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From: erik quanstrom <quanstro@quanstro.net>
To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu, Skip Tavakkolian <9nut@9netics.com>
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Subject: Re: [9fans] serial reboot boxes
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Date: Sun,  8 Jan 2006 15:48:14 -0600
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that shows you how long ago i looked at this.
i had a upas with a db-9 serial connector.

- erik

Skip Tavakkolian <9nut@9netics.com> writes

| 
| > i believe that apc power supplies have a serial connection and
| > should be able to cycle the power. it's been a while on those.
| 
| I was going to suggest a similar approach.  I use a couple of
| Tripp-Lite UPS's that have a USB interface (6 outlets, i think ~70$).
| I started to look into this but never finished.  I downloaded their
| GNU licensed server and client for Linux.  Besides sending alerts, the
| UPS apparently can accept commands for shutting it off, rebooting it,
| and shutting receptacles on/off.