Data centre UPS (uninterruptible power supply) service in Markham
A UPS, or uninterruptible power supply, carries a data centre's load on battery until the generator takes over. We maintain and repair them in Markham's colocation buildings, for the operators who run the central plant and the tenants who run equipment in their suites, and in the server rooms of the technology and finance offices around them. Eaton, APC, Vertiv and Liebert, Tripp Lite, Mitsubishi, Toshiba, XPC and Delta.
Key facts
- Markham data centres in the directory: 4, the most of any GTA city outside Toronto
- Operators listed: Equinix (TR5), Cologix (TOR4 and TOR5) and Digital Realty (YYZ10)
- Typical work: central plant maintenance, tenant rack UPS and battery packs, office server rooms
- Battery readings: every block, quarterly, per IEEE 1188[1]
Colocation operators and tenants
A colocation building has two buyers for UPS work. Operators: we maintain and repair the central three-phase UPS plant under your maintenance programme and method-of-procedure rules, one module or unit at a time so redundancy holds while it is out. Tenants: we service the rack UPS units, extended battery packs and PDUs in your suite, booked through the operator’s access desk and timed to your change window.
Tenant rack UPS units are the ones that get forgotten. They sit below the operator’s plant, so a tenant often assumes the building covers them. It does not: when a rack UPS battery fails, the server behind it drops even though the building’s power never did.
Office server rooms
Many Markham offices keep their own server room on site. There the whole chain belongs to the owner, from the UPS and its batteries to the transfer switch and the generator. A yearly visit that reads every battery block against its baseline [2] finds the weak block before an outage does. For rooms that must stay up through maintenance, the N+1 and 2N redundancy guide sets out what each level protects against.
Data centres in the directory: Markham (4)
Facilities listed from public sources.
Common questions
Which data centres are in Markham?
Equinix TR5, Cologix TOR4 and TOR5, and Digital Realty YYZ10, each with a published source in the Canadian data-centre directory.
Who services UPS systems in Markham?
We maintain and repair UPS systems for Markham colocation operators and tenants and for office server rooms, on all major brands.
Can you work inside a Markham colocation facility?
Yes, for both sides. Operators: the central plant, under your maintenance programme and method-of-procedure rules. Tenants: the equipment in your suite, booked through the operator's access desk.
Do you cover the rest of York Region?
Yes. Vaughan, Richmond Hill and the rest of York Region are served the same way.
Sources
- EnerSys, Safety, Storage, Operating and Maintenance Manual, VRLA Battery Systems (US-VR-OM-002), maintenance section
- EnerSys, PowerSafe SBS XL Installation, Operation and Maintenance Manual, maintenance section
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