On 12/15/00 at 10:13 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Siao Yuan Tan) wrote:
> Since Cobalt refuse to help on advising the setting up of a UPS, anyone with
> knowledge of setting up a UPS to the RAQ4, please provide me with some
> advise. Thanks.
>
> >From the cobalt distributor, they told us that APC UPS has been tested to
> work with cobalt to autoshutdown the system if the UPS serial data is
> connected to te RAQ4. We are looking into alternative UPS like a Liebert
> Powersure UPS, with a serial data control as well. Before we commit to
> purchasing that, we want to make sure it will work the same as the APC UPS
> to autoshutdown the RAQ4 when they is a power outtage.
Hi,
No, it won't. Each UPS manufacturer has their own protocol and the daemon that
handles APC UPS's will not work with other manufacturers' products. See:
http://www.sibbald.com/apcupsd/
for more information on the APC UPS. You'll have to search around for a linux
daemon that works with other UPS's.
Byron
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