Can anyone recomend a linux friendly UPS for a home server. Pref not too expensive working with apcupsd. Same sort of load as a desktop pc, monitor & printer. Currently have a smartups 700 running at 13% load. Ta Steve
On Tue, 2019-07-02 at 19:53 +0100, steve-ALUG@hst.me.uk wrote:
Can anyone recomend a linux friendly UPS for a home server. Pref not too expensive working with apcupsd. Same sort of load as a desktop pc, monitor & printer. Currently have a smartups 700 running at 13% load.
Anything from the APC SmartUPS range, TBH. I have a s/h 2200. It's a pity they fry their batteries, though. -- Today is Pungenday, the 37th day of Confusion in the YOLD 3185 Rising above bedlam
On 02/07/2019 22:16, Huge wrote:
On Tue, 2019-07-02 at 19:53 +0100, steve-ALUG@hst.me.uk wrote:
Can anyone recomend a linux friendly UPS for a home server. Pref not too expensive working with apcupsd. Same sort of load as a desktop pc, monitor & printer. Currently have a smartups 700 running at 13% load. Anything from the APC SmartUPS range, TBH. I have a s/h 2200. It's a pity they fry their batteries, though.
Thanks. My 700 seems to get through batteries quite quickly. I'm more worried because it's ancient. Last 2 times the batteries died I said "It's time for a new one". I think it's finally time! Steve
On 02/07/2019 22:16, Huge wrote:
On Tue, 2019-07-02 at 19:53 +0100, steve-ALUG@hst.me.uk wrote:
Can anyone recomend a linux friendly UPS for a home server. Pref not too expensive working with apcupsd. Same sort of load as a desktop pc, monitor & printer. Currently have a smartups 700 running at 13% load. Anything from the APC SmartUPS range, TBH. I have a s/h 2200. It's a pity they fry their batteries, though.
Huge (cc alug for reference) Well, I've brought a 2ndhand refurbished APC SMT750I (i or 1?) But there's no data cable. There's a USB A socket and a phone or network style socket. Could I ask which you use? USB A to standard USB? Or is it a custom cable like their old serial ones used to be? I appreciate you may not know the answer and/or YMMV. Any help appreciated. Now off to trawl the Interwebs to try and find the answer! Steve
On Fri, 2019-07-05 at 16:31 +0100, steve-ALUG@hst.me.uk wrote:
On 02/07/2019 22:16, Huge wrote:
On Tue, 2019-07-02 at 19:53 +0100, steve-ALUG@hst.me.uk wrote:
Can anyone recomend a linux friendly UPS for a home server. Pref not too expensive working with apcupsd. Same sort of load as a desktop pc, monitor & printer. Currently have a smartups 700 running at 13% load.
Anything from the APC SmartUPS range, TBH. I have a s/h 2200. It's a pity they fry their batteries, though.
Huge (cc alug for reference)
Well, I've brought a 2ndhand refurbished APC SMT750I (i or 1?) But there's no data cable. There's a USB A socket and a phone or network style socket. Could I ask which you use? USB A to standard USB? Or is it a custom cable like their old serial ones used to be?
I appreciate you may not know the answer and/or YMMV.
Sadly, the 2200 is sufficiently old as to use a serial cable. I just use it with a USB <-> Serial adaptor and NUT (for mostly sentimental reasons, having contributed a minute amount of code to it.) -- Today is Sweetmorn, the 40th day of Confusion in the YOLD 3185 Rising above bedlam
On 05/07/2019 16:44, Huge wrote:
On Fri, 2019-07-05 at 16:31 +0100, steve-ALUG@hst.me.uk wrote:
On 02/07/2019 22:16, Huge wrote:
On Tue, 2019-07-02 at 19:53 +0100, steve-ALUG@hst.me.uk wrote:
Can anyone recomend a linux friendly UPS for a home server. Pref not too expensive working with apcupsd. Same sort of load as a desktop pc, monitor & printer. Currently have a smartups 700 running at 13% load. Anything from the APC SmartUPS range, TBH. I have a s/h 2200. It's a pity they fry their batteries, though.
Huge (cc alug for reference)
Well, I've brought a 2ndhand refurbished APC SMT750I (i or 1?) But there's no data cable. There's a USB A socket and a phone or network style socket. Could I ask which you use? USB A to standard USB? Or is it a custom cable like their old serial ones used to be?
I appreciate you may not know the answer and/or YMMV. Sadly, the 2200 is sufficiently old as to use a serial cable. I just use it with a USB <-> Serial adaptor and NUT (for mostly sentimental reasons, having contributed a minute amount of code to it.)
The vendor confirmed to me that it was a straight USB cable. A few minor tweaks to the existing self-documented config file, restart daemon and bob's your uncle What's NUT?
On Fri, 2019-07-05 at 22:21 +0100, steve-ALUG@hst.me.uk wrote:
On 05/07/2019 16:44, Huge wrote:
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Sadly, the 2200 is sufficiently old as to use a serial cable. I just use it with a USB <-> Serial adaptor and NUT (for mostly sentimental reasons, having contributed a minute amount of code to it.)
The vendor confirmed to me that it was a straight USB cable. A few minor tweaks to the existing self-documented config file, restart daemon and bob's your uncle
What's NUT?
Network Ups Tools. https://networkupstools.org/ -- Today is Boomtime, the 41st day of Confusion in the YOLD 3185 Rising above bedlam
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