- link with instructions https://wiki.ipfire.org/addons/nut/detailed
- link to NUT site, with tool for compatibility check: https://networkupstools.org
- Tripp-Lite 1500 LCD manual: https://assets.tripplite.com/owners-manual/932668.pdf
Install software
- install nut
sudo apt-get install nut
Configuration
- configuration files in /etc/nut
NUT driver config
- configure UPS type in nut.conf
MODE=standalone
- configure ups.conf
[tripplite-1500lcd] driver = usbhid-ups port = auto desc = "The black UPS in the rack upstairs"
- check communication
sudo upsdrvctl start
Configure UPS daemon
- configure the UPS daemon via upsd.conf
LISTEN 127.0.0.1 3493 LISTEN 192.168.1.108 3493
- and add users to upsd.users
[admin] password = xxxxx actions = SET FSD instcmds = ALL upsmon master [ups] password = xxxxx upsmon slave
- check configuration, read data values
upsc tripplite-1500lcd@localhost
Configure UPS monitoring
- configure the UPS monitoring daemon, edit upsmon.conf
RUN_AS_USER root MONITOR apc-1500@localhost 1 admin xxxx master MINSUPPLIES 1 SHUTDOWNCMD "/sbin/shutdown -h +0" NOTIFYCMD /usr/sbin/upssched POLLFREQ 2 POLLFREQALERT 1 HOSTSYNC 15 DEADTIME 15 POWERDOWNFLAG /etc/killpower NOTIFYMSG ONLINE "UPS %s on line power" NOTIFYMSG ONBATT "UPS %s on battery" NOTIFYMSG LOWBATT "UPS %s battery is low" NOTIFYMSG FSD "UPS %s: forced shutdown in progress" NOTIFYMSG COMMOK "Communications with UPS %s established" NOTIFYMSG COMMBAD "Communications with UPS %s lost" NOTIFYMSG SHUTDOWN "Auto logout and shutdown proceeding" NOTIFYMSG REPLBATT "UPS %s battery needs to be replaced" NOTIFYMSG NOCOMM "UPS %s is unavailable" NOTIFYMSG NOPARENT "upsmon parent process died - shutdown impossible" NOTIFYFLAG ONLINE SYSLOG+WALL+EXEC NOTIFYFLAG ONBATT SYSLOG+WALL+EXEC NOTIFYFLAG LOWBATT SYSLOG+WALL NOTIFYFLAG FSD SYSLOG+WALL+EXEC NOTIFYFLAG COMMOK SYSLOG+WALL+EXEC NOTIFYFLAG COMMBAD SYSLOG+WALL+EXEC NOTIFYFLAG SHUTDOWN SYSLOG+WALL+EXEC NOTIFYFLAG REPLBATT SYSLOG+WALL NOTIFYFLAG NOCOMM SYSLOG+WALL+EXEC NOTIFYFLAG NOPARENT SYSLOG+WALL RBWARNTIME 43200 NOCOMMWARNTIME 600 FINALDELAY 5
- check available variables (this UPS only seems to have one)
upsrw tripplite-1500lcd@localhost
Running UPS
- if NUT driver not enabled (happens when system is booted up w/o the UPS USB cable plugged in)
sudo upsdrvctl start