You may have not talked about the biggest drawback with this rps device. You can’t boot off the rps solely. Is that still an issue or did firmware update resolve that issue?
Did you test it? I thought I read somewhere that if you turn off a device that is being supplied power by the RPS because your power supply went bad you can’t reboot it. I was just wondering if that’s true if Ubiquiti addressed that.
Good video! But in the grand scheme of things a power outage (or power glitch) is thousands of times more likely than a power supply failure. My suggestion is get a good backup power supply. In your case a 1500VA would be appropriate. It would be so much cheaper too.
Hey, The RPS is a redundant power supply it does not provide any battery backup. If one of the PSUs blow in a switch it would be powered then by the RPS
@@MactelecomNetworks Seems like a very odd implementation if they don't plan on selling you replacement power supplies. This is great for keeping you up and going but at the same time it's not a permanent fix. Another user commented that you can't boot off the RPS by itself, which may or may not have been fixed in a firmware update. If that's the case, and you had an internal PSU failure, I assume once you power down your unit and try to power it back on via the RPS, it wouldn't power back on? Great video! It seems like a good idea, but hopefully Ubiquiti is going to start selling replacement power supplies which is kinda the whole point of having the RPS. If you have to send in your switch to get the PSU replaced, then the RPS really serves no purpose.
For anyone looking for a UPS solution, there is the upcoming RPS Pro and Smart Power batteries that will function as a UPS + redundant power supply. Ubiquiti put out a video on their TH-cam channel about it even though it hasn’t hit EA yet, so should be fair game to talk about at least what they’ve said publicly already. th-cam.com/video/LBvZAjunk5w/w-d-xo.html
could you please explain use-cases of Unshielded vs Shielded ethernet cables and if I use Shielded, how to properly mount them in the patch-panel and ground in a network rack, to avoid mistakes
This is garbage. I have one and several devices in a 24U rack and every time I move stuff around the 1.5-meter cables fall out causing me to have to spend countless hours trying to reconnect them. Instead, Ubiquiti should just offer the smaller cables making life easier as they wouldn't move around when we need to move other equipment around. The 1.5-meter cables are good if you plan to use a 42U rack, nothing less. So right now, my RPS is a paper weight.
VERY FRUSTRATING that Ubiquiti doesn't reveal the specs of the RPS. Every back up battery has specs and every other vendor willingly discloses what the voltage ranges are. Why doesn't Ubiquiti???
If this was a UPS/RPS it would be a 100% buy.
You may have not talked about the biggest drawback with this rps device. You can’t boot off the rps solely. Is that still an issue or did firmware update resolve that issue?
Did you test it? I thought I read somewhere that if you turn off a device that is being supplied power by the RPS because your power supply went bad you can’t reboot it. I was just wondering if that’s true if Ubiquiti addressed that.
Any good rack ups suggestions ??
Does the power cable FOR the RPS has the locking option on it to ensure the power cable doesn't comer unplugged by accident?
It does not. But I can tell you these are extremely hard to unplug
Have you done a video about battery backup power supplies that work well with ubiquiti?
Good video! But in the grand scheme of things a power outage (or power glitch) is thousands of times more likely than a power supply failure. My suggestion is get a good backup power supply. In your case a 1500VA would be appropriate. It would be so much cheaper too.
You can get a good UPS and power the RPS with it. This gives you clean redundant power that is backed up by a battery back up.
Great vid man, short sweet and all the relevant info... Might pick one up, I'm on the fence, but the vid helped..
will an APC battery back up do the same thing as the UPS RPS
How many minutes do you get on a RPS fully in use? How long does it take to switch? And is the RPS serviceable, can you replace the batteries in it?
Hey,
The RPS is a redundant power supply it does not provide any battery backup. If one of the PSUs blow in a switch it would be powered then by the RPS
dpes ubiquity have a UPS? if so, maybe a link to the product?
What’s the total depth in rack required with a cable plugged in?
Possible to plug rps into udm pro while they're both online?
Cool device but they need to work on cabling options. Ahh, so that’s where all the U6 Lites went. Damn, I just need one LOL
Lol those are all U6 LR
@Fallon Cohen lol
can this power the modem as well? Not seeing how you can stay online in the event of a power outage if there isn't modem connection capabilities
Does Ubiquiti even sell replacement power supplies?
Not that I know of
@@MactelecomNetworks Seems like a very odd implementation if they don't plan on selling you replacement power supplies. This is great for keeping you up and going but at the same time it's not a permanent fix.
Another user commented that you can't boot off the RPS by itself, which may or may not have been fixed in a firmware update.
If that's the case, and you had an internal PSU failure, I assume once you power down your unit and try to power it back on via the RPS, it wouldn't power back on?
Great video! It seems like a good idea, but hopefully Ubiquiti is going to start selling replacement power supplies which is kinda the whole point of having the RPS. If you have to send in your switch to get the PSU replaced, then the RPS really serves no purpose.
Hi, I need to unplug the smartpower cable. How is it possible?
Just need to pull. It’s in pretty tight
I think people see RPS and there brain changes it to UPS.
No doubt I’ve made the same mistake
I think this would be more useful product if the UniFi gear would have hot-swappable power supplies.
Have you seen the subtitles for this video? Hahaha 🤣
I have not but now I’m curious
‘I’m waiting for the haunted castle story of PS you have stayed dragon’ 😂
😂 what the heck, that is TH-cam putting all the captions in
For anyone looking for a UPS solution, there is the upcoming RPS Pro and Smart Power batteries that will function as a UPS + redundant power supply. Ubiquiti put out a video on their TH-cam channel about it even though it hasn’t hit EA yet, so should be fair game to talk about at least what they’ve said publicly already.
th-cam.com/video/LBvZAjunk5w/w-d-xo.html
I still can’t talk about it unfortunately
A ups is a waaay better option. I think you bought it because you can't get enough of the eco system. Haha
Well a UPS is for if your power goes out. This is if you blow a power supply in your Unifi gear
@@MactelecomNetworks smart
could you please explain use-cases of Unshielded vs Shielded ethernet cables
and if I use Shielded, how to properly mount them in the patch-panel and ground in a network rack, to avoid mistakes
This should have been a UPS 👎
Be nice to see a UPS from them thats for sure
I'd probably say if your network is critical enough to require redundant power supplies you shouldn't be using unifi.
Share what you would use instead.
I use Aruba personally for higher end stuff, proper Aruba not the instant on stuff
This is garbage. I have one and several devices in a 24U rack and every time I move stuff around the 1.5-meter cables fall out causing me to have to spend countless hours trying to reconnect them. Instead, Ubiquiti should just offer the smaller cables making life easier as they wouldn't move around when we need to move other equipment around. The 1.5-meter cables are good if you plan to use a 42U rack, nothing less.
So right now, my RPS is a paper weight.
VERY FRUSTRATING that Ubiquiti doesn't reveal the specs of the RPS. Every back up battery has specs and every other vendor willingly discloses what the voltage ranges are. Why doesn't Ubiquiti???
It's not a backup battery.