Nut upsuser - Jun 2015 - nut UPS kill inverter: offdelay ignored

Dear All,

I am running Slackware64-14.1(Linux marto 3.10.17 #1 SMP Fri Feb 14 16:39:21 CST
2014 x86_64 Intel(R) Pentium(R) CPU G3250 @ 3.20GHz GenuineIntel GNU/Linux)
with kernel 3.10.17 and nut package nut-2.6.5-x86_64-1_SBo, buit from source
using the build script http://slackbuilds.org/repository/14.1/system/nut/

In the README.Slackware it is suggested that
the commands for killing the inverter be placed in certain positions in rc.6
after remounting the root
file system read only. In my configuration, however, the /usr and /root
directories are on
different partitions, so I added these commands after turning off swap and
before unmounting the
local file systems, like this:
# rc.6
...
# Turn off swap:
echo "Turning off swap."
/sbin/swapoff -a
/bin/sync

# Turn off UPS's power
if [ -x /usr/libexec/nut/nut_restart_udev ]; then
?. /usr/libexec/nut/nut_restart_udev
fi
if [ -x /usr/libexec/nut/nut_kill_inverter ]; then
. /usr/libexec/nut/nut_kill_inverter
fi

echo "Unmounting local file systems."
/bin/umount -v -a -t no,proc,sysfs
...

I also set in the ups.conf file that the UPS should be killed 3 minutes after
issuing the kill
inverter command:
# ups.conf
[Eaton5E650iUSB]
driver = usbhid-ups
port = auto
desc = "UPS Eaton5E650iUSBDIN"
offdelay=180
ondelay=200

On power failure the shutdown process reaches the kill inverter commands in
rc.6,
issues them and in several seconds shuts down the UPS, obviously ignoring the
offdelay setting.
Furthermore, it does not proceed to issue the remaining rc.6 commands, but seems
to hang at shutting down the UPS.

Do You have any suggestions?

Thank You very much for Your attention.

Best regards,

Martin

PS: Here is some diagnostic info:
upsc Eaton5E650iUSB at localhost
battery.charge: 60
battery.runtime: 619
battery.type: PbAc
device.mfr: EATON
device.model: 5E 650i
device.type: ups
driver.name: usbhid-ups
driver.parameter.offdelay: 180
driver.parameter.ondelay: 200
driver.parameter.pollfreq: 30
driver.parameter.pollinterval: 2
driver.parameter.port: auto
driver.version: 2.6.5-Unversioned directory
driver.version.data: MGE HID 1.31
driver.version.internal: 0.37
input.voltage: 247.0
outlet.1.status: on
outlet.desc: Main Outlet
outlet.id: 1
outlet.switchable: no
output.frequency: 49.9
output.frequency.nominal:
50??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
?
output.voltage:
246.0?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
?
output.voltage.nominal:
230???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
?
ups.beeper.status:
enabled????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
?
ups.delay.shutdown:
180???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
?
ups.firmware:
02.06.0017??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
?
ups.load:
28??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
?
ups.mfr:
EATON????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
?
ups.model: 5E
650i????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
?
ups.power.nominal:
650????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
?
ups.productid:
ffff???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
?
ups.start.battery:
yes????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
?
ups.status: OL
CHRG???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
?
ups.timer.shutdown:
-1????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
?
ups.vendorid: 0463

On Jun 30, 2015, at 11:13 AM, Martin Ivanov <tramni at abv.bg> wrote:
> Dear All,
> 
> I am running Slackware64-14.1(Linux marto 3.10.17 #1 SMP Fri Feb 14
16:39:21 CST 2014 x86_64 Intel(R) Pentium(R) CPU G3250 @ 3.20GHz GenuineIntel
GNU/Linux)
> with kernel 3.10.17 and nut package nut-2.6.5-x86_64-1_SBo, buit from
source using the build script http://slackbuilds.org/repository/14.1/system/nut/
> 
> In the README.Slackware it is suggested that
> the commands for killing the inverter be placed in certain positions in
rc.6 after remounting the root
> file system read only. In my configuration, however, the /usr and /root
directories are on
> different partitions, so I added these commands after turning off swap and
before unmounting the
> local file systems, like this:
> # rc.6
> ...
> # Turn off swap:
> echo "Turning off swap."
> /sbin/swapoff -a
> /bin/sync
> 
> # Turn off UPS's power
> if [ -x /usr/libexec/nut/nut_restart_udev ]; then
>  . /usr/libexec/nut/nut_restart_udev
> fi
> if [ -x /usr/libexec/nut/nut_kill_inverter ]; then
> . /usr/libexec/nut/nut_kill_inverter
Thanks for the pointer to the Slackware-specific scripts - that is helpful.

/usr/libexec/nut/nut_kill_inverter calls "/etc/rc.d/rc.ups shutdown",
which calls "upsdrvctl shutdown". So that part seems reasonable.

If you can power the system from a different UPS or outlet, you can plug a dummy
load (like a lamp) into this UPS, and invoke the driver shutdown command
directly. This will allow you to see the debug messages.

It will be something like the following:

service stop nut # (or equivalent)
/usr/libexec/nut/usbhid-ups -a Eaton5E650iUSB -DD -k
> fi
> 
> echo "Unmounting local file systems."
> /bin/umount -v -a -t no,proc,sysfs
> ...
> 
> I also set in the ups.conf file that the UPS should be killed 3 minutes
after issuing the kill
> inverter command:
> # ups.conf
> [Eaton5E650iUSB]
> driver = usbhid-ups
> port = auto
> desc = "UPS Eaton5E650iUSBDIN"
> offdelay=180
> ondelay=200
> 
> On power failure the shutdown process reaches the kill inverter commands in
rc.6,
> issues them and in several seconds shuts down the UPS, obviously ignoring
the offdelay setting.
> Furthermore, it does not proceed to issue the remaining rc.6 commands, but
seems to hang at shutting down the UPS.
When you say it seems to hang, is this including the 40 and 10 second sleep
commands in nut_kill_inverter?
> Do You have any suggestions?
> 
> Thank You very much for Your attention.
> 
> Best regards,
> 
> Martin
> 
> PS: Here is some diagnostic info:
> upsc Eaton5E650iUSB at localhost
> battery.charge: 60
> battery.runtime: 619
> battery.type: PbAc
> device.mfr: EATON
> device.model: 5E 650i
> device.type: ups
> driver.name: usbhid-ups
> driver.parameter.offdelay: 180
> driver.parameter.ondelay: 200
> driver.parameter.pollfreq: 30
> driver.parameter.pollinterval: 2
> driver.parameter.port: auto
> driver.version: 2.6.5-Unversioned directory
> driver.version.data: MGE HID 1.31
> driver.version.internal: 0.37
> input.voltage: 247.0
> outlet.1.status: on
> outlet.desc: Main Outlet
> outlet.id: 1
> outlet.switchable: no
> output.frequency: 49.9
> output.frequency.nominal: 50
> output.voltage: 246.0
> output.voltage.nominal: 230
> ups.beeper.status: enabled
> ups.delay.shutdown: 180
It looks like the driver recognized the "offdelay" parameter, but
there should be a matching "ups.delay.start" variable to match the
"ondelay" parameter.

I don't know much about this specific model, so I have CC'd Arnaud at
Eaton.
>
> ups.firmware: 02.06.0017
> ups.load: 28
> ups.mfr: EATON
> ups.model: 5E 650i
> ups.power.nominal: 650
> ups.productid: ffff
> ups.start.battery: yes
> ups.status: OL CHRG
> ups.timer.shutdown: -1
> ups.vendorid: 0463
> 
> 
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