IIRC, the Linux software for APC products does not come with it, it has to be downloaded. Also look at http://www.exploits.org/nut/. Along the same lines, does anyone have any experience with USB UPSs? I am out of serial ports, am cheap, and would like to get some use out of the USB ports I paid for. HTH, Jeffrey Quoting Graham K. Dodd :

Hi there, well the mail server took power hits over the weekend and it's taken 6 hours to get it working again...... so I'm going to buy an UPS to protect the servers (yeh, I should have done it before, but this is a small company)

I'm thinking of buying an APC Smart-UPS 1000VA, it's the correct rating based on APC's neat sizing software on their website.

Problem is: NO Linux software and I want the servers to shutdown before the UPS does!!

Any thoughts / recommendations - other options are Fortress or Patriot Pro

thanks, Graham

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Hi, I am using a Best Fortress 750va with no problems, it came with linux drivers, I installed them and *have* been able to sleep nights since........ Keith Gibbons, StarDate Computer Service, SCS House, Garrymore, Geashill, Co.Offaly, Ireland. ----- Original Message ----- From: Graham K. Dodd To: Suse (E-mail) Sent: Monday, May 15, 2000 1:42 PM Subject: [SLE] UPS Recommendations Hi there, well the mail server took power hits over the weekend and it's taken 6 hours to get it working again...... so I'm going to buy an UPS to protect the servers (yeh, I should have done it before, but this is a small company) I'm thinking of buying an APC Smart-UPS 1000VA, it's the correct rating based on APC's neat sizing software on their website. Problem is: NO Linux software and I want the servers to shutdown before the UPS does!! Any thoughts / recommendations - other options are Fortress or Patriot Pro thanks, Graham ---------------------- Graham K. Dodd Informatik & Logistic Falk & Ross GmbH 0631-3517113 -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/ -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/

On 15-May-00 Graham K. Dodd wrote:

Hi there, well the mail server took power hits over the weekend and it's taken 6 hours to get it working again...... so I'm going to buy an UPS to protect the servers (yeh, I should have done it before, but this is a small company)

I'm thinking of buying an APC Smart-UPS 1000VA, it's the correct rating based on APC's neat sizing software on their website.

Problem is: NO Linux software and I want the servers to shutdown before the UPS does!!

Any thoughts / recommendations - other options are Fortress or Patriot Pro

thanks, Graham

---------------------- Graham K. Dodd Informatik & Logistic Falk & Ross GmbH 0631-3517113

-- APC UPSes do indeed have Linux software available...Powerchute I believe is tha name...released for Linux last fall, thus making APC UPSes a major plus in the world of Linux.

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