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UPS for ReadyNAS 6 + ReadyNAS Duo
Hi guys, This forum seems to have loads of info, but also way too much info! I've searched around but can't find the answers I need. I'd like to get a UPS for my pair of ReadyNAS devices. I have: ...
Thanks for all this info guys, very helpful!
I ordered the BE700G-UK and gave it a try this weekend.
My initial test, with just the ReadyNAS Pro + Netgear GS108 switch, was showing "charge 100%, 43 min" - which sounded very promising. I did a quick unplug test which seemed ok, but didn't yet try to wait the full 43 minutes to see everything shut down.
I then plugged in the ReadyNAS Duo, and after some fiddling and unplug tests, this seemed to level out around 19 minutes runtime. I did a full power down test and everything seemed to work ok, and the estimate of 19 minutes turned out to be about right.
I then was curious to verify the original 43 minutes number for the ReadyNAs Pro + Switch only, so I powered down and unplugged the DUO completely. After a couple of unplug tests and recharge, I was still only able to get this back to 22 minutes - so that seems to be the "real" number for Readynas PRO with the switch alone. I'm guessing the original 43 minutes was just an anomaly during the initial setup?
Anyway so I seem to be left with 19 minutes after I've got everything plugged in, which seems more than good enough. Note I also had a powered USB hub plugged in to the UPS for most of this testing, and I don't think that made much of an impact.
The ReadyNAS Duo was able to see the UPS over the network with the ReadyNAS Pro IP address, where the UPS was directly plugged in to USB. So both NAS have shut down cleanly, and I think 19 minutes is good enough for my needs.
One odd thing - the shutdown of the NAS didn't seem to commence until the NAS was within 1 minute of losing power. Not sure if this is normal, or if it can be configured. I would have been happy with shutting down at 5 minutes before - 1 minute seems cutting it quite close.
I'll probably hold off on anything more expensive since this seems to get the job done!
I ordered the BE700G-UK and gave it a try this weekend.
My initial test, with just the ReadyNAS Pro + Netgear GS108 switch, was showing "charge 100%, 43 min" - which sounded very promising. I did a quick unplug test which seemed ok, but didn't yet try to wait the full 43 minutes to see everything shut down.
I then plugged in the ReadyNAS Duo, and after some fiddling and unplug tests, this seemed to level out around 19 minutes runtime. I did a full power down test and everything seemed to work ok, and the estimate of 19 minutes turned out to be about right.
I then was curious to verify the original 43 minutes number for the ReadyNAs Pro + Switch only, so I powered down and unplugged the DUO completely. After a couple of unplug tests and recharge, I was still only able to get this back to 22 minutes - so that seems to be the "real" number for Readynas PRO with the switch alone. I'm guessing the original 43 minutes was just an anomaly during the initial setup?
Anyway so I seem to be left with 19 minutes after I've got everything plugged in, which seems more than good enough. Note I also had a powered USB hub plugged in to the UPS for most of this testing, and I don't think that made much of an impact.
The ReadyNAS Duo was able to see the UPS over the network with the ReadyNAS Pro IP address, where the UPS was directly plugged in to USB. So both NAS have shut down cleanly, and I think 19 minutes is good enough for my needs.
One odd thing - the shutdown of the NAS didn't seem to commence until the NAS was within 1 minute of losing power. Not sure if this is normal, or if it can be configured. I would have been happy with shutting down at 5 minutes before - 1 minute seems cutting it quite close.
I'll probably hold off on anything more expensive since this seems to get the job done!
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