[CentOS] [OT] ups advice

Fri Apr 15 08:25:11 UTC 2011
admin lewis <adminlewis at gmail.com>

2011/4/14 John R Pierce <pierce at hogranch.com>:
> On 04/14/11 9:06 AM, admin lewis wrote:
>> Hi
>> I have a Dell PowerEdge T310 *tower* server.. I have to buy an ups by
>> apc... anyone could help me giving an hint ?
>> a simple "smart ups 1000" could be enough ?
>>
>>
>
> apc smartups or eaton powerware woudl be my choices.    1000VA should be
> fine.
>
> avoid consumer UPS's like apc backups, they are junk.
>
>
> how long do you need the system to stay powered when the power fails?
> just long enough to shutdown?  or do you need it to stay up for some
> period of time?
>
>

Few minutes... 10 minutes should be enough.. and then shutdown the machine ..