Topic: Is SME 5.6 supporting USB and APC Back-UPS ES USB

[ZeroCoolZ]

I've SME Server 5.6 up and running for several months and I'm thinking now about buying this UPS (http://www.apc.com/resource/include/techspec_index.cfm) for my server and the 500Va for my computer.

But before I'd to be sure that firstly, SME Server supports USB?

I've a bracket to add USB Port on my old motherboard but I've removed it before installing SME. Will I have to re-installe it?

And will SME be able to monitor my USB and shut down when the battery is low?

Thanks!

[ZeroCoolZ]

Anyone?  

[Jáder]

Hi,

I have one of them on my SME 5.6 server (it´s an EPIA5000), and despite my BIG efforts I was unable to have all apcupsd funcionallity!

Last week I tried again (have you seen www.apcupsd.org ?) but now my nobreak refuses to identify himself on USB bus!

For now I cannot garantee you that it will work!
I´m trying to understand why it not identifies on USB  bus... but appear that on apcupsd 3.10.x they should work WITH AN USB CABLE (940-0127x)

Sorry do not have GOOD news to you...

[Anonymous]

Thanks for the info

[Boris]

Starting from SME 6 USB UPS is supported via nut. Latest system-monitor version even display some status of USB UPS. If you don't upgrade and stay with SME 5.6, serial UPS monitoring is way to go.

[del]

Hi,
NUT is also included in 5.6 and works great with APC UPS's. I have also used a Belkin UPS. See: http://forums.contribs.org/index.php?topic=7523.0 Hope this helps.
Regards,
Del