[TriLUG] Peak10 BBQ & Beer mixer

[Matt Hicks]

I'm speculating, but it likely involves cutting building power to test the
generators, and while the datacenter is on UPS/generators, non-essential
desk power probably isn't.


On Thu, Sep 15, 2011 at 1:32 PM, Alan Sterger <asterger at earthlink.net>wrote:

> This I don't understand.  Any decent emergency configuration draws power
> from the on-line UPS at all times with the transfer switch downstream,
> switching either generator or utility into the UPS.  The UPS buffers "hash
> on changeover", making any transfer seamless to the end user or equipment.
>
> Cheers,
>
> -- Alan Sterger
>
>
> On 9/15/2011 12:00 PM, trilug-request at trilug.org wrote:
>
>> For the monthly diesel
>> generator test, you were required to turn off your desktop
>> machine incase it didn't survive the hash on changeover. You
>> would be considered responsible if the machine was left on
>> and didn't survive.
>>
>> Joe
>>
>>
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