Thanks, and anyone who's seen a Cisco Smartnet renewal contract ceases to be much of a Cisco fan. Too bad we're stuck with 'em! -- RMc
Ben Scott <[email protected]> wrote on 06/16/2009 12:15:30 PM: > On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 1:05 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > > Is this in fact what "ATS" with dual-input does? > > That is indeed what an ATS (automatic transfer switch) does. > > Aside from dual UPSes, I've also seen them used with a UPS input and > a line input. That way, if the UPS commits suicide while line current > is good enough, you don't go down. Of course, I've found most UPSes > only fail when dealing with trauma due to line transients, so how good > an idea this is, I dunno. > > > Any experience, etc as to how well these things work? > > Like anything else, a good product will work well, a bad product may > not. Unfortunately, I can't make recommendations. I've never been > involved in purchasing/maintaining any, but I did work at a facility > that had some. Theirs worked. I also toured a facility that > originally had a building-sized ATS that wasn't so good. Reportedly, > when the UPS failed the ATS responding by catching on fire. > > > ... any other positive suggestions for dealing with this > situation? I checked, and our > > particular Cisco switches do NOT allow a second power supply to be added. > > Sell the Cisco stuff and buy HP ProCurve gear? Cisco commands an > excessively high price so you could prolly break even or even profit. > And HP's lifetime warranty applies even on re-sold product. Just > sayin'. :) > > -- Ben > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
