fmbutt@lectroid.sw.stratus.com (Farooq Butt) (01/01/90)
Hi there NET-OIDs: Happy new year!!!! Now for my ulterior motive.... I need to get uninterruptible power supplies for our Sun servers. What I hear is that they are either unavailable, unreliable, way too exensive ( > $15,000), a bad idea or other such pessimism. What is the truth ? Is *anyone* out there using UPS's ? If so how have they been ? How much do they cost and where can/should you pick one up from? The UPS I have in mind would deal with the following: 1 Server (3/480S class machine) 8 SMD disks (Fujitsu 2372K class) 1 CDC 1/2" tape drive 1 SCSI tape drive 1 console terminal I just want the UPS to iron out any spikes I have on the line and to remove power from the system down in a more controlled manner than that of New England Power. I would like the UPS to keep everything up for at least a few minutes, if possible, failing that I would settle for a *good* heavy-duty line-conditioner. I realize that a UPS will not be a magic cure but the power spikes I have seen in the past few months are beginning to scare me. -Farooq Butt fmbutt@lectroid.sw.stratus.com