From: Dinesh Joshi dinesh.a.joshi@gmail.com Reply-To: "GNU/Linux Users Group, Mumbai, India" linuxers@mm.ilug-bom.org.in To: "GNU/Linux Users Group, Mumbai, India" linuxers@mm.ilug-bom.org.in Subject: Re: [ILUG-BOM] Reco for Linux friendly UPS ... Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2005 14:31:30 +0000

On Sunday 27 November 2005 15:51, Arun K. Khan wrote:

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I am considering buying APC BR800-IN (880VA/550W) for my Linux WS. It has an USB port for monitoring purpose.

Is anyone using this model successfully with Linux (apcupsd or nut)?

Any other brand/model (same capac. range) that is Linux friendly (compatible with apcupsd/nut)?

TIA for your input.

Hey arun,

I am using APC Back-UPS ES500. No probs till now. Works perfectly well with my Fedora Core 2 and apcupsd. I get it to shutdown after a while when there is a power outage. Works pretty well. Happy customer here :)

Regards,

Dinesh A. Joshi

Dinesh , I am using the ES 500 as well but there is no computer interface . Maybe i missed it or is covered .. Could u please tell me where the usb or serial port on it is . Francis Pereira

On Tue, 2005-11-29 at 17:04 +0000, Dinesh Joshi wrote:

There are three interfaces - 1 RJ45, 2 RJ11. They are on the right hand side of the UPS. Its the end opposite to where the power cable goes inside the UPS.

Which of the above ports is connected to your computer? I looked at the specs on APC/India website and it does not mention any port thru which a computer can monitor for power outage.

TIA,

On Tuesday 29 November 2005 13:31, Arun K. Khan wrote:

Which of the above ports is connected to your computer? I looked at the specs on APC/India website and it does not mention any port thru which a computer can monitor for power outage.

RJ45 in the UPS and USB in my comp ;) How long will it take for you to understand that Indian websites SUCK. But it seems that my model is similar to this:

http://www.apc.com/products/family/index.cfm?id=21

But it is NOT the same. I repeat, it is NOT the same. I had bought the UPS a year and a half ago and APC prolly has changed their models. My model clearly mentions Back UPS ES-500.

http://www.apc.com/resource/include/techspec_index.cfm?base_sku=BE650Y%2DIN

The techspecs mention this:

Communications & Management Interface Port(s) DB-9 RS-232,USB

Actually, my model is similar to their international version: http://www.apc.com/resource/include/techspec_index.cfm?base_sku=BE500U

May be APC launched a cut down version of that model before they realized that it would turn out too expensive for them to put in the software to monitor the UPS.

Francis, you have the model Back UPS ES-500Y IN (Indianized version) and not Back UPS ES-500 which I have. That may be the problem...