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UPS battery backup for PE 2900
I'm new to servers and such, and I've been tasked with setting up a small network in my office. One of the things I'm struggling most with at the moment (I'm sure I'll have more questions later) is the battery backup system. The wattage on the PE2900 shows 930watts, and I am *supposed* to have 20 minutes of battery backup and auto-shutdown capabilities.
APC lists a few ranging from $490-$1500, but I was hoping for a less expensive solution, as we're doing this on a tight budget.
Any suggestions/recommendations would be greatly appreciated.
thanks,
Erik
I gave up on buying"new" UPS units, which have sat on a shelf for two years, with a battery replacement needed after 2-3 years (like from CDW and other major suppliers). Been using refurbed units, which come in with batteries <2 months old, no issues in 7 years of using this supplier. So far oldest units needed batteries replaced after >5 years, no unit fails. At less then 50% of new, these are a bargain.
These are the units I get, units are more than enough, will actually feed two large servers/monitors, but gives long runtime, batteries function longer if over-sized.
http://www.refurbups.com/APC-Smart-UPS-2200
This should be sufficient, I would not get anything smaller. Had a client who overruled my judgment, and purchased a "new" 750watt unit for a PE 2800, big mistake, but I make a service call charge for restarting it a couple times a year.
http://www.refurbups.com/APC-Smart-UPS-1400-Black
http://www.refurbups.com/APC-Smart-UPS-IBM-1500T-USB-Serial-rj45
http://www.refurbups.com/APC-Smart-UPS-1400-APC-S1400NET
knifecenter
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Posted December 15th, 2008 09:00
I'm wondering the same thing as well.
Have you received any response to this inquiry?