Battery Backup Power Solution

... then an 1800 VA capacity UPS should work. If the power DID go out then you could use a single LCD monitor to run the servers by changing out the monitor cable between the machines. I think that all you really need to do is to ensure that the computers don't lose power; their monitors don't have to be protected from power loss.

I tried an APC UPS. I didn't like it. The thing was not interactive so it had a switching time when it needed to do its work. It also puts out a square wave. I think that's bad because of the harmonics. Your computer power supply may or may not like square waves coming in the power main.

I am now using a TrippLite interactve UPS. The UPS circuit is always active so there is no switching time when it needs to do something. Also, the TrippLite UPS / line conditioner puts out a sine wave to the computers. Sweet.

We currently use an APC on our server. But for our 5 workstations we use individual Tripp-Lite Internet Office UPS 300's. As far as wall-outlets you'd use them in place of your current plugs/strips so there isn't a need for extra outlets. The UPS has 3 Battery Backed outlets and 3 non-battery backed, but still surge protected outlets...including 1 transformer outlet. Works nicely for a workstation that doesn't have a ton of extra external peripherals or appliances.

Wanted to add that the APC came with a software that allows monitoring of the UPS as well as adjusting all the individual time/shutoff/alert options.

And Tripp-Lite has excellent customer service. When our old Tripp-lite batteries died, we just have to use the Express Exchange program through Tripp-Lite and got the new ones for about 1/2 price.

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