NUT SNMP UPS and Eaton SNMP-card?

iorx

I've read and googled but it has turned up with nothing use full. I've been in contact with Eaton about this SNMP-card. They claim it follows RFC-1628 (aka ietf?) and that I should be able to use a generic UPS-SNMP probe to get status and alarms.

But no … :( Can't get NUT to feel for this device.

I've tried all the alternatives and SMTP v1, v2. No go.

UPS info:

UPS Model 	
PW9130 2000VA-T
	UPS Firmware version 	
FP: 0.13 INV: 1.26
	VA Rating 	
2000 VA
	User-Assigned Name 	
ups1
	Card's IP Address 	
192.168.180.8
	Firmware Revision 	
ConnectUPS Web/SNMP Card V4.34

Anyone got a good ideas? Anyone found instructions on how to customize/XML and get it working?

Ref: 10/100Mb ConnectUPS Web/SNMP Card found here https://powerquality.eaton.com/Support/Software-Drivers/Downloads/connectivity-firmware.asp

iorx

Digging around a bit, and not related to Eaton.
Looks like nut.inc not playing along with versions and paths as it should.

Doing a "rc.d/nut.sh start" give me this:


[2.1.4-RELEASE][root@]/root(8): /usr/local/etc/rc.d/nut.sh start
starting snmp-ups
/usr/local/etc/rc.d/nut.sh: /usr/local/sbin/upsdrvctl: not found
snmp-ups failed to start

So, fixing NUT or upgrade to later version pf …

iorx

Digging more. And it's running :)

Didn't understand the nut.inc to well so I hacked the nut.sh.

This makes thing work on 2.1.4. Someone more knowledgeable could maybe use this information to update the nut-package.

Part of nut.sh


#!/bin/sh
# This file was automatically generated
# by the pfSense service handler.

rc_start() {
	if [ `pgrep snmp-ups | wc -l` != 0 ]; then
		if [ `pgrep upsmon | wc -l` != 0 ]; then
		echo stopping upsmon
		/usr/bin/killall upsmon
		while [ `pgrep upsmon | wc -l` != 0 ]; do
			sleep 1
		done
	fi
	if [ `pgrep upsd | wc -l` != 0 ]; then
		echo stopping upsd
		/usr/bin/killall upsd
	fi
	if [ `pgrep snmp-ups | wc -l` != 0 ]; then
		echo stopping snmp-ups
#
# old code
#		/usr/local/sbin/upsdrvctl stop

#
# hacked code
		/usr/local/libexec/nut/upsdrvctl stop
	fi
	sleep 1
	if [ `pgrep snmp-ups | wc -l` != 0 ]; then
		echo forcing snmp-ups termination
		/usr/bin/killall snmp-ups
		while [ `pgrep snmp-ups | wc -l` != 0 ]; do
			sleep 1
		done
	fi

	fi

	echo starting snmp-ups
#
# new path /usr/local/libexec/nut/
# old path /usr/local/sbin/
# hacked code

	if /usr/local/libexec/nut/upsdrvctl start; then
		echo starting upsd
		/usr/local/sbin/upsd -u root
		echo starting upsmon
		/usr/local/sbin/upsmon Eaton9130-8@localhost
	else
		echo snmp-ups failed to start
	fi
#
# old code
#	if /usr/local/sbin/upsdrvctl start; then
#		echo starting upsd
#		/usr/local/sbin/upsd -u root
#		echo starting upsmon
#		/usr/local/sbin/upsmon Eaton9130-8@localhost
#	else
#		echo snmp-ups failed to start
#	fi

}

rc_stop() {
		if [ `pgrep upsmon | wc -l` != 0 ]; then
		echo stopping upsmon
		/usr/bin/killall upsmon
		while [ `pgrep upsmon | wc -l` != 0 ]; do
			sleep 1
		done
	fi
	if [ `pgrep upsd | wc -l` != 0 ]; then
		echo stopping upsd
		/usr/bin/killall upsd
	fi
	if [ `pgrep snmp-ups | wc -l` != 0 ]; then
		echo stopping snmp-ups
		/usr/local/sbin/upsdrvctl stop
	fi
	sleep 1
	if [ `pgrep snmp-ups | wc -l` != 0 ]; then
		echo forcing snmp-ups termination
		/usr/bin/killall snmp-ups
		while [ `pgrep snmp-ups | wc -l` != 0 ]; do
			sleep 1
		done
	fi

}

case $1 in
	start)
		rc_start
		;;
	stop)
		rc_stop
		;;
	restart)
		rc_stop
		rc_start
		;;
esac

if /usr/local/libexec/nut/upsdrvctl start; then

iorx

Again. Gave nut.inc a closer inspection.

$pfs_version = substr(trim(file_get_contents("/etc/version")),0,3)

Doesn't return anything on 2.1.4. Resulting in wrong path written to nut.sh.

Couldn't figure out how to make the code return anything to $pfs_version. Even setting it to "2.1" didn't work.
So the ugly but working solution was to set it to make the if clause ("2.1" == "2.1") :-X

Reconfig of NUT now works.

Two places in the nut.inc was modified.


		/* if($pfs_version == "2.1") */
		if("2.1" == "2.1")
			$upsdrvctl = "/usr/local/libexec/nut/upsdrvctl";
		else
			$upsdrvctl = "/usr/local/sbin/upsdrvctl";

Someone skilled on php and bash can probably solve this the right way.

;) This is my thread, all mine! Don't You guys even dare to comment on it ;D

phil.davis

$pfs_version = substr(trim(file_get_contents("/etc/version")),0,3);
var_dump($pfs_version);

On 2.1.5 I get:

string(3) "2.1"

On 2.2.2:

string(3) "2.2"

I am struggling to believe that 2.1.4 is any different about the content of /etc/version - bring that file up in Diagnostics->Edit file - it should show 2.1.4
In any case, I would certainly upgrade pfSense to 2.1.5, and preferably to 2.2.2

iorx

Yeah, your right. Working to get 2.1.4 working is the wrong way around. The install has allot of OpenVPN tunnels through out the country so I have hesitated a bit to replace it. Need the UPS support bolted on to this version for protection until their 2.2.2 is ready for prime time.

I've now tried the 2.2.2 and NUT works as it should . No problem at all! :)

Thank you!
Brgs,