It does seem to do all that (and possibly more). I've looked through the
config (in Xpowerchute, I don't' know about a conf file, but there could be
one). It allows you to set messages to send for various actions. It can
email whoever you tell it to, as well as send pages (IIRC it has a setup
ready for Air Touch.)
Patrick
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Eric Sisler [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Monday, January 31, 2000 12:34
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: APC Power Chute for RH 6.1?
>
>
>
> >I'm using it on a RH6.0 box without problems. I downloaded the rpm.
> >
> ># rpm -q PowerChutePlus
> >PowerChutePlus-4.5.2-1
>
> For those of you who are using it, I'd like to know how it compares to
> apcupsd, which I've been running for some time now with great results. I
> couldn't find an RPM of it, so I'm running apcupsd-3.5.6 from the tarball
> on several 5.2 servers. (I know, I know, there was a pretty big
> controversy around apcupsd awhile back, but I believe it's under the GNU
> license now.) Some details about apcupsd:
>
> config file = /etc/apcupsd.conf
> status file = /etc/apcupsd.status (updated ~once / minute)
> log file = /var/log/apcupsd.log (the format varies depending on
> model of UPS)
>
> There isn't any GUI monitoring toold that I know of, but I don't really
> have the need for one at present. I can configure just about everything
> via the conf file including:
>
> UPS type
> Cable type
> Serial port
> Logging interval for status file & logfile
> how long to run on the battery
> % of battery for shutdown
> minutes of battery left before shutdown
> % of battery charge before restart (generally 90%, 50%, 15% or 0%)
> UPS alarm settings
> and others as well.
>
> I've used it to gracefully shut the servers down and switch the UPS into
> standby mode after simulated (and real) extended power outages. Once the
> power comes back on, the UPS comes out of standby mode and powers the
> server back on.
>
> Is this level of support available with APC's basic PowerChute package?
>
> >Very easy to install and configure. You can tell that they are used to
> >dealing with M$ people, however. After installation, they tell you to
> >reboot your computer for changes to take effect, :).
>
> Reboot? What's that?!? Oh, you mean that thing I do after compiling a
> kernel or adding hardware. ;-)
>
> -Eric
>
>
> Eric Sisler
> Library Computer Technician
> Westminster Public Library
> Westminster, CO, USA
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