Most of the ones I have seen come with something like powerchute. They are pretty simple - the battery plugs into a port on the server box (or workstation) and just shut it down if the power goes out. There are a few settings - like a time to allow them to stay up, etc.

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>Hello,
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>When the electricity goes off and no one is around to turn off the computers and batteries, the batteries we've had run themselves into the ground. They sort of "commit suicide" trying to be heroes.
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>What sofware and equipment do you recommend to prevent this problem?
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>TIA,
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>Alex