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Date:      Mon, 15 Dec 1997 11:59:04 -0800 (PST)
From:      Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu>
To:        Doug Jolley <doug@bigwheel.net>
Cc:        questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: UPS
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.96.971215115818.292t-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu>
In-Reply-To: <199712141755.JAA08706@jupiter.neptune.net>

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On Sun, 14 Dec 1997, Doug Jolley wrote:

> Does anyone have any info on what's required to connect a
> FreeBSD box to a UPS so that, in the event of a power failure,
> the FreeBSD box automatically effects an orderly shutdown?

Sure.  What brand/model of UPS?

I have a program that will watch the APC SmartUPS series and shutdown the
system on power fails.  If you have the interface specs it can be hacked
to support other types.

Doug White                              | University of Oregon  
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | Residence Networking Assistant
http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite    | Computer Science Major





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