Re: [Summary] UPS anyone?
On Tue, Aug 17, 1999 at 11:34:35AM -0600, Gary L. Hennigan wrote
> Peter S Galbraith <GalbraithP@dfo-mpo.gc.ca> writes:
> [snip]
> > Unresolved questions:
> >
> > - What do we get for smart mode? I presume more info about the
> > state of the UPS and the line condition gets to the user
> > software. But can the Linux software display it?
>
> If you get the APC Back-UPS pro and use apcupsd in smart mode it
> can. The main advantage is that it can get an estimate of how long
> your system can run on the battery from the UPS. In dumb mode most of
> the UPS software immediately shuts down a system when a power outage
> is detected. In smart mode, with the right software, the system will
> stay up until the battery gets low.
>
One thing you *don't* seem to get with vendor-supplied stuff
is support for multiple workstations on one UPS, as you get with
upsd. Is that changing?
John P.
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