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From: widdicom@ADS.COM (Greg Widdicombe)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.novell
Subject: Netware UPS monitoring
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Date: 6 Feb 91 19:03:30 GMT
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Organization: Advanced Decision Systems, Mtn. View, CA (415) 960-7300
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What exactly are UPS monitoring cards and VAPs?  I expect they are a
means to detect a UPS has kicked in and perform an orderly shutdown,
broadcast system warnings etc.  How do they work?

I am interested in performing an "orderly" system shutdown (is there
such as beast :-) and system broadcast upon reception of a particular
hardware generated signal from an external source (not a UPS) and
think that this may be the way to achieve it.  If I can fake the
board/VAP/??? into triggering, then I have accomplished my goal.
Could a generic monitor board/VAP be used for this?

Can anyone give vendor names/#'s to contact further, or real life
scenarios.

Thanks in advance.

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