Great thanks, that's the kind of info I'm looking for.
I was also thing about one big UPS connected to the Linux box (notice the
CAPITAL for respect) which will remotely notify the other servers to
shutdown if needed.
I've seen info on that somewhere and wondering if any smart UPS will work OK
for this feature and if the NT boxes could remotely detect the network
message too or would I need to write my own...
Just go with the APC I guess as there probably more known to the Linux
Comm'.
thanks,
George Vieira
Network Administrator
http://www.citadelcomputer.com.au
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-----Original Message-----
From: John Wiltshire [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, September 08, 2000 9:24 AM
To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
Subject: RE: [SLUG] UPSs and linux in general
George,
We are using APC Smart-UPS here (3000va), though not using Linux as the
controlling machine (no reason for that, just the way it is). Works well
and powers a good two full 19" racks for over half an hour. It's kinda
freaky doing the occasional test and pulling the power cord from the racks
and seeing all the servers, routers and switches just keep going.
There were some security issues with the APC daemon a while ago, but I think
they've all been cleaned up after the bad publicity it brought.
John Wiltshire
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