Nut upsdev - Apr 2012 - Riello UPs implementation for NUT software

Dear Sirs,
I'm Massimo Zampieri responsible for the software and connectivity
accessories for Riello UPS.
I would like to list our UPS to NUT.
For this porpoise we will provide to you all the information requested as serial
protocols, end even some ups in case.
We have 2 way to communicate with our ups via RS232 and USB (with our driver,
but the source code will be provided in case) and via TCP/IP over SNMP protocol
with RFC1628.

Thank you in advance and I hope to receive an answer soon.

Best regards.




Massimo Zampieri

Technical Marketing - UPS Software Product Manager
RPS SpA
Viale Europa, 7
37045 Legnago (VR)
Tel. +39 0442 635807 - Fax. +39 0442 635107 - Mobile: +39 335 7170247
Skype Id: massimozampieri - VoIp:
E-mail: M.Zampieri at riello-ups.com
Web: www.riello-ups.com<http://www.riello-ups.com>
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2012/4/24 Massimo Zampieri <M.Zampieri at riello-ups.com>
>   Dear Sirs,
>
Hello,

as a first note, please subscribe to the mailing list prior to answering to
the present mail:
http://lists.alioth.debian.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nut-upsdev

****
>
> I?m Massimo Zampieri responsible for the software and connectivity
> accessories for Riello UPS.****
>
> I would like to list our UPS to NUT.****
>
> For this porpoise we will provide to you all the information requested as
> serial protocols, end even some ups in case.****
>
> We have 2 way to communicate with our ups via RS232 and USB (with our
> driver, but the source code will be provided in case) and via TCP/IP over
> SNMP protocol with RFC1628.****
>
> ** **
>
> Thank you in advance and I hope to receive an answer soon.****
>
this is always welcome!

Please, check the following:
- HW compatibility list (http://www.networkupstools.org/stable-hcl.html):
which models do you want to see listed?
- Protocols library (http://www.networkupstools.org/ups-protocols.html):
which protocols are you willing to publish here, in case these are not
already available?

In case your devices use a known protocol, such as USB/HID or Q1 (from
Phoenixtec), the support will be straightforward.
Otherwise, this may require the creation of a new driver.
For SNMP, we already support RFC 1628, so your devices should already be
supported.

Last question: are you willing to dedicate a developer and some validation
resources?
We can assist you, but I doubt I'll have a resource, on my side, to staff
on this point...

Regards,
Arnaud Quette
-- 
Linux / Unix Expert R&D - Eaton - http://powerquality.eaton.com
Network UPS Tools (NUT) Project Leader - http://www.networkupstools.org/
Debian Developer - http://www.debian.org
Free Software Developer - http://arnaud.quette.free.fr/
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Hello

We have an Riello MDT40 UPS at our data room. We currently monitoring 
the UPS via Netman 102 plus Web/SNMP card using RFC1628 mibs. UPS status 
is mostly reported correctly but there are some issues with values 
reported. E.g. output power is not in Watts, input power is constantly 
0, battery charge current varies upto unreal values. Alsow we find that 
sometimes the card becomes unresponsible, probably hangs. We need to 
reset the card to return access to it

Some time ago we have update card firmware to v1.15 and some of mistakes 
went avay. May be we can cooperate to make card firmware better?

Of cource we can do some tests with both NUT and hardware we have

Regards, Ivan Kuznetsov
System Administrator of SOLVO ltd
http://www.solvo.ru

On Apr 24, 2012, at 4:39 AM, Massimo Zampieri wrote:
> Dear Sirs,
> I?m Massimo Zampieri responsible for the software and connectivity
accessories for Riello UPS.
> I would like to list our UPS to NUT.
> For this porpoise we will provide to you all the information requested as
serial protocols, end even some ups in case.
We are always interested in extending support to additional UPS models. Have you
had a chance to compare your serial protocol specification to any of the ones
listed here?
http://www.networkupstools.org/ups-protocols.html#_standard_protocols

Many serial UPS protocols bear some similarity to the Megatec (Q1) protocol, and
can work with the blazer_ser driver with little or no modification. Also, some
USB UPSes simply contain a USB-to-serial converter, which may mean that only a
small USB-to-serial shim is necessary.
> We have 2 way to communicate with our ups via RS232 and USB (with our
driver, but the source code will be provided in case) and via TCP/IP over SNMP
protocol with RFC1628.
 
Have you tried the snmp-ups driver? It has an "ietf" mode which is
intended for RFC1628-compatible devices:

   http://www.networkupstools.org/docs/man/snmp-ups.html

You mentioned providing source code. Would this code be available under the GPL?
If not, then we would need to work with you or someone at your company to
rewrite the code since the NUT source code is all covered under the GPL.
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Regards,

-- 
Charles Lepple
clepple at gmail

(forwarding msg because of attachment too big... so compressed)

@Ivan: as told previously, please subscribe to the mailing prior to
sending any further mail.
Also, whenever you send attachment, please compress these to fit in
below the 40Kb limit...

Now that Riello has jumped officially on the mailing list, you should
probably get an answer from them quickly...

-- Arnaud

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From: Ivan Kuznetsov <kia at solvo.ru>
To: nut-upsdev at lists.alioth.debian.org
Cc:
Date: Sat, 05 May 2012 17:27:28 +0400
Subject: Re: Riello UPs implementation for NUT software
Hello

1. snmp-ups driver from nut 2.6.3 takes very long time to startup. The
init script shows the service as failed at startup, but the driver is
still starting. After a time upsd successfully connects to the driver
and works normally

As I can see the driver polls a number of SNMP variables the
snmp-adapter does not respond for. E.g.
1.3.6.1.2.1.33.1.6.3.8 (upsAlarmOutputOverload)
1.3.6.1.2.1.33.1.7.1.0 (upsTestId)
1.3.6.1.2.1.33.1.7.3.0 (upsTestResultsSummary)
Each of this poll results in 6 sec timeout, so the complete driver
startup takes 60-65 sec, more than standard timeout (45 sec) for
upsdrvctl

2. Each UPS poll cycle takes ~12 sec to complete. Slow SNMP-adapter?
It seems that it become much slower when there are more than one PC
polls them

Log of `snmp-ups -a mdt40 -u nut -DD` is attached. I turn off the UPS
input at about 300s of logging and turn it on at ~390s


24.04.2012 17:55, Ivan Kuznetsov ?????:

    Hello

    We have an Riello MDT40 UPS at our data room. We currently monitoring
    the UPS via Netman 102 plus Web/SNMP card using RFC1628 mibs. UPS status
    is mostly reported correctly but there are some issues with values
    reported. E.g. output power is not in Watts, input power is constantly
    0, battery charge current varies upto unreal values. Alsow we find that
    sometimes the card becomes unresponsible, probably hangs. We need to
    reset the card to return access to it

    Some time ago we have update card firmware to v1.15 and some of mistakes
    went avay. May be we can cooperate to make card firmware better?

    Of cource we can do some tests with both NUT and hardware we have

    Regards, Ivan Kuznetsov
    System Administrator of SOLVO ltd
    http://www.solvo.ru


Regards,
Ivan Kuznetsov
System Administrator
SOLVO ltd
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