IBM UPS3000 - What is a UPS?

IBM System x – UPS3000 Training
© 2003 IBM Corporation
7 October 2007
© 2007 IBM Corporation
What is a UPS?
“An uninterruptible power supply [or system] is defined as a
back-up power system used to ensure uninterrupted power for
various electronic devices.”
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Uninterrupted power may be achieved in the following ways:
• Provides back-up power when utility power fails
• Either long enough for critical equipment to shut down sequentially, ensuring
no data is lost, or
• Long enough to operate required loads before a generator comes on-line
• Provides clean and regulated power to electronic devices
New UPS3000 shown in rackmount and tower configuration.
1. Frost and Sullivan 2004 World UPS Markets Report