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HP UPS Best Practices
Abstract......................................................................................................................................... 2
Introduction ...................................................................................................................................2
The Importance of Power Protection ............................................................................................2
Recommended Duration of Use....................................................................................................2
Battery Replacement .................................................................................................................... 3
Select Load Appropriately / Sizing A UPS .................................................................................... 3
Select Application Voltage / High volt VS Low Volt (120V or 208V) ............................................. 3
HP UPS Management...................................................................................................................4
HP Power Manager Software.................................................................................................... 4
HP Management Module (AF401A) .......................................................................................... 5
Rackmount UPS Model Numbers ............................................................................................. 6
Tower UPS Model Numbers ..................................................................................................... 6
UPS Options .............................................................................................................................6
HP Rackmount UPS Advantages .................................................................................................6
HP Rackmount UPS Models.........................................................................................................8
HP R1500 G2 Rackmount UPS ................................................................................................ 8
HP R3000 Rackmount UPS...................................................................................................... 8
HP R/T3000 Rackmount UPS...................................................................................................9
HP R5500 Rackmount UPS.................................................................................................... 10
HP Three-phase Rack-mountable UPS ..................................................................................11
HP Tower UPS Advantages........................................................................................................12
HP Tower UPS Models ...............................................................................................................13
HP T750 G2 UPS.................................................................................................................... 13
HP T1000 G3 and T1500 G3 UPSs........................................................................................ 13
HP T750 Japan T1000 Japan and T1500 Japan UPSs.......................................................... 13
Run Time per HP UPS Model ..................................................................................................... 14
Recommended Power Distribution Units (PDU) ......................................................................... 16
Avoiding Potential Glitches .........................................................................................................18
Worldwide Power Requirements................................................................................................. 19
UPS/PDU power cord plug/receptacle reference........................................................................ 22
Additional Information .................................................................................................................27
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