Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2000 11:45:31 -0700 From: Alfred Perlstein <bright@wintelcom.net> To: Gabriel Ambuehl <gabriel_ambuehl@buz.ch> Cc: stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Freebsd vs. UPS Message-ID: <20000925114531.A9141@fw.wintelcom.net> In-Reply-To: <44191516796.20000925203657@buz.ch>; from gabriel_ambuehl@buz.ch on Mon, Sep 25, 2000 at 08:36:57PM %2B0200 References: <44191516796.20000925203657@buz.ch>
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* Gabriel Ambuehl <gabriel_ambuehl@buz.ch> [000925 11:34] wrote: > I need to get some protection for our servers and I need to > know if FreeBSD supports the almighty APC UPS (shutting the > servers down in the worst case and rebooting them when power > is back, is enough...) with some port. > > I also wonder if anyone can comment on quality APC delivers and > if I need to get their expensive enhancement kits to connect more > than one server to an UPS or if I can do some custom hack to get > them shutdown when needed (looks like I'll get the 1400VA > version, not yet sure if I want to spend the extra > money for the 19" version, though, another interesting option would be > two 650 or three 500 VA ones ;-). Comments on other > brands would be appreciated as well. Check ports, there should be some stuff to talk to APC power supplies. you could probably jury rig it so that several servers talking over the network could be informed from the main server hooked to the UPS that power was going down, perhaps by using ssh keys you could run shutdown on the other machines. -- -Alfred Perlstein - [bright@wintelcom.net|alfred@freebsd.org] "I have the heart of a child; I keep it in a jar on my desk." To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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