>I'm using it on a RH6.0 box without problems. I downloaded the rpm.
>
># rpm -q PowerChutePlus
>PowerChutePlus-4.5.2-1
For those of you who are using it, I'd like to know how it compares to
apcupsd, which I've been running for some time now with great results. I
couldn't find an RPM of it, so I'm running apcupsd-3.5.6 from the tarball
on several 5.2 servers. (I know, I know, there was a pretty big
controversy around apcupsd awhile back, but I believe it's under the GNU
license now.) Some details about apcupsd:
config file = /etc/apcupsd.conf
status file = /etc/apcupsd.status (updated ~once / minute)
log file = /var/log/apcupsd.log (the format varies depending on model of UPS)
There isn't any GUI monitoring toold that I know of, but I don't really
have the need for one at present. I can configure just about everything
via the conf file including:
UPS type
Cable type
Serial port
Logging interval for status file & logfile
how long to run on the battery
% of battery for shutdown
minutes of battery left before shutdown
% of battery charge before restart (generally 90%, 50%, 15% or 0%)
UPS alarm settings
and others as well.
I've used it to gracefully shut the servers down and switch the UPS into
standby mode after simulated (and real) extended power outages. Once the
power comes back on, the UPS comes out of standby mode and powers the
server back on.
Is this level of support available with APC's basic PowerChute package?
>Very easy to install and configure. You can tell that they are used to
>dealing with M$ people, however. After installation, they tell you to
>reboot your computer for changes to take effect, :).
Reboot? What's that?!? Oh, you mean that thing I do after compiling a
kernel or adding hardware. ;-)
-Eric
Eric Sisler
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Westminster Public Library
Westminster, CO, USA
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