How to configure PowerChutePlus on Linux with the APC BackUPS Pro 280VA, and the PowerChutePlus executable (2002)


How To Configure PowerChutePlus on Linux with the APC BackUPS Pro 280VA

(v1.0, 7Feb2002 written by: Jay Sklar)


This How-To explains the steps involved in setting up a Dell or Penguin computer system with Red Hat Linux v7.1 for use with the APC BackUPS Pro 280VA uninterruptible power supply (UPS) and PowerChute Plus UPS software. The document is divided into 7 sections:

  1. Requirements

  2. Hardware Configuration

  3. Software, Part 1 (installation and configuration)

  4. OS Configuration

  5. Software, Part 2 (configuration)

  6. Testing

  7. Troubleshooting


[See attached .pdf file or attached .doc file for more.]


Download PowerChutePlus-4.5.3-1_RedHat.i386.rpm for PowerChutePlus software compatible with RedHat Linux v7.1.



Article ID: 273
Created: March 28, 2010
Last Updated: March 28, 2010
Author: Victoria Andreatta

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