On Tue, Dec 11, 2012 at 02:58:13PM +0000, Berni Elbourn wrote: > On 11/12/12 12:58, Darac Marjal wrote: > >On Tue, Dec 11, 2012 at 12:50:10PM +0000, Berni Elbourn wrote: > >>This is a 2U rack mount SmartUPS 1000 .. can anyone here confirm SMT1000RMI2U works with apscupsd on Debian? > > > >apcupsd SHOULD work in a limited capacity with that unit. The version in > >Wheezy or later is best as it has udev rules for the newer devices. > >However, while you'll get basic functionality (on-battery, low-battery > >etc notifications), you won't get the full functionality of the UPS > >without APC's powerchute software. This is because APC (now owned by > >Schneider Electric) have gone back to using a proprietary (undocumented) > >protocol called "MicroLink". Only Powerchute supports this, so if you > >want to know how much load is on your UPS or when the battery is due to > >fail or any of the other useful information the UPS knows, then either > >complain to APC, or use powerchute. > > > ></rant> > > Agree with rant. Does the auto shut-down feature work with those limited features? Yes. The UPS does do what it's supposed to, but the added management niceties are locked away. Poor show, really. > > Easiest protest for me would be to choose another maker who does > have a Linux client for power down. Are there any alternatives to > APC? Your best bet is to look here: http://www.networkupstools.org/stable-hcl.html. Select "*****" (5 stars) from the first dropdown and you'll get a list of several UPSes whose manufacturers have not only provided details of the protocol, but also sample handware for the good people at NUT to test on.
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