On Sat, 20 May 2000 15:13:53 -0400, John Aldrich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> On Sat, 20 May 2000, you wrote:
>> On Sat, 20 May 2000, John Aldrich wrote:
>>
>> > Yeah. My UPS saved the bacon for me this morning -- I woke
>> > up to hear my UPS beeping at me. The power was off, so I
>> > quickly came and shut down the linux box.
>>
>> Is there Linux support available for serial port auto-shutdown with UPS?
>>
> Yes....sorta. It somewhat depends on which UPS you're using
> (brand/model.) They are somewhat brand & model specific on
> the messages they send out on the serial port. I don't
> bother (yet) as this isn't a "production" environment. I
> *might* be concerned if it were a money-making system. :-)
> John
>
I have an APC Back UPS 500. I found a package called apcupsd and it is working fine.
It has been tested twice now by thunderstorms knocking off the power.
Here's a site where you can find it if you happen to have an APC product.
http://rufus.w3.org/linux/RPM/AByName.html
Good luck,
Ken
