Date: Mon, 20 Jan 2003 02:05:22 +0100 From: Per olof Ljungmark <peo@intersonic.se> To: "Jack L. Stone" <jackstone@sage-one.net> Cc: Mark <admin@asarian-host.net>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Shutdown for APC Back-UPS 350 CS Message-ID: <3E2B4B52.3040702@intersonic.se> References: <3.0.5.32.20030119185811.011becd0@mail.sage-one.net>
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<snip> > To do what you want requires a UPS with "SmartUPS" to "talk" to your > system. You have what is referred to as a "dumb UPS". I use SmartUPSes on > "master" machines to tell the "slave" machines when to shut down and other > instructions. The SmartUPSes will carry on an exchange with the machine, > but the dumb ones will not. The slaves are attached to the dumb UPSes for > continuations of power, but the SmartUPS tells each slave what to do and > when to shut down. Each slave must have an apcupsd daemon installed, > running and configured to communicate with the master over the network for > this to work. <end snip> But why then supply a cable for use between the 350CS and the computer? I use only SmartUPS and BackUPS Pro so I could not be sure but... Per olof To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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