On Mon, 24 Nov 2008 08:02:49 -0000, Arjen de Korte <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Citeren Barb Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > >> I just used upsdrvctl shutdown. I don't care if it reboots or not. > > In that case, you'll probably be fine. The 'upsdrvctl shutdown' > command is only used to switch off the UPS and make it restart again > when the power returns. In case of unattended systems, you'll need > that to prevent them from staying off after a power failure. But if > you are protecting a desktop computer, you'll be fine without this. > >> I'm >> just concerned about power failure. Is there another way to check to >> see >> if this will shutdown when the battery runs low? > > The only way to check this, is to simulate a power failure and watch > what happens. If you know the load you computer, you might power it > from the wall and replace the UPS load by incandescent lamps. About > 100-150 W is usually a reasonable value. Pull the plug on the input of > the UPS and see if the computer shuts down before the lamps go out > (ie, the UPS output loses power). > >> Is there anything else I need to do? > > You might want to check the above, to see if there is enough time to > shutdown your computer cleanly between the moment your UPS signals low > battery and the moment it switches off. There is no way to tell this > without running this test. > > Best regards, Arjen Ok, I will do this. Thanks so much to everybody that has helpsed. Barbara -- Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/m2/ _______________________________________________ Nut-upsuser mailing list [email protected] http://lists.alioth.debian.org/mailman/listinfo/nut-upsuser
