[olug] UPS

[Eric Lusk]

I actually got a Belkin Gold 550VA a few years ago for
about $65, clearanced at officemax.  Works great, I
just run my server off it and it only pulls about a
max 25% load.  Check around, I've even seen some
decently priced APC units at CompUSA, if you don't
mind waiting for rebates.
I still need to get a bigger UPS for my workstation,
the monitor and tower were too much for the Belkin. 
I'm thinking in the 900VA range for what I've got now.

--- Phil Brutsche <phil at brutsche.us> wrote:

> William E. Kempf wrote:
> > We recently had a power outage that caused my
> Linux box to shutdown 
> > abnormally.  Since then I've had some problems
> with my ReiserFS 
> > partitions.
> 
> Uh oh...
> 
> > I haven't done it yet, but I assume that an fsck
> will cure this and
> 
> Even if fsck could fix your file system problems
> (until the last year or 
> so reiserfsck was basically worthless) there's still
> no guarantee your 
> data didn't get hosed.
> 
> A FS that only journals metadata (like ReiserFS)
> will report everything 
> is OK even if you files you were working on at the
> time have turned into 
> garbage.
> 
> > (The machine runs 24/7 and acts as my personal
> server, but there's
> > nothing machine critical on there, which is why
> I've not considered a
> > UPS until this point.)
> 
> Power failures can sometimes damage hardware, as can
> noise (sudden 
> spikes or drop-offs) on the power lines.  A 1.5kVA
> APC SmartUPS 
> (according to my sources approx $440, your results
> may vary) is pretty 
> cheap protection, especially since you can run as
> many 4 or 5 computers 
> off it and still get good battery life.
> 
> > So... I'm looking for advice on an inexpensive UPS
> system that works
> > well, is reliable, and is compatible with Linux
> (i.e. it can trigger
> > a safe shutdown prior to loss of battery power in
> cases that the 
> > electricity is out for an extended time).  Anyone
> have suggestions?
> 
> APC Smart-UPS or Back-UPS Pro.
> 
> -- 
> 
> Phil Brutsche
> phil at brutsche.us
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