RE: APC UPS shutdown of HA and other servers?

["Paul Gale" <groups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Install Linux!

The servers/Pc's protected are Windows - The Linux boxes I have can fend
fo=
r themselves! ;)

Paul.



> -----Original Message-----
> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
> Jim Noble
> Sent: 29 August 2006 17:50
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [ukha_d] APC UPS shutdown of HA and other servers?
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> Paul Gale wrote:
> > I used to run a bit of software that would shut down several
PC=92s
> connected to an APC UPS =96 can=92t remember what it was called
though.
> However, it was quite unreliable and crashed the W2K3 server several
> times. Since then (at least a year ago), I=92ve not had proper UPS
shutdo=
wn
> protection on my HA server.
> > What options are there for doing this these days? I think my UPS
has an
> option slot =96 would some kind of Ethernet card be the best route and
> powerchute on several PC=92s???
> >
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> Install linux and run NUT? I expect there's a windows client for it
out
> there somewhere.
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> Jim
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