Re: [Nut-upsuser] initial configuration assistance, fixed

2007-01-31 Thread Carlos Rodrigues
On 2/1/07, Gregory Orange <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Since you've brought this up, it's something I'm not sure I understand properly. The physical machine behind your virtual server only has one or two serial ports, right? How do you get it talking to so many UPSs? My understanding at the moment

Re: [Nut-upsuser] initial configuration assistance, fixed

2007-01-31 Thread Doug Parsons
Since you've brought this up, it's something I'm not sure I understand properly. The physical machine behind your virtual server only has one or two serial ports, right? How do you get it talking to so many UPSs? My understanding at the moment is I have two choices: 1: Physically connect each

Re: [Nut-upsuser] initial configuration assistance, fixed

2007-01-31 Thread Gregory Orange
Doug Parsons wrote: http://www.networkupstools.org/doc/2.0.1/data-room.html Yeah I figured I'd stumble across that sort of doco when I start work on it - thanks for the link tho. In my scenario I used one server (actually a virtual server) to monitor all 20+ UPS units and then let the serve

Re: [Nut-upsuser] initial configuration assistance, fixed

2007-01-31 Thread Doug Parsons
serial cable right! Now, onto the finer details of event configuration and working out exactly how to deal with our dual-PSU servers supplied by different UPS: Some work ahead for me. Good to hear that you got things going. As for the dual supply servers on two ups units, this is what lead m

Re: [Nut-upsuser] initial configuration assistance, fixed

2007-01-31 Thread Gregory Orange
George Ross wrote: Driver failed to start (exit status=1) Had you previously connected the UPS by USB? If so, you'll have to completely power-cycle it before it'll speak to the serial port again. Pull the input power and press-and-hold the off button until the unit gives a click, and then wai

Re: [Nut-upsuser] initial configuration assistance

2007-01-31 Thread George Ross
> > Network UPS Tools - UPS driver controller 2.0.4 > > Network UPS Tools (version 2.0.4) - APC Smart protocol driver > > Driver version 1.99.8, command table version 2.0 > > Unable to detect an APC Smart protocol UPS on port /dev/ttyS0 > > Check the cabling, port name or model name and tr

Re: [Nut-upsuser] initial configuration assistance

2007-01-31 Thread Arjen de Korte
> From your tip I did check that - it is indeed a script but as you say, > running it gave no reference to the driver starting. So I found > /etc/init.d/upsdrv and went directly to /usr/sbin/upsdrvctl start > which gave this output: > Network UPS Tools - UPS driver controller 2.0.4 > Network UPS

Re: [Nut-upsuser] initial configuration assistance

2007-01-30 Thread Gregory Orange
Arjen de Korte wrote: port = auto This won't work. You need to specify a serial port for this driver (see 'man 5 ups.conf' and 'man 8 apcsmart'). Only the 'newhidups' driver accepts 'auto' (anything actually), but that is an USB driver. Ah ok thanks - I won't switch between 'auto' and

Re: [Nut-upsuser] initial configuration assistance

2007-01-30 Thread Kjell Claesson
Hi Gregory, tis 2007-01-30 klockan 14:43 +0900 skrev Gregory Orange: > Hi, > I've browsed the archives back for a few months and nothing has jumped > out at me as being helpful, but since there doesn't seem to be a search > facility it's certainly possible I've missed what I'm looking for. > Any

Re: [Nut-upsuser] initial configuration assistance

2007-01-30 Thread Charles Lepple
On 1/30/07, Gregory Orange <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I've browsed the archives back for a few months and nothing has jumped out at me as being helpful, but since there doesn't seem to be a search facility it's certainly possible I've missed what I'm looking for. For future searches, you can us

Re: [Nut-upsuser] initial configuration assistance

2007-01-29 Thread Arjen de Korte
> I've configured upsd.conf with > [rack1ups] > driver = apcsmart > cable = 940-0024C > port = auto This won't work. You need to specify a serial port for this driver (see 'man 5 ups.conf' and 'man 8 apcsmart'). Only the 'newhidups' driver accepts 'auto' (anything actua