[vox-tech] UPS for a debian linux system

Dave Margolis vox-tech@lists.lugod.org
Fri, 12 Dec 2003 13:37:41 -0800 (PST)


On Fri, 12 Dec 2003, dylan wrote:

> Hi-
>
> I am in the market for a relatively low power UPS that can keep a small PC
> server alive for a couple minutes should the power go out. Furthermore, it
> would be ideal if this UPS would have a serial interface that could be used
> to notify the linux box that it is running on battery power - and power down
> the system should the power remain out for a long time.

Does anybody recommend an off-the-shelf UPS that meets these criterea?
I'm looking to purchase (not retrofit as in Dylan's case) the same kind of
thing.

About how much?  My needs are light (just as described above).

Dave