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    • Cry HavokC
      Cry Havok
      last edited by

      Left to it's own devices NUT would normally trigger a shutdown on LB (low battery).  This should be the correct process (otherwise you'll start a shutdown if the power goes out for a fraction of a second, probably not what you want).

      I'd also be interested in a client only option - for those of us already running a NUT server.

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        rsw686
        last edited by

        Thats probably what it is as the UPS I was testing with is old and has a low battery condition. I have others but there used for production boxes. The client is easy to implement as well. What I'm trying to figure out is how to change the pacakge url so I can install and uninstall the package to test everything out.

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          billm
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          @rsw686:

          Okay I've run into a snag. Can one of the devs tell me how I can change the url for the package manager so I can test this out?

          "xmlrpcbaseurl" => "www.pfsense.com",
              "xmlrpcpath" => "/pfSense/xmlrpc.php",

          in /etc/inc/globals.inc

          –Bill

          pfSense core developer
          blog - http://www.ucsecurity.com/
          twitter - billmarquette

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            rsw686
            last edited by

            @billm:

            @rsw686:

            Okay I've run into a snag. Can one of the devs tell me how I can change the url for the package manager so I can test this out?

            "xmlrpcbaseurl" => "www.pfsense.com",
                "xmlrpcpath" => "/pfSense/xmlrpc.php",

            in /etc/inc/globals.inc

            –Bill

            Thanks I had looked in the globals.inc before but I don't have the xmlrpc.php file. I got a copy of the xmlrpc.php and will try this out.

            http://cvstrac.pfsense.com/rlog?f=www/xmlrpc/xmlrpc.php

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              rsw686
              last edited by

              I got the package installer up and running on my local server. I can install the package now and have worked on the gui interface for it. I need to implement this in the backend code. Hopefully in a week I will have it committed and you all can start testing it out.

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                rsw686
                last edited by

                Tomorrow (Friday) it should be committed. I just have to add more models to the list and check a few things.

                The interface is shown in the above post. Its plain but gets the job done. Suggestions would be appreciated. However due to the package system generating the page theres not much more I can do unless I want to build my own configuration page, which I might work on later.

                Local, local monitoring with remote access, and remote monitoring are all supported.

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                  rsw686
                  last edited by

                  The package is committed. Let me know how it works. I've only gotten to test it on a APC Smart-UPS. If there are cable types, etc you need added let me know. I went through the list and added all the major brands, etc.

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                    yoda715
                    last edited by

                    This is as far as I get when trying to install nut:

                    Downloading package configuration file… done.
                    Saving updated package information... done.
                    Downloading nut and its dependencies...

                    It will hang there at downloading dependencies and will never complete.

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                      rsw686
                      last edited by

                      @yoda715:

                      This is as far as I get when trying to install nut:

                      Downloading package configuration file… done.
                      Saving updated package information... done.
                      Downloading nut and its dependencies...

                      It will hang there at downloading dependencies and will never complete.

                      The FreeBSD mirror containing the dependencies was up and down all morning. I thought it was back up. I will see if theres another one I can use instead.

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                        rsw686
                        last edited by

                        I've added more cable types and made some changes to get USB UPS's working. You need to specify auto as the port if using USB. I have also built the development tree version of newhidups, which should be tested soon. If it resolves more of the issues I will commit it. If anybody is interested in testing it contact me either by private message or email. Any feedback on this package would be appreciated.

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                          cadtiagof
                          last edited by

                          How do I add my ups driver to NUT ( powercom ) ?

                          How to change the shutdown times?

                          thanks  ;)

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                            trendchiller
                            last edited by

                            Would be nice to implement a screen showing the status of the UPS…  ;D

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                              rsw686
                              last edited by

                              I have done a rewrite of the NUT package which cleaned up the code, and fixed permission errors. I have also added a status tab which displays the model, status, load, battery charge/voltage, input/output voltage. and temperature.

                              Feedback on if the package works for you, what doesn't work, ideas for improvement would be appreciated.

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                                trendchiller
                                last edited by

                                hmmm, does not work for me…

                                seems not to find my smart-ups via calbe (com1)  :'(

                                I configured every setting that's NOT optional... and I get the following:

                                Feb 15 22:51:45 php: nut: Service failed to start: check configuration
                                Feb 15 22:51:45 php: nut: Starting service
                                Feb 15 22:50:44 php: nut: Service failed to start: check configuration
                                Feb 15 22:50:43 php: nut: Starting service
                                Feb 15 22:49:34 php: /pkg_mgr_install.php: Beginning package installation for nut.

                                UPS Monitoring   LOCAL
                                Local UPS Name UPS_IDEN
                                Local UPS Model SMART-UPS
                                Local UPS Port    COM1 (ttyd0)

                                any idea ?

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                                  rsw686
                                  last edited by

                                  @trendchiller:

                                  hmmm, does not work for me…

                                  seems not to find my smart-ups via calbe (com1)  :'(

                                  I configured every setting that's NOT optional... and I get the following:

                                  Feb 15 22:51:45 php: nut: Service failed to start: check configuration
                                  Feb 15 22:51:45 php: nut: Starting service
                                  Feb 15 22:50:44 php: nut: Service failed to start: check configuration
                                  Feb 15 22:50:43 php: nut: Starting service
                                  Feb 15 22:49:34 php: /pkg_mgr_install.php: Beginning package installation for nut.

                                  UPS Monitoring   LOCAL
                                  Local UPS Name UPS_IDEN
                                  Local UPS Model SMART-UPS
                                  Local UPS Port    COM1 (ttyd0)

                                  any idea ?

                                  You need to specify a cable type, that is why is it in () next to Smart-UPS. If that is an APC cable look at both ends. In the plastic it will have the cable number engraved. Specify that cable in the nut cable type selection.

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                                    trendchiller
                                    last edited by

                                    Hmmm, did it that way, but it does not work either :-(

                                    And the service is being started, tells me successful, but then does not start at all  :-\

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                                      rsw686
                                      last edited by

                                      @trendchiller:

                                      Hmmm, did it that way, but it does not work either :-(

                                      And the service is being started, tells me successful, but then does not start at all  :-\

                                      What color is your serial cable and what number is on it? I will look into it. I have an APC Smart UPS with a gray cable, number 940-0095B. There are about 10 different cables so it is important that you actually look at the cable for the number. If you pick the wrong cable type it will not work. It would be helpful if you could provide more information.

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                                        rsw686
                                        last edited by

                                        Heres a snapshot of my configuration and the status. The cable I have is technically for a Back-UPS Pro UPS, I have a few UPS's and cables have gotten swapped around. I did test with the actual Smart-UPS cable and it works as well. The protocol is the same, but every model cable is wired slightly different. The UPS model Smart-UPS, Back-UPS Pro tells the driver what subset of the protocol the UPS supports, such as temperature, etc

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                                          trendchiller
                                          last edited by

                                          The cable I have is a 940-004C cable…
                                          Should be working with the Rack Smart UPS 1000 I think...

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                                            rsw686
                                            last edited by

                                            @trendchiller:

                                            The cable I have is a 940-004C cable…
                                            Should be working with the Rack Smart UPS 1000 I think...

                                            I figured it out. I went through and read the man pages on the apcsmart driver. Turns out it only supports two cables, unlike other documentation I have read. I went as far as going through the actual code to confirm this. I am updating the NUT package to reflect this. You need to find one of the below cables to get it working.

                                            "This driver expects to see a 940-0024C cable or  a  clone  by  default.
                                                  You can switch to the 940-0095B dual-mode cable support with the cable=
                                                  definition described below.

                                            If your 940-0024C cable is broken or missing, use this diagram to build
                                                  a clone:

                                            http://random.networkupstools.org/cables/940-0024C.jpg"

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