From owner-freebsd-questions Wed Feb 27 11:33:21 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from sage-american.com (sage-american.com [216.122.141.44]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 09B2837B41A for ; Wed, 27 Feb 2002 11:33:14 -0800 (PST) Received: from SAGEONE (adsl-64-219-30-188.dsl.crchtx.swbell.net [64.219.30.188]) by sage-american.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) with SMTP id NAA22707 for ; Wed, 27 Feb 2002 13:33:12 -0600 (CST) Message-Id: <3.0.1.32.20020227133309.00e5e448@mail.sage-american.com> X-Sender: jacks@mail.sage-american.com X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Pro Version 3.0.1 (32) Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2002 13:33:09 -0600 To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org From: Unix Admin Subject: UPS software for Smart-UPS APC Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG Am installing a USB Smart-UPS unit made by APC and its bundled software is only for SCO Unix and other non-FBSD OS. Thus, I suppose the SCO is incompatible and was wondering which software would be the best choice from the ports for monitoring the power and doing the management & shutdown. I see the following possibles and if anyone has had with experience with this UPS and any of these programs, I would like your recommendations about which best to use ...much obliged!: Port: apcupsd-3.8.4-2 Path: /usr/ports/sysutils/apcupsd Info: A daemon for controlling APC UPS Port: bkpupsd-1.0a Path: /usr/ports/sysutils/bkpupsd Info: A simple UPS daemon for APC BK Pro(TM) Port: mgeupsd-0.3 Path: /usr/ports/sysutils/mgeupsd Info: monitor a state of MGE Pulsar UPS connected to RS-232 port Port: nut-0.45.3 Path: /usr/ports/sysutils/nut Info: Network UPS Tools Maint: DougB@FreeBSD.org Port: upsd-2.0.1.6_1 Path: /usr/ports/sysutils/upsd Info: APC Smart UPS Monitoring Daemon Maint: ports@FreeBSD.org Port: upsmon-2.1.3 Path: /usr/ports/sysutils/upsmon Info: Basic UPS monitor for the APC SmartUPS devices Maint: ports@FreeBSD.org Cheers & Beers JLS System Admin To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message