Nut upsuser - Jul 2010 - Concept questions: Extra battery packs & additional UPSes...

* Is there a way to configure NUT so that it recognizes the huge 
additional battery pack that has been attached to the 2200XL? The 
51minutes runtime is a number consistent with the load we have placed on 
a stock standalone 2200XL.  With the extra large battery pack we've 
added, the runtime should be more than 2.5 hours.


* I see the "Bizzare configuration" graphic on the 
http://www.networkupstools.org/features/ and that sort of describes my 
configuration.   I haven't yet been able to compile a version of NUT on 
an old Slackware 9.0 server so I am hoping to have my master server 
monitor the little APC ups and then take action to shutdown the remote 
server via a script.  On which portions of the documentation do I need 
to focus to accomplish this?

Hello,

>* Is there a way to configure NUT so that it recognizes the huge additional 
>battery pack that has been attached to the 2200XL? The
It sounds like the issue is that the UPS is not talking/recognizing the 
batteries. Does the battery pack have a small cable (telephone type jack) 
connected as well as the main power leads? This is how the smarter newer 
units know there is a battery(s) attached. If I recall correctly to
"see"
the batteries on the older units required a runtime calibration to make the 
runtime change. And as always take this advice with a gain of salt as I may 
be dreaming all this.


>
> * I see the "Bizzare configuration" graphic on the 
> http://www.networkupstools.org/features/ and that sort of describes my 
> configuration.   I haven't yet been able to compile a version of NUT on
an
> old Slackware 9.0 server so I am hoping to have my master server monitor 
> the little APC ups and then take action to shutdown the remote server via 
> a script.  On which portions of the documentation do I need to focus to 
> accomplish this?
>

You can do this as I monitor 60+ UPS units from one server and then have it 
control the shutdown of multiple servers. The way it works is that I use 
serial to IP converters that create virtual serial ports. Then each server 
runs the monitor (in my case WinNUT) to ask the Master Server what the 
status of its UPS(s) is.

The setup you have is describe here: 
http://www.networkupstools.org/doc/2.2.0/data-room.html in the later 
paragraphs. As for more detail there is additional notes in the docs that 
come in the package. Some here may be more familiar as to which one as it 
has been a while since I read the docs.

Doug

Citeren Richard <richard-nut op rain4us.net>:
> * Is there a way to configure NUT so that it recognizes the huge  
> additional battery pack that has been attached to the 2200XL? The  
> 51minutes runtime is a number consistent with the load we have  
> placed on a stock standalone 2200XL.  With the extra large battery  
> pack we've added, the runtime should be more than 2.5 hours.
NUT relies on the data that is reported by the UPS. If the UPS reports  
the runtime is 51 minutes, that's all we list. However, chances are  
that you can either tell the UPS that additional batteries are  
installed *or* that running a runtime calibration will be sufficient  
to fix your problem.
> * I see the "Bizzare configuration" graphic on the  
> http://www.networkupstools.org/features/ and that sort of describes  
> my configuration.   I haven't yet been able to compile a version of  
> NUT on an old Slackware 9.0 server so I am hoping to have my master  
> server monitor the little APC ups and then take action to shutdown  
> the remote server via a script.  On which portions of the  
> documentation do I need to focus to accomplish this?
We need some more info about the configuration. What should trigger  
the shutdown? Are there any other UPSes involved? As long as you have  
NUT clients for all systems involved, it is usually a matter of  
setting the correct POWERVALUE in upsmon.conf and systems will  
shutdown at the right time.

Best regards, Arjen
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Hello Richard,

Am 2010-07-30 17:20:50, hacktest Du folgendes herunter:
> * Is there a way to configure NUT so that it recognizes the huge
> additional battery pack that has been attached to the 2200XL? The
> 51minutes runtime is a number consistent with the load we have
> placed on a stock standalone 2200XL.  With the extra large battery
> pack we've added, the runtime should be more than 2.5 hours.
> 
> 
> * I see the "Bizzare configuration" graphic on the
> http://www.networkupstools.org/features/ and that sort of describes
> my configuration.   I haven't yet been able to compile a version of
> NUT on an old Slackware 9.0 server so I am hoping to have my master
> server monitor the little APC ups and then take action to shutdown
> the remote server via a script.  On which portions of the
> documentation do I need to focus to accomplish this?
It seems, yu have the same problem as me with the APC  3000RM  rackmount
which I use with 8 EXB to get over 6 hour of autonomy.

NUT does not recogniser the 8 extension packs.

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> * Is there a way to configure NUT so that it recognizes the huge 
> additional battery pack that has been attached to the 2200XL? The 
> 51minutes runtime is a number consistent with the load we have placed on 
> a stock standalone 2200XL.  With the extra large battery pack we've 
> added, the runtime should be more than 2.5 hours.
You tell the UPS that it has additional battery packs.  There's a
serial-connection command, which is documented somewhere because it worked 
for me years ago when I set up our 3000XL.  Alternatively, if you have a 
SNMP card, I'm fairly sure there's a command in there for adding
additional
battery packs.
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