APC UPS software and USB port

[David Gibbs]

Brandon Coale wrote:
> 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.

Have you tried the open source apcupsd?
http://freshmeat.net/projects/apcupsd/

david