1 or 3 UPSs for 3 servers?
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Posted by Liam on May 5, 2006, 10:43 am
Please log in for more thread options Core Web server, and 1 FC file server.) All have very basic hardware, P1 through P3, no monitors, none of them have a PSU that draws more than 300 watts. We REALLY need to get them on a UPS. But money is very tight. What recommendations might there be inexpensive UPS solutions? Can we use 1 UPS for all three? For example, I found this one: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16842106116 that provides 1320 watts. Can we put all three on one UPS? I really want the UPS to help protect the PC's from surges and brownouts. As for total black outs, which hasn't happened yet but all it takes is once, I don't need the PC's to stay up, but safely shut down if possible. Can that be done on three PC's on one UPS? Or, would it be better to to get three much cheaper UPSs, one for each? In so, any recommendation for really inexpensive but dependable UPS's that will work with Fedora Core for automated shutdown? Thanks for any suggestions! -Liam | ||||||||||||||||
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Posted by Bennett Price on May 5, 2006, 11:21 am
Please log in for more thread options In particular, search on > AP9607CB, a plug in card for the UPS which
allows
1 UPS to shut down three computers. They call it an "interface expander" The site also has a sizing calculator: >
http://www.apc.com/tools/ups_selector/index.cfm?lid=Go%20to%20the%20UPS%20Selector
If money is really tight, look at http://refurbups.com Liam wrote: > We have three PC's acting as servers (1 IPCop Linux as an IDS, 1 Fedora
> Core Web server, and 1 FC file server.) > All have very basic hardware, P1 through P3, no monitors, none of them > have a PSU that draws more than 300 watts. > > We REALLY need to get them on a UPS. But money is very tight. > What recommendations might there be inexpensive UPS solutions? > > Can we use 1 UPS for all three? > For example, I found this one: > http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16842106116 > that provides 1320 watts. Can we put all three on one UPS? > > I really want the UPS to help protect the PC's from surges and > brownouts. As for total black outs, which hasn't happened yet but all > it takes is once, I don't need the PC's to stay up, but safely shut > down if possible. Can that be done on three PC's on one UPS? > > Or, would it be better to to get three much cheaper UPSs, one for each? > In so, any recommendation for really inexpensive but dependable UPS's > that will work with Fedora Core for automated shutdown? > > Thanks for any suggestions! > -Liam > | ||||||||||||||||
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Posted by Liam on May 5, 2006, 12:47 pm
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Bennett Price wrote: > Take a look at the Smart-UPS series at www.apc.com
> In particular, search on > AP9607CB, a plug in card for the UPS which > allows > 1 UPS to shut down three computers. They call it an "interface expander" > > The site also has a sizing calculator: > >
http://www.apc.com/tools/ups_selector/index.cfm?lid=Go%20to%20the%20UPS%20Selector
>
Thanks! Some good advice there. I try to stay away from refurb
> > If money is really tight, look at http://refurbups.com > > electronics, but that place looks pretty good. Glad to know about things like that interface expander. Thanks for the suggestions! -Liam >
> > Liam wrote: > > We have three PC's acting as servers (1 IPCop Linux as an IDS, 1 Fedora
> > Core Web server, and 1 FC file server.) > > All have very basic hardware, P1 through P3, no monitors, none of them > > have a PSU that draws more than 300 watts. > > > > We REALLY need to get them on a UPS. But money is very tight. > > What recommendations might there be inexpensive UPS solutions? > > > > Can we use 1 UPS for all three? > > For example, I found this one: > > http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16842106116 > > that provides 1320 watts. Can we put all three on one UPS? > > > > I really want the UPS to help protect the PC's from surges and > > brownouts. As for total black outs, which hasn't happened yet but all > > it takes is once, I don't need the PC's to stay up, but safely shut > > down if possible. Can that be done on three PC's on one UPS? > > > > Or, would it be better to to get three much cheaper UPSs, one for each? > > In so, any recommendation for really inexpensive but dependable UPS's > > that will work with Fedora Core for automated shutdown? > > > > Thanks for any suggestions! > > -Liam > > | ||||||||||||||||
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