Architecting a vSphere Compute Platform : Scalability and Designing Physical Resources : 5.1 Infrastructure Protection : 5.1.1 Power Distribution
   
5.1.1 Power Distribution
VMware recommends the use of uninterruptable power supplies (UPS) with these designs to provide high availability in the event of a power outage from utility providers. The UPS systems is typically placed outside of the data halls to avoid additional space usage, heat dissipation, and power consumption. Two redundant panel boards inside the data hall must be fed from the UPS systems and provide the power required for all active equipment within this design.