ad consider foam or dry agent systems. They are typically more expensive t=
o maintain and harder to clean up, but they pose a far lower risk of accide=
ntal death by suffocation if the gas system is activated with someone in th=
e room. Most UPS solutions allow for integration with envrionmental system=
s for emergency shut down but mediating between vendor solutions can be a p=
ain. =0A=0AA few years ago I worked with an APC rep directly to design a s=
imilar process for emergency shutdowns (following a near miss with a burst =
sprinkler pipe 2 stories above the server room) and it involved upgrading t=
he existing UPS with network adapters and replacing some older models that =
could not be networked. This was a half-step as we could not afford to rep=
lace the sprinklers but figured if the power was off the damage would be gr=
eatly reduced. =0A=0AThere is also the bigger question of would the 5 year=
total cost of ownership of install and operation be worth putting towards =
an off-site, redundant, warm infrastructure or other solution that accepts =
the hardware will be lost (and presumably covered to some degree by insuran=
ce) and focuses on recovery speed and data retention. It certainly would n=
ot work for everyone but it is worth considering.=0A=0A_J=0A=0A ___________=
_________________=0AJason at jasonpj@yahoo.com=0A=0A=0A=0A=0A______________=
__________________=0AFrom: Bill Griscom <griscomb@e-lcds.org>=0ATo: ISED-L@=
LISTSERV.SYR.EDU=0ASent: Tuesday, March 10, 2009 3:38:34 PM=0ASubject: Fire=
Suppression System=0A=0AHi everyone,=0A=0AI apologize for the really borin=
g topic of fire suppression systems, but I'm wondering if anyone who has ta=
ckled a similar project could answer a few questions.=0A=0AThe gas based sy=
stem we're looking to install would replace the sprinkler system in our ser=
ver room. There are a few things we were asked to provide for the fire supp=
ression company in the event of a fire. One of those things is power shutdo=
wn in the room. Normally I wouldn't think of this as a difficult task, but =
because we have a UPS in the server room, the servers will continue to run =
until the batteries are drained.=0A=0AIf you use a fire suppression system =
that isn't water based, do you cut off power to the server room if a fire i=
s detected? How do you handle the UPS units that continue to power the serv=
ers even if the power is off? Do you shut off power to the wall outlets and=
everything in the room?=0A=0AThanks in advance.=0A=0A=0A=0A=0ARegards,=0A=
=0ABill Griscom=0A=0ADirector of Information Services=0ALancaster Country D=
ay School=0A725 Hamilton Road=0ALancaster, PA 17603-2491=0A717.392.2916 x. =
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