I have an excellent old Best Power FE700VA but am suprised it's unlisted.? I thought Best Power ones were for critical applications, mostly for POSIX-based (Unix, etc.) servers, so I want to run it on 64-bit Slackware GNU/Linux.? I'm wondering why, or if it may be added in the future, or if there are any other options.
On Jan 21, 2018, at 1:12 AM, David Melik <dchmelik at gmail.com> wrote:> > I have an excellent old Best Power FE700VA but am suprised it's unlisted. I thought Best Power ones were for critical applications, mostly for POSIX-based (Unix, etc.) servers, so I want to run it on 64-bit Slackware GNU/Linux. I'm wondering why, or if it may be added in the future, or if there are any other options.My understanding was that many of the older Best Power units were downstream of generators, and as such, full-blown power outages of both mains and generator power were not expected. That said, it might be that the "bestfcom" driver predates when we were actively collecting specific model names for the Hardware Compatibility List and the Device Dump Library. Does the manual linked below describe your model? http://unifiedpowerusa.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/ferrups-users-guide.pdf If you hook up a terminal emulator to the comms port (1200 baud, 8/N/1 unless stickers and/or configuration DIP switches indicate otherwise), and type "f" <return>, do you get a status line like one of the following? https://github.com/networkupstools/nut/blob/v2.7.4/drivers/bestfcom.c#L226-L244 Let us know how it goes, and we can update the various compatibility lists: http://buildbot.networkupstools.org/~buildbot/docker-debian-jessie/docs/latest/stable-hcl.html#footnotes -- Charles Lepple clepple at gmail
On 01/21/2018 05:53 AM, Charles Lepple wrote:> My understanding was that many of the older Best Power units were downstream of generators, and as such, full-blown power outages of both mains and generator power were not expected. > > That said, it might be that the "bestfcom" driver predates when we were actively collecting specific model names for the Hardware Compatibility List and the Device Dump Library. Does the manual linked below describe your model? > > http://unifiedpowerusa.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/ferrups-users-guide.pdf > > If you hook up a terminal emulator to the comms port (1200 baud, 8/N/1 unless stickers and/or configuration DIP switches indicate otherwise), and type "f" <return>, do you get a status line like one of the following? > > https://github.com/networkupstools/nut/blob/v2.7.4/drivers/bestfcom.c#L226-L244Of course, I got Eaton Powerware's RS-232 cable for FE700VA/etc. but don't know what 'hook up a terminal emulator'... no Slackware GNU/Linux BASH command 'f,' or do I run (or install/compile) a certain program to enable/access that?> Let us know how it goes, and we can update the various compatibility lists: > > http://buildbot.networkupstools.org/~buildbot/docker-debian-jessie/docs/latest/stable-hcl.html#footnotesCertainly, once I figure this out...