Re: APC Smart UPS 1400 cable

["wayne" <wayne@xxxxxxx>]

Hiya,
I am sure that there is a shutdown command (cant remember its name) that is
in the w2k res kit. Have seen 'shutdown' on XP - a command line util, that
has the ability to shutdown remote pc's you may be able to find the .exe
and
copy it to your w2k box. Or if you install Terminal Services (you dont need
to keep it there after you have the file) there is the 'tsshutdn' that is
used to shutdown a TS box - it may work to shut down a none TS box, I
havent
tried...

Wayne.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul" <groups@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, July 20, 2003 12:03 PM
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] APC Smart UPS 1400 cable


> Thanks Lee.
>
>
>
> The problems I see are:
>
>
>
> 1)       The Exchange server box is the most critical so would it be
best
(most reliable etc) to have the UPS connected directly to this (there is a
risk that any software shutdown solution may fail)
>
> 2)       I don't write C++ or VB :-( so an off-the shelf s/w solution
would be nice :-)
>
>
>
> Cheers,
>
> Paul.
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Lee Causier [mailto:LeeCausier@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 20 July 2003 11:58
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] APC Smart UPS 1400 cable
>
>
>
> My thought is use apcupsd on the Mandrake box with master/slave mode
and
> write a small C++ or VB app to accept the alerts from apcupsd ond
> perform a shutdown after 'n' minutes, leaving apcupsd to shut down the
> mandrake server. I'm looking into this for you and will mail you again
> with my thoughts in a minute. If you have anything else you'd like to
> say, feel free to do so :)
>
> Hope This Helps
>
> Lee Causier, back in a mo.
>
> On Sun, 2003-07-20 at 11:26, Paul wrote:
> > mmm... a possibility.
> >
> >
> >
> > I have the following connected to the UPS:
> >
> >
> >
> > W2K Server - Exchange 2000, IIS - UPS serial port connected to
this
currently
> >
> > W2K Server - ISA Server, Satellite BB connection
> >
> > Mandrake Linux Server - Apache, zoneminder etc
> >
> >
> >
> > For a software shutdown solution, I will obviously also need to
connect
my switch to the UPS as well and software that works on Windows and Linux
boxes???
> >
> > Paul.
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Lee Causier [mailto:LeeCausier@xxxxxxx]
> > Sent: 20 July 2003 11:19
> > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > Subject: Re: [ukha_d] APC Smart UPS 1400 cable
> >
> >
> >
> > Whilst I haven't got round to doing it (as my sparc box that is
hooked
> > up to the UPS serial port isn't fully set up yet) yet, I gather
that
> > under Linux, apcupsd can send signals to daemons running on other
> > machines, but I dont know if it uses the same protocol as the
UPS'
> > notwork interface card, so I'm not sure whether it would work
with
> > PowerChute.
> >
> > One possibility (I'm not versed fully in electronics so dont
quote me on
> > this) would be if you're using the simple signalling cable to
connect
> > more endpoints to it as it's relay operated iirc.
> >
> > Just a few thoughts... I'll probably have samething more sane to
tell
> > you later... when I've woken up properly, that is.
> >
> > Lee Causier.
> >
> > On Sun, 2003-07-20 at 10:30, wayne wrote:
> > > Hiya!
> > > Just to jump in here, if you want powerchute to run on and
shutdown a
2nd
> > > server/workstation you will need a dedicated connection to
that ups.
> > >
> > > To get this, you need an interface expander plugged into the
ups
(theres a
> > > black blanking cover on the back - it goes in there). Theres
two types
you
> > > can get - one with basic ports the other with smart ports.
> > >
> > > The serial port that is built into the ups is a 'smart' port
and can
send
> > > all sorts of data to the pc connected to it, the basic ports
just send
> > > 'power fail, battery low' type info - still enough for
powerchute to
work
> > > from.
> > >
> > > If you need any more than 3, then you can get somthing
called a
ShareUps -
> > > this plugs into your ups serial port and gives 8 ports.
> > >
> > > Oh - just as an 'extra', the new ups's are coming out with
USB ports
on the
> > > back too, this can be used instead of the smart serial port.
APC dont
> > > support using both - its either one or the other...
> > >
> > > Take a look http://www.apcc.com/products/family/index.cfm?id=60
<http://www.apcc.com/products/family/index.cfm?id=60
<http://www.apcc.com/products/family/index.cfm?id=60&tab=models>
&tab=models> &tab=models
> > >
> > > Off from 'doing it in hardware', you can run batch files at
various
points
> > > through the power fail events (depending on what version of
powerchute) so
> > > you could try sending remote shutdown commands in a batch
file to shut
down
> > > the other pcs (wnt /w2k?) - never tried this approch myself
but cant
see why
> > > it wouldnt work.
> > >
> > > Hope this helps.
> > >
> > > Wayne.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Paul" <groups@xxxxxxx>
> > > To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
> > > Sent: Sunday, July 20, 2003 9:33 AM
> > > Subject: RE: [ukha_d] APC Smart UPS 1400 cable
> > >
> > >
> > > Lee,
> > >
> > > Do you have more than one PC connected to your UPS? I'm
using the
PowerChute
> > > software but can't work out how to signal to more than one
server to
shut
> > > down. If I run the installer for the APC agent on the second
PC, it
asks for
> > > connection info to the UPS (which it doesn't have).
> > >
> > > Any ideas?
> > >
> > > Paul.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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