MDLarson
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I shoulda bought a UPS unit with USB...
BUT, what I do have is an Xserve G5 and an APC Smart-UPS. Both have serial ports, and I am using the APC provided serial cable (apparently it is different than a standard serial cable).
I believe Mac OS X 10.3.3 and later (I'm running Server 10.3.9) can detect automatically if a UPS device is plugged into either the USB or serial port, and you can simply navigate to the Energy Saver preference pane to configure UPS settings - even place a UPS status item in the menu bar.
When I installed the serial cable, both the Xserve and the APC were powered up. However, even after shutting down and restarting the Xserve, the Energy Saver preference pane remains UPS-less. I can't get the UPS tab to show up.
I'm not entirely familiar with serial port technology - is serial hot-pluggable? Do I need to turn the APC off to make it work? What am I missing?
BUT, what I do have is an Xserve G5 and an APC Smart-UPS. Both have serial ports, and I am using the APC provided serial cable (apparently it is different than a standard serial cable).
I believe Mac OS X 10.3.3 and later (I'm running Server 10.3.9) can detect automatically if a UPS device is plugged into either the USB or serial port, and you can simply navigate to the Energy Saver preference pane to configure UPS settings - even place a UPS status item in the menu bar.
When I installed the serial cable, both the Xserve and the APC were powered up. However, even after shutting down and restarting the Xserve, the Energy Saver preference pane remains UPS-less. I can't get the UPS tab to show up.
I'm not entirely familiar with serial port technology - is serial hot-pluggable? Do I need to turn the APC off to make it work? What am I missing?