APC UPS software and USB port

[Brandon Coale]

Hi,

I am trying to set up my APC PowerChute Business Edition 7.0.4 on my PowerEdge 2850 with RHEL4.  The UPS came with a cable to go from a computer's USB port to the DB9 port on the UPS.  It also came with another cable to go from a computer's DB9 serial port to the DB9 port on the UPS.

I am running the configuration script to configure the software, and it is asking for a serial port as shown below.  I'd like to use the USB cable if possible.  

Select the serial port
[1]: /dev/ttyS0
[2]: /dev/ttyS1
[3]: Other
> 3
Please type in the serial port
*Case-sensitive (ex: /dev/ttyS0)

I am wondering if anyone has used this software with the USB cable, or does it look like I will have to use my serial port for this software?

Thanks,
Brandon Coale
bcoale at freeway.net

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