How to configure PowerAlert on Linux with the APC BackUPS Pro 280VA, and the PowerAlert executable

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

(v2.0, 5Sept2002)

This How-To explains the steps involved in setting up a Dell or Penguin computer system with Red Hat Linux v7.3 for use with the APC BackUPS Pro 280VA uninterruptible power supply (UPS) and Poweralert 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 painstall.tar.gz for PowerAlert software compatible with RedHat Linux v7.3.

Article ID: 272
Created: March 28, 2010
Last Updated: March 28, 2010
Author: Victoria Andreatta

Online URL: https://kb.unavco.org/article/how-to-configure-poweralert-on-linux-with-the-apc-backups-pro-280va-and-the-poweralert-executable-272.html