PowerChute && FreeBSD 5.4 / 6.0

[Chuck Swiger]

Matthias Apitz wrote:
> PowerChute does not support FreeBSD (only Solaris, Linux, ...)
> and even if it would support FreeBSD I'm not willing to install
> all the java stuff on it because the system will be used as
> firewall.
> 
> Is there somehow a small client for this TCP/UDP protocol?

There's the sysutils/apcupsd port:

"apcupsd" can be used for controlling all APC UPS models

It can monitor and log the current power and battery status, perform
automatic shutdown, and can run in network mode in order to power down
other hosts on a LAN

WWW:  http://www.apcupsd.com


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-Chuck