[AusNOG] UPS Recommendations - Small office

[Matt Walker]

Hi,
We use APC at the hospital without problems, we vary depending on requirement, but most comms rooms have SURT8000XLI with 2 battery modules

Our primary server room has a 70kva unit and our secondary has a 36kva

Happy to point you in the direction of a really good apc engineer off list if you want

Cheers
Matt

> On 8 Sep 2014, at 5:27 pm, "Robert Hudson" <hudrob at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> 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,
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>> 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.
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>> I am not sure if they are selling 3000VA anymore
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>> Regards,
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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
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>>  
>> 
>> 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.
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>> On 8 September 2014 16:49, Tim Dawkings <tim at innoforge.com.au> wrote:
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>> +1 APC. We have at approx. 30 SMEs and issues are few and far between.
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>> 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
>> 
>>  
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>> 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
>> 
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>> ABN 25 162 013 194 | ACN 162 013 194 | ARBN B2318 229M | #1 For Dedicated Hosting Solutions For Small Business Since 2007
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>> 
>> 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
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>> - Firewall
>> 
>> - Server
>> 
>> Does anyone have any recommendations? (Off or on-list is ok)
>> 
>> Cheers, 
>> 
>> Dugald
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