[nflug] UPS on USB update

[Adam Laurich]

Linux is just that cool! :-)

In windows you would of had to reboot a few times! :-)

On 8/9/06, Cyber Source <peter at thecybersource.com> wrote:
>
> Wow, and some people think Linux is hard. Just got an APC UPS on USB,
> plugged it in, all set. Some simple steps,
> 1. yum install apcupsd
> 2. start the service "service apcupsd start"
> 3. check it out "service apcupsd status"
> 4. all set
> Configs can be made for customizations at /etc/apc/apcupsd.conf in a
> very easy to read explanatory file. It finds the USB device
> automagically (which is really nice because of the way USB device ID's
> can flip flop around, I expected a big problem with that). Emails root
> of power outages, etc..
> Now what is REALLY cool and I just found this but you can network the
> UPS! That is too say that you can have 1 UPS monitor or notify another
> pc of power failure that would be plugged into the same UPS (so as the
> one properly shuts down, it doesn't leave the other running to
> eventually slam down). That is too cool, gotta poke into that a some
> more and will keep you all posted. I'm assuming not too many people on
> the list have had experience with USB UPS's as I didn't get too much
> response from my initial inquiries. If anyone on the list has experience
> with networking the UPS's, please give my you .02. Thanks
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