Fellows, 2010/4/21 <[email protected]>
> > > > Have a look at the following list of variables that we already > support: > > > > (device|ups).model > > (device|ups).mfr > > (device|ups).serial > > (device|ups).type > > (device|ups).firmware > > (device|ups).firmware.aux > > (device|ups).id > > > > 1) In what way is the suggested new variable name different from the > > ones above? > (...) > > device.part can be useful for identifying the ups. > > > 2) Why do we need to be able to access this remotely? > > > > NUT is not an ERP system. > > > Part number is present for almost all the devices and can help identify > the model and other details using the part number. > I second Chetan: the part number can somehow be considered as the serial number. that is to say, an information that: - can be needed for support situations, - can help managing large systems, using NUT to feed a CMDB (1) system. Considering that some big names (like Dell) are starting to join, this is the kind of details that will help us in rallying such companies. cheers, Arnaud -- [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CMDB -- Linux / Unix Expert R&D - Eaton - http://www.eaton.com/mgeops Network UPS Tools (NUT) Project Leader - http://www.networkupstools.org/ Debian Developer - http://www.debian.org Free Software Developer - http://arnaud.quette.free.fr/
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