[ale] UPS software

[Dow Hurst]

Nut is open source on sourceforge, I believe.
Powerchute is from APC at www.apcc.com
Paplus is from Tripplite and runs many UPSes, not just Tripplite brand.
Several opensource variants exist for APC based UPSes.
Dow


David Corbin wrote:

>What is the best UPS monitoring software for Linux these days?  I don't 
>require a lot, but one feature I would like is support for multiple servers 
>connected to a single UPS, and shutting them all down if necessary.
>
>Let me ask another question about UPS auto-shutdown:
>This is the way I see a  normal setup (If I'm wrong, just tell me):
>
>Server connected to UPS.  When the battery gets lows, the server shuts itself 
>down.  The Server is setup (BIOS) so that if power goes off, and then comes 
>back on, it powers up again. 
>
>If this is correct, then isn't there a window of time where the server might 
>shutdown, and NOT come back up? (if the power comes back online before the 
>battery finishes running out).
>
>Thanks 
>David
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