[Sheflug] UPS for SuSE 7.2

[matt fairtlough <xxxxx [at] xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

We have a circuit breaker that is very sensitive, so every so often the 
power goes down to our house.  Almost always when we are in (well, 
always unless it is a general power cut), and it is up again within 
minutes.  So I'm looking for a SuSE compatible UPS.  I've looked in the 
UPS how-to but it is a bit out of date so I'm interested in people's 
opinions about what I should get.  I have seen recommendations for APC 
products, of which the following looks interesting:

APC Back-UPS, 650VA/400W, Input  230V/ Output  230V, Interface Port DB-9 
RS-232
Price about £120 + VAT

I understand that you can attach a cable from the UPS RS-232 port to a 
serial port on my machine and that it should be possible to get hold of 
a connector cable and open software drivers for controlled shut-down 
such as Network UPS Tools are available.

Fenton sounds better, but I don't know if there are any UK outlets for 
these.  Best?  I couldn't get any sensible info from a quick browse of 
their web sit.

I've got 800MHz athlon, 256M memory, 45GB IDE hd, CD-R, CD-RW, zip, 
powered speakers, 19" monitor but I may want to put one or two other 
machine (PC and/or Mac) on the UPS.  The back-UPS seems only to have one 
surge-protected outlet though...


Does the APC Back-UPS sound a resonable choice?  Anyone out there with 
experience with this sort of setup?

thanks in advance for any tips,

Matt.

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| Matt Fairtlough                                |     
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