High Availability:Hardware:Power Supply
This page explains how to provide high availability for the power source of your system.
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Dual power Connector
The following Tmedia units can be purchased with dual power connector:
The dual power supply allows the unit to keep running even if the one of them fails.
It is also important to mention that the dual power supplies are hot-swappable. This means that you can replace a defective power supply without shutting down the system.
Dual Power Source
TelcoBridges recommends to connect the Tdev system to 2 independent power sources.
Each rack has 2 power entry, which will distribute the 2 independent power sources throughout the whole system.
Other System Devices
As for other devices included in your system like servers, Ethernet switches, etc. It is recommended to get redundant power supplies for them as well, to increase the reliability of the system.
Recommended Setup
Here is a schematic of the recommended power connection for a high availability system:
