On January 20, 2022 10:03:57 PM GMT+02:00, John Fowler <jcfow...@pacbell.net> 
wrote:
> I have a Synology NAS which is running NUT Server and communicating to the 
> UPS.
>Their software limits the number of NUT Clients to five which can be 
>controlled by the NUT Server. I have spoken with them to permit more, however, 
>that seems to be stalled.
>
>Today I have 14 devices attached to my APC UPS giving me a runtime of about 90 
>minutes. 
>
>Is it possible to configure the clients to Daisy Chain the UPS Server Messages?
>
>Today I have  UPS —> Synology NUT Server <—> (5) NUT Clients 
>
>Is it possible to setup the NUT Client to act as a Relay to another NUT 
>Client? 
>
>UPS —> Synology NUT Server <—> NUT Client/NUT Server <—> NUT Client
>

Yes, one can setup a client to also act as relay between the server and other 
clients. Take a look at the dummy-ups driver



>When I had the NUT Server on a different server and all devices monitoring 
>that NUT server, the NAS would not shutdown in time which seems to be unstable.
>The primary data that needs to be protected is on the NAS. The environment is 
>most stable when the NAS is running the NUT Server.
>The most critical servers I have attached to NAS today, but I would love the 
>ability to shutdown the other 9 devices. 
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