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      netboy @netboy
      last edited by netboy

      @netboy dennypage I got everything working....

      Now based on my success I would like to monitor the UPS attached to the Netgate router.

      I earlier installed apc package and it worked fine. I uninstalled the same and installed NUT.

      SSH into netgate and it reported the UPS.
      [22.05-RELEASE][admin@router2100.xxx.local]/root: usbconfig
      ugen0.1: <Marvell XHCI root HUB> at usbus0, cfg=0 md=HOST spd=SUPER (5.0Gbps) pwr=SAVE (0mA)
      ugen1.1: <Marvell EHCI root HUB> at usbus1, cfg=0 md=HOST spd=HIGH (480Mbps) pwr=SAVE (0mA)
      ugen1.2: <American Power Conversion Back-UPS ES 750G FW:841.I4 .D USB FW:I4> at usbus1, cfg=0 md=HOST spd=LOW (1.5Mbps) pwr=ON (2mA)

      My config on the NUT in netgate is as follows:

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      However I am not having any success!!

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      Any tips for troubleshooting?

      After some time in SSH I get this message:

      d40b2c50-d338-438b-a9ea-d0d4c9cb6332-image.png Broadcast Message from root@router2100.480.local
      (no tty) at 12:41 EST...

      UPS netgateUPS is unavailable

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      • dennypageD
        dennypage @netboy
        last edited by

        @netboy said in NUT server and UPS general question:

        Any tips for troubleshooting?

        Yes:

        1. Remove everything from the Advanced settings section and leave it empty. [FYI: The lines you have are in the wrong section; The USB driver doesn't take a port. Some UPSs don't like to be polled too frequently.] Later, you can add lines to the "Additional configuration lines for upsd.users" section to allow remote access, but even then leave all the other sections empty.

        2. If you haven't rebooted since you installed NUT, you need to do so. Alternatively, you can do an unplug and replug (see elsewhere in this thread), but the easiest thing to do is to reboot.

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          netboy @dennypage
          last edited by netboy

          @dennypage Thanks
          Followed your advice and it works now ....
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          I added users to the upsd.users and "pointed" the hosts.conf and upsmon.conf on the raspberry pi.
          The raspberry pi shows the drop down but when I select the one nothing shows up! Other drop down works like a charm.
          Any other config I must change in netgate?

          e0f5129c-0d32-4589-a5f4-42d477607868-image.png

          The selection of "netgate UPS" does nothing and shows connection failure

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          • dennypageD
            dennypage @netboy
            last edited by

            @netboy said in NUT server and UPS general question:

            The selection of "netgate UPS" does nothing and shows connection failure

            I note that in one location you have "netgateUPS" and in another you have "netgate UPS". FWIW, I recommend that you stay away from spaces in names.

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              netboy @dennypage
              last edited by netboy

              @dennypage Hey dennypage the drop down shows the description as listed in Raspberry Pi hosts.conf

              MONITOR netgateUPS@192.168.0.1 "Netgate UPS"

              IMHO, I do not think this is the issue.

              FYI, i have added the following user in netgate config:
              [monslave]
              password = {somepassword}
              upsmon slave

              Added the following in upsmon.conf in raspberry pi;

              MONITOR netgateUPS@192.168.0.1 0 monslave {pswd for monslave} slave

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              • dennypageD
                dennypage @netboy
                last edited by

                @netboy Please post your upsd.users and upsmon.conf from both systems.

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                  netboy @dennypage
                  last edited by netboy

                  @dennypage
                  Sure here we go...

                  Masked password as xxxx, yyyy and zzzz - BTW there are no spaces in my password:

                  netgate - upsd.users

                  [admin]
                  password = xxxxx
                  actions = set
                  actions = fsd
                  instcmds = ALL

                  [monmaster]
                  password = yyyyy
                  upsmon master

                  [monslave]
                  password = zzzzz
                  upsmon slave

                  pi- upsd.users

                  [admin]
                  password = nnnnnn
                  actions = set
                  actions = fsd
                  instcmds = ALL

                  [monmaster]
                  password = uuuuuuu
                  upsmon master

                  [monslave]
                  password = xxxxx
                  upsmon slave

                  netgate - upsmon.conf
                  blanks no entries

                  pi - upsmon.conf
                  MONITOR netgateUPS@192.168.0.1 0 monslave zzzzz slave

                  Am I missing MONITOR entries in upsmon.conf in netgate?

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                  • dennypageD
                    dennypage @netboy
                    last edited by

                    @netboy said in NUT server and UPS general question:

                    netgate - upsmon.conf
                    blanks no entries

                    Based upon your prior screenshots, upsmon.conf on the pfSense system cannot be empty.

                    Also, please post ups.conf from both systems.

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                      netboy @dennypage
                      last edited by

                      @dennypage
                      I added the following to

                      netgate - upsmon.conf
                      MONITOR netgateUPS@localhost 1 monmaster yyyyy master

                      negate - ups.conf
                      blanks no entries

                      pi- ups.conf
                      [powerStrip]
                      driver = usbhid-ups
                      port = auto
                      vendorid = "051d"
                      productid = "0002"
                      desc = "APC BE600M1 600VA UPS"

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                      • dennypageD
                        dennypage @netboy
                        last edited by

                        @netboy said in NUT server and UPS general question:

                        I added the following to
                        netgate - upsmon.conf
                        MONITOR netgateUPS@localhost 1 monmaster yyyyy master
                        negate - ups.conf
                        blanks no entries

                        Something is wrong. ups.conf cannot be empty, and you should not need to edit upsmon.conf.

                        Let's restart from the ground up and make sure we have a known, stable base.

                        Go to Services -> UPS -> Settings.

                        • Set "UPS Type" to "Local USB"
                        • Set "UPS Name" to "ups"
                        • Uncheck the "Enable notifications" box
                        • Set "Driver" to "usbhid".
                        • Clear any content in "Extra Arguments to driver"
                        • Clear any content in all sections of "Advanced sections"

                        After doing this, press save.

                        Then, log in via terminal and execute the following:

                        cat /usr/local/etc/nut/ups.conf
                        cat /usr/local/etc/nut/upsd.conf
                        cat /usr/local/etc/nut/upsd.users
                        cat /usr/local/etc/nut/upsmon.conf
                        

                        And post the complete output of each.

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                          netboy @dennypage
                          last edited by netboy

                          @dennypage
                          masked passwords

                          [22.05-RELEASE][admin@router2100.tttt.local]/root: cat /usr/local/etc/nut/ups.conf
                          [ups]
                          driver=usbhid-ups
                          port=auto
                          [22.05-RELEASE][admin@router2100.tttt.local]/root: cat /usr/local/etc/nut/upsd.conf
                          LISTEN 127.0.0.1
                          LISTEN ::1
                          [22.05-RELEASE][admin@router2100.tttt.local]/root: cat /usr/local/etc/nut/upsd.users
                          [admin]
                          password=xxxxx
                          actions=set
                          instcmds=all
                          [local-monitor]
                          password=xxxxx
                          upsmon master
                          [22.05-RELEASE][admin@router2100.tttt.local]/root: cat /usr/local/etc/nut/upsmon.conf
                          MONITOR ups 1 local-monitor xxxxx master
                          SHUTDOWNCMD "/sbin/shutdown -p +0"
                          POWERDOWNFLAG /etc/killpower
                          [22.05-RELEASE][admin@router2100.tttt.local]/root:

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                          • dennypageD
                            dennypage @netboy
                            last edited by dennypage

                            @netboy Okay, that looks much better.

                            Now add this

                            [monuser]
                            password = secret
                            upsmon slave
                            

                            to "Additional configuration lines for upsd.users" in the Advanced settings section.

                            Now go to this post and follow the instructions to allow access to the NUT port from the LAN interface. I recommend that you choose option 1.

                            Following that, you can confirm operation by going to the pi and executing the following command:

                            upsc ups@192.168.0.1
                            [Based on prior posts, I am assuming that 192.168.0.1 is the LAN IP address of your pfSense firewall]

                            When you run the upsc command, you should see all the variables of your UPS displayed.

                            Lastly, for the pi end, put this in upsmon.conf:

                            MONITOR ups@192.168.0.1 0 monuser secret slave
                            
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                              netboy @dennypage
                              last edited by

                              @dennypage I guess the MONITOR must be like below (see bold) - correct - Probably you have a typo?

                              MONITOR ups@192.168.0.1 0 monuser secret slave

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                              • dennypageD
                                dennypage @netboy
                                last edited by

                                @netboy said in NUT server and UPS general question:

                                I guess the MONITOR must be like below (see bold) - correct - Probably you have a typo?
                                MONITOR ups@192.168.0.1 0 monuser secret slave

                                You are correct. I copied and pasted from another example. Sorry about that.

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                                  netboy @netboy
                                  last edited by netboy

                                  @netboy SUCCESS!!!
                                  I had to make an entry in hosts.conf for pi

                                  MONITOR ups@192.168.0.1 "Netgate UPS"

                                  Worked. I sincerely thank you very much for all your help.

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                                    netboy @netboy
                                    last edited by

                                    @netboy Probably last question....

                                    I want to shutdown everything attached to ups in netgate only when "battery low" in ups - How do I configure this functionality

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                                    • dennypageD
                                      dennypage @netboy
                                      last edited by

                                      @netboy said in NUT server and UPS general question:

                                      I want to shutdown everything attached to ups in netgate only when "battery low" in ups - How do I configure this functionality

                                      Well, you are in luck... that is the default behavior of NUT. ๐Ÿ˜Š

                                      Anything else connected to the UPS that is capable of running NUT would monitor the master on pfSense just like the setup you did for the pi, with the exception being that they would use power value 1 rather than power value 0. Like so:

                                      MONITOR ups@192.168.0.1 1 monuser secret slave
                                      

                                      All the hosts will shut down when the UPS declares a low battery situation. You can read more here.

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                                        netboy @dennypage
                                        last edited by

                                        @dennypage ๐Ÿ‘ ๐Ÿ‘ ๐Ÿ‘

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                                          netboy @netboy
                                          last edited by netboy

                                          @netboy Since synology also uses NUT I am struggling to MONITOR the same using raspberry pi..... Created a user in

                                          /usr/syno/etc/ups/upsd.users

                                          [monslave]
                                          password = xxxxxx
                                          upsmon slave

                                          Opened port 3493

                                          Included entries in pi upsmon.conf :
                                          MONITOR ups@{syn IP} 0 monslave xxxxxx slave

                                          and hosts.conf:
                                          MONITOR ups@{syn IP} "Synology UPS"

                                          But get "access error"
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                                          Any suggestions....

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                                          • dennypageD
                                            dennypage
                                            last edited by

                                            @netboy Synology uses a hard-coded username/password for remote NUT access. You can either use their hard-coded values for monitoring (strongly recommended), or try to hand edit Synology's generated files. Note that if you go the hand-edit route, the files will overwritten by DSM whenever an OS update occurs and you will need to re-edit the files.

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