FreeBSD and UPS

2009-03-06 Thread Pieter Donche
The vendor of our new server, tells me that an APC Smart-UPS 2200VA or APC Smart-UPS 3000VA does not have software for automatic shutdown when power is lost, which is compatible with FreeBSD, it is only compatible with Windows and Linux. Is this true? Has someone experience with that?

Re: FreeBSD and UPS

2009-03-06 Thread Bill Moran
In response to Pieter Donche pieter.don...@ua.ac.be: The vendor of our new server, tells me that an APC Smart-UPS 2200VA or APC Smart-UPS 3000VA does not have software for automatic shutdown when power is lost, which is compatible with FreeBSD, it is only compatible with Windows and Linux.

Re: FreeBSD and UPS

2009-03-06 Thread bsd
Yes ! There is a very good soft called apcupsd. I am working in Angola and have had a lot of problems with electricity // until I have discovered this soft. It works perfectly with the apc network card (It came as an option on my APC 1500). I have setup apcupsd to use snmp (this seems to

Re: FreeBSD and UPS

2009-03-06 Thread Wojciech Puchar
install apcupsd from ports On Fri, 6 Mar 2009, Pieter Donche wrote: The vendor of our new server, tells me that an APC Smart-UPS 2200VA or APC Smart-UPS 3000VA does not have software for automatic shutdown when power is lost, which is compatible with FreeBSD, it is only compatible with

Re: FreeBSD and UPS

2009-03-06 Thread Wojciech Puchar
I am working in Angola and have had a lot of problems with electricity // until I have discovered this soft. It works perfectly with the apc network card (It came as an option on my APC 1500). I have setup apcupsd to use snmp (this seems to be the most stable use). I was very surprised