2021-06-03

New UPS units for the servers

APC Back UPS Pro 1500 VA 900 W    
Both of my UPS units being well beyond end of life, one started giving a battery failure ... in the middle of the night no less.

I took this opportunity to replace the server UPS units in a preemptive manner.

The new units are the APC® Back-UPS Pro 10-Outlet Tower Uninterruptible Power Supply, 1,500VA/900 Watts 1,080-joule, BN1500M2.

They have the benefit of only having to back up the actual server. None of the associated infrastructure will be loaded onto them as I have a third UPS for that.

These units are designed for medium sized offices and should help to keep the electronics protected in the event of power spikes, surges, as well as outages. My tiny implementation should be a walk in the park for them.

After all, the web and mail servers remain mission critical because these boxes connect me to the outside world in my old age.

I just hope they last the same 10 years as the last two have.

Good luck with that !

My up close and personal inspection has revealed quite a bit more dust than should be there. I'll be hitting that with the vaccum, damp cloth, and electronics wipes directly.