I have not used this in a while either... Besides a script like Mark mentioned, there is a network card you can buy for some models of UPSes. I believe that allows you to broadcast a shutdown to many machines at one.
On Thu, Mar 31, 2011 at 7:21 AM, Mark A. Lappin <[email protected]> wrote: > Not in a while. > > > > Previously I used one machine running the APC software and gave it a script > to execute which would remotely start shutting down remote systems. Worked > OK, not great but that was 7 or 8 years ago with only 2 servers. Probably > better ways and software now. > > > > ML > > > > > > ** > > *Mark A. Lappin, CCNA, MCITP: Enterprise Administrator | Lee Michaels Fine > Jewelry * > Director of Information Technology > 11314 Cloverland Ave | Baton Rouge, LA 70809 > > Ph: 225.368.3645 | Fax: 225.368.3675 | Mobile: 225-362-2770 > [email protected] * | *www.lmfj.com > > > ------------------------------ > This communication is privileged and confidential. If you are not the > intended recipient, please notify the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all > copies of this communication . > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] *On > Behalf Of *Dustin Puryear > *Sent:* Thursday, March 31, 2011 5:44 AM > *To:* [email protected]; [email protected] > *Subject:* [brlug-general] APC UPS server shutdowns > > > > We have a client that has APC UPS SmartUPS 1500 units and they want to do a > shutdown of their servers if power goes out. I know that the SmartUPS models > can shutdown a single server, but I’m trying to figure out if we can use > Powerchute Business installed with these units to do a network-wide > shutdown. > > > > Any experience with this? > > > > > > --- > > Puryear IT, LLC - We see IT differently. > > Baton Rouge, LA - 225-706-8414 > > http://www.puryear-it.com/ > > > > _______________________________________________ > General mailing list > [email protected] > http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > >
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