I have a cage in the MFS Co-Lo and insisted on having a separate UPS from
the main.
While I never lost power today, my FDDI did go down.
This gets me thinking about the backup generator that is supposed to be
online.
Why didn't the generator kick-in before the UPS went down?
Perhaps the better question is if they have a functioning generator ...
Anyone from MFS listening?
-ps
Or, lets say, an automatic network monitor (ALA SNMP) that tells them
when UPS power is about to run down (before the lights go out) so they
can roll their generator into place.
-Deepak.,
Yes, there's a generator. Unfortunately, it doesn't kick in when someone
trips or turns off the main breaker. (This is hearsay; I'm actually out
of the office and am getting my info second-hand.)
Steve
Or, lets say, an automatic network monitor (ALA SNMP) that tells them
when UPS power is about to run down (before the lights go out) so they
can roll their generator into place.
Or, more likely, assuming that the story about a contractor popping an
upstream distribution breaker was correct, that the generator and
transfer switch were upstream from _that_ breaker (which would make it
quite unlikely that power would flow).
---Rob