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    Another UPS question

    Hi there everyone

    Didnt want to ask this question in the other thread.

    Bought an APC UPS.

    Manual says RS 1000 & RS 1500.

    Was just wondering if it was possible to connect the two pc’s to one UPS via the USB cable?

    I would like to load the management software on both machines so they can automatically shut down at the same time instead of only one.

    Is this possible?

    Thanks.
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    Probably not... but you might be able to send a remote shutdown command to the other machine. Something like psshutdown \\myothermachine.

    You would only need to shutdown anything when the battery power has almost depleted. Keep enough left to do a graceful shutdown. Don't make the server shutdown as soon as the power goes out. The UPS is there so you can take some power down time..
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    Hey there Sirdice.

    Thanks for the reply.

    The ups is between two workstations, nothing to do with the server.

    Can you explain this remote shutdown command?

    Thanks.

    EDIT

    What would happen if you just get a usb splitter going to both machines?
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    Code:
    shutdown /s /m \\mymachine /t 60 /f /c "Shuting down in 60secs"
    That's basically it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Cider
    The ups is between two workstations, nothing to do with the server.
    Same deal. It's just more common to see one or more servers attached to a UPS
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    Quote Originally Posted by WolfeTone
    Code:
    shutdown /s /m \\mymachine /t 60 /f /c "Shuting down in 60secs"
    That's basically it.
    I have no coding experience whatsoever
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    That's not coding, that's just in a command prompt.

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    Quote Originally Posted by delstar
    That's not coding, that's just in a command prompt.
    it is when it is written in a text editor and SAVED as Shutdown.bat
    you create a short cut to it so you can point and click..
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    I'd just put it as the command the UPS runs when it loses power. If the management software is any good, it'll let you do that.

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    I see

    So in the management software for the UPS there should be an option to run a file or program when it reaches a certain power level?

    Can I just make it a batch file and run it ?
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