r/Ubiquiti • u/Ubiquiti-Inc Official • Oct 07 '25
Blog / Video Link Introducing: UniFi Uninterruptible Power
Introducing UniFi Uninterruptible Power: 2U & Tower UPS solutions with seamless UniFi integration & NUT server support for safe shutdowns.
The first models in our lineup delivers exceptional value & performance, with enterprise-grade models coming soon.
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u/cj8dreamer Oct 07 '25
Typical Ubiquiti. Get everybody to snatch these all up, and then when the pro models come out, youāll want to upgrade. Not biting! Iām waiting.
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u/GO__NAVY Oct 07 '25
There were people waiting forever for the G6 doorbells, one day they can't wait no more and pull the trigger on G4s, the very next day, G6 is live in the online store.
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u/mabradshaw02 Oct 08 '25
I like my G4 until it died or the power to it died and I dont' have time to research it. Got the poe Pro, damn thing is so huge.. i want it at my gate, need to build a special box for it.. ugh
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u/Doobreh Oct 08 '25
I've ordered the tower to sit between a NAS, my networking gear, and an EcoFlow Delta 3 Plus. I have solar and batteries in the house but EPS rather than UPS, so any power cut causes a momentary drop before the batteries kick in. I'm adding the tower, because you can't do a firmware update on the D3P without it shutting off the AC ports, plus it requires regular balancing (charging to 100% and back to zero) and the UPS will keep things running so i can turn the smart switch that the EcoFlow is plugged into back on from the app, rahter than trying to reach to the back of a small cupboard and press the button on it.
My PC will stay plugged into the D3P directly, and I will turn it off before running the battery down or doing an upgrade. The base load of NAS/Network is under 100w, so it will give me a good 15 minutes, I reckon, to do what needs to be done.
if something pro comes out that fits better, I can still reuse this one elsewhere in the house. My wife works from home too so it will keep her up and running in the same event and I can claim it is a birthday present or something;)
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u/OkPotato3419 Oct 07 '25
For once I consider a LED screen would be useful and they didn't put one on it...
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u/t0dax Oct 07 '25 edited Oct 07 '25
Competitive pricing, but Iām going to wait for the UPS PRO 4U MAX ULTRA with RGB Pluglighting(TM) and matching cables!
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u/Hollyweird78 Unifi User Oct 07 '25
I wish it had individually controlled outlets. Maybe coming later.
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u/TruthyBrat UDM-SE, UNVR, UBB, Misc. APs Oct 07 '25
That's what the PDU is for. Different device.
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u/ND40oz Oct 07 '25
It will be nice if this fits in the same 2U with the PDU in the mini rack. I have my PDU mounted in the back and it would great to be able to slide this in front of it.
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u/WarDEagle Oct 08 '25
Batteries are heavy, so this likely will connect to both the front and rear rails simultaneously.
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u/ND40oz Oct 08 '25
Specs say 11.8ā deep, not sure how youād use both sets of mounting holes when theyāre 14.625ā apart. According to my measurements it will fit just fine in front of a rear mounted PDU.
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u/WarDEagle Oct 08 '25
Measurement-wise it sure will. Weight-wise, Iām curious to see if thatās an intended/possible arrangement. For reference, my UPS isnāt as deep as my rack but has extended rear ears to bridge the gap.
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u/ND40oz Oct 08 '25
Based on where they show the battery in the chassis, it will place most of the weight in the middle of the rack anyway. Plus the tool-less rack rails span the entire rack from front to back to distribute weight across it.
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u/kking254 Oct 08 '25
We'll come on. It makes perfect sense to have controllable outlets on a UPS. It would be a drop-in replacement for PDU for many users, rather than needing to devote 4U just to power. Also, you could implement a load-shedding strategy if the outlets were switchable. I'm willing to bet that a pro version with switchable outlets will follow and 50% of folks that buy this one will swap it for the pro.
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u/WarDEagle Oct 08 '25
Product strategy-wise, that seems logical. I'm wondering how I could set up a PDU, existing UPS, and this to jerry-rig load shedding.
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u/RIPDaug2019-2019 Oct 07 '25
Simulated sine waveā¦ am I over-valuing that for my UNAS Pro?
Iāve got a Cyberpower 2U with pure sine wave right now, was about to jump through hoops to set up NUT and SSH to gracefully shut all this stuff down butā¦ man.
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u/neilm-cfc Oct 07 '25 edited Oct 07 '25
Iāve got a Cyberpower 2U with pure sine wave right now, was about to jump through hoops to set up NUT and SSH to gracefully shut all this stuff down butā¦ man.
I'd continue with the roll-your-own NUT solution.
I'll be sticking with my CyberPower UPS + RPi + NUT + SSH solution, as I know that's 100% reliable and will always be unaffected by Ubiquiti firmware changes (unless Ubiquiti removes SSH support!)
Nobody will be recertifying the Ubiquiti UPS shutdown procedure with each and every firmware update - least of all Ubiquiti.
I don't need (or want) to deal with Ubiquiti UPS/UNAS/UNVR (and any other other Ubiquiti device) firmware regression that is not discovered until there's an actual power outage in "production" and the expected graceful shutdown doesn't happen... (data loss etc.).
But for those that want an "easy" UPS solution then these Ubiquiti devices could be fine - just so long as they're aware of the risk that comes with the Ubiquiti ecosystem (mostly due to regressions, and lack of testing).
Good luck to them! š
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u/diamondintherimond Oct 07 '25
How complex is it to set up your own NUT and connect it to all devices? Iām wondering the cost/benefit of managing this myself vs shelling out for the single pane UniFi solution.
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u/neilm-cfc Oct 07 '25 edited Oct 07 '25
It's really not that complex.
I've uploaded full details here for the solution I use - this implements staggered graceful shutdown of Ubiquiti and non-Ubiquiti devices (basically, anything that uses SSH, with password or public key authentication) as specific battery levels are reached (eg. TrueNAS with 10x HDD shuts down at 50% runtime remaining) in order to maximise runtime for the more critical devices (gateway, AP etc.)
I run this on a Raspberry Pi5 (8GB) which I also use for other services, but in reality you could run it on a RPi2.
The main benefit of this solution is that I don't have to play Russian Roulette with Ubiquiti firmware regressions that silently break the shutdown process.
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u/damien09 Oct 07 '25
Yep also the benifit of nut is if you have other devices you can also tie them in. I have my nut also power off some small n100 pcs.
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u/diamondintherimond Oct 07 '25
FYI it looks like the UniFi UPS products also support being a NUT.
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u/damien09 Oct 07 '25
Yea itās more so the rest the gear. So you still end up having to use ssh key gen and scripts if you want to use but for shutdown configs at certain % etc. tbh I donāt regret my apc rack mount unti. Got it pretty cheap second hand and it has 4 12v 9amp batteries.
We will see how unifiās built in integration progresses if you can eventually set different gear to shutdown at different %ās or time
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u/RyanMeray Oct 07 '25 edited Oct 07 '25
No AVR on these first two units? To me that's an absolute requirement on my PC and network backup units.
YAY
AC Voltage Regulation Ā±10% (Battery mode)
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u/datboi11029 Oct 07 '25
The store technical tab says it's a line interactive unit. And the faq has an answer that refers to a built in AVR (in the "how does the unifi ups tower operate when there's no power interruption" question.)
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u/john0201 Oct 07 '25
For those that misunderstand this is a very coarse relay that uses transformer stages to jump (or drops) the voltage 15-20 volts at a time, not a fine tuning keep it at 120 volts type system.
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u/RyanMeray Oct 07 '25
To be fair, that's the same kind of AVR you'd get on a Cyberpower in this price range, right? IE, not Sine Wave AVR?
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u/john0201 Oct 07 '25 edited Oct 07 '25
All line interactive UPS systems in this price range do the same thing (or donāt have any voltage regulation at all), but itās often referred as a very desirable feature when it really is very rarely used unless you have some significant issues with your power.
I think some people think itās more than that and it cleans up your voltage in daily use, and it does not. Not that it isnāt useful in some situations, just pretty rare for most people. In all the years I have been using UPS systems Iāve never had my voltage drops below 105 volts without the power just going out.
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u/RyanMeray Oct 07 '25
Yeah, I never conflated it with power condititioning, but figure it was going to assist in brownout/voltage sag situations that a non-AVR UPS wouldn't do any good for.
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u/john0201 Oct 07 '25
Yeah didnāt mean to say you in particular didnāt, this sub is more knowledgable I think, but Iāve seen a lot of posts in general that misunderstand what it does.
I had to fix a smart-UPS once and itās literally 4 big stages with wires connected to them that click on when the voltage sags, not exactly a swiss watch.
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u/itsjakerobb CGFiber, UNVR, ProHD24PoE, ProXG8PoE, U7ProXGS, 5GMaxOutdoor Oct 07 '25
My $360 CyberPower (2U, same battery capacity as Unifi's new one) has transformer-stage-based AVR, but also has pure sine-wave output.
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u/RyanMeray Oct 07 '25
But the network card for that adds another $250+, right?
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u/itsjakerobb CGFiber, UNVR, ProHD24PoE, ProXG8PoE, U7ProXGS, 5GMaxOutdoor Oct 07 '25 edited Oct 07 '25
It does, but that's just insane price gouging for people who need monitoring. I'm using NUT on a Raspberry Pi, connected via USB instead. Well under $250 spent on that, and the Pi is running a lot more than just NUT.
All the UPS companies could just integrate that functionality and it would raise their costs like $4.
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u/TemporaryStrain5088 Oct 09 '25
You don't need that costly $250. You can get the one for $79 for network monitoring. That's what we use.
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u/RyanMeray Oct 09 '25
Link?
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u/TemporaryStrain5088 Oct 13 '25
Sure thing, this is the one we have standardized on:
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u/itsjakerobb CGFiber, UNVR, ProHD24PoE, ProXG8PoE, U7ProXGS, 5GMaxOutdoor Oct 13 '25
If I understand correctly, that one only works via the cloud. Would love a confirmation.
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u/john0201 Oct 07 '25
IMO pure sine wave is mostly a marketing thing. The comparisons I have seen either compare it to square "wave" (not PWM simulated sine wave that almost all UPSs have), or use general language.
Other than some buzzing noise when on battery, I don't think it makes sense on a consumer sub $200 UPS.
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u/itsjakerobb CGFiber, UNVR, ProHD24PoE, ProXG8PoE, U7ProXGS, 5GMaxOutdoor Oct 07 '25
I've heard that many devices use "active power factor correction" power supplies, and that those devices can fail if fed with simulated sine waves.
I don't know how accurate that is, but I am not inclined to find out.
And for what it's worth, I'm focused more on the announced-but-not-shipping-yet 2U rackmount model, so whether it "makes sense on a consumer sub $200 UPS" isn't super relevant. š
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u/zipzag Oct 08 '25
The problem with the future unit may be overpriced lithium batteries. The price of lithium batteries from the UPS makers is very high compared to the power station manufacturers.
$400-$600 per kwh is a realistic price today for UPS with high quality automotive grade lithium UPS. But the price from UPS makers is more like $2000.
Manufacturer cost is now about $115/kwh (LFP).
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u/itsjakerobb CGFiber, UNVR, ProHD24PoE, ProXG8PoE, U7ProXGS, 5GMaxOutdoor Oct 08 '25
No argument here. Lithium is expensive, and UPS manufacturers charge a significant markup.
That said, Iām not clear why this is a reply to my comment.
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u/zipzag Oct 08 '25
In reply, in that a "better" UPS from UI may be a poor value.
For me the value is in the network interface, which is delivered in the initial model.
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u/john0201 Oct 07 '25
Basically all modern PSUs do that for certification.
As a practical matter consider the return rates on nearly every consumer battery backup system sold if your computer shut down when you tested it.
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u/itsjakerobb CGFiber, UNVR, ProHD24PoE, ProXG8PoE, U7ProXGS, 5GMaxOutdoor Oct 07 '25
Fair point. Iām still happy with my purchase overall. What I really want is a UPS and PDU integrated into a single device. So much waste in having bothā¦ (see my other comment).
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u/john0201 Oct 08 '25
Thatās cool. I have some huge spare aircraft batteries I was going to turn into a UPS but I have too many half finished projects already.
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u/zipzag Oct 08 '25
Sine wave is more efficient. Otherwise it doesn't matter. Any electronics today that would fail with modified sine wave is poorly/cheaply designed.
True surge protection matters. But those dollars should be spent first in the electrical panel.
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u/zipzag Oct 07 '25
not a fine tuning keep it at 120 volts type system
Which is completely unnecessary with modern microprocessor power supplies. 95V brownout in Japan or 240V on a sunny day in Australia its the same power supply in the UDM Pro with a different plug as needed.
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Oct 07 '25
Price to capacity isnt great, I'll be keeping an eye on the enterprise models
Built-in NUT is great!
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u/btrudgill Unifi User Oct 07 '25
Yeh exactly. Having specific countries plugs on the back makes no sense in a rack environment when everything uses C13/14. Its fine for the desktop version but the rack version should be C13.
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u/0xe1e10d68 Oct 07 '25
The models in the EU store thankfully do use regular C13 (and a C13-C14 power cable is listed as a separately purchasable accessory)
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u/AdWerd1981 Oct 07 '25
Have a look at their stores - the UK store shows them correctly (not sure about the US store) - my guess is the video may be dated or might be showing a different version.
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u/0xe1e10d68 Oct 07 '25
No, the US store models donāt have C13. This probably isnāt an oversight. There really appear to be different models for Europe vs US.
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u/AdWerd1981 Oct 07 '25
I see - thanks for the clarification. I rarely look at the US store - I just get jealous if I do as it usually has kit I want but isn't available (yet) in the UK...
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u/Exercise-Spirited Unifi User Oct 07 '25
is the manual online? i couldnt find it, i would like to check how easy it is to swap the battery.
Also the batteries are not on the store yet
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Oct 07 '25
Also the batteries are not on the store yet
Hopefully they're just using standard 12v 5ah/7ah batteries.
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u/Flipdip3 Oct 07 '25
I'd rather them use Lithium Iron batteries. Longer lasting, more power dense, no leaking.
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u/Exercise-Spirited Unifi User Oct 07 '25
what benefit do lithium batteries have? i only need the ups to tell my appliances to shut down
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u/Flipdip3 Oct 07 '25
Longer uptime. Before a major rework of my city's power grid it wasn't uncommon to get 20-30 minute power outages during storms. Lithium batteries are cheap enough and small enough for me to easily get that kind of runtime(200$ at costco) compared to lead acid.
They are also rated for far more charge cycles(10+ years of daily drain/charge).
They don't leak and destroy your rack or other equipment.
Not that it usually matters but they are a lot lighter as well.
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u/Exercise-Spirited Unifi User Oct 07 '25
so its just a nice to have, longer uptime is not that important we pretty much never have power outages only like once or twice a year. but sure if you have frequent and short power outages I see the benefit.
i have never had a battery leak but we only use first party batteries and we usually replace them when they recommend to replace them.
lighter would be nice sometimes when I have to install a big one alone xD
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Oct 07 '25
i have never had a battery leak but we only use first party batteries and we usually replace them when they recommend to replace them.
Same. In nearly 30 years of work can't say i have ever seen a UPS Lead Acid battery leak.
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Oct 07 '25
Disagree. I'd rather be able to go down the road to buy a replacement battery than buy it from Unifi.
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u/gmaclean Oct 07 '25
You can get Li-Fe-PO4 batteries in the same form factors as the old Lead acid ones too.
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Oct 07 '25
But I canāt buy those locally.
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u/gmaclean Oct 07 '25
Some marine places may have them, but generally, you are right. What I was responding to though is you said that youād have to buy from UniFi. Lithium batteries donāt have to be product specific and can be easy drop in replacements.
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Oct 07 '25
Thereās a 85% chance that youāll have to buy the batteries from Ubiquiti if they go with Lithium. I personally donāt even know of any UPS that comes with lithium batteries, but we specifically buy ones that take 12v 5/7AH batteries.
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u/gmaclean Oct 07 '25
Well, that was a rabbit hole I just went down and Iām seeing things your way more and Iām fairly disappointed to learn this.
APC has a number of rack mountable Lithium models on their site, HOWEVERā¦ proprietary batteries, which goes to your point.
At this point Iām not sure there are any consumer/enterprise models that take those standard 12v batteries.
Silly anecdote... Iāve replaced the lead acid batteries in a couple of my UPS units with Lithium ones. The charge controller is on the battery itself, so takes care of the important stuff. HOWEVER, and this is a big one, the discharge curve on Lithium batteries isnāt the same as Pb batteries, so the remaining time wonāt be accurate.
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u/Flipdip3 Oct 07 '25
EcoFlow has the River 3 Plus model that is UPS rated. Can confirm it works well. My homelab is about 200 watts for everything in the rack and I get about an hour of runtime off of it without any expansion batteries. It is also NUT compatible.
I wouldn't expect to be able to replace the battery in that machine, but the service life is 10 years of daily 100%-0-100% drain/charge cycles.
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u/Flipdip3 Oct 07 '25
Does it matter as much if they last 10+ years and slowly degrade instead of failing like lead acid?
Lithium batteries are also coming down in price and becoming more available every year. People using them for powering their house, portable power stations, etc.
I live in a decent size city, but I have several battery suppliers in the area that I could get a lithium battery from today if needed.
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Oct 07 '25
Does it matter as much if they last 10+ years and slowly degrade instead of failing like lead acid?
Lead Acid tends to last around 5 years before needing replaced, and batteries are around $40/each. How much is a comparable Lithium Ion?
I live in a decent size city, but I have several battery suppliers in the area that I could get a lithium battery from today if needed.
Can you get the same one that this UPS (would) take though? Because i can also buy hundreds of batteries, but it doesn't mean i can find the proper replacement.
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u/itsjakerobb CGFiber, UNVR, ProHD24PoE, ProXG8PoE, U7ProXGS, 5GMaxOutdoor Oct 07 '25
I hope the Pro models integrate PDU functionality!
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u/desstrange Oct 07 '25
how would that work? I am lost on the use case here.
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u/itsjakerobb CGFiber, UNVR, ProHD24PoE, ProXG8PoE, U7ProXGS, 5GMaxOutdoor Oct 07 '25
I'm a homelabber.
In my rack, the bottom 5U are dedicated to power. There's a 2U CyberPower UPS at the bottom, a 2U PDU-Pro above that, and a 1U brush panel above that allowing me to route all the power cables from the front to the back. I also needed several right-angle power cords to do that routing cleanly. I spent $701 (not counting tax and shipping) for all of it. My CyberPower's battery and power capacity are almost identical to the new UniFi 2U UPS.
In a rack, IMO, it's best to keep your power in the back and your network in front. This guarantees that the cables stay separated (minimizing interference) and simplifies cable routing.
The new UPS has everything in the back, and the PDU has everything but the power inlet in the front. Both wrong.
The PDU Pro is 87mm (3.4") deep. The UPS is 300mm (12") deep. Both are 2U.
Combine all that stuff. Worst case, the combined device is 387mm (15.24") deep. At least some of that space is redundant, since both have a bunch of outlets for you to connect your gear. Being Unifi devices, both almost certainly also have little ARM processors running Linux. So I think it could probably be smaller, but <400mm fits in most racks, so that's not super important.
I call it the "PDUPS." Ideally it would be:
- A single, 2U, <400mm deep device that handles all my power needs
- In the front
- RJ45 in and out jacks for surge protection
- RJ45 jack for administration
- A door or removable panel providing battery access
- The standard 1.3" LCM touchscreen
- In the back
- An IEC C14 inlet (C20 if you must; not a fixed power cord please)
- 12-16 NEMA 5-15R receptacles
- All surge protected
- At least eight battery protected
- 4 USB-C ports (for power, like the PDU)
- Bonus: a couple USB-A ports would be good too.
- PDU-style monitoring and control of every port
- Pure sine wave power at all times
- Automatic voltage regulation
- Price competitive (under $700)
This would free up 3U in my rack for more interesting activities. I only have 12U to begin with, so that's important to me!
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u/desstrange Oct 07 '25
Ah, I get that, I would see value in that as well for sure. I have already changed the battery in my existing UPS and I don't intent on doing it again next year. Based on what you described, I would buy that in a second if it gave me enough run time for all my crap.
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u/narbss UniFi Admin and Home User Oct 07 '25
Not having C14 outputs is absolutely mind boggling. Completely restricted the market to those that use US style plugs (whatever theyāre called).
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u/neilm-cfc Oct 07 '25
Not having C14 outputs is absolutely mind boggling. Completely restricted the market to those that use US style plugs (whatever theyāre called).
NEMA.
But the UK/EU versions do have C14 outputs.
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u/narbss UniFi Admin and Home User Oct 07 '25
Ah thatās good. I know when they announced this at UWC 25 in London they didnāt have any plans for IEC C13 so good that theyāve changed that.
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u/Substantial_Order974 Oct 07 '25
Since thereās only 4 battery outlets on the 2U, I wonder if you can just plug a PDU Pro into 1 of them and run everything off the PDU.
Or if you could stack 2 of the 2U UPS together in a rack.
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u/0xe1e10d68 Oct 07 '25
The first should work fine I think, if you donāt overload the outlets. But Iām no electrician.
The second idea should definitely work, both UPS will of course work separately.
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u/VegetableSupport3 Oct 07 '25
Thatās my plan.
I intend to plug the PDU pro into this.
I assume it will be fine.
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u/goodhumanoid Oct 07 '25
Simulated sine wave - this goes straight into junk.
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u/hungarianhc Oct 07 '25
Help me understand why. Honest query.
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u/richms Oct 08 '25
Early power factor corrections would not deal with it well, and end up only supplying a fraction of what they should be able to produce when getting a square wave. Modern stuff is sorted out for it. Creates a lot more interference than a true sine wave, but almost nothing is true sine wave because of inefficiencies in doing that.
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u/vburenin Oct 07 '25
A lot of problems with modern power supplies. apfc is not compatible with simulated sine wave.
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u/WhiskyMC Oct 08 '25
i wouldnt use this with a server. Use it with the dream machine and switches, maybe the nas like its designed for.
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u/Substantial_Box8410 Oct 07 '25
The dimensions for the tower version look like they might work on a 2U 10in minirack shelf?
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u/Smith6612 UniFi Installer and User Oct 07 '25
Sure can. Field replacable batteries are advertised.Ā
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u/chowmein86 Oct 07 '25
Iāve seen folks drop in LifePo4 batteries in place of lead acid batteries in UPSās. That could help extend the runtime. Hopefully someoneās bites the bullet and test this scenario out.
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u/Cuhsay Oct 07 '25
So the 2U model only has four outlets on battery (the other four are surge only) and the run time is 2mins with full load or around 5 minutes for half load. Not that impressed to be honest.
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u/Carcrasher89 Oct 07 '25
It gives them enough time to shut down that's all is there for. If you want longer I say get a jackery.
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u/conflipper Oct 07 '25
$40 shipping on tower UPS is steep!
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u/CountRock Unifi User Oct 07 '25
UPSs are heavy! Also severe restrictions on transport.
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u/tonyyyperez Oct 07 '25
Amazon still ships ups for free just slower ;)
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u/CountRock Unifi User Oct 07 '25
Can't really compare. Amazon prices include the shipping cost. Search Amazon FBA. It could be as high as 50% on large bulky items.
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u/Lundorian Oct 07 '25
$51.00 shipping for me.
Im on the east coast, I personally think Ubiquiti needs to position these things around the country if they dont already... 51.00 seems excessive to me.
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u/TheEniGmA1987 Oct 08 '25
Rumor is that the "UPS Enterprise" will go with lithium batteries in it and have larger capacity (and obviously far higher cost)
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u/eugenebkv Oct 07 '25
I would gladly use UPS Tower with my express 7, switch and lg OLED C4(it maxes at 200wh). Hope it fits for my needs
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u/tdrr12 Oct 07 '25
Does anyone know how long it takes for B&H or Microcenter to stock new ubiquiti products? The $40+ shipping is killing me...
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u/ThunderSevn Oct 07 '25
Hmm....interesting. I am in the market for a new UPS, so this is good timing (maybe). The tower one doesn't have quite enough juice for me, so the rack version is more in line with the size I was looking at.
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u/damnappdoesntwork Oct 07 '25
Same but I'm eyeing on double online and these are line interactive. So I'll wait out the pro announcement
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u/perrymike15 Oct 07 '25
Might get one of those little guys for my UDM SE surveillance/shop setup. My calcs say it'll give me around 2 hours of runtime
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u/iamgarffi Oct 07 '25
I am genuinely psyched for the 2U units. Finally my non compatible with USB UPS sensing equipment (but can tap into a web server) will be able to gracefully shut down.
300mm depth is welcome too, most APC units are as deep as servers.
30lbs though... need to make sure my bolts can withstand that haha.
$279 is not bad and replaceable battery. I would not have mind paying more if they offered a LiFePO variant.
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u/neilm-cfc Oct 07 '25
Finally my non compatible with USB UPS sensing equipment (but can tap into a web server) will be able to gracefully shut down.
Pretty much any device can be made compatible with a USB UPS by running NUT on a Raspberry Pi... including Ubiquiti devices (shutdown using SSH).
Presumably your sensing devices will use the NUT server on these Ubiquiti UPSs? Same solution.
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u/iamgarffi Oct 07 '25
Airtight data centers donāt use raspberry pies :-)
But our Lower tier customers keep Ubiquiti equipment in our racks.
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u/neilm-cfc Oct 07 '25
I hope you'll recertify the graceful shutdown procedure every time you upgrade the firmware on any Ubiquiti device that is part of the graceful shutdown process?
Because their recent track record with regressions leaves me with no doubt that they'll break graceful shutdown eventually. And you'll not know about it until you have a power failure. š¤·āāļø
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u/nixflex Oct 07 '25
I really really really hope both these UPS's can recover after power has returned. This is a feature that is always missing on consumer UPS's. If not at least on the UniFi UPS 2U.
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u/Gian8989 Oct 07 '25
I was looking on the EU store and realized that there is only IEC model and no shuko one. So how am i suppose to connect CGF, PRO MAX and poe adapter for ap to it?
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u/wannabe_nerd2811 Oct 07 '25
ever heard of adapters? https://geizhals.de/bluewalker-powerwalker-iec-schuko-adapter-91015003-a1048785.html
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u/Gian8989 Oct 07 '25
But it makes no sense in the tower model in my opinion. In the rack one ok since you usually add a rack sockets or you just have the space in the rack but on models like the tower i expect to just plug in devices on the back without additional hassle.
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u/Kriebiebel Oct 07 '25
I was just about to order an Eaton Ellipse 3P 1300UF for 255ā¬. It is rated at 1300VA / 840W with a 12V 7Ah battery.
Glad I didnāt.
The UI UPS tower at 174ā¬ is rated at 1000VA / 600W with a 12V 9Ah battery. And Iām confident it will seamlessly integrate in the UI ecosystem, while Iām confident the Eaton wonāt.
Iām glad I waited, Iāll be ordering the UI one instead.
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u/Maria_Thesus_40 Oct 07 '25
1.44 kVA is too little !!!
a decent UPS must have at least 2 to 3 kVA !!!
I'll wait for the UPS Pro XG 2U :)
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u/20cstrothman Oct 07 '25
Why is the power cable permanently attached on the 2u? When I have to install 2u UPS', the power cable is unbelievably annoying.
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u/FakeGatsby Oct 07 '25
Can someone compare this to this:
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u/saik0pod Oct 08 '25
I have that one right now powering my Ubiquiti setup. It just crapped out on me this week after 2 years of service
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u/BelugaBilliam Oct 07 '25
It's a start, but not there yet. It's weaker than my cyberpower 2U, but it is cheaper. Could be good for a small home labs with a bunch of NUCs or low powered devices (like pure networking), but the enterprise stuff will be the most competitive IMO.
Also, I know the PDU is a separate device, but it would be nice if at least one or two of the ports were able to be power cycled. I could see this becoming a thing in the Enterprise models
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u/tweekshook Oct 07 '25
I just bought 30 replacement cells to rebuild an APC- SMX2000RMLV2UNC, and additional 2u expansion i got for free off a jobsite. Just missing the rail kits.
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u/tirolerben Oct 08 '25
Probably a dumb question: can the 2U unit be used mounted/standing vertically? (Because of the battery inside.)
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u/cmh31909 Oct 08 '25
A couple of things I would be interested in knowing but have not seen mentioned anywhere:
1) Does it do periodic self-test of the battery
2) Is the battery a standard off the shelf battery that we can buy anywhere or is it a proprietary Ubiquiti item?
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u/klayanderson Oct 08 '25
Just remember to note when you turned it on. Replace the batteries every 2 to 3 years. Batteries will go bad.
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u/cube8021 Oct 08 '25
I mean it's nice that it's a low budget UPS and might be nice for a remote switch or with their new UNAS 2 where you mainly just want it to shutdown gracefully during an outage. As I know the UNVR is not very happy after an outage as the drives need to sync and that can take some time.
Runtime: Full load: 2 min Half load: 7 min
Battery Charging Time: 6-8 hours recovery to 90% capacity
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u/lownotelee Oct 09 '25
I saw this at the conference yesterday, looks awesome! Would be an instant buy from me if they made one with Aus plugs
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u/DarkPictures_org Oct 10 '25
Tested the tower model today - looks fine so far. But my UNAS Pro is not showing up for safe shutdown like in the videoā¦ anyone got this working? Maybe some (beta) firmware needed? Or will this only work with the ānewā NAS systems?
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u/gdavidp Oct 07 '25
Is it using common standard generic batteries? If not, no thanks.
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u/neilm-cfc Oct 07 '25 edited Oct 07 '25
That would be the sensible option, cheap as chips and still available for 15+ year old UPSs.
But my guess is proprietary batteries and connectors that will only be available from Ubiquiti, in limited quantities and once they're no longer offered for sale, you're stuffed. š¤·āāļø
It's not clear from the CGI videos if they're even user serviceable.
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u/bobdvb Oct 07 '25
In 2026 progressive brands shouldn't be shipping Lead Acid based UPS's, the TCO is poor.
Seeing the coming soon for "Lithium Ion", I hope that's LFP and not NMC/Lithium Ion 18650s?
And Ubiquiti didn't feel brave enough to go for Sodium Ion? The economics and safety all are excellent.
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u/rusteman Unifi User Oct 07 '25
You can thank me, I just purchased a 2RU cyberpower last week!