Re: [Hampshire] Domestic UPS

Thanks guys, that's great.

Tim B.

On Wednesday 12 March 2008 22:59, Tim wrote:
> On Wednesday 12 March 2008 22:48:06 Tony Whitmore wrote:
> > Tim B (Systems) wrote:
> > > Ladies and Gentlemen,
> > >
> > > I'm posting this question on behalf of my mum. And I'm rather hoping
> > > that you have more experience in this area than I do (ie. any).
> > > Essentially, my mother is looking to buy my father a UPS
> > > (un-interuptable power supply) for his birthday, and is wondering which
> > > one to get. This will only be for residential usage, and it will only
> > > provide a safeguard for the server. Maplin do two models, and E-buyer
> > > do several, but I was wondering if anyone has any first-hand experience
> > > in this field. If anyone knows of a good Linux-compatible UPS that
> > > would be great.
> >
> > The UPS itself is of course OS independent, but if you want to monitor
> > the status of the UPS and shut the PC down in the event of an extended
> > power failure then it pays to check compatibility.
> >
> > Personally I recommend APC UPSes. I have two at home: A little CS-500
> > which protects the media box and a SmartUPS 1500 which is a lot beefier
> > and protects a couple of PCs and network equipment. I also use APC UPSes
> > at work and they work great with the apcupsd monitoring software.
> >
> > HTH,
> >
> > Tony
>
> I bought a few of the VA UPS that Maplins sell (not from Maplins) and I
> seem to remember that there was Linux software on the included CD. I was
> only using the UPS to protect routers so had no need to install the
> software so never really looked at it.
>
> Tim