Re: [Hampshire] Domestic UPS

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