any good UPS for a Fedora server

[John Summerfield]

Kevin J. Cummings wrote:
> Ali, Saqib wrote:
>> I am looking for a UPS for a single Fedora server for a non-profit
>> org. Only one machine (HP DL360 G4) will be connected to the UPS. We
>> need about 2 hrs of run-time, with automatic shutdown capability, and
>> restart when the power comes back.
>>
>> Any good APC UPS that has rpm for Fedora?
> 
> APC has an apcupsd RPM for their UPSes.  Its readily available.
> Otherwise, there is the generic nut RPM that can be configured for a
> number of other UPSes without much difficulty.  The 2 hours of runtime
> is where you are going to have trouble.  You're going to need a massive
> UPS to provide that kind of power to a desktop system.  However, my
> laptop battery has that kind of power on a laptop system.  My
> motherboard in my desktop system is configurable to return to the
> previous state it was in upon power restoration, so I don't think its a
> function of th UPS driver to do that.


it's something I often say in jest, but true nonetheless. A laptop can 
make a good low-end server, and as you say, it comes with a built-in UPS.

Two hours is a very long time, and in most places isn't really much 
better than five minutes.
> 
> YMMV.
> 
> With my PC/monitor/cable modem plugged into my APC RS 1000 it claims to
> have about 31 minutes of backup time.  You'll obviously need a bigger
> model to get to 2 hours of runtime.
> 


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