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Personal Solution Pac for Linux User’S Guide www.eaton.com Personal Solution Pac for Linux User’s Guide Personal Solution Pac for Linux – User’s Guide – 34 003 885 XU / AC www.eaton.com Table of Contents 1 Introduction ..................................................................................................................................... 4 1.1 Features ................................................................................................................................... 4 1.2 System compatibility ................................................................................................................ 4 1.3 EATON Partnerships and certifications .................................................................................... 4 1.4 Support and feedback .............................................................................................................. 5 2 Installation and initial configuration procedure ................................................................................ 5 2.1 Installation Prerequisites .......................................................................................................... 5 2.2 Installation Procedure .............................................................................................................. 5 2.2.1 Debian GNU/Linux and Ubuntu ......................................................................................... 5 2.2.2 Mandrakelinux / Mandriva Linux ........................................................................................ 7 2.2.3 SUSE / Novell .................................................................................................................... 7 2.2.4 RedHat / Fedora ................................................................................................................ 8 2.2.5 Others / not listed .............................................................................................................. 9 2.3 Initial configuration procedure ............................................................................................... 10 2.3.1 Debian GNU/Linux and Ubuntu ....................................................................................... 10 2.3.2 Mandrakelinux / Mandriva Linux ...................................................................................... 10 2.3.3 SUSE / Novell .................................................................................................................. 10 2.3.4 RedHat / Fedora .............................................................................................................. 10 2.3.5 Others / not listed ............................................................................................................ 10 2.4 Updating the product ............................................................................................................. 11 2.4.1 Debian GNU/Linux and Ubuntu ....................................................................................... 11 2.4.2 Mandrakelinux / Mandriva Linux ...................................................................................... 11 2.4.3 SUSE / Novell .................................................................................................................. 11 2.4.4 RedHat / Fedora .............................................................................................................. 11 2.5 Uninstalling the Product ......................................................................................................... 12 2.5.1 Debian GNU/Linux and Ubuntu ....................................................................................... 12 2.5.2 Mandrakelinux / Mandriva Linux ...................................................................................... 12 2.5.3 SUSE / Novell .................................................................................................................. 12 2.5.4 RedHat / Fedora .............................................................................................................. 12 2.5.5 Others / not listed ............................................................................................................ 12 3 Using Personal Solution Pac for Linux ........................................................................................ 13 3.1.1 Auto discovery and auto configuration ............................................................................. 13 3.1.2 Testing ............................................................................................................................. 13 3.1.3 Viewing UPS status ......................................................................................................... 14 3.1.4 Launching PSP in verbose mode .................................................................................... 15 3.1.5 Modifying the protection settings ..................................................................................... 15 3.1.5.1 Shutdown criteria ...................................................................................................... 15 3.1.5.1.1 Delay before shutdown ....................................................................................... 16 3.1.5.1.2 Battery level to trigger system shutdown ............................................................ 16 3.1.5.1.3 Remaining backup time to trigger system shutdown .......................................... 17 3.1.5.2 Shutdown configuration ............................................................................................. 17 3.1.5.2.1 Shutdown type .................................................................................................... 17 3.1.5.2.1.1 No shutdown, i.e. shutdown of the computer is disabled ............................. 17 3.1.5.2.1.2 Shutdown ..................................................................................................... 17 3.1.5.2.1.3 Customized shutdown .................................................................................. 17 3.1.5.2.2 Shutdown duration .............................................................................................. 17 3.1.5.2.3 UPS shutoff ........................................................................................................ 18 3.1.5.3 Icon display ............................................................................................................... 18 4 Frequently asked questions .......................................................................................................... 19 4.1.1 General problems and questions ..................................................................................... 19 4.1.1.1 I’m running WindowMaker or XFCE. Can I use the PSP system tray? ..................... 19 4.1.1.2 How to use PSP system tray with Gnome? ............................................................... 19 4.1.1.3 How to force PSP to autodetect my new UPS (in case you have changed your UPS since the initial PSP configuration)? ...................................................................................... 19 Personal Solution Pac for Linux – User’s Guide – 34 003 885 XU / AC Page 2/21 www.eaton.com 4.1.2 Debian GNU/Linux (and derivatives) ............................................................................... 19 4.1.2.1 I can’t install PSP because of the error “<package XX> or <library YY> can’t be installed” ............................................................................................................................... 19 4.1.2.2 After uninstalling and reinstalling the PSP packages, all my settings (including the detected UPS, and the various parameters) have been restored. How can I reset the configuration? ....................................................................................................................... 20 4.1.3 Ubuntu ............................................................................................................................. 20 4.1.3.1 I can’t install PSP because of the error “<package XX> or <library YY> can’t be installed” ............................................................................................................................... 20 4.1.4 Mandrakelinux ................................................................................................................. 20 4.1.4.1 I can’t install PSP because of the error “libatkmm-1.6.so.1 can’t be installed” .......... 20 4.1.5 SUSE ............................................................................................................................... 20 4.1.6 RedHat / Fedora .............................................................................................................. 20 5 Acknowledgements ....................................................................................................................... 21 Personal Solution Pac for Linux – User’s Guide – 34 003 885 XU / AC Page 3/21 www.eaton.com 1 Introduction EATON Personal Solution Pac for Linux is the new offering for point to point protection. This document describes the steps to install and use “Personal Solution Pac for Linux”. 1.1 Features Personal Solution Pac offers the following features: ◗ Easy installation, upgrade and removal, ◗ UPS auto detection and software auto configuration, ◗ Support all EATON Office Protection Systems devices (serial and USB), ◗ Support any Xwindow graphical system, ◗ Graphical view for UPS status, configuration and help, ◗ System tray icon for a synthesis view,
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