[SWLUG] UPS recommendations?

[Mark Summerfield]

On 2008-01-07, Jonathan Wright wrote:
> Mark Summerfield wrote:
> > I thought I'd start the new year with excess paranoia, so I was
> > wondering if anyone had experience of/recommendations regarding UPS
> > systems?
>
> I've had alot of success with APC over the years, including their
> Back-UPS range, with using standard UK plugs, rather than kettle
> sockets, as the power source, so you can plug anything you want into
> them. Generally, half the sockets are battery backed up with the other
> half just surge protected.
>
> I've one running my server, switch, router and wireless access point
> without problems and they're fine with Linux (either Serial, USB or
> Network communications) - acpupsd provides support for that.
>
> Their website has good documentation for load levels, although it's work
> noting that generally with UPS, if you half the load you quadruple the
> time the box will support, so the larger you go, the much better the
> run-time.

Thanks for this reply---and thanks to the others who replied too.

I'll probably get an APC Back-UPS ES 700VA since that one has plug holes
which even I can figure out how to use:-) I will read the manual though
to look after the thing.

BTW I notice that people meet up in Cardiff & Carmarthen, but no longer
in Swansea?

-- 
Mark Summerfield, Qtrac Ltd., www.qtrac.eu