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Working in a 911 call center this is how it worked for us. Except we had larger UPS's that could last probably 30-60 minutes in the building and then a large ex
by Fogest 6y ago
Working in a 911 call center this is how it worked for us. Except we had larger UPS's that could last probably 30-60 minutes in the building and then a large external generator in a small building beside. You'd see stuff like the lights that weren't on the UPS's turn off for a few seconds before the main generator fired up.
- linsomniac 6y agoEverything involved in 911 calls had special tagging to indicate it. Failure to go through appropriate review and approval processes before doing work on tagged equipment would create a Resume Generation Event.
- mark-r 6y agoMy current job refuses to replace old UPSs that have died, because they have a generator to keep the building powered in case of loss of power. But that doesn't keep your PC running for the moments it takes the generator to spin up.
- Fogest 6y agoOh yeah, if we had that where we worked people would definitely be in danger. Most likely all of our systems would be down if we didn't have the UPS+Generator setup. It often takes 5-30 seconds for the generator to kick in and be running at full capacity. Normally 5 seconds, but sometimes there is a bit of a delay.
- mark-r 6y agoThe other part of the equation is that they're recommending that everybody switch to laptops, which are capable of running for a long time without power. My job involves a lot of long compiles, so I want to stick with a desktop PC to get the maximum compile speed.
- Fogest 6y agoConsidering how old the software we used was it definitely could run well on a laptop. However it does mean you have to manage the battery life on a lot of different laptops versus one central area.
- mark-r 6y agoDon't get me wrong, the company pushes laptops for reasons other than eliminating UPSs. Even a nearly dead laptop battery should tide you over for the minute it takes for the building generator to get online. I don't think managing laptop batteries is a big concern for our IT department.