Koenraad Lelong wrote: > Aaron Kulkis schreef: >> I use APC, because the explicitly support Linux, even >> providing the Linux version of their powerchute program >> on their website. >> > ... > Right now I'm considering a new UPS. I used MGE (a sponsor of NUT), but > they seem to be taken over by APC. > My question : do you protect more than one server with one UPS ? Does > Powerchute provide information to the servers not directly communicating > with the UPS ? What I mean is, when the UPS is exhausted, does the > "master" server sends messages so the "slave" servers also go down > cleanly (not just power off) ? "Master" meaning the server that listens > to the UPS's status, "slaves" just get power from the UPS. > Can Windows be part of this setup ? > I looked on their web-site but I didn't find these answers, maybe I > overlooked ?
I can't speak about powerchute but I do have several APC UPS including one protecting several servers. They all get notified because I use the open-source program apcupsd that is part of the suse release. "It runs on Linux, Tru64, Mac OS/X, Win32, Solaris as well as other OSes". Cheers, Dave -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
