From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Nov 21 02:14:51 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 060A516A423 for ; Mon, 21 Nov 2005 02:14:51 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from ecrist@secure-computing.net) Received: from grog.secure-computing.net (grog.secure-computing.net [216.243.161.73]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A2A2343D67 for ; Mon, 21 Nov 2005 02:14:46 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from ecrist@secure-computing.net) Received: from [192.168.1.2] (snipe.secure-computing.net [216.243.161.77]) (authenticated bits=0) by grog.secure-computing.net (8.13.3/8.13.3) with ESMTP id jAL2Ehhp011981 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=RC4-SHA bits=128 verify=NOT); Sun, 20 Nov 2005 20:14:44 -0600 (CST) (envelope-from ecrist@secure-computing.net) DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; s=grog; d=secure-computing.net; c=nofws; q=dns; h=in-reply-to:references:mime-version:content-type:message-id:cc: content-transfer-encoding:from:subject:date:to:x-mailer:x-spam-status:x-spam-checker-version; b=MKAYffOiPJfcDVpYBenIcUu1tEd18y3sN/gO+Q/nIVByKp871P0uJd/ZlHZ7WWk5N okgkn0n5v06wwPFbqoHew== In-Reply-To: <04E232FDCD9FBE43857F7066CAD3C0F1054046@svmailmel.bytecraft.internal> References: <04E232FDCD9FBE43857F7066CAD3C0F1054046@svmailmel.bytecraft.internal> Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v746.2) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Message-Id: Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit From: Eric F Crist Date: Sun, 20 Nov 2005 20:13:57 -0600 To: "Murray Taylor" X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.746.2) X-Spam-Status: No, score=-4.4 required=4.0 tests=ALL_TRUSTED,BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=3.1.0 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.1.0 (2005-09-13) on grog.secure-computing.net Cc: Cezar Fistik , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: UPS advice, please ... X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2005 02:14:51 -0000 On Nov 20, 2005, at 5:55 PM, Murray Taylor wrote: > Second the motion -- nut works well with the APC ups's > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org >> [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org] On Behalf Of Cezar >> Fistik >> Sent: Monday, November 21, 2005 10:05 AM >> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org >> Subject: Re: UPS advice, please ... >> >> Hello Kiffin, >> >> Friday, November 18, 2005, 10:20:08 PM, you wrote: >> >>> I have a couple web servers running FreeBSD 5.x and need to >> protect them >>> against power outages. >> >>> These are two simple machines running at home so nothing fancy. Just >>> some way to do a power down neatly so the shutdown has time >> to clean up. >> >>> What do I need and where can I look for more detailed information. >> >> >> check this out, I use it and it works with many different UPS. >> >> # cd /usr/ports/sysutils/nut >> # cat pkg-descr >> This is a developing project to monitor a large assortment of >> UPS hardware. >> Network communications are used so that multiple systems can >> monitor a >> single physical UPS and shut down together if necessary without any >> special "sharing hardware" on the UPS itself. CGI scripts are >> provided >> to monitor UPS status via a WEB browser. >> >> WWW: http://www.networkupstools.org/ >> I personally use APC UPS with apcupsd (in ports) which works very well with the USB cable supplied. ----- Eric F Crist Secure Computing Networks http://www.secure-computing.net