APC USB

[Gavin David]

HI Tony,

  No, you don't need powerchute with apcupsd. Set up the scripts in / 
etc/apcupsd to send alerts/pages/emails for the different events.  
Then /etc/rc.d/init.d/apcupsd will provide the daemon when enabled  
and started.
   There's another package apcupsd-cgi which will provide a nice web  
page where you can get graphics showing load/battery status/run time,  
etc. - but I don't know if it's available in the CentOS repositories  
(I'm currently running it on Fedora systems only).

  Dave

On Aug 17, 2007, at 11:08 AM, tony.chamberlain at lemko.com wrote:

> Thanks, that installed OK.  Do I still need to use PowerChute, or  
> does this take its place?
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> Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2007 10:44:37 -0400
> From: Gavin David <dgavin at davegavin.com>
> Subject: Re: APC UPS
> To: For users of Fedora <fedora-list at redhat.com>
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> Install apcupsd via yum - it supports USB. Set the following values
> in /etc/apcupsd/apcupsd.conf:
>
> UPSCABLE usb
> UPSTYPE usb
> DEVICE
>
>
> The DEVICE setting has to be blank - the comments in the conf file
> mention this. I have several of these UPSes that are monitored this  
> way.
>
> Dave
>
> On Aug 17, 2007, at 10:37 AM, tony.chamberlain at lemko.com wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > -Anyone use an APC Uinterruptible Power Source BK 350 with Linux?
> > There is an RJ45-USB cable, but they say the USB cable will not work
> > with Linux, and I need an RJ45 to Serial cable. Thw software that
> > goes with
> > it (PowerChute for Linux) asks which serial port you want to use it
> > with so it
> > must need a serial port.
> >
> > I am using CentOS and there is pl2303 and usbserial, but that
> > doesn't seem to recognize
> > the USB port I plugged the machine into. However, hwbrowser shows
> >
> > American Power Conversion Back-UPS Pro 500/1000/1500
> >
> > under system devices, when the USB port is connected.
> >
> > Any idea how to access it through a serial port? I can't find /dev/
> > ttyUSB*
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