Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2002 17:41:31 -0600 From: Server Admin <admin@sage-one.net> To: <jeff@idealso.com>, <linux-user@egr.msu.edu>, <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: RE: [GLLUG] Re: apcups Message-ID: <3.0.5.32.20020314174131.01178868@mail.sage-one.net> In-Reply-To: <NFBBJDLNADNIPCNOAPMHEEIBCFAA.jeff@idealso.com> References: <3.0.5.32.20020314152750.01178868@mail.sage-one.net>
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Jeff: First, have you visited the very thorough website at: http://www.apcupsd.org/ It has almost everything you want to know. BUT, I have tried many different types of UPSes and I could only get the APC Smart-UPS models to actually "talk" to the system and give out data about the battery. If you have the Backups, I think it is among the "dumb UPSes" that are described in the documentation and very limited on the cable signals. If you pull off the cable, you *may* be told it sensed a break, but as far as any useful data...??? Again, I will never buy anything BUT an APC Smart-UPS.... if I want to communicate with it. The so-called "dumb UPSes" are okay IF you have a smart-ups running on the network to monitor things and tell the ones without ability to shut down. At least the dumb ones will sense a power outage and run the machines long enough to save files and shut down.... I may be wrong about your model, but don't think so.... At 05:55 PM 3.14.2002 -0500, Jeff Lawton wrote: >>>> <fontfamily><param>Arial</param><color><param>0000,0000,ffff</param><smaller>I am using apcupsd from the ports collection on comm 1 and with APC,s serial cable 940-0020C that came with the unit and freebsd 4.5. I have tried both cuaa0 and ttyd0 without success. the ups is feeding a lightbulb and when I unplug the ups I get no messages, any ideals? </smaller></color></fontfamily> <fontfamily><param>Arial</param><color><param>0000,0000,ffff</param><smaller>Here is a copy of the conf file.am I missing something ? </smaller></color></fontfamily> <fontfamily><param>Arial</param><color><param>0000,0000,ffff</param><smaller>## apcupsd.conf v1.1 ## UPSCABLE 940-0020C UPSTYPE backups DEVICE /dev/ttyd0 LOCKFILE /var/apcups/lock UPSCLASS standalone UPSMODE disable ANNOY 10 ANNOYDELAY 20 </smaller></color></fontfamily><excerpt> <fontfamily><param>Tahoma</param><smaller>-----Original Message----- </smaller></fontfamily><bold>From:</bold> linux-user-admin@egr.msu.edu [mailto:linux-user-admin@egr.msu.edu]<bold>On Behalf Of </bold>Server Admin <bold>Sent:</bold> Thursday, March 14, 2002 4:28 PM <bold>To:</bold> jeff@idealso.com; linux-user@egr.msu.edu; freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG <bold>Subject:</bold> [GLLUG] Re: apcups Try /dev/ttyd0 At 03:55 PM 3.14.2002 -0500, Jeff Lawton wrote: >>>> I am setting up a APC backups 650 on a freebsd box. It does not seem to be communicating. Is there a different device I should be using other than cuaa0? Jeff Lawton <<<<<<<< .... our website: http://www.sage-one.net/ Best regards, Jack L. Stone Server Admin _______________________________________________ linux-user mailing list linux-user@egr.msu.edu http://www.egr.msu.edu/mailman/listinfo/linux-user </excerpt> <<<<<<<< .... our website: http://www.sage-one.net/ Best regards, Jack L. Stone Server Admin To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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