I just put together a server for the office that is running dual xeons with 4 74GB raptors in RAID5 and an 8x DVD burner. The case and motherboard are Supermicro, and I think the PS is 400watts. I am trying to get a UPS that will match well with this system. Any suggestions? Reasonably priced as well. Currently each p4 system has an APC BACK-UPS 650, which look like they run under $200 on pricewatch. So I assume $300 price range is good.
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UPS for a server running Dual Xeon and 4 Raptors?
- Thread starter travanx
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I have a 800VA (around 500 watts) I THINK that would be perfect for you. Its a rackmount model that has barly been used.
Item 8)
MGE Pulsar Evolution Rackmount UPS 800va .
http://www.mgeups.com/products/pdt120/1ph/evolut/
Its the rackmount model.
Asking $260 shipped.
Its managable with serial and USB and the whole 9 yards. This is a production UPS and its only 1U !!
Let me know if your interested.
Item 8)
MGE Pulsar Evolution Rackmount UPS 800va .
http://www.mgeups.com/products/pdt120/1ph/evolut/
Its the rackmount model.
Asking $260 shipped.
Its managable with serial and USB and the whole 9 yards. This is a production UPS and its only 1U !!
Let me know if your interested.
burningrave101
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Your best buy would be a Belkin 1200VA. I've seen several reviews on them and they seem to do better than even the APC counterparts. They are also cheaper. You can get a Belkin 1200VA for $100 at several places. Belkin usually runs their 50% off sale every now and then too.
I use Belkin KVM's, UPS's, and Power Strips and they are nothing but high quality products.
I use Belkin KVM's, UPS's, and Power Strips and they are nothing but high quality products.
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Originally posted by travanx
Probably 5 minutes to do a clean shutdown is all we need. Without power all of our work stops, so no need to work on the server.
You'll get more then just 5 minutes on a Belkin 1200VA, even with that hog of a system you got there. I would say you'll probably get 15-20 minutes maybe.
5 minutes - yeah right - Murphy will guarantee you will be 1 minute further away from your system then the time your UPS will keep it up.
For a server - get a UPS with a monitoring program that will run a shutdown script on your system - via a serial or USB connection to the server - especially since I can just about guarantee you don't have a battery backed up cache on your RAID controller.
You want at least 15 minutes to make sure you have a clean shutdown. A hung program can holdup a shutdown for more than 5 minutes easy.
For a server - get a UPS with a monitoring program that will run a shutdown script on your system - via a serial or USB connection to the server - especially since I can just about guarantee you don't have a battery backed up cache on your RAID controller.
You want at least 15 minutes to make sure you have a clean shutdown. A hung program can holdup a shutdown for more than 5 minutes easy.