[Nut-upsuser] Tripp-lite Omni VS1000

[Barb Smith]

On Mon, 24 Nov 2008 08:02:49 -0000, Arjen de Korte  
<nut+users at de-korte.org> wrote:

> Citeren Barb Smith <mystified at satx.rr.com>:
>
>> I just used upsdrvctl shutdown.  I don't care if it reboots or not.
>
> In that case, you'll probably be fine. The 'upsdrvctl shutdown'
> command is only used to switch off the UPS and make it restart again
> when the power returns. In case of unattended systems, you'll need
> that to prevent them from staying off after a power failure. But if
> you are protecting a desktop computer, you'll be fine without this.
>
>> I'm
>> just concerned about power failure.  Is there another way to check to  
>> see
>> if this will shutdown when the battery runs low?
>
> The only way to check this, is to simulate a power failure and watch
> what happens. If you know the load you computer, you might power it
> from the wall and replace the UPS load by incandescent lamps. About
> 100-150 W is usually a reasonable value. Pull the plug on the input of
> the UPS and see if the computer shuts down before the lamps go out
> (ie, the UPS output loses power).
>
>> Is there anything else I need to do?
>
> You might want to check the above, to see if there is enough time to
> shutdown your computer cleanly between the moment your UPS signals low
> battery and the moment it switches off. There is no way to tell this
> without running this test.
>
> Best regards, Arjen


Ok, I will do this. Thanks so much to everybody that has helpsed.


Barbara
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