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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> Any experience with this?
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