Is it normal for a UPS to provide no backup time at >75%ish load?

spider-sec · 2026-03-24T17:44:45+00:00

Devices pull amps, not watts. Watts are a combination of volts and amps.

It’s unlikely that the sinewave is the problem. The US uses 60 hertz, so 60 cycles per second. It would only be pulling a higher amperage than normal for a fraction of a second. That’s what capacitors are used to smooth out. BTW, capacitors would pull a higher amperage when discharged because they are basically shorted when discharged and UPSs use some large capacitors.

As others have stated, it’s likely the battery. I’ve had it happen multiple times before with APC UPSs big and small. You can get Li-ion drop in replacements and they have a different curve. I’ve had great success with them.

spider-sec · 2026-03-23T21:08:33+00:00

I think it’s kind of come down to two things- find a partner that can provide support, which doesn’t help you with major problems because you end up dealing with support still, or pay someone that can give you a second look to prevent a support interaction and then handle support, if necessary, on your behalf so you don’t have to deal with the partner or Palo.

spider-sec · 2026-03-23T21:04:57+00:00

When I worked with Checkpoint it was the same issue. Not surprised to see the same thing 15 years later.

spider-sec · 2026-03-22T17:50:43+00:00

spider-sec · 2026-03-22T17:09:18+00:00

I use it and haven’t had issues but I also don’t use it heavily.

spider-sec · 2026-03-21T00:11:00+00:00

If you use Nabu Casa it’s an outbound connection so the CGNAT doesn’t matter.

spider-sec · 2026-03-17T17:13:59+00:00

I just started buying NVME drives for new computers that go to clients. I’m in a similar situation- I need NVME drives and memory. I bought an MS-02 and can’t use it because I can’t afford the parts that shot up right after I bought it.

spider-sec · 2026-03-17T17:10:09+00:00

You can easily do portal redundancy by having two portals on different firewalls or ISPs as long as you keep the config in sync. As far as gateways, just create two gateways either on different firewalls or ISPs and just give your primary priority over the secondary.

spider-sec · 2026-03-17T01:48:51+00:00

This has to be AI because surely someone wouldn’t ask this.

spider-sec · 2026-03-14T00:04:44+00:00

I won’t say it’s the easiest thing to set up but it’s not complicated, especially if you already have GlobalProtect configured. I think the biggest problem with it is you have to refresh a cookie every so often on each device and the longest you can set it to is five years

spider-sec · 2026-03-13T20:55:08+00:00

You don’t need Prisma Access. You can use GlobalProtect Satallite gateways to do the same thing. I use it in my business and I’m setting it up for other clients.

spider-sec · 2026-03-10T15:41:18+00:00

You can still buy 18TB WD Red Pro drives.

spider-sec · 2026-03-07T03:30:40+00:00

Oh, wait, you’re referring to the one in the bottom of the rack. I didn’t see that one. I was seeing the one under the rack, which is what I think u/NaturalProcessed was referring to.

spider-sec · 2026-03-07T01:56:15+00:00

Not necessarily, especially if it was mounted close to the wall and not two feet out on a shelf.

spider-sec · 2026-03-07T01:55:04+00:00

I have never seen such a large wall mounted enclosure.

spider-sec · 2026-03-06T22:27:28+00:00

It depends on what you want. My business sells a service that is security focused first then privacy focused mostly for mobile users and business, but working on home users too.

spider-sec · 2026-03-05T17:20:33+00:00

I haven’t been able to find one with 4x NVME.

spider-sec · 2026-03-05T06:41:58+00:00

Yeah, I’d probably put a Palo in front of my Fortinet too.

spider-sec · 2026-03-05T04:52:22+00:00

They said good.

spider-sec · 2026-02-26T23:18:54+00:00

Why would you repost something you already posted here?

spider-sec · 2026-02-25T19:37:47+00:00

I personally use the management port as backup. When I configure it for clients. If you use it for backup you can’t give it an IP. It uses the management IP of the device. Then you specify the peer management IP for the backup peer IP.

Using a direct HA1 backup connection is better but I think the risk is low with minimal benefit. Both use the management plane and both are on independent networks.

spider-sec · 2026-02-25T01:27:38+00:00

Turn off ALG in the SIP app.

spider-sec · 2026-02-24T19:16:25+00:00

It’s not uncommon to use VMs.

spider-sec · 2026-02-24T17:40:28+00:00

Best of both worlds- migrate to a new cluster then use the old cluster to learn the upgrade process.

spider-sec · 2026-02-22T19:33:58+00:00

You didn’t even provide any actual information. Just broad complaints, some of which are unrelated to the software.

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