>>>>> "Matt" == Matt Heckaman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Matt> I have to agree with you totally. We have a Powerware 5119RM
Matt> here and as far as Price:BackupTime goes, it beats APC hands
Matt> down. I'm also very happy with it's quality. I have not found
Matt> software to talk to it yet, but we still like it much more than
Matt> APC.
Matt> Note: The Poweware 5119RM was a replacement to an APC that broke
Matt> after 1.5 years of usage.
I've got a few of the Powerware... both RackMount and regular. I've
found them to be dependable and cost effective. They come with
software for Linux that I havn't been able to get running.
I contacted Powerware's technical support and they agreed to release
their communications protocol under NDA to me, but then they never
followed up with sending me the NDA (and I got busy with other
things).
The 9 pin connector on the back is _not_ serial. It does provide
serial ... but not on the normal pins. There are also pins in that
connector that provide simple information through contacts. I havn't
tried to interface to that yet, but hooking it up to a serial port's
ring signal may give some basic information for cheap.
I also considered firing up the linux version on a linux box (or
inside VMWare) and watching the output, but again... i've been busy.
Dave.
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