SK0-004 · Question #342
A technician has found that the uninterruptible power supply (UPS) connected to a server does not have sufficient battery power to allow the server to shutdown gracefully. Which of the following is…
The correct answer is D. Install an extended battery pack into the UPS. When a UPS cannot sustain a graceful shutdown, adding an extended battery pack is the most cost-effective way to increase available runtime.
Question
A technician has found that the uninterruptible power supply (UPS) connected to a server does not have sufficient battery power to allow the server to shutdown gracefully. Which of the following is the MOST cost effective way to allow this server to shutdown gracefully?
Options
- AInstall a second UPS.
- BIncrease the size of the swapfile.
- CIncrease the size of the pagefile.
- DInstall an extended battery pack into the UPS.
How the community answered
(62 responses)- A5% (3)
- B8% (5)
- C3% (2)
- D84% (52)
Why each option
When a UPS cannot sustain a graceful shutdown, adding an extended battery pack is the most cost-effective way to increase available runtime.
A second UPS is a valid solution but is far more expensive than an extended battery pack, which achieves the same goal by expanding the existing unit's capacity.
The swapfile is a Linux or Unix virtual memory extension on disk and has no relationship to UPS battery capacity or the duration of power available during an outage.
The pagefile is a Windows virtual memory file on disk and has no bearing on UPS battery runtime or the ability to perform a graceful server shutdown.
An extended battery pack connects directly to the existing UPS chassis to increase total battery capacity and runtime, directly resolving the insufficient shutdown window. This approach reuses the existing UPS investment and costs significantly less than purchasing an entirely new UPS unit, making it the most cost-effective solution.
Concept tested: UPS runtime extension with additional battery pack
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