I think they list in the $600-700 range), but you get
what you pay for. You could probably go for one, depending on your network,
and maybe even something a little smaller, depending on the number of
non-System i devices you plan to keep going during a blackout.
I've burnt out quite a few $100 UPS boxes. First couple of brownouts, they
seem to get dead quick. They do make great doorstops, though!
Joe
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