Eaton 9170+ Rackmount UPS: Scalable 9–18 kVA Power Protection

The Eaton 9170+ Rackmount UPS delivers a scalable, modular, and redundant design that provides advanced backup power and power quality management for mission‑critical IT deployments. Engineered to protect equipment and data with the highest level of power protection within the 3–18 kVA range, the Powerware 9170+ combines robust reliability with flexible, workspace‑friendly rack integration. This UPS is built to withstand demanding environments—minimizing downtime, preserving business continuity, and ensuring clean, stable power for servers, storage arrays, networking gear, and telecom infrastructure.

• Scaleable, modular architecture that grows with your IT environment, enabling seamless capacity expansion and capacity‑planning without disruptive downtime.
• Redundant design options and modular components to maximize uptime, offering N+1 configurations and hot‑swappable modules for fast, maintenance‑friendly replacements.
• Advanced backup power and power quality management that guards loads from outages, sags, surges, transients, and harmonic disturbances, delivering clean, reliable energy to critical equipment.
• Consistent protection across the 3–18 kVA range with a compact rackmount profile, making it suitable for data centers, server rooms, network closets, and industrial environments requiring high availability.
• Efficient operation with smart battery management, proactive health monitoring, and remote management capabilities to reduce total cost of ownership and simplify ongoing maintenance.

Technical Details of Eaton 9170+ Rackmount UPS

• Product family: Eaton 9170+ Rackmount UPS (Powerware 9170+ line)
• Power capacity: 9–18 kVA (scalable within the rackmount form factor)
• Topology: Online, double‑conversion UPS architecture designed to deliver continuous, clean power to critical loads
• Design philosophy: Modular, scalable, and redundant to support growth and high availability requirements
• Protection features: Advanced power quality management to mitigate outages, transients, sags, and harmonics for sensitive equipment
• Management and monitoring: Compatible with remote monitoring and enterprise management workflows to simplify supervision of multiple UPS units

How to Install Eaton 9170+ Rackmount UPS

• Plan the rack layout and ensure adequate ventilation, clearance, and cable management space around the UPS unit to maintain cooling efficiency and safe service access.
• Mount the UPS in a standard 19‑inch rack chassis, following the manufacturer’s clearance guidelines for front‑to‑rear airflow and weight distribution.
• Connect the input power from the main distribution or electrical panel to the UPS input terminals using appropriately rated cabling and connectors, observing all local electrical codes and safety practices.
• Install any modular battery cartridges or hot‑swappable battery components as specified by your configuration, ensuring secure connections and proper alignment within the rack enclosure.
• Configure the UPS management interface or network management card, set load priorities, alarm thresholds, and runtime preferences, and integrate with your existing monitoring systems for alerts and reporting.

Frequently asked questions

• Q: What environments is the Eaton 9170+ Rackmount UPS designed for?

  A: It is intended for data centers, server rooms, network closets, and industrial settings where reliable power protection and high availability are critical. Its scalable, modular, and redundant design suits growing IT deployments and mission‑critical workloads.

• Q: How does the modular design benefit my uptime?

  A: Modular components can be added or serviced without taking the entire system offline, enabling easier maintenance, faster replacements, and better resilience. Redundancy options (such as N+1 configurations) help maintain operation even if a module fails.

• Q: Can the 9170+ scale from 9 to 18 kVA?

  A: Yes. The unit is designed to scale within the 9–18 kVA range, allowing you to expand capacity as your load grows while preserving existing investments and minimizing disruption.

• Q: What kind of power quality improvements does it provide?

  A: The UPS delivers advanced power quality management that mitigates outages, sags, surges, transients, and harmonic distortions, helping to protect sensitive servers, storage, and network gear from electrical disturbances.

• Q: What about maintenance and monitoring?

  A: The 9170+ supports remote monitoring, diagnostics, and integration with enterprise management systems. Regular battery health checks and module replacement procedures are part of standard maintenance to ensure consistent performance over time.

• Q: How do I optimize runtime for critical workloads?

  A: Runtime can be configured through the UPS’s management interface with load priority settings and battery reserve targets. For extended runtimes, you can add external battery packs or upgrade to higher kVA configurations within the 9–18 kVA range, subject to system compatibility and installation guidelines.