Date: Mon, 05 Jun 2000 17:22:29 -0400 From: John <papalia@udel.edu> To: chip@chocobo.cx Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: UPS sharing? Message-ID: <4.3.1.2.20000605172150.00adc1c0@mail.udel.edu> In-Reply-To: <20000605172053.A92071@setzer.chocobo.cx> References: <4.3.1.2.20000605165107.00ad9910@mail.udel.edu> <4.3.1.2.20000605165107.00ad9910@mail.udel.edu>
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> > Not a 100% FreeBSD question, but it's worth a shot :) I was wondering if > > anybody out there has any experience with taking a single Smart-UPS (in > > particular an APC Smart-UPS 1000 NET) and attempting to split the signal > > between two boxes? In particular I'll be splitting between a FreeBSD and > > Win9x box, but may move it over to hold up two FreeBSD boxen. Is it even > > acceptable to split the signal? > >We have several APC Smart-UPS 1000's here, with several computers >running off of each. We simply plug the machines into the UPS and away >they go. I'm pretty sure the power provided is OS independant, and for >that matter, device independant. > >Of course, you could be talking about something other than the 120VAC >signal.... Actually, yup :) I was talking about the "feed-back" signal via serial cable to provide the shutdown signal to whatever software is being run to perform the shutdown. Thanks, John To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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