As small and medium-sized companies grow, so too, do their power requirements.
Protecting additional servers, blades and telecommunication systems also becomes a priority. Good news for SMEs then, is that MGE Office Protection Systems has designed the Pulsar MX 5000 RT power and battery modules and Pulsar MX Frame: a fully-scalable power protection solution that can grow as their power needs increase.
Designed to deliver business continuity 24/7, the Pulsar MX uses a modular, redundant architecture that can scale power and runtime as demand increases or when higher levels of availability are required - all in a compact and affordable system.
The new Pulsar MX Frame accommodates the Pulsar MX 5000 RT power and battery modules, giving users a truly modular and scalable power protection solution.
Christelle Larkins, area manager: South Africa, East Africa and Indian Ocean, MGE Office Protection Systems, explains that when the Pulsar MX online double-conversion power modules are connected in parallel within the new Pulsar MX Frame, power can be easily scaled from 5kVA to 10, 15 (with redundancy) or 20kVA power levels - without disrupting connected equipment - all within the Pulsar MX's compact 16U (28-inch) frame.
"With up to 18kW, this scalable solution provides the highest power density in the industry and is a perfect match for a rack fully-populated with blade servers."
She goes on to say that for the first time, the same power and battery sub-modules can be used for both the standalone UPS and the modular chassis, significantly reducing the entry cost to scalability, "This means, after buying a Pulsar MX 5000 RT, users can subsequently migrate to a fully-scalable, redundant solution using the Pulsar MX Frame, while still using the original power and battery sub-modules of their original 5kVA standalone UPS."
As for the Pulsar MX's features; using only 3U for the combination of power and battery sub-modules, the 5kVA compact 3U rack-mount/tower units feature hot-swappable battery and power sub-modules, auto battery test, switched outlets, a multilingual LCD display and intuitive power management software, compatible with all popular operating systems, including Microsoft Vista.
To prolong battery life, the Pulsar MX features a wide input voltage and frequency range so as to avoid using the batteries unnecessarily. To extend back-up time, redundant external battery modules can be added quickly. If a battery extension should fail, the system will not be affected due to the system's built-in redundancy. For high-density rack environments, the 15kVA and 20kVA models can also be used as a standalone or integrated into a standard 19-inch rack.
Larkins adds that the Pulsar MX Frame boasts two communication slots for versatile, redundant network integration. This makes MGE Office Protection Systems' extensive power management offering a perfect match for the Pulsar MX Frame, providing coverage for most environments found in high-density computing like Linux or VMware, as well as giving the user the ability to dynamically manage redundancy at the protected server level.
The Pulsar MX Frame thus seems to be the perfect office companion for small and medium-sized companies, promising to not only protect infrastructure but adapt intelligently to the ever-changing office environment.
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MGE Office Protection Systems consists of the single-phase UPS and surge suppression products of MGE UPS SYSTEMS after the acquisition of APC by MGE's parent company, Schneider Electric. MGE Office Protection Systems represents the third largest single-phase UPS vendor in the world, with a direct presence in over 41 countries on five continents and a global distribution network. MGE Office Protection Systems addresses any power protection, distribution and management needs in the office, networking and industrial markets. Channel partners include mainstream IT, Datacomm, Electrical and Industrial distributors, as well as IT/Telecom OEMs. MGE Office Protection Systems is one of the very few UPS vendors that manufacture the vast majority of its products on its own premises to ensure total quality. For more information, please visit www.mgeops.com.
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