Re: List of UPCs that can auto-shutdown FreeBSD
On May 2, 2007, at 2:47 PM, Jonathan Horne wrote: Check out sysutils/apcupsd. I have it running with similar APC UPS's, and it does exactly this. I even added another destination line on some of the scripts it runs on different power events, and when the power is off long enough (5 seconds I believe), I get a message sent to my cell phone (via smtp). Seeing that we are neighbors, I strongly suspect that you had the opportunity to see your system in action last night. I learned that I need to do a bit of tuning of my system, but things mostly went as expected using apcupsd. So I also recommend apcupsd. I have two machines on the UPS (an APC Back-UPS XS 1200) and the apcupsd server shutdown before the client figured that it should shutdown. I also have a smaller UPS for the various switches and things that don't need clean shutdowns, and surprisingly that one ran out of battery before the main UPS even though during my tests just a few weeks ago it outlasted the main one. It also appears (I haven't fully confirmed yet) that my ISP started having problems about 10 minutes after I lost power at my location. -j -- Jeffrey Goldberghttp://www.goldmark.org/jeff/ ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: List of UPCs that can auto-shutdown FreeBSD
In the last episode (May 02), L Goodwin said: I need help finding a UPS that can tell a computer running FreeBSD 6.2 to shutdown. I checked the hardware compatibility -- UPS are not even listed. The APC Back-UPS ES USB 750VA w/TEL COAX meets my needs, but they don't offer the software (PowerChute Personal Edition) for FreeBSD (closest is Mac OS X). The Network UPS Tools package (in ports as sysutils/nut ) can manage all sorts of UPS hardware, and you can set it to shutdown servers when the UPS battery gets low. http://www.networkupstools.org/compat/stable.html says the Back-UPS ES is supported. I use nut on a similar USB-monitored APC UPS at home. -- Dan Nelson [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: List of UPCs that can auto-shutdown FreeBSD
On Wed, May 02, 2007 at 12:33:22PM -0700, L Goodwin wrote: I need help finding a UPS that can tell a computer running FreeBSD 6.2 to shutdown. I checked the hardware compatibility -- UPS are not even listed. The APC Back-UPS ES USB 750VA w/TEL COAX meets my needs, but they don't offer the software (PowerChute Personal Edition) for FreeBSD (closest is Mac OS X). *They* don't offer the software, no. Have you checked the ports tree? In particular taken a look at sysutils/apcupsd ? It is supposed to work with most of APC's UPS-models. More information about it at http://www.apcupsd.com My budget is $100 (+/- $20). The system is a modest server (ASUS PDB-DS w/onboard SCSI controller, Intel PII/400, 3 SCSI HDD, 1 CD-ROM, 1 3.5 floppy, video card, NIC), 14 monitor, kbd and mouse. In addition there is a cable modem and a 4-port router. I'd prefer a major brand that I can purchase locally, if possible. If you know of one that will definitely work, please respond. Thanks! -- Insert your favourite quote here. Erik Trulsson [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: List of UPCs that can auto-shutdown FreeBSD
On 5/2/07 2:33 PM, L Goodwin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I need help finding a UPS that can tell a computer running FreeBSD 6.2 to shutdown. I checked the hardware compatibility -- UPS are not even listed. The APC Back-UPS ES USB 750VA w/TEL COAX meets my needs, but they don't offer the software (PowerChute Personal Edition) for FreeBSD (closest is Mac OS X). My budget is $100 (+/- $20). The system is a modest server (ASUS PDB-DS w/onboard SCSI controller, Intel PII/400, 3 SCSI HDD, 1 CD-ROM, 1 3.5 floppy, video card, NIC), 14 monitor, kbd and mouse. In addition there is a cable modem and a 4-port router. I'd prefer a major brand that I can purchase locally, if possible. If you know of one that will definitely work, please respond. Thanks! __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Check out sysutils/apcupsd. I have it running with similar APC UPS's, and it does exactly this. I even added another destination line on some of the scripts it runs on different power events, and when the power is off long enough (5 seconds I believe), I get a message sent to my cell phone (via smtp). -- Jonathan Horne [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://dfwlpiki.dfwlp.org ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: List of UPCs that can auto-shutdown FreeBSD
L Goodwin wrote: I need help finding a UPS that can tell a computer running FreeBSD 6.2 to shutdown. I checked the hardware compatibility -- UPS are not even listed. The APC Back-UPS ES USB 750VA w/TEL COAX meets my needs, but they don't offer the software (PowerChute Personal Edition) for FreeBSD (closest is Mac OS X). My budget is $100 (+/- $20). The system is a modest server (ASUS PDB-DS w/onboard SCSI controller, Intel PII/400, 3 SCSI HDD, 1 CD-ROM, 1 3.5 floppy, video card, NIC), 14 monitor, kbd and mouse. In addition there is a cable modem and a 4-port router. I'd prefer a major brand that I can purchase locally, if possible. If you know of one that will definitely work, please respond. Thanks! __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] The port sysutils/apcupsd (as others have said) works flawlessly. I have two APCs - similar to the one you consider: a BackUPS ES-500 and an RS-500 (both USB) They both work without problems with apcupsd both on FreeBSD and Linux. The ES 750VA you consider is mostly equivalent to ES-500, simply more VA. apcupsd is also very easy to configure. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: List of UPCs that can auto-shutdown FreeBSD
--- Jonathan Horne [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 5/2/07 2:33 PM, L Goodwin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I need help finding a UPS that can tell a computer running FreeBSD 6.2 to shutdown. I checked the hardware compatibility -- UPS are not even listed. The APC Back-UPS ES USB 750VA w/TEL COAX meets my needs, but they don't offer the software (PowerChute Personal Edition) for FreeBSD (closest is Mac OS X). My budget is $100 (+/- $20). The system is a modest server (ASUS PDB-DS w/onboard SCSI controller, Intel PII/400, 3 SCSI HDD, 1 CD-ROM, 1 3.5 floppy, video card, NIC), 14 monitor, kbd and mouse. In addition there is a cable modem and a 4-port router. I'd prefer a major brand that I can purchase locally, if possible. If you know of one that will definitely work, please respond. Thanks! Check out sysutils/apcupsd. I have it running with similar APC UPS's, and it does exactly this. I even added another destination line on some of the scripts it runs on different power events, and when the power is off long enough (5 seconds I believe), I get a message sent to my cell phone (via smtp). -- Jonathan Horne [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://dfwlpiki.dfwlp.org Thanks, Jonathan. The BE750BB is listed in the Supported UPSes and Cables table, with a note: using APC cables 940-0127A/B/C. There is no mention on the APC web site of which cable the BE750BB uses, nor whether it comes with the cable (not even in the user manual). Shouldn't any standard USB cable work? I forgot to mention that this is a Samba server, and that I would like to broadcast a warning to all Windows clients that the server is shutting down. Is there a FreeBSD/Samba command that will enable me to do this? Thanks also to Dan and Eric for information on Network UPS Tools and apcupsd. Dan, the Back-UPS ES USB (BE750BB) is not listed in the on the Network UPS Tools hardware compatibility list. __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: List of UPCs that can auto-shutdown FreeBSD
Make sure when you buy your UPS and motherboard that you set it so that it will turn back on automatically, without human intervention. Some UPS will not do that if their batteries get drained and they shut themselves down. And some motherboards will not either. Another good feature is the ability to tell the UPS that the system is turned off, so that the UPS can shut down and save it's batteries. Ted -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of L Goodwin Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2007 12:33 PM To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: List of UPCs that can auto-shutdown FreeBSD I need help finding a UPS that can tell a computer running FreeBSD 6.2 to shutdown. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
