Re: advise on UPS for RH7.2

[Keith Mastin <kmastin beechtree ca>]

>Dear list, 
>
>Can anyone recommend UPS device that works well with, and is relatively 
>easy to configure for a Dell dimension 8200 running redhat 7.2 as a work 
>station. My area has many power outages in the winter.
>
>My initial inquiries into UPS systems give me the impression that this is 
>non trivial stuff to set up.  Is there an "out of the box" UPS out there?

I resell both APC and PowerWare UPS'es here, and for all around 
reliability and performance, ease of use and support, PowerWare wins hands 
down. APC is less expensive, but doesn't cover all the bases as far as the 
types of power events is cleans. I personally prefer full coverage with 
PowerWare series 9 UPS'es, but they are pricey.

To recommend a particular model, the vendor will need to know some 
information from you. Computer type, total power usage, types of power 
events you need to protect agains and types of power events you want to 
protect against. If all of these questins aren't asked, then keep looking 
until you find a vendor who knows what they are doing.