Subj : Re: Need testers
To   : Deuce
From : Ned
Date : Wed Jun 15 2005 04:02 pm

  Re: Re: Need testers
  By: Deuce to Ned on Wed Jun 15 2005 11:21 am

 >  > server then plug it into the ups and the ups into the wall. If the server
 >  > duel power supplies you plug one into the ups and the other into the wall
 >  > socket. It isn't rocket science.
 > 
 > Why would you do that?  I've never seen a UPS fail-off... you may be
 > misunderstanding the purpose of mltiple power supplies (or perhaps you actua
 > have them for a different reason than I generally do)  Plugging one into the
 > wall and one into the UPS means that if one of them goes, you have a 50% cha
 > that the UPS is no longer protecting your computer.  If you want to protect
 > against a UPS failing off, you would need to get two UPSs.  Plugging one int
 > the wall and the other into the UPS is more risky than plugging both into th
 > same UPS.

We are chust followink orderz.
Actually we don't have enough ups's to give each one its own so we have to
double and triple up. Since the generator is set to start in 8 seconds it
"usually" isn't a problem. Of course if the generator is malfunctiong....
 
 > People doing that may be why many high-end servers don't use a separate powe
 > cord for multiple power supplies (My Sun Enterprise 450 for example has two 
 > three power supplies and one power cord)
 
One thing we do have is a good suplply of power cords. Are systems are
ancient and we get no support from our upper manglement. They would rather
buy a new corporate jet and a stretch hmmv limo. :/
 
 > Disclaimer: What I call high end is not what server manufacturers call high
 > end.  To me, high end is anything that's probobly overkill for a small to
 > medium business.
 
Small we are not, but getting my company to spend on IT infrastructure is impo
ssible.


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