Anyone recommend a good UPS?

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ehorn

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I am looking to purchase a UPS.

My needs are:

1000-1500W - 120V
Sine Wave
Rackmount(able) unit.

The 3 brands I am considering are Eaton, CyberPower and APC. At this point I am leaning towards the Eaton http://powerquality.eaton.com/5PX1000RT.aspx?cx=3

but I thought I would reach out for suggestions from the members.

Does anyone have any suggestions, tips, and/or gotchas I should be considering in my purchase?

Thanks.

peace,
 
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ehorn

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The unit arrived in good working order:



It included all the parts necessary for rail mounting too. The fan is noisy when the battery is charging (as expected) but tapers off nicely to a low hum (acceptable for me) once the battery is fully charged. It took about 4 hours last evening to charge it up from the ~80% SOC it arrived at. No idea what the charging algorithyms are for this unit (C/?).

I am anxious to setup the remote management software and try that out but the seller did not include the CD which contains the management software, so I sent an email to him as well as Eaton. We'll see where that ends up. Can do some power cycling tests once I get hold of the S/W.

For sure, the unit has a lot of features as evidenced by poking through all the on-screen menu selections/settings. Initial impressions are that this is a very well built and solid unit. I think it looks pretty sharp too. I am looking forward to fiddling with and testing its features.

Now I am gonna need a small rack as the Rubbermaid 'tub-o-rack' ain't cuttin' it... lol... :)

peace,
 
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cactus

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How are you liking the Eaton a month+ later? Were you able to get the software? Also, you got a helluadeal on your UPS lol.
 
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ehorn

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Hi cactus,

I am really liking it. The seller sent me the link to Eaton's site where the latest version of the S/W was available for DL. I loaded it up and played with it a bit. The web-based interface is clean and, with the nic, it is loaded with remote mgmt and monitoring features (more than my needs really, but fun to mess with).

All in all, I am very pleased with the purchase and the price was a bargain for the quality of these units.
 
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awedio

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Patrick, I was just looking at that unit, but it doesn't have the Network card (which adds a few $$)

The shipping is a killer!!

Btw, attended an Eaton seminar (yesterday).. If you're into virtualization (like we all are) this is the UPS to buy, forget APC
 
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awedio said:
Patrick, I was just looking at that unit, but it doesn't have the Network card (which adds a few $$)

The shipping is a killer!!

Btw, attended an Eaton seminar (yesterday).. If you're into virtualization (like we all are) this is the UPS to buy, forget APC
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Why is that? Just curious.
 
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awedio

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Let me try to summarize.

Eaton is a vmWare partner, they do a lot of integration with vmWare, Microsft SCVMM (for "vmotioning/live migrating" vm's etc in case of power failure)

The Eaton management software is designed to be run agentless on the host, you can also run it in a vm

The software is free for up to 10 hosts

I remember when I looked at using the APC software to vm shutdown/migration in my Hyper-V cluster....what a joke
You had to write scripts (after installing the software) & the software was not free
 
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awedio

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Patrick,

One other major point (from the seminar).

Eaton claims to be the only UPS maker that offers a 3 yr warranty & that includes the batteries
 
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cactus

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I get to un-box a 5PX1000RT when I get back from my trip. I also just installed a Cyberpower PR1000LCDRTXL2Ua which was nice and sturdy, but only has 2 zones.
 
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I came here to recommend Eaton, I leave here realizing that I am late to the party.

At least there are more than a few like minded people here who say "Forget you APC!"
 
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awedio

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wyluliraven said:
I came here to recommend Eaton, I leave here realizing that I am late to the party.

At least there are more than a few like minded people here who say "Forget you APC!"
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I might have to re-visit my "Forget you APC" stance...

I decided to buy a 5PX1000 for my workstation, unless "I did/have done" something wrong, this unit is loud

I'll chk it again when I get back home.

@Cactus: how is the noise level on your's?

@wyluliraven: what model do you have?
 
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OKay So here is my question, is there a big difference? Aren't these just batteries with a USB or network shutdown?
 
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