[LBo] chapter 2 , how to shut down

[Steve Kist]

Stefan Waidele wrote:

> 
> An UPS can save you from loosing the data you are working on when power
> dies. But be aware that an UPS needs care.
> I removed my UPS from my _server_ in the hotel because I had three
> failures due to old batteries in the UPS, but NO power-outage since years!
> 
Your local power supply is much more reliable than mine. I
get little glitches ( enough to need resetting the clocks on
digital appliances ) every time there are high winds.

Thanks for the tip on old batteries, I'd never thought of that.

Steve Kist