[AusNOG] UPS Recommendations - Small office

Robert Hudson hudrob at gmail.com
Mon Sep 8 17:27:02 EST 2014


3kVA is quite a common sizing for rack-mounted UPSs.

OP: When speccing your UPS, assume ALL PoE ports are fully lit and drawing
max current. Or just use the.power supply max ratings for each device -
you'll find some things get pretty close to rated power at startup...
On 08/09/2014 5:17 PM, "ANSA SERVERS" <info at ausnetservers.net.au> wrote:

>  Hi,
>
>
>
> We use APC 3000VA here we have at least 2 in each rack and run then at 50%
> capacity and have a third in hot standby. These units are rack mountable
> but VERY heavy. We have had to get the inverters tuned in a few of them
> recently via APC support, never had an issue there.
>
>
>
> I am not sure if they are selling 3000VA anymore
>
>
>
> Regards,
>
>
>
> *Matthew Matters  *Managing Director / CEO of Aus Net Servers Australia
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> *From:* Dugald Shaw [mailto:dugaldo at gmail.com]
> *Sent:* Monday, 8 September 2014 5:00 PM
> *To:* Tim Dawkings
> *Cc:* ANSA SERVERS; ausnog at lists.ausnog.net
> *Subject:* Re: [AusNOG] UPS Recommendations - Small office
>
>
>
> Really appreciate all the advice guys.
>
> Just for some further information, two of the four switches are PoE and I
> was looking for something rack-mountable. It does really sound like APC is
> the way to go. I'll look into the power calculator and available models.
>
> Such a good community, thanks again all.
>
>
>
> On 8 September 2014 16:49, Tim Dawkings <tim at innoforge.com.au> wrote:
>
>  +1 APC. We have at approx. 30 SMEs and issues are few and far between.
>
>
>
> *From:* AusNOG [mailto:ausnog-bounces at lists.ausnog.net] *On Behalf Of *ANSA
> SERVERS
> *Sent:* Monday, 8 September 2014 4:42 PM
> *To:* Dugald Shaw
> *Cc:* ausnog at lists.ausnog.net
> *Subject:* Re: [AusNOG] UPS Recommendations - Small office
>
>
>
> We use APC all the way here. They just keep going and going without
> needing to be touched
>
> Regards,
>
>
>
> *Matthew Matters  *Managing Director / CEO of Aus Net Servers Australia
> Pty Ltd
> Management Department  |  Small Business Hosting Sales & Services  |  Aus
> Net Servers Australia Pty Ltd
>
> P  1300 933 038  |  M  0428 028 091  |  E  mmatters at ausnetservers.net.au |
>  W  www.ausnetservers.net.au
>
> ABN 25 162 013 194 | ACN 162 013 194 | ARBN B2318 229M | #1 For Dedicated
> Hosting Solutions For Small Business Since 2007
>
>
> On 8 Sep 2014, at 4:24 pm, "Dugald Shaw" <dugaldo at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>     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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