On 30/11/12 12:48, steve-ALUG@hst.me.uk wrote:
I suggest you install apcupsd
Done and now working, thanks for your pointers. Looks like I have about an hour of battery runtime supplying this server and the USB caddy, using the old batteries. That's a bit more than I was expecting! I do have another box I'd like to put through it but even then 30mins backup is plenty of time to ride out a short power cut and still shut down before the power fails.
I also use gapcmon to monitor the UPS and tell me of any power events. apcupsd can also drive a web-based power monitoring page if you prefer.
I can't find gacpmon - gacpmon.sourceforge.net no longer resolves. Is it still maintained?
For now I'm happy with "apcaccess status" to get my UPS status, but running a GUI on my desktop wouldn't be a terrible idea.
Mark