Network UPS Tools Setup

nuts.md

These notes from http://tedfelix.com/software/nut-network-ups-tools.html and https://zackreed.me/installing-nut-on-ubuntu/

• Install NUT
  $ sudo apt-get install nut
• Identify UPS
  $ lsusb You may see something like Bus 006 Device 005: ID 0764:0501 Cyber Power System, Inc. CP1500 AVR UPS
• Update ups.conf
  $ nano /etc/nut/ups.conf
  Add to end of file for a USB connected UPS (e.g. CyberPower 1285 AVR)

[upsname]
    driver = usbhid-ups
    port = auto

Test the ups.conf file: $ sudo upsdrvctl start

Normal output:

    Network UPS Tools - UPS driver controller 2.6.3
    Network UPS Tools - Generic HID driver 0.35 (2.6.3)
    USB communication driver 0.31
    Using subdriver: CyberPower HID 0.3

• Launch upsd
  sudo upsd

Normal output

    Network UPS Tools upsd 2.6.3
    listening on 127.0.0.1 port 3493
    listening on ::1 port 3493
    Connected to UPS [upsname]: usbhid-ups-serverups

• Test the upsd with upsc sudo upsc upsname@localhost
• Log UPS stats every second to a tmp file
  upslog -s upsname -l /tmp/upslog.txt -i 1