[H-GEN] UPS advice

[Tim Browne]

I have used "Upsonic" on a number of installs and never had any problems with 
them. They come with monitoring software that will run on a linux box (probably 
run on BSD also) and they are an Australian (based in Melbourne) company as well.

They make a range of UPSs, starting at about $150 for a single workstation and 
going up to thousands for the big ones.

Tim Browne.


Troy Piggins wrote:
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> I have been asked to look into UPS for our work network (we have
> been getting a few spikes and blackouts), and know next to nothing 
> about them other than the basics.  I looked at www.umart.com.au to see 
> what I could see, and noticed the range of amp/voltage combinations.  Eeep!
> 
> Our shared file server is the main one I want to protect - linux
> based ATX PC.  There is also a plotter server running Win2k.  We
> have also been recommended to provide a small UPS for our telephone
> commander system.
> 
> Now for some questions :
> - would I need a separate UPS for all 3 of the above
>   implementations?  Does that depend on locality within the office?
> - what size/amp/wattage would you use?  How do you work that out?
> - if I were to get one for the plotter server, would it also be able
>   to protect the plotter and scanner (Oce 9400II system A0 laser
>   plotter)
> - are some brand names better than others, and if so, which ones are
>   recommended?
> - the UPS provides adequate power to shutdown systems safely, is
>   that easy to set up on RH9 and Win2k (and commander system for
>   that matter)?
> 
> Thanks for any advice on this.
>