[AusNOG] UPS Recommendations - Small office

[Robert Hudson]

I got burned badly on APC support & service about 18 months ago (badly so,
happy to discuss off-list).

My preference these days is for Liebert/Emerson.
On 08/09/2014 4:57 PM, "Brad Peczka" <brad at bradpeczka.com> wrote:

> If you're looking at remote management, the APC Network Cards seem to be a
> little more mature and feature rich than the equivalent Eaton offerings.
> They also give you the ability to tweak voltage and frequency settings
> remotely, something that Eaton don't let you do yet.
>
> However, if you're looking at service and support, Eaton are well ahead of
> APC (at least here in Perth).
>
> Would suggest avoiding the 5PX and looking at a 9130-series instead, since
> from memory the cost difference wasn't much but you end up with a full
> online UPS instead of a line-interactive model.
>
> Regards,
> -Brad.
>
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>
> Hi all,
>
> Looking to pick up a UPS for a small office setup. Wanted to ask the
> collective opinion for advice or recommendations on what they recommend or
> have used in the past. Nothing too major, just enough to prevent short
> power issues (~15-30 minutes and above) and with the potential for
> monitoring. I've heard good things about the Eaton 5PX series and APC Smart
> UPS for small office setups.
>
> Essentially it's just handling the power for:
>
> - 4 Switches
> - Firewall
> - Server
>
> Does anyone have any recommendations? (Off or on-list is ok)
>
> Cheers,
>
> Dugald
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