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Date:      Thu, 6 Sep 2001 15:42:12 -0400
From:      Mixtim <mixtim@mixtim.homeip.net>
To:        alexus <ml@db.nexgen.com>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: UPSd software for APC/UPS
Message-ID:  <20010906154212.A29218@mixtim.homeip.net>
In-Reply-To: <003601c136fb$47412f30$0d00a8c0@alexus>; from ml@db.nexgen.com on Thu, Sep 06, 2001 at 01:42:20PM -0400
References:  <000901c1366a$8b482940$0d00a8c0@alexus> <20010905204745.A24647@mixtim.homeip.net> <003601c136fb$47412f30$0d00a8c0@alexus>

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On Thu, Sep 06, 2001 at 01:42:20PM -0400, alexus wrote:
> > If you don't mind running your APC product in "dumb" mode then the
> > "Linux" Simple Signaling Daemon available at APC's web site works with
> > just a few source code changes on FreeBSD.
>
> what's dumb mode?

Well, the APC docs actually refer to it as "simple" mode I just call it
"dumb" mode. In "simple" mode the UPS only tells you things like when
the battery is in use. If all you want to do is shutdown the machine if
the power goes out for more than a few minutes then "simple" mode is
good enough.

The "smart" mode also tells you things like battery temperature,
remaining power, etc. -- features useful for monitoring your UPS but not
terribly useful if all you want to do is shutdown in the event of an
extended power failure.

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