I have been happily using NUT to monitor a couple of Eaton UPS. These
are independent UPSs, each driving one "leg" of the power in our data
center. In this scenario, I've told my clients they need to have one UPS
working and to shutdown when the last UPS reaches critical battery.
I have recently learned that our power arrangement will be changing to a
parallel-fed/redundant configuration. In this arrangement, I think we
will have two UPSs whose output is routed through a "Bypass Paralleling
Switchboard". The output of this will feed both legs of the power in our
data center. In theory, either UPS should be able to carry the load. If
this is the case, does my monitoring arrangement need to change?
My initial though was "no". If UPS-A and B are both on-line (OL), I'm
golden. If A is shutdown and B is OL, I'm still above my minimums. If B
then goes critical, I can perform my server shutdowns. In this case, it
all sounds fine.
But what about that "Bypass Paralleling Switchboard"? I suspect it is
possible that it could be used to ignore the input from UPS-A and rely
only on UPS-B to handle the load. If I'm only monitoring the status of
the UPSs, how will I know that having UPS-A OL and 100% is irrelevant?
Does anyone know how to incorporate the state of this "paralleling"
component into my NUT monitoring?
--
Do things because you should, not just because you can.
John Thurston 907-465-8591
john.thurs...@alaska.gov
Enterprise Technology Services
Department of Administration
State of Alaska
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