Date: Wed, 4 Dec 2002 21:22:30 +0100 From: "R. Zoontjens" <richard@radecom.nl> To: "Mark" <admin@asarian-host.net>, "freebsd-questions@FreeBSD. ORG" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: RE: Power Management Message-ID: <LGELIHAAGFPLCGDLOGMAKECOCPAA.richard@radecom.nl> In-Reply-To: <200212041957.GB4JVLP86850@asarian-host.net>
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> O, I read the docs alright; did you? Had you done so, you would have seen > that apcupsd 3.8.5 (the ported version) does NOT support usb yet > on FreeBSD. > Furthermore, you would have read that usb support is only in experimental > phase since version 3.9.4 (not ported yet), and then only for Linux. I'm not using any usb stuff, nor did I say that it would work with usb. I just tried to give an answer to the original questions: Joseph Maxwell wrote: > Could someone advise on UPS systems and Power Management related > software for FREE BSD systems. > i. What systems are dependable and reasonable priced, esp. at the low > end for use with workstations > ii. Is it possible to power down several work stations > simultaneously from one UPS. > I am not concerned with any extended working after a power failure, just > an orderly shutdown of the whole system. I've seen some 1KVA units that > are capable of supporting several machines buy with only 1 serial port > connection on the back, thus connecting only one machine. Is there a way > to replicate the signals to several machines? Because of your previous post I thought that maybe you tried to install the linux version, and didn't install it from the ports dir. I use the serial signalling cables that came with the APC ups's myself. Running apcupsd on all my servers and clients, and it works just fine for me... YMMV --- Met vriendelijke groet / with kind regards, R.J. Zoontjens Radécom B.V. Dit bericht kan vertrouwelijke informatie bevatten. Indien u niet de geadresseerde van dit bericht bent, verzoeken wij u dit bericht te vernietigen zonder van de inhoud kennis te nemen en de inhoud ervan niet te gebruiken, niet te kopiëren en niet onder derden te verspreiden. This message may contain information which is privileged or confidential. If you are not the named addressee of this message please destroy it without reading, using, copying or disclosing its contents to any other person. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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