Good afternoon, I would like to ask a question that is above my knowledge level. Currently, I am running a PE2950 with server 2012 datacenter as a home streaming server. Recently due to some large and very frequent power outages in my area, I was forced to purchase a UPS to protect my server. The problem is that in my local area, the best I could get was a APC Back-ups 1300 watt UPS with a single USB monitoring connection. This setup works great with the single server and gives my server about 12 minutes to complete a necessary shutdown. My question is that I also have a PE1950 with the same OS that I want to setup as a NIDS using Snort or something along those lines. How exactly do I make my PE2950 automatically send a shutdown command to my PE1950 in the event of power outage? My UPS is adequate to provide roughly 5 minutes of power with both systems running on it but again, it only has one monitoring line for one computer. The next part of my question pertains to my MD1000 disk array. I am getting ready to put this online with my 2950 and I am curious as to what happens when it is connected to a server and a shutdown is ran. Does the simply MD shutdown or do the disks keep spinning. I am concerned about this because aside from plugging it into a UPS, how is it protected since you cannot physically connect a monitoring line to it? My main concern is protecting the integrity of the disks and hardware in the event of power loss. To reiterate, If power goes out and my server shuts down like it should, what will the MD1000 do? I am hoping that the MD will cease disks access and spin down the disks. Will this be the case? Or does the MD shut itself down along with the server it is connected to? The last part of my question is what is the best way to connect the network when adding the PE1950 as a NIDS. Do I simply plug the internet connecting to port one and connect port two to my switch? Will there be any special setup required for the internet ports under the 2012 server manager? Are there any pros or cons to using the PE1950 for this purpose?
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