[AusNOG] Who makes good UPS gear besides APC?

[Brad Peczka]

I commented in the September thread, and I'll say it again here: if you want a decent UPS, check out Eaton.

I have a number of Powerware-branded 9305-series units that are pushing 15 years old, which are slated for replacement this year due to parts becoming scarce (especially for paralleled pairs). Most of them have been well treated, in climate controlled rooms with regular maintenance from Eaton, but even the ones that haven't received as much love have trucked along without a hitch. Their successor units, being the 9390-series units, are just as solid and I'm fully expecting them to last as long as the 9305s.

In terms of units that meet your sizing requirements, you're probably looking more down towards the 9130-series end of the product family. I have about 30 of these (and a similar number of their predecessor units, the 9120-series) spread across the remote parts of WA and they've been flawless - even in places with rubbish power. The Eaton Pulsars (which used to be the MGE Pulsars) don't seem to be too bad, but I haven't had enough of them to comment as to their lifespan. Eaton also do a nice little 1RU Maintenance Bypass Switch, which is quite nifty in the event you need turn the unit off for a battery replacement but keep the load powered.

About the only 'con' I can point out is that the Eaton network management cards aren't as pretty or well featured as the APC ones, but if you've got a good enough SNMP monitoring tool (or just want it to email you on loss/restoration) then it's largely a moot point.

Regards,
-Brad.

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From: AusNOG [ausnog-bounces at lists.ausnog.net] On Behalf Of Tim Sheahan [sheahant at mytelecom.com.au]
Sent: Thursday, 19 March 2015 6:16 PM
To: ausnog at lists.ausnog.net
Subject: [AusNOG] Who makes good UPS gear besides APC?

Good evening folks,

I'm looking for some insight as to who's making good UPS gear besides
APC these days. I've checked the Sepember thread and still have some
questions.

We've been buying APC for a long time and had an extremely disappointing
run.

Two rackmount UPSes, dead before their time. All the desktop units we
bought, dead.

All of them failed to power-off, even when AC was available.

This makes us want to look further afield, and the question in mind is -
what else is good - who's had good experiences with longevity?

I've heard it said a UPS is not forever, and that's fine, however -
should we really have to put up with high rates of all-out failure
rather than degraded battery performance?

I'm looking for units in the 1.3kw to 2kw class, rack mount and desktop.

  - Tim


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