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Brad
Selfish Heathen
 
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Zone of Pain
 
2011-08-22, 22:02

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Originally Posted by turtle View Post
Wonder if we can get a script that takes the feed from the UPS and triggers the backup script to run...
Actually, yes. Some UPSes have a USB or serial port for exactly this purpose. One can initiate notifications or clean shutdown procedures based on the state given by the UPS. I have a coworker who does exactly this with his UPS at home. Admittedly, it's one of the more expensive devices...

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