OT: old ups new use

[Richard Kreiss]

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> From: filepro-list-bounces+rkreiss=verizon.net at lists.celestial.com
> [mailto:filepro-list-bounces+rkreiss=verizon.net at lists.celestial.com] On
> Behalf Of Walter Vaughan
> Sent: Friday, September 28, 2012 3:03 PM
> To: filePro
> Subject: Re: OT: old ups new use
> 
> GCC Consulting wrote:
> 
> >Do any of you or your clients have any older unused UPS' around?
> >
> >Many times you or your clients will purchase a new UPS rather than just
> >replacing the battery.
> >
> I (regrettably) just discovered and locally installed a webservice called
> "spiceworks". One of it's totally impressive list of central management
tools is
> the ability to manage attached things like UPS's from a central location.
When I
> saw how it auto detected all the UPS's and their battery lives, I just
shook my
> head in shame for not installing it years ago. Of course the ability to
see and
> manage UPS's is only 1% of the ability and usefulness of spiceworks.
> 
> http://www.spiceworks.com/free-pc-network-inventory-software/
> 
> I for one would never ever ever admin a windows domain with out it. You
> could have a domain with only one windows box and the rest esxi servers
> crammed with linux VM's and it still would be worth the setup.

Thanks for the suggestion.

Not however, that these "home" UPS are not connected to any computers on my
network.  However, the  blueray DVD and my Wii are.  It would be interesting
to see if spiceworks could see those.

Richard