Ups

[MrBobC]

Are there any UPSs that work with FreeNAS 8? I see in the old forums that some work in 0.7. Was wondering if there was a list? Couldn't seem to find anything on the FreeBSD 8 list. Thanks!

 

[Bohs Hansen]

can't copy paste them from the GUI comboex, but (at least in beta3) there is a very long list of UPS drivers to pick between under: Services -> UPS -> Settings

 

[Milhouse]

It's very much a new and barely tested feature (just arrived in 8.0.1-BETA3), however my assumption would be a UPS that worked in FN7 stands a very good chance of working in FN8, but since this feature is so new it might be worth waiting a little longer.

In my case an APC BF500 worked fine with FN7, can't test with 8.0.1-BETA3 as I need network UPS support and email notifications are not working for me any more (googlemail account).

 

[MrBobC]

I have beta 2, will have to try beta 3. I was looking at the BN1250G by APC that they carry at Sam's Club. I am planning on using that for my two media servers totaling 42 HDDs. Would the 1250 be enough for that? It's 1250VA and 740W.

 

[Tekkie]

Use one of the free internet based UPS calculators to find out if the 1250VA/740W is enough ;)

 

[joeschmuck]

I doubt that is enough unless you plan to use it only as a temporary buffer and immediately shut down your NAS devices. You need to figure out how long you desire the PCs to remain operational before having to shut down. I would recommend something close to 2000VA. Since you said it was two media servers, two less expensive 1500VA UPS would go a long way. I love my 1500VA from APC, had it for 6 years now, replaced the two batteries once (last year). Buy the correct one and you can add external batteries to extend the run time.

42 drives sounds like a beast of a machine!