From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Aug 25 18:00:21 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 523D316A417 for ; Sat, 25 Aug 2007 18:00:21 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd@dfwlp.com) Received: from pollux.dfwlp.com (rrcs-64-183-212-244.sw.biz.rr.com [64.183.212.244]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F2C8313C458 for ; Sat, 25 Aug 2007 18:00:18 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd@dfwlp.com) Received: from athena.dfwlp.com (athena.dfwlp.com [192.168.125.83]) (authenticated bits=0) by pollux.dfwlp.com (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id l7PI0BqO039946 for ; Sat, 25 Aug 2007 13:00:11 -0500 (CDT) (envelope-from freebsd@dfwlp.com) From: Jonathan Horne To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2007 13:00:11 -0500 User-Agent: KMail/1.9.7 References: <19b45665395c7bf4ad37b40b0c3efca4@szalbot.homedns.org> <18128.27791.491938.844812@jerusalem.litteratus.org> In-Reply-To: <18128.27791.491938.844812@jerusalem.litteratus.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200708251300.11373.freebsd@dfwlp.com> X-Spam-Status: No, score=-4.4 required=3.6 tests=ALL_TRUSTED,BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=3.2.1 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.1 (2007-05-02) on pollux.dfwlp.com Subject: Re: FBSD-friendly UPS for home needs X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2007 18:00:21 -0000 On Saturday 25 August 2007 12:53:19 Robert Huff wrote: > Zbigniew Szalbot writes: > > I am going to get a UPS device for my home freebsd gateway/router > > and wonder if there is anything that you would recommend? At work > > I use APC units and there is a dedicated software to manage it > > (apcupsd). Not sure if that's the case with other manufacturers? > > I'd like to get something that could be managed by software and > > at the some time not too expensive... you know home > > budget...erm... > > Assuming the manufacturer does not provide a program - and few > do - the preferred software for APC (and compatible) units is > "apcupsd"; for others, it seems to be "nut" (sysutils/nut). > Check carefully to make sure it works with your UPS. > > > Robert Huff > > > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" ill put in another vote for an APC with sysutile/apcupsd. here is some example output of the what the software pulls from the unit: [jhorne@athena ~] $ apcaccess APC : 001,037,0912 DATE : Sat Aug 25 12:57:45 CDT 2007 HOSTNAME : athena.dfwlp.com RELEASE : 3.14.1 VERSION : 3.14.1 (04 May 2007) freebsd UPSNAME : Athena APC RS 1500 CABLE : USB Cable MODEL : Back-UPS RS 1500 UPSMODE : Stand Alone STARTTIME: Sat Aug 25 07:56:21 CDT 2007 STATUS : ONLINE LINEV : 118.0 Volts LOADPCT : 18.0 Percent Load Capacity BCHARGE : 100.0 Percent TIMELEFT : 49.0 Minutes MBATTCHG : 5 Percent MINTIMEL : 3 Minutes MAXTIME : 0 Seconds SENSE : High LOTRANS : 097.0 Volts HITRANS : 138.0 Volts ALARMDEL : Always BATTV : 27.1 Volts LASTXFER : Low line voltage NUMXFERS : 0 TONBATT : 0 seconds CUMONBATT: 0 seconds XOFFBATT : N/A SELFTEST : NO STATFLAG : 0x07000008 Status Flag MANDATE : 2006-09-19 SERIALNO : BBlalalalalalalalala BATTDATE : 2001-09-25 NOMINV : 120 NOMBATTV : 24.0 FIRMWARE : 8.g9 .D USB FW:g9 APCMODEL : Back-UPS RS 1500 END APC : Sat Aug 25 12:57:49 CDT 2007 (as you can see, its USB connected too, which is a nice convenience) cheers, -- Jonathan Horne http://dfwlpiki.dfwlp.org freebsd@dfwlp.com