Vote to buy a new UPS
From Pumping Station One
This may not come to a vote, It may be purchased under a "maintaining infrastructure" clause in the budget/bylaws.
That said, it is a lot of relatively expensive equipment being discussed.
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History
Background
Our UPS is failing.
- http://www.amazon.com/APC-SMX3000RMLV2U-3000VA-100-127V-Smart-UPS/dp/B004F05ITY
- http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001RJGDXQ?ref_=smi_www_rcolv2_go_smi&*Version*=1&*entries*=0&pldnSite=1
On Current Load, we can only run 2 out of 4 hypervisors running. The 2 that are on are nearing capacity.
Turning on a 3rd hypervisor triggers the overloaded alarm on the existing UPS.
Current Utilization
Anthony Measured the power consumption of existing rack infrastructure.
Device | Wattage |
---|---|
KVM | 10W |
Motorola SURFboard | 20W |
Dell Power Edge | 331 W, (Rated for 670 Watts) |
Dell Power Edge | 331 W, (Rated for 670 Watts) |
Dell Power Edge | 331 W, (Rated for 670 Watts) |
Dell Power Edge | 331 W, (Rated for 670 Watts) |
SAN | 427W |
HP Procurve | 340W |
Serial Console | 20W |