Re: [CentOS] [OT] ups advice

On 4/14/2011 2:13 PM, m.roth@5-cent.us wrote:

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Keep in mind that pretty much all of them that don't have multiple battery/control modules and auto-switching (like the big APC Symmetra's) will have their own failure modes 3 or 4 years out if you just plug them in and forget them. That is, they will cause downtime even if you don't have a power failure.

*shrug* You run the self-test every so often, or have apcupsd do it. In any case, when the "replace battery" light *first* goes on, order new ones, and replace 'em when they come in.

I think we've had many where the "replace battery" light never came on until after they had dropped power.