Network UPS tools is comprehensive UPS managing and monitoring daemon can be used with various UPS. In the Fedora Core (and also in the Red Hat Linux) nut is included as two packages, "nut" and "nut-client". Both is requred. You can install nut and nut-client packages with yum as like:
[morioka@myserver morioka]$ su Password: [root@myserver morioka]# yum -y install nut nut-client Gathering header information file(s) from server(s) Server: Fedora Core 1 - i386 - Base Server: Fedora Core 1 - i386 - Released Updates Finding updated packages Downloading needed headers Resolving dependencies Dependencies resolved I will do the following: [install: nut 1.4.0-3.i386] [install: nut-client 1.4.0-3.i386] Getting nut-1.4.0-3.i386.rpm nut-1.4.0-3.i386.rpm 100% |=========================| 773 kB 00:00 Getting nut-client-1.4.0-3.i386.rpm nut-client-1.4.0-3.i386.r 100% |=========================| 86 kB 00:00 Running test transaction: Test transaction complete, Success! nut-client 100 % done 1/2 nut 100 % done 2/2 Installed: nut 1.4.0-3.i386 nut-client 1.4.0-3.i386 Transaction(s) Complete [root@myserver morioka]#
Although this memo is using nut package, if you think to use SmartUPS, it is better that buy PowerChute software from APC Inc. PowerChute will offer easy installation and nice UI. When you order UPS from APC Inc, you must check the type of UPS-cable. If you order wrong cable, you cannot use PowerChute. If this happen, remember nut package. This will help you.
Nut's configuration files are placed in the /etc/ups directory.
We do not use upssched daemon. So, we will not touch upssched.conf.
This is settings for SmartUPS attached to serial port 1 (/dev/ttyS0). I specify changes in italic font.
# If the UPS is locally attached set it to "yes" SERVER=yes # Model of the UPS (filename to call for it, without path) # Example - one of # apcsmart - APC SMartUPS and similar # fentonups - Fenton UPS # optiups # bestups # genericups # ups-trust425+625 # upsdrvctl # You MUST change this, or set SERVER to "no" # To support multiple drivers, set MODEL=upsdrvctl MODEL=apcsmart # UPS device - needed if UPS is locally attached DEVICE=/dev/ttyS0 # Any options to pass to $MODEL # ex. for my TrippLite UPS, use # OPTIONS="-t 5" OPTIONS= # Any options to pass to upsd UPSD_OPTIONS= # # [End]
RPM's default permission of configuration files are looking strange for me.
[root@myserver morioka]# ls -l /etc/ups 合計 12 -r--r--r-- 1 root root 3682 9月 25 09:27 ups.conf -r--r--r-- 1 root root 1495 9月 25 09:27 upsd.conf -r-------- 1 root root 2215 9月 25 09:27 upsd.users -r-------- 1 nut nut 11046 9月 25 09:27 upsmon.conf -r-------- 1 nut nut 3884 9月 25 09:27 upssched.confNot only looking strange, it won't work. This may be a reason why peoples fail to use nut. Change permissions as below:
[root@myserver morioka]# cd /etc/ups [root@myserver ups]# chown root:nut ups* [root@myserver ups]# chmod 640 ups* [root@myserver ups]# ls -l 合計 28 -rw-r----- 1 root nut 3740 2月 5 11:14 ups.conf -rw-r----- 1 root nut 1496 2月 5 11:03 upsd.conf -rw-r----- 1 root nut 2284 2月 5 11:08 upsd.users -rw-r----- 1 root nut 11046 9月 25 09:27 upsmon.conf -rw-r----- 1 root nut 3884 9月 25 09:27 upssched.conf
UPS-specific driver settings must go into /etc/ups/ups.conf. What driver supports what type of UPS is described in the document /usr/share/doc/nut-1.4.0/docs/driver.list. APC Inc's Smart-UPS was supported with apcsmart or newapc driver. We will use apcsmart driver this time. You can see settings for apcsmart-driver with command:
[root@myserver morioka]# man apcsmartActual settings are below (I added bold lines):
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# To find out if your driver supports any extra settings, start it with
# with the -h option and/or read the driver's documentation.
[myups]
driver = apcsmart
port = /dev/ttyS0
sdtype = 0
myups is name of UPS. you can choose any name.
We won't use networking features of nut package. So, you needs no changes for upsd.conf. Default settings are below:
ACL all 0.0.0.0/0 ACL localhost 127.0.0.1/32 ACCESS grant monitor localhost ACCESS deny all all
/etc/ups/upsd.users allow or deny accesses to upsd daemon from clients (upsmon daemon, upsc command, ...). We must allow upsmon daemon to connect to upsd. This is 4 line settings below:
# The matching MONITOR line in your upsmon.conf would look like this:
#
# MONITOR myups@myhost 1 monuser pass master (or slave)
[monuser]
password = Y0mJre1o
allowfrom = localhost
upsmon master
ACL localhost 127.0.0.1/32
If you must create some passwords, you can use mkpasswd command. This mkpasswd command is included in the GNU expect package. Fedora Core's mkpasswd command is patched to use /dev/urandom to get random seed. But original mkpasswd in the GNU expect tarball use time value as random seed, so it may create weak passwords.
/etc/ups/upsmon.conf is settings for upsmon, UPS monitoring daemon.
# # MONITOR myups@bigserver 1 monmaster blah master # MONITOR su700@server.example.com 1 upsmon secretpass slave MONITOR myups@localhost 1 monuser Y0mJre1o master # -------------------------------------------------------------------------- # MINSUPPLIESOnly one MONITOR line is needed. This will specify name of UPS ("myups"), hostname in which upsd will run ("localhost"), label of access ("monuser"), password ("Y0mJre1o"), and "master" or "slave" (normaly "master"). These settings are collesponds to settings in /etc/ups/upsd.users.
After all configurations are made, start upsd as:
[root@myserver morioka]# /etc/init.d/ups start apcsmart start: [ OK ] upsd start: [ OK ] UPS monitor (master) start: [ OK ] [root@myserver morioka]# grep ups /var/log/messages snip Feb 5 12:54:08 myserver ups: apcsmart start succeeded Feb 5 12:54:08 myserver upsd[2415]: Connected to UPS [myups]: apcsmart-ttyS0 Feb 5 12:54:08 myserver upsd: Network UPS Tools upsd 1.4.0 Feb 5 12:54:08 myserver upsd: Synchronizing... Feb 5 12:54:08 myserver upsd: Connected to UPS [myups]: apcsmart-ttyS0 Feb 5 12:54:09 myserver upsd: . Feb 5 12:54:10 myserver upsd[2416]: Startup successful Feb 5 12:54:10 myserver upsd: done Feb 5 12:54:10 myserver ups: upsd start succeeded Feb 5 12:54:10 myserver upsmon[2420]: Startup successful Feb 5 12:54:10 myserver upsd[2416]: Connection from 127.0.0.1 Feb 5 12:54:10 myserver upsd[2416]: Client monuser@127.0.0.1 logged into UPS [myups] Feb 5 12:54:10 myserver upsmon: UPS: myups@localhost (master) (power value 1) Feb 5 12:54:10 myserver upsmon: Using power down flag file /etc/killpower Feb 5 12:54:10 myserver upsmon: Feb 5 12:54:10 myserver ups: upsmon起動 succeeded [root@myserver morioka]# ps ax|grep ups 2416 ? S 0:00 /usr/sbin/upsd 2420 ? S 0:00 /usr/sbin/upsmon 2421 ? S 0:00 /usr/sbin/upsmon 2433 pts/3 S 0:00 grep upsYou can see that two upsmon is running, but this is normal behavior.
The upsc command gives you some UPS status. You can see battery charge state, voltage, AC-status, and etc.
[root@myserver morioka]# upsc myups@localhost battery.alarm.threshold: 0 battery.charge: 100.0 battery.charge.restart: 00 battery.date: 11/28/00 battery.voltage: 27.47 driver.name: apcsmart driver.version: 1.4.0 driver.version.internal: 0.72 input.frequency: 60.00 input.sensitivity: H input.transfer.high: 110 input.transfer.low: 090 input.voltage: 097.5 output.voltage: 097.5 ups.delay.shutdown: 020 ups.delay.start: 000 ups.id: UPS_IDEN ups.load: 009.3 ups.mfr: APC ups.model: SMART-UPS 500 ups.serial: NS0049130658 ups.status: OL ups.temperature: 036.4 [root@myserver morioka]#