Run time should be close to same on both so if it were to tell the computer to shut down both UPS's should be at run time limit. Assuming they are smart UPS's put a NIC in the one that isn't plugged into Server to monitor over network. ________________________________
From: John Hornbuckle [mailto:john.hornbuc...@taylor.k12.fl.us] Sent: Friday, July 15, 2011 7:56 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Server 2008 R2 on Multiple UPSes That's how I've done it up until now. But with this new server, the setup will be a bit different. I have two UPSes dedicated just to it and its attached storage system. John From: richardmccl...@aspca.org [mailto:richardmccl...@aspca.org] Sent: Friday, July 15, 2011 8:53 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Server 2008 R2 on Multiple UPSes I don't know your exact setup, but I usually have another box near-by into which I connect the cable from the other UPS. -- richard John Hornbuckle <john.hornbuc...@taylor.k12.fl.us> wrote on 07/15/2011 07:49:03 AM: > I have a new Server 2008 R2 box I'm setting up, and it has dual > power supplies. I'm plugging each power supply into a separate UPS. > > I've done this lots of times in the past, and normally I only > connect one of the two UPS USB cables to the server because I didn't > know what would happen if I connected both of them. > > Does anyone know? Should I connect them both? Is Windows smart > enough to recognize that there are two separate UPSes? > > > > John Hornbuckle > MIS Department > Taylor County School District > www.taylor.k12.fl.us > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software. > com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
