One additional note; APC UPSes (and in particular the APC Masterswitch
Plus) can be accessed over the network (via SNMP and passworded HTML).
If your UPS was an APC unit, you could probably setup a simple script
(using WGET or similar) on same workstation to tell the UPS to "turn
off" those outlets.

I don't recall for sure, but I BELIEVE you can also tell the APC units
"when" to shutdown (i.e. in x minutes); which could allow you to even
script it on the 3000 (using wget) - assuming you could get an "alarm"
to the 3000 via some means.

 -Chris Bartram

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Sent: Tuesday, September 03, 2002 6:51 PM
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Subject: Re: [HP3000-L] Powering down a 3000

It seems to me the complete answer is two fold.

1) a workstation as described by Jonathan Backus to recognize the
problem and
perform the orderly system shutdown

2) an "X-10" like module for the power that could be instructed by the
workstation
to "turn off" the power feeding the HP3000 and whatever other devices
you wanted
"powered down".

I have been using the "X-10" product for over 15 years on lights and
other devices
around the house.  Makes Christmas lights a breeze to maintain.

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Measurement Specialties
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