Re: [CentOS] UPS issues with PFC PSU

2011-08-25 Thread Always Learning
On Wed, 2011-08-24 at 22:37 -0500, John R. Dennison wrote: On Thu, Aug 25, 2011 at 01:26:39AM +0200, Rudi Ahlers wrote: well, where else would he connect the UPS to? His fish tank? Based on past nonsensical threads in this list that is indeed a possibility, yes. Come on John, you know

Re: [CentOS] UPS issues with PFC PSU

2011-08-25 Thread Always Learning
On Wed, 2011-08-24 at 22:37 -0500, John R. Dennison wrote: Someone running Windows probably wouldn't even know if there are other brands available than what he can get from his local PC shop. And just about every single piece of hardware, which can be purchased from any shop will always

Re: [CentOS] UPS issues with PFC PSU

2011-08-25 Thread John R. Dennison
On Thu, Aug 25, 2011 at 11:43:28AM +0100, Always Learning wrote: Come on John, you know HDDs do not work in water-filled fish tanks. And this type of completely off-topic crap is exactly what I was referring to. If people would engage that thing that $deity gave them at birth called a brain

Re: [CentOS] UPS issues with PFC PSU

2011-08-25 Thread William Warren
On 8/24/2011 10:28 PM, Robert Arkiletian wrote: On Wed, Aug 24, 2011 at 4:26 PM, Rudi Ahlersr...@softdux.com wrote: Because the original post made no mention of CentOS at all. At least that's my guess and that's also the first impression I had about the post. Sorry I should have initially

Re: [CentOS] UPS issues with PFC PSU

2011-08-25 Thread Blake Hudson
Robert Arkiletian wrote the following on 8/24/2011 1:17 AM: Just noticed that our new server has a newer 80+ efficiency 865W PSU with PFC. So apparenty our existing 1500VA (865W) APC Back-UPS is not safe to use anymore. We apparently need a pure sine wave UPS.

Re: [CentOS] UPS issues with PFC PSU

2011-08-25 Thread Bowie Bailey
On 8/25/2011 10:25 AM, Blake Hudson wrote: We have used several CyberPower sine-wave, AVR UPS units in our server room - AVR1500, I believe. The cyber power monitoring app that comes with the UPS (also available on the site) works fine in Redhat Linux, though we don't use it, and I have not

Re: [CentOS] UPS issues with PFC PSU

2011-08-25 Thread Robert Nichols
On 08/25/2011 05:51 AM, William Warren wrote: On 8/24/2011 10:28 PM, Robert Arkiletian wrote: Thanks for the support but I really don't want my query to turn into a debate about what's off topic. It's just that I have only ever used APC and apcupsd. I've never used CyberPower and wondered if

[CentOS] UPS issues with PFC PSU

2011-08-24 Thread Robert Arkiletian
Just noticed that our new server has a newer 80+ efficiency 865W PSU with PFC. So apparenty our existing 1500VA (865W) APC Back-UPS is not safe to use anymore. We apparently need a pure sine wave UPS. http://nam-en.apc.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/8883 I found an affordable 1500VA UPS by

Re: [CentOS] UPS issues with PFC PSU

2011-08-24 Thread Kai Schaetzl
Sorry to be mean. But there are things off-topic and there are things ooo-tooocc. And this one belongs in the second category. Really, please take this elsewhere. Thanks. Kai ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org

Re: [CentOS] UPS issues with PFC PSU

2011-08-24 Thread Robert Arkiletian
On Wed, Aug 24, 2011 at 12:26 AM, Kai Schaetzl mailli...@conactive.com wrote: Sorry to be mean. But there are things off-topic and there are things ooo-tooocc. And this one belongs in the second category. Really, please take this elsewhere. Thanks. I've seen

Re: [CentOS] UPS issues with PFC PSU

2011-08-24 Thread m . roth
Robert Arkiletian wrote: snip Anyway, have you anything experience with CyberPower UPS's? Small ones, for workstations? Yep, I've got one on mine at home. Been good. mark ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org

Re: [CentOS] UPS issues with PFC PSU

2011-08-24 Thread Kai Schaetzl
Please don't argue. Just don't send any more way off-topic stuff in the future. Thanks. Kai ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos

Re: [CentOS] UPS issues with PFC PSU

2011-08-24 Thread Denniston, Todd A CIV NAVSURFWARCENDIV Crane
-Original Message- From: centos-boun...@centos.org [mailto:centos-boun...@centos.org] On Behalf Of m.r...@5-cent.us Sent: Wednesday, August 24, 2011 13:43 To: CentOS mailing list Subject: Re: [CentOS] UPS issues with PFC PSU Robert Arkiletian wrote: snip Anyway, have you

Re: [CentOS] UPS issues with PFC PSU

2011-08-24 Thread m . roth
Denniston, Todd A CIV NAVSURFWARCENDIV Crane wrote: Behalf Of m.r...@5-cent.us Robert Arkiletian wrote: snip Anyway, have you anything experience with CyberPower UPS's? Small ones, for workstations? Yep, I've got one on mine at home. Been good. Have you found a program to communicate with

Re: [CentOS] UPS issues with PFC PSU

2011-08-24 Thread Rudi Ahlers
How exactly is it OT if he needs the UPS to talk to CentOS?? please stop being so stuckup On Wed, Aug 24, 2011 at 9:26 AM, Kai Schaetzl mailli...@conactive.com wrote: Sorry to be mean. But there are things off-topic and there are things ooo-tooocc. And this

Re: [CentOS] UPS issues with PFC PSU

2011-08-24 Thread John R. Dennison
On Thu, Aug 25, 2011 at 01:04:59AM +0200, Rudi Ahlers wrote: How exactly is it OT if he needs the UPS to talk to CentOS?? Please don't top-post. Because the original post made no mention of CentOS at all. At least that's my guess and that's also the first impression I had about the post.

Re: [CentOS] UPS issues with PFC PSU

2011-08-24 Thread Rudi Ahlers
On Thu, Aug 25, 2011 at 1:18 AM, John R. Dennison j...@gerdesas.com wrote: On Thu, Aug 25, 2011 at 01:04:59AM +0200, Rudi Ahlers wrote: How exactly is it OT if he needs the UPS to talk to CentOS?? Please don't top-post. Because the original post made no mention of CentOS at all.  At

Re: [CentOS] UPS issues with PFC PSU

2011-08-24 Thread Robert Arkiletian
On Wed, Aug 24, 2011 at 4:26 PM, Rudi Ahlers r...@softdux.com wrote: Because the original post made no mention of CentOS at all.  At least that's my guess and that's also the first impression I had about the post. Sorry I should have initially stated it was for CentOS6. well, where else

Re: [CentOS] UPS issues with PFC PSU

2011-08-24 Thread John R. Dennison
On Thu, Aug 25, 2011 at 01:26:39AM +0200, Rudi Ahlers wrote: well, where else would he connect the UPS to? His fish tank? Based on past nonsensical threads in this list that is indeed a possibility, yes. Surely if someone has a PC, and is subscribed to a Linux mailing linux and asks for