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by **Eastma** » Sun, 27 Jan 2002 02:28:03

Hi Guys,

I had gone up to APC's website and found good documentation /download areas
for UPS Pro/etc. and *serial* connections for Linux but I found nothing up
there for a USB connected UPS using the Powerchute software avail for Linux.

I would rather use my serial port for ease of modem install/config rather
than a UPS.

Are there any recommendations in the house?

Maybe I should ask you this; Do most of you even use a UPS on your machine?

Tim Eastman

by **Henrik Carlqvis** » Sun, 27 Jan 2002 05:38:13

> Maybe I should ask you this; Do most of you even use a UPS on your
> machine?

At home I have a simple UPS connected to my main macine and my file
server. This UPS doesn't have any serial port telling the machines when
it is time to shut down. The file server had an uptime of more than 3
years when I mistakenly blamed it for not answering ping. A reboot didn't
help as a network cable was broken.

Having an UPS for a home system like this is overkill, at least here in
sweden where we might lose power maybe once or twice a year.

At work I have a UPS with a serial connection for a SUN file server and a
Linux NIS server. This might be more motivated as a lot of machines
depend on these servers and loss of power otherwise would cause a lot
of fsck on the file server.

If you need an UPS it might be because you have an important server or
because there is a high risk of losing power. Depending on your
situation, it might be enough to use a journaling file system instead of
buying an UPS.

regards Henrik
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