On Wed, 29 May 2002, Tom Brinkman wrote: > On Wednesday 29 May 2002 09:17 am, daRcmaTTeR wrote: > > On Wed, 29 May 2002, Tom Brinkman wrote: > > > Which file system? Anyhow, you really should have your > > > system on an UPS if power outages are any more than a very rare > > > occurrence. An UPS will also keep power steady and protect your > > > hardware from spikes and brownouts. While the FS can escape > > > damage, your hardware sometimes can't. > > > Just out of curiosity, how many systems can you safely run on one > > UPS? > > Mark > > I've got a Tbird oc'd to 1.55 gig, Cdrom, CD-RW, 2 HDD's, 17" > monitor, and a Altec Lansing subwoofer sound system.... IOW's a real > power hog. I've got an old APC BackUPS 500 that'll keep it all > runnin for ~15 minutes when the power goes south. The batteries are > original, and I've not needed to replace 'em, or seen a drop in their > performance. Just as important, maybe more so tho, an UPS feeds > clean power to the system, no spikes or drops. Very important for > sensitive electronics reliability and performance. > > It's only a 500VA UPS, but plenty for a single desk top system. > Price was $123 some 5 years ago. They make other UPS systems that > can handle multiple systems, even up to multiple rack servers. > 'Course they cost more $$'s. APC is the preferred brand, but there's > other good ones. They're heavy, so buyin one locally (I got mine at > Wall*Mart) is probly a better option than buyin online and payin > lot'sa shipping. > > FWIW, since I asked, after 3 experiences with XFS, I'm back to > good 'ol tried'n true ReiserFS for all my Linux partitions. Sort'a > way OT, I got a 350W inverter for $47 from Wally World a few months > ago. It'll run a 19" TV for 5 to 6 hours off the battery in my Chevy > ... and then the truck still starts like nothin was drainin it. It's > magic!! So after I have to shut down the computer when the power goes > out .... at least I can still watch TV by candle light ;) >
Ok then...thanks for the input. that pretty much settles it then. at least for now I'll setup a medium sized UPS to attach the main server and my desktop workstation to to guard against sudden outages brought on by the daily T-storms that we've been getting in Pennsylvania these last few weeks. It's been great though and I'm not complaining. I keep backups of data, and would gladly sacrifice an FS for a farmers field full of corn. How about it Randy K.? you guys down your way getting any of these storms or are they petered out till then get to that end of the state? Mark
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