Chapter 18. Backup Technology: Uninterruptible Power Supplies

• Overview
• Assessing the Need for a UPS System
  • AC Power is not always Constant
• Solutions for AC Power Problems
  • Inspect, Test, and Document
  • Dedicated Circuits
  • Use of a UPS System
• Design
  • What Needs a UPS and What Doesn't?
  • Sizing for your Needs
  • One Big Unit or Several Small Units?
• Installing a UPS System
  • Access
  • Ventilation
  • Durability
  • Charging/Testing Batteries
  • File Server Connection
  • Software
  • Documentation
• Monitoring
  • Things to Look For
  • Frequency
  • Methods
  • Documenting
• Upgrading
  • How to Know When Upgrading Is Needed
  • Adding More Capacity
  • Trade-Ins
• Maintaining
  • Batteries Die! Plan for It
  • Replacing Dead Batteries
  • Terminal Connections
• Testing
  • Methods
  • Frequency
  • Documenting
• Repairing a UPS
  • Replace Batteries
  • Get a Loaner or Replacement
• Moving the UPS
  • UPSs are Heavy and Sensitive
  • Leaking Batteries
  • Time to Replace the Batteries
• Replacing a UPS
• Surplus UPSs
• Disaster Planning
• Security
• Training
  • Hardware
  • Software
  • Responding to Alarms
  • Monitoring
  • Testing
• Future Trends
• Troubleshooting
• Summary

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