Re: [tlug] UPS

[c dyer <ccd@example.com>]

On Saturday 04 January 2003 00:50, lists wrote:
> What OS are you using?
NY and Slackware. Until they figured my little Slack box that could (do 
everything the NT servers couldn't) would be better off as another NT 
workstation... *sigh*

> What software are you using?
We don't use the UPS software *shrug* Of course, I live 10 minutes from work, 
and so does everyone else in my department... Military, y'know. So, the power 
goes out, someone goes and shuts down the network.

-Christian

>
> Thanks,
>
> Shawn
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "c dyer" <ccd@example.com>
> To: <tlug@example.com>
> Sent: Friday, January 03, 2003 2:17 AM
> Subject: Re: [tlug] UPS
>
> > On Friday 03 January 2003 13:46, lists wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I'm considering a UPS for my home system (FreeBSD), and was wondering
> > > if anyone has any hardware/software recommendations. I've looked around
> > > a
>
> few
>
> > > places in Akihabara, etc., but when I ask about the software, they ask
>
> me
>
> > > what OS I'm running. Then of course when I tell them FreeBSD, I get
> > > that blank look that we've all come to know and love.
> > >
> > > Any suggestions?
> > >
> > > Shawn
> >
> > We use APC's UPS at work. They ship with "PowerChute" software, or some
> > such BS, but we don't use that. They work pretty well until, well, they
>
> don't.
>
> > Ours have been with us forever, so we're pretty happy if they survive a
>
> good
>
> > 15-20 minutes (usually about the time an unscheduled outage takes to
> > right itself). That, and the replacement batteries are only about $125 or
> > so... That's about Y15,000. We've yet to change out a battery (we looked
> > into
>
> it),
>
> > but we have had one go under (and since we're ghetto, we just whistled
> > innocently and left the dead UPS sitting there with the still-working
>
> ones,
>
> > letting all the lusers think that all their porn was safe... bwahaha)
> >
> > -Christian
> >
> >
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