Date: Mon, 2 Dec 1996 23:03:28 -0700 (MST) From: Nate Williams <nate@mt.sri.com> To: Lee Crites <adonai@jump.net> Cc: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ups recommendations... Message-ID: <199612030603.XAA02812@rocky.mt.sri.com> In-Reply-To: <1.5.4.32.19961203053206.006b76e4@mail.jump.net> References: <1.5.4.32.19961203053206.006b76e4@mail.jump.net>
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> 1) At this time I have a ups on each machine. Various makes and models and > capablilities mixed and (mis)matched. I'd like to change to a single ups > with a warning to one of the freebsd boxes when time is short. I can handle > a script which will tell everyone to shut down, I just need to be know when > to send it. I know of some ups interfaces which work with win95/winNT, and > I do happen to have a win95 box on the system. However I don't know how to > make the win95 box tell the freebsd box(es) to shut down. On the 2.1.5R CD (I don't yet have the 2.1.6 CD), there is a program in dists/xperimnt/upsd/upsd-2.0.1.5.tar.gz that runs APC Smart-UPS models. Note, *don't* get the Smart V/S (value series), as many models don't have enough signals to do proper shutdown, but the 'Smart' UPS do. Also make sure and either buy at least one copy of the APC software for it (I bought the Win95 stuff since it was the cheapest) to get the cable, and you'll be set. The program works fine if you setup the configuration file, and you can have it send remote commands to other machines on your network or do whatever you wish when the power goes out, battery is dead, etc... > 4) I was told to keep my router off of the ups completely. The logic was > if my router was still up and the telephone company was down then it would > be more difficult for the router to reconnect. I don't quite follow this > line of thinking. After all the CO has power backups out the wazoo, so it > stands to reason it would be up. Anyway, what thoughts do you have on this > point? Keep the router on the ups or off? My router is the #1 priority for me to have on the UPS. I have mine on simply because 99.9% of the time we have a power spike/outage, the phone company is completely unaffected and I can keep my network connection up (which includes incoming/outgoing email, etc..). (Here's hoping my ISP has the same mentality, or else I'm still SOL w/out a connection.) Sorry I can't help with the other things... Nate
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