Date: Sat, 28 May 2005 14:20:58 -0700 From: "greg@grokking.org" <greg@grokking.org> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: APC BX800-CN UPS or something similar Message-ID: <4298E0BA.1070103@grokking.org> In-Reply-To: <c04ca341050528103927d5cba4@mail.gmail.com> References: <c04ca341050528103927d5cba4@mail.gmail.com>
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Eugene Hercun wrote: > I'm considering purchasing an APC BX800-CN UPS for my home file > server. What I don't understand, is what happens when the power comes > back on? Does the UPS somehow turn the computer back on? Depends on your BIOS. Look for a setting something like "automatic power restore" that will detect when line power comes back and will restart the system. Otherwise, nothing. >Also, there are a number of deamons that could be run for APC UPS's but which one > is most popular? /usr/ports/sysutils/nut but with an APC you can always check out /usr/ports/sysutils/apcupsd, which is simpler to configure but less powerful (go figure). If that model ups only uses usb to talk to the computer you may want to do some checking on the hardware compatibility listing under the release you're using (www.freebsd.org). Last time I looked (admittedly ~2003) it wasn't supported nearly as well as the serial cabled ones. G
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