Keeping tradition with doing things backwards, I’ve finally got a UPS for the rack (mounted in the bottom of the stack). Got a PowerWalker VI 2200R. Its a 2U unit which is all the space I’ve got left in the rack. Decent price and decent I/O with USB, serial and a slot-in for network expansion + 4 IEC outputs. Its powering everything in the rack and connected via USB to my main server which runs a NUT server that other machines can connect to. A calibration run (100-80%) puts the runtime at about 20 min. Long enough that I’m comfortable setting things to shut down when 20% capacity remains. Summary, I sleep better now.

The rack with the UPS at the bottom

NUT output

  • BCsven@lemmy.caEnglish
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    8 months ago

    +1 for UPS. So many PC gamers on reddit crying about their build getting fried by a power fluctuation. I never understood somebody that would drop 2-3k on a graphics card but not $300 on clean power delivery

    • axo@feddit.deEnglish
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      8 months ago

      Never heard of anything like that. Do you know anything where I can read up on it? Is it dependent on the country you live in and the stabliness of the powergrid? Because I do not even remember the last time I had no power, probably 5-10 years ago.

      • Altima NEO@lemmy.zipEnglish
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        8 months ago

        Same, over 25 years without issue. But I know once I get a UPS, Im going to have to babysit the thing and change the battery out in it ever few years. So it makes me wonder if its something I really need for just a gaming pc?

        • poVoq@slrpnk.netEnglish
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          8 months ago

          Actually there are also simple “surge protectors” that do not have batteries, but will prevent most damage to electric equippment. However these will not prevent data-loss from unexpected shut-downs.

          Most UPS also have an surge-protector built in though.

  • nezbyte@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    8 months ago

    Great setup! I’ve heard that it is best practice to keep a little distance between servers/drives and the UPS just to be safe from vibrations or EMI. Does anyone know if this is still something to worry about?

    • glimse@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      8 months ago

      Back when I built racks, our “standard” was UPS at the bottom, all drives at the top…but mainly for accessibility. Hadn’t even thought about vibrations or interference!

      • catloaf@lemm.eeEnglish
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        8 months ago

        Drives at the top? Hell no. SANs are heavy, they go in the bottom half too (assuming a mixed rack). Especially if you have those disk shelves that slide out so they hold 3.5" drives three deep. Top of the rack is for network hardware and such.