From owner-freebsd-questions Thu Mar 14 19:26: 7 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from idealso.com (idealso.com [216.122.250.84]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BA61A37B41C for ; Thu, 14 Mar 2002 19:25:58 -0800 (PST) Received: from att (12-245-208-165.client.attbi.com [12.245.208.165]) by idealso.com (8.11.0/8.11.0) with SMTP id g2F3PjR18566; Thu, 14 Mar 2002 22:25:46 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from jeff@idealso.com) Reply-To: From: "Jeff Lawton" To: "Server Admin" , , Subject: RE: [GLLUG] Re: apcups Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2002 22:29:45 -0500 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0010_01C1CBA7.BE506000" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2910.0) Importance: Normal X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4807.1700 In-Reply-To: <3.0.5.32.20020314174131.01178868@mail.sage-one.net> Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0010_01C1CBA7.BE506000 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Yes i looked throught the apcupsd site and most of the documentation is about smart ups and the backups is a dumb one. I checked the bios and everything there is fine. can i access sio0 directly or will that not work? -----Original Message----- From: Server Admin [mailto:admin@sage-one.net] Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2002 6:42 PM To: jeff@idealso.com; linux-user@egr.msu.edu; freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: RE: [GLLUG] Re: apcups Jeff: First, have you visited the very thorough website at: http://www.apcupsd.org/ It has almost everything you want to know. BUT, I have tried many different types of UPSes and I could only get the APC Smart-UPS models to actually "talk" to the system and give out data about the battery. If you have the Backups, I think it is among the "dumb UPSes" that are described in the documentation and very limited on the cable signals. If you pull off the cable, you *may* be told it sensed a break, but as far as any useful data...??? Again, I will never buy anything BUT an APC Smart-UPS.... if I want to communicate with it. The so-called "dumb UPSes" are okay IF you have a smart-ups running on the network to monitor things and tell the ones without ability to shut down. At least the dumb ones will sense a power outage and run the machines long enough to save files and shut down.... I may be wrong about your model, but don't think so.... At 05:55 PM 3.14.2002 -0500, Jeff Lawton wrote: >>>> I am using apcupsd from the ports collection on comm 1 and with APC,s serial cable 940-0020C that came with the unit and freebsd 4.5. I have tried both cuaa0 and ttyd0 without success. the ups is feeding a lightbulb and when I unplug the ups I get no messages, any ideals? Here is a copy of the conf file.am I missing something ? ## apcupsd.conf v1.1 ## UPSCABLE 940-0020C UPSTYPE backups DEVICE /dev/ttyd0 LOCKFILE /var/apcups/lock UPSCLASS standalone UPSMODE disable ANNOY 10 ANNOYDELAY 20 -----Original Message----- From: linux-user-admin@egr.msu.edu [mailto:linux-user-admin@egr.msu.edu]On Behalf Of Server Admin Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2002 4:28 PM To: jeff@idealso.com; linux-user@egr.msu.edu; freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: [GLLUG] Re: apcups Try /dev/ttyd0 At 03:55 PM 3.14.2002 -0500, Jeff Lawton wrote: >>>> I am setting up a APC backups 650 on a freebsd box. It does not seem to be communicating. Is there a different device I should be using other than cuaa0? Jeff Lawton <<<< .... our website: http://www.sage-one.net/ Best regards, Jack L. Stone Server Admin _______________________________________________ linux-user mailing list linux-user@egr.msu.edu http://www.egr.msu.edu/mailman/listinfo/linux-user <<<< .... our website: http://www.sage-one.net/ Best regards, Jack L. Stone Server Admin ------=_NextPart_000_0010_01C1CBA7.BE506000 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Yes i=20 looked throught the apcupsd site and most of the documentation is about = smart=20 ups and the backups is a dumb one. I checked the bios and everything = there is=20 fine. can i access sio0 directly or will that not = work?
-----Original Message-----
From: Server Admin=20 [mailto:admin@sage-one.net]
Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2002 = 6:42=20 PM
To: jeff@idealso.com; linux-user@egr.msu.edu;=20 freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject: RE: [GLLUG] Re:=20 apcups

Jeff: First, have you visited the very = thorough=20 website at:
http://www.apcupsd.org/

It has almost everything = you=20 want to know.

BUT, I have tried many different types of UPSes = and I=20 could only get the APC Smart-UPS models to actually "talk" to the = system and=20 give out data about the battery. If you have the Backups, I think it = is among=20 the "dumb UPSes" that are described in the documentation and very = limited on=20 the cable signals. If you pull off the cable, you *may* be told it = sensed a=20 break, but as far as any useful data...???

Again, I will never = buy=20 anything BUT an APC Smart-UPS.... if I want to communicate with it. = The=20 so-called "dumb UPSes" are okay IF you have a smart-ups running on the = network=20 to monitor things and tell the ones without ability to shut down. At = least the=20 dumb ones will sense a power outage and run the machines long enough = to save=20 files and shut down.... I may be wrong about your model, but don't = think=20 so....

At 05:55 PM 3.14.2002 -0500, Jeff Lawton wrote:=20
>>>>
I=20 am using apcupsd from the ports collection on comm 1 and with APC,s = serial=20 cable 940-0020C that came with the unit and freebsd 4.5. I have tried = both=20 cuaa0 and ttyd0 without success. the ups is feeding a lightbulb and = when I=20 unplug the ups I get no messages, any = ideals?

Here=20 is a copy of the conf file.am I missing something ? =

##=20 apcupsd.conf v1.1 ##
UPSCABLE 940-0020C
UPSTYPE = backups
DEVICE=20 /dev/ttyd0
LOCKFILE /var/apcups/lock
UPSCLASS = standalone
UPSMODE=20 disable
ANNOY 10
ANNOYDELAY = 20
-----Original=20 Message-----
From:=20 linux-user-admin@egr.msu.edu = [mailto:linux-user-admin@egr.msu.edu]On=20 Behalf Of Server Admin
Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2002 = 4:28=20 PM
To: jeff@idealso.com; linux-user@egr.msu.edu;=20 freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject: [GLLUG] Re:=20 apcups

Try /dev/ttyd0

At 03:55 PM 3.14.2002 -0500, = Jeff Lawton=20 wrote:
>>>>


I am setting up a APC backups = 650 on=20 a freebsd box. It does not seem to be communicating. Is there a = different=20 device I should be using other than cuaa0?



Jeff=20 = Lawton







<<<<




....=20 our website: http://www.sage-one.net/

Best = regards,

Jack L.=20 Stone
Server Admin = _______________________________________________=20 linux-user mailing list linux-user@egr.msu.edu=20 http://www.egr.msu.edu/mailman/listinfo/linux-user=20

<<<<





.... our = website:=20 http://www.sage-one.net/

Best regards,

Jack L. = Stone
Server=20 Admin
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