I believe that they have a concept of having a powerchute server and clients where the server is connected to the management cards and when it receives notification it sends it via TCP/IP to all of the clients so that they all shut down. Tripp-Lite has a nice line of products as well.
On Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 10:54 AM, Grady Niles <gni...@of90.net> wrote: > We're looking to consolidate our UPS units in two of our main server racks. > Currently, we have 6 APC SU1000RM2U units spread across both racks. We're > hoping to get it down to one UPS in each rack. We've traditionally stuck > with APC, but I'm open to other suggestions. One of the main hang-ups I'm > seeing is having enough interfaces to "communicate" with all of the servers > that are on that unit in the event of a power failure that lasts long enough > to cause the servers to be shut down gracefully. I know I can find an APC > unit big enough to handle the load, but most everything I'm finding only has > one serial interface. > > Thanks, > > Grady Niles > Network Administrator > O'Fallon School District 90 > > > | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | > -- -- Ben Story CCSP, CCNA, CCNA Wireless, CCDA ben.st...@gmail.com "You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today. -- Abraham Lincoln
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