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Date:      Fri, 3 Feb 2006 22:03:54 -0500
From:      Robert Huff <roberthuff@rcn.com>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: choosing a UPS
Message-ID:  <17380.6554.887350.97296@jerusalem.litteratus.org>
In-Reply-To: <d128u19oa3r586g0c97n85odh0cdo932g1@4ax.com>
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Mike Tancsa writes:

>  >I am in the market for a UPS to effect automatic shutdown (via DB9) of a
>  >file server (which will run FreeBSD 6.0).  I have noticed some large price
>  >fluctuations and I don't understand why.  I am comparing units of equal
>  >strength, say 750 VA.  Any comments on what I should be looking for?
>  
>  The APC RS series work pretty well with
>  /usr/ports/sysutils/apcupsd and are a decent price.  Most use
>  USB, but it works well with FreeBSD.

	Confirm the recommendation of apcupsd.  If you decide to use
it, _RTFM_.  You may have to may certain minor changes to the kernel
for things to work properly.
	I haven't checked the APC website, but I don't think any
current models ship with a serial port.


				Robert Huff

	



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