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Not-APC brand UPS recommendation.

Can anyone recommend a non-APC model of UPS.  Specs should be similar to this:
http://www.apc.com/shop/us/en/products/APC-Smart-UPS-SRT-5000VA-with-208-240V-to-120V-Step-Down-Transformer/P-SRT5KXLT-5KTF?isCurrentSite=true#

The dimension I need so its not sticking out so much.  Taller and wider OK.
I'm not familiar with non-APC brands.  Hence asking.  
Thanks in advance.
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Not sure if it is the best alternative but I have a CyberPower for a couple of years and it works fine.
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We use Eaton over APC ALWAYS now!
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The dimension I need so its not sticking out so much.  Taller and wider OK

Batteries are normally at the bottom and one behind the other, so that dimension is often fixed by battery complement.

Turn the unit sideways in your space with the ability to pull it out to change batteries. Otherwise they do not need much maintenance.
It would help if Tiras25 indicated on her floor plan where she wanted the UPS(s) to sit.
why not a rack mount unit ? what power requirements have you got in this DC ?

e.g. 5000 kVA might need to be hardwired... into 32A supply

Although the Eaton 9PX6i can be installed in a  Rack with optional rack rails, it can be left on the floor, it's the same size as a rack! This is a 6k unit, with extended runtime, but it's clustered N+1

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Andy, let me find a layout and try to share with you.

Cannot do racks.  No more rack U's left.
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Thanks Andrew.  So Eaton 9PX6i rack-mount but just lay it on the floor?
Yes, because rack mount kits are optional for Eaton!

Up to you whether you rack mount or not. It's not going to fall over, they are very heavy, depending on what you purchase.

In that photo are 5 different boxes, 2 9PX6i, 2 extended runtime batteries, 1 cluster controller!

If you just want a single 5-6 kVA unit, it's just one box! which can be laid horizontal of vertical!

You also want to work out, what management and notification you want, for Hyper-V, vSphere, physical servers etc

Eaton was the first UPS vendor to have Load Shedding, which powers off servers, to extend runtime when you have a power outage...

We will be using this function again, at the end of August, when we have a Scheduled Power Outage for 2 hours, and we don't really want to shutdown, so Eaton Load Shedding power's off ALL non-critical servers, and then hosts, just to maintain a single host networking, and SANs, and we should have enough runtime of 4 hours to complete this.
But that sticks out more than the APC turned sideways!
depends what you mean by sticks out...

Slimmer than APC vertical

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Personally we don't like anything on floors in DCs, all in racks or it does not go in!
Slimmer because it doesn't have the 3U runtime module next to it!

I have nothing against Eaton, after all I'm from the HP channel and they use Eaton but comparing a 3U UPS with a 6U UPS+runtime is hardly comparing like for like. Lose the extended battery pack and they both stick out 3U if you ignore the stabilising feet.
The image posted is a 5-6 kVA unit, the photo I posted was an example of Eaton UPS in our DC, if the Asker had never seen or heard of Eaton!

Asker has not really specified, load, runtime required, clustering, extended runtime, outputs required..... just I want something like this, but not APC!

We used to use APC all the time, when they were APCC, before the Schnieder Electric takeover, and the products were just not as good, in our opinion anymore.
I thought it was the physical size she was interested in.
Yes, the physical size.  Wanted less depth.  However, I think I should try to go with APC.   The rest of the UPS in this and other sites are APC's.
You could probably get away with hanging a 3U server in a vertical rack such as https://www.racksolutions.co.uk/wall-mount-rack.html# . but not sure a UPS would be safe hung by the ears.