Re: [Nut-upsuser] Monitoring a remote UPS
On Jun 9, 2023, at 5:25 AM, Nichole Kaligian via Nut-upsuser wrote: > > Hi, > > Every guide I'm finding is connecting their NUT server to the UPS directly. > Is there no option to monitor a network-attached UPS? On its IP or hostname? > This was my first assumption when looking at a product called 'Network UPS > Tools', but it seems I'm misunderstanding? Thanks for any advice you can give > me. TBH those guides exist because the most common small UPS models don't have network connections, and therefore you need additional software like NUT to serve power status over the network. Without knowing your UPS model or system version, I'm still going to hazard a guess that the vendor of your network-connected UPS provides a network-based shutdown solution for you already, and many people are going to opt for that direct approach (rather than inserting NUT in the middle). There are a few drivers for network-connected UPS models, and the correct driver depends on the protocol that the UPS uses. Probably the most common network UPS protocol is SNMP: https://networkupstools.org/docs/man/snmp-ups.html but there is also a driver for Eaton's XML/HTTP protocol: https://networkupstools.org/docs/man/netxml-ups.html (see NUT FAQ #43 https://networkupstools.org/docs/FAQ.html ) You can find out whether your UPS is well-supported by filtering on "Connection=Network" on the Hardware Compatibility List: https://networkupstools.org/stable-hcl.html?connection=Network (note that while some UPSes may use SNMP, information can still be in vendor-proprietary extensions, and therefore not immediately accessible to the generic SNMP driver) - Charles > ___ > Nut-upsuser mailing list > Nut-upsuser@alioth-lists.debian.net > https://alioth-lists.debian.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nut-upsuser ___ Nut-upsuser mailing list Nut-upsuser@alioth-lists.debian.net https://alioth-lists.debian.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nut-upsuser
Re: [Nut-upsuser] Monitoring a remote UPS
Nichole Kaligian via Nut-upsuser writes: > Every guide I'm finding is connecting their NUT server to the UPS directly. > Is there no option to monitor a network-attached UPS? On its IP or > hostname? This was my first assumption when looking at a product called > 'Network UPS Tools', but it seems I'm misunderstanding? Thanks for any > advice you can give me. Others pointed you to the compatibility guide and net-snmp and that is good advice. Network in Network UPS Tools to me means that you can have one computer monitor a UPS and have other computers (that are plugged in also) do controlled shutdown. While NUT does support SNMP, the scope is "any UPS that has a way to report status, that anybody has figured out and made to work". A lot of them are serial and USB, but there is SNMP. ___ Nut-upsuser mailing list Nut-upsuser@alioth-lists.debian.net https://alioth-lists.debian.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nut-upsuser
Re: [Nut-upsuser] Monitoring a remote UPS
On Fri, Jun 9, 2023, at 05:25, Nichole Kaligian via Nut-upsuser wrote: > Every guide I'm finding is connecting their NUT server to the UPS directly. > Is there no option to monitor a network-attached UPS? On its IP or hostname? > This was my first assumption when looking at a product called 'Network UPS > Tools', but it seems I'm misunderstanding? Thanks for any advice you can give > me. Go to the 'Compatibility' page: https://networkupstools.org/stable-hcl.html Choose 'network' in the 'Connection' box, and you'll see all of the UPSes for which network connectivity is supported. ___ Nut-upsuser mailing list Nut-upsuser@alioth-lists.debian.net https://alioth-lists.debian.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nut-upsuser
Re: [Nut-upsuser] Monitoring a remote UPS
Hi Nichole, On Fri, 2023-06-09 at 11:25:37 +0200, Nichole Kaligian via Nut-upsuser wrote: > Hi, > > Every guide I'm finding is connecting their NUT server to the UPS directly. > Is there no option to monitor a network-attached UPS? On its IP or > hostname? This was my first assumption when looking at a product called > 'Network UPS Tools', but it seems I'm misunderstanding? Thanks for any > advice you can give me. Check nut-snmp ;) Best, Steffen ___ Nut-upsuser mailing list Nut-upsuser@alioth-lists.debian.net https://alioth-lists.debian.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nut-upsuser
[Nut-upsuser] Monitoring a remote UPS
Hi, Every guide I'm finding is connecting their NUT server to the UPS directly. Is there no option to monitor a network-attached UPS? On its IP or hostname? This was my first assumption when looking at a product called 'Network UPS Tools', but it seems I'm misunderstanding? Thanks for any advice you can give me. Regards, Nichole ___ Nut-upsuser mailing list Nut-upsuser@alioth-lists.debian.net https://alioth-lists.debian.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nut-upsuser
