Re: APC UPS'es
I am just trying to find out a quikly if the APC UPS is compatible with Linux. I am not to sure and I don't want to purchase the wrong one for a client. Sure is! We have 6 APC BackUPS-Pro 650's here (4 workstations and 2 servers) under genpower using the apc-pnp cable supported by the version in Hamm. They work great! The apc-pnp and apc-advanced cable types should work on everything from a BackUPS-Pro to a Matrix-UPS. There is also the apcd package that uses the smart-signalling mode. I haven't been able to get it to work with the pnp cable that comes with the newer apc shipments. Brian ( [EMAIL PROTECTED] ) --- Friends are relatives that you make for yourself. -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
Re: APC UPS'es
Gerardo Lamastra wrote: Well, we use a Linux powered server which is tied to the APC SmartUPS 1000 and everything works right. I think you should not have any problem to configure the UPS; the genpowerd daemon is used, with the following command line: /sbin/genpowerd /dev/ttyS1 apc-advanced Thanks that solves a lot of my problems. Cheers, -- Robert Moody Sysop of Programmer's Test BBS. Running well on Debian ver 1.3 Kernel 2.0.27 http://www.zsd.co.za/~ptest/ e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Page +27 (0)82 3070225 Fax : +27 (0)21 725317 -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
Re: APC UPS'es
On Wed, 25 Feb 1998, Gerardo Lamastra wrote: Well, we use a Linux powered server which is tied to the APC SmartUPS 1000 and everything works right. I think you should not have any problem to configure the UPS; the genpowerd daemon is used, with the following command line: /sbin/genpowerd /dev/ttyS1 apc-advanced I am looking for an easy reliable solution for one to three debian servers. The behaviour I want is different than what I usually see written about. I want the system to wait a bit then shutdown and shut off the power until someone intervenes. That is: if the power hiccoughs and no one is around shutdown 'til someone comes. Would the APC do this? Anyone have other recommendations? Will it be a bear to set up? (I'm not up on my db-25, and -9 pin-outs, I think I've used fcntl once long ago for a micro-sleep routine. I can solder read a multi-meter follow simple directions sometimes.) Thanks rob [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
Re: APC UPS'es
Well, we use a Linux powered server which is tied to the APC SmartUPS 1000 and everything works right. I think you should not have any problem to configure the UPS; the genpowerd daemon is used, with the following command line: /sbin/genpowerd /dev/ttyS1 apc-advanced Gerardo -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
Re: APC UPS'es
Robert Moody [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Hi there, I am just trying to find out a quikly if the APC UPS is compatible with Linux. I am not to sure and I don't want to purchase the wrong one for a client. I would recommend also taking a look at Best Power's products http://www.bestpower.com/ I have 2 APC SmartUPS and 1 Best Fortress in my office attached to Linux systems (I also have an APC SmartUPS and a Compaq UPS attached to Novell servers). I recommend the Best UPS over the APC because Best supports Linux while APC doesn't support Linux and keeps their signalling specs proprietary. Best provides free software for a wide variety of OS's including Linux and provides cable specs in their manuals. With APC, I've had to deal with some cabling software gussing games (it's not really difficult to get them to work, though). With Best, I got source code for supported software for Linux. The Best Fortress has a much nicer display panel than the APC SmartUPS. I like to support hardware manufacturers who support Linux, and I think that Best Power makes excellent products. There may be other UPS manufacturers that support Linux, but Best is the only one I know about. -Kevin -- Kevin Cheek [EMAIL PROTECTED] University of Michigan, Department of Internal Medicine Divisions of Rheumatology and Molecular Medicine Genetics -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
APC UPS'es
Hi there, I am just trying to find out a quikly if the APC UPS is compatible with Linux. I am not to sure and I don't want to purchase the wrong one for a client. If anyone had had any experiance with these UPS please let me know. Thanks in advance, -- Robert Moody Sysop of Programmer's Test BBS. Running well on Debian ver 1.3 Kernel 2.0.27 http://www.zsd.co.za/~ptest/ e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Page +27 (0)82 3070225 Fax : +27 (0)21 725317 -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
Re: APC UPS'es
On Mon, 23 Feb 1998, Robert Moody wrote: : Hi there, : : I am just trying to find out a quikly if the APC UPS is compatible with : Linux. I am not to sure and I don't want to purchase the wrong one for a : client. : : If anyone had had any experiance with these UPS please let me know. : : Thanks in advance, : : -- : Robert Moody Sysop of Programmer's Test BBS. : Running well on Debian ver 1.3 Kernel 2.0.27 : http://www.zsd.co.za/~ptest/ : e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] : Page +27 (0)82 3070225 Fax : +27 (0)21 725317 Well, they're compatible in the sense that they work, and if you can figure out the pinouts on the 9 pin plug on the back you can write some software to monitor them. (It's not so bad as all that; some folks have made a stab at writing the software already). However, APC does not support Linux; they don't release the design specs nor do they port their Powerchute software to Linux. If you can deal with that, than you're ok. We use all APC's here (the boss is in love with them), so I can't point you towards a UPS which can easily be monitored with Linux tools. -- Nathan Norman MidcoNet - 410 South Phillips Avenue - Sioux Falls, SD 57104 phone: (605) 334-4454 fax: (605) 335-1173 mailto://[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.midco.net PGP Key ID: 0xA33B86E9 - Public key available at keyservers PGP Key fingerprint: CE03 10AF 3281 1858 9D32 C2AB 936D C472 -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
