UPS recommendation for PowerEdge 2800

[spt60]

Hey guys,

I have a PowerVault 1000 and PowerEdge 2800 that I use as FileServer. It's time to find an excellent UPS for it. And I don't have any experience about UPS simply because I have never owned one

One special requirement I need is that the UPS has to have some kind of control so that if the power's down, it has to properly shut down Windows (Server 2k3) after a certain amount of time - which we can set.

So any recommendation. Thanks!

[erik]

the APC smart-UPS series can shut down server 2003, vista, and server 2008 without any problem.   you install APC's server software on the machine linked to the UPS then client software on any others plugged into it.   you can then tell it to shut down within a few minutes of an outage or when the battery gets close to being drained.

this is the best deal i've ever found on a 1500VA (980W) smart-UPS:
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications ... &CatId=234

at that size you'll probably never outgrow it.

[spt60]

exactly what I found on Newegg with much better price. Thanks!

[erik]

the only difference is that the one at tiger is a DLA1500.   according to APC it's the same as the SUA1500 without the external sensitivity control.   it can still be set with the software though so it's a non-issue in the end.

i stand corrected on the price... onsale.com has it even cheaper so you can probably get tiger to match it since they have great return/exchange policies.
http://www.onsale.com/shop/detail.aspx?dpno=7303121

[spt60]

Awesome. Thanks!

[spt60]

Hey guys new questions come up when I got my UPS. There's only 1 USB connector to 1 server. However, there are 3 servers plugged into the UPS. How do I control the other ones?

Thanks!

[erik]

i mentioned this above...

you install APC's server software on the machine linked to the UPS then client software on any others plugged into it.

the server software monitors all computers plugged into the UPS which have the client software installed.   if a shutdown sequence is initiated then a signal goes out over the network telling the other machines to shut down as well.   all machines need to be networked together and need their respective APC software installed.

[spt60]

ok. I did everything and the computers see each other. In the cd came with the UPS when install there are 3 apps: Server, Agent and Console. I installed all 3 on the server (which I connect the usb cable between it and the UPS) and successfully add the device and create the configuration profile.

On the other PCs which are clients, I installed Agent and Console. When install Agent it asks me to detect the UPS. The connection selection includes COM1,COM2 and USB. How does this possible since the only USB is already connected to the Server? I just select USB to move on. When done, I ran the console and successfully connect to the server. However when I went to the server to add the clients in (Add Device), it did see the clients but failed to add.

So my question is do I really need the Agent to install on the clients or just Console?

Thanks.