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List of Uninterruptable Power Supply (UPS) models working with openSUSE/SUSE Linux releases. Specify Product brand, Model, SUSE version, Interface type, Monitoring software installed and any other Comments or tips regarding the product that can help other users.

APC

Model SUSE version Interface Monitoring software Comments
Smart UPS 1000VA
[1] 		9.2 (x86) - Network card (not tested)
[2]

- RS-232 (local monitoring)
- USB (local monitoring, not tested)

PowerChute Business Edition 7.x
[3] 		- Propietary software for monitoring UPS is free of charge (registration required on APC site).

- PowerChute Business Edition runs with graphical interface (by means of Java).
- UPS comes with integrated RS-232 (smart signaling cable needed) and USB ports, network card it is not included.

Back-UPS XS 900 11.1 (x64) - USB (local monitoring) OpenSuse built-in power monitoring Works perfectly out of the box
Back-UPS ES 550 11.3 (x64) - USB (local monitoring) apcupsd UPS works fine out of the box, apcupsd requires some configuration for USB
[4]
Back-UPS RS 1500 12.2 (x64) - USB (local monitoring) apcupsd UPS works fine out of the box, apcupsd requires some configuration for USB
[5]

Riello UPS

Model SUSE version Interface Monitoring software Comments
DLD 330 10.0 (x86_64, smp), 10.3 (64 bits) - Network card NetMan 101/102 plus

- RS-232 (firmware update, local monitoring)
- USB (local monitoring, not tested)

PowerShield 3 - Propietary software for monitoring UPS is free of charge (standard version: only 1 UPS unit allowed). Paid version (full version, about 125€ / 160$) for this software allows multiple UPS units monitoring.

- PowerShield 3 runs with graphical interface (by means of Java) and text based interface (ncurses) as well.
- UPS comes with integrated RS-232 and USB ports, network card it is not included.

DLD 600 10.0 (x86_64, smp), 10.3 (64 bits) Network card NetMan 101/102 plus

- RS-232 (firmware update, local monitoring)
- USB (local monitoring, not tested)

PowerShield 3 - Propietary software for monitoring UPS is free of charge (standard version: only 1 UPS unit allowed). Paid version (full version, about 125€ / 160$) for this software allows multiple UPS units monitoring.

- PowerShield 3 runs with graphical interface (by means of Java) and text based interface (ncurses) as well.
- UPS comes with integrated RS-232 and USB ports, network card it is not included.

Emerson Liebert

Model SuSE versions Interface Monitoring software Comments
PowerSure PSA1000MT
[6] 		10.2 (x86_64) serial RS232 DB-9

(actually USB to serial PL-2303, Prolific, [7], kernel module usbserial, my MBO Asus AT8 has no native serial connections, and, sadly, their staff weren't able to point out this solution to me; local store did, Croatia, HGSpot)
- network monitoring through RS-232 attached box
- USB (so called contact closure, local monitoring, not tested)

MultiLink 1.5 (build 51)
[8] 		- Propietary software for monitoring/shutting more devices at extra cost. Already expensive as it is. See if it's worhth it. May be. My first contact for now...
GXT2-3000RT230
[9] 		12.3 (x86_64) serial RS232 DB-9 (on board) NUT (Network UPS Tools) - 2.6.5 [10]

Using:
- Web page monitoring on Apache
- KNutClient [11]

UPS driver: liebert-esp2

No proprietary software

Belkin

Model SUSE version Interface Monitoring software Comments
BU306000me (aka "Active Battery Back Up").

Probably applies to BU304000me and BU308000me as well.

11.0 (x86) USB (vers 1.10)

Internally a serial to usb Cypress Semiconductor converter.

- It comes with a CD with WinPower software for windows, Mac, Solaris, FreeBSD... and linux software (60 MB, java). Not tested.

- Works with nut-classic 2.2.2 almost out of the box (oss repo).

nut works with this in ups.conf - the delay is crucial: 
 maxstartdelay = 70
 [myups]
   driver = megatec_usb
   port = auto
   desc = "Local UPS"

The driver takes 59" to start :-(

Links: gentoo (ES) Nut-upsuser opensuse list opensuse-es list

Cyberpower

Model SuSE versions Interface Monitoring software Comments
Cyberpower 1500VARLCD 11.2 (x86_64), 11.3 (x86_64) USB- Power Panel - Proprietary software seems to work fine. NUT did not immediately recognize it. Documentation is fine, but the management is all CLI
Cyberpower CP1350PFCLCD 13.2 (x86_64), 42.1 (x86_64), 42.2 (x86_64), 42.3 (x86_64), 15.0 (x86_64) USB-HID apcupsd Running with the following settings changed from defaults in /etc/apcupsd.conf: 
 UPSCABLE usb
 UPSTYPE usb
 DEVICE

MGE/Eaton

MGE/Eaton uninterruptible power supply (UPS) units work well with openSUSE 12.1 using the GPL NUT software, but this is not an out-of-the-box experience. For full details of a setup which provides automatic stop on power failure and automatic restart on power return, suitable for a small server, see [12].

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