* Gabriel Ambuehl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [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.
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