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Jeeze its chucking it down here!

I hope my server room dont flood:'(


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Light rain, a dodgy power feed and a worried server-room — as , , and have highlighted, those things crop up together. Practical, low-cost steps reduce the odds of downtime and data loss; a few minutes of prep now beats scrambling later.

Immediate prevention and small upgrades:

  • Raise kit off the floor (shelves or a rack) and keep patch leads and power strips away from likely water paths.
  • Put critical backups in waterproof containers and keep a copy off-site or in the cloud.
  • Fit simple water/leak sensors near drains and under racks so you get an early alert.
  • Clear gutters, check drain outlets and test any building sump pumps before storms hit.

If water reaches equipment:

  • Shut down and disconnect mains power before handling wet gear; avoid powering anything that has been exposed to moisture.
  • Photograph damage for insurance, let equipment dry thoroughly in a warm ventilated area, and get a qualified technician or electrician to inspect before re-powering.
  • Recover drives to a dry system or a professional recovery lab if data is critical.

UPS and outage planning (practical rules of thumb):

  • Work out the actual load by adding device wattages, allow 20-30% headroom, and pick a UPS sized to that load and the runtime you need.
  • Expect batteries to degrade—plan battery replacement on a schedule (commonly every 3-5 years) and run periodic self-tests and a real failover test.
  • Configure and test automated graceful shutdowns for servers and verify backups and restores regularly.

A modest combination of raised kit, basic sensing, a correctly sized UPS and a practiced backup/restore routine will handle most rainy-day problems.

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Member Avatar for UrbanKhoja

I was out in that! lol

Member Avatar for lawli56

/me loves the rain...

Member Avatar for jbennet

yeah my power failed

god bless my UPS

my server went down for the first time since oct 2001 :(

Member Avatar for UrbanKhoja

Where did you get your UPS from? As I've been playing with the idea of getting one for a while.

Dazza :cool:

Member Avatar for jbennet

Maplin Electronics (i work there, and we use the ones we sell for our own EPoS and stock control ,so they must be pretty OK)

a "Trust" branded 1300VA UPS , manageable from USB or Serial, either locally or remotely wth 4 x3 pin (kettle style) power sockets, fax/phone protection and a 20,000 euro warranty is for sale at:

£99.99

it provides in my case, ~750w without any problems (2 servers) and a quoted max of 70 mins uptime, but in my real-life scenario it was under 20 mins with the 2 servers, but more than enough time for a clean shutdown

similar ones are also in stock, which provide roughly half the battery life, but for half the price. Stick with the trust ones, they are best

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interesting, I might sneak one of those past the missus. She wont be impressed if I got one, mind you I could confuse her and say "Well if I dont get one you wont be able to go on Additions Direct and order those shoes. Due to new EU legislations all servers need a UPS, so our server needs one. Unless you dont want a net connection and back up facility for all your photo's"
That should secure me one, no problem :D

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