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Power protection - Windows Server Tutorial

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Power protection

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- [Narrator] So let's talk about how we can keep our servers protected from potential power issues. The main device that we can use to protect our servers is a really good quality UPS, which stands for uninterruptible power supply or to put it in straight lay terms would be a backup battery. So the idea is on its most generic level is yeah you have this box of batteries and it's plugged into the wall so that it can get power from the wall and you have your servers then plugged into the box so that if you lose power from the wall the batteries inside the box will provide power to the servers. Okay, well, it's a little bit more sophisticated than that. You want to actually pay attention to a few things when you go get your UPS. First thing is you have to decide how long you want your servers to be running on backup battery in the event of a power failure. Now here's the thing battery backup…

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