How-To : Cram a 500Kva UPS through a fourth floor window

by Grant Robertson on July 19, 2007 at 08:00 PM


It takes a lot of power to run a modern data center, and for reliability that power needs to be clean, and stable. So what do you do when you need to install a monstrosity of a UPS on the fourth floor of an historic building?

You take out the windows, and hire a crane. This UPS installation is definitely not plug and play. Taking 15 hours, and a heck of a lot of manpower, it just goes to show how much our power needs have changed, and what lengths we're willing to go to for the sake of our beloved office network.

We're just glad we aren't the ones footing the bill.

Tags: crazy stuff, CrazyStuff, uninteruptable power supply, UninteruptablePowerSupply, UPS