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Denis Serov

2012-Sep-13 19:19 UTC

[Nut-upsuser] Early shutdowns and 2.6.5-1 package for Windows

Hello NUT Team!

 

I am testing the early shutdowns in NUT 2.6.5-1 package for Windows (Windows
7 x64).

 

My configuration files:

 

upsmon.conf

RUN_AS_USER upsmon

MONITOR upsa at 192.168.10.200 1 upsmon pass master

MINSUPPLIES 1

SHUTDOWNCMD "/sbin/shutdown -h +0"

NOTIFYCMD "upssched.exe"

POLLFREQ 5

POLLFREQALERT 5

HOSTSYNC 15

DEADTIME 15

POWERDOWNFLAG "C:\\NUT\\killpower"

NOTIFYMSG COMMOK "Communications with UPS %s established"

NOTIFYMSG COMMBAD "Communications with UPS %s lost"

NOTIFYFLAG COMMOK SYSLOG+EXEC+WALL

NOTIFYFLAG COMMBAD SYSLOG+EXEC+WALL

RBWARNTIME 43200

NOCOMMWARNTIME 300

FINALDELAY 5

 

upssched.conf

CMDSCRIPT "cmd.exe -C C:\\NUT\\1.cmd"

PIPEFN "C:\\NUT\\pipefn.lock"

LOCKFN "C:\\NUT\\lockfn.lock"

AT COMMBAD upsa at 192.168.10.200 START-TIMER upslost 10

AT COMMOK upsa at 192.168.10.200 CANCEL-TIMER upslost

 

1.cmd

echo %1 > 1.txt

 

I have found some issues I would like to report.

 

1. NOTIFYCMD parameter is not specified

NUT doesn't start UPSSCHED tool (as I remember, Linux version do it by
default).

 

2. PIPEFN parameter is invalid (its value is a file in non-existed
directory)

UPSMON logs an error:

  25.222443     pollups: upsa at 192.168.10.200

  25.229443     get_var: upsa at 192.168.10.200 / status

  25.238444     Poll UPS [upsa at 192.168.10.200] failed - Data stale

  25.248444     Current power value: 1

  25.254444     Minimum power value: 1

Failed to connect to parent and failed to create parent: No error [The
system cannot find the path specified. ]

 

There is no proper record in Event Viewer. 2.6.0-1 version writes different
warnings and errors there. They helps to understand what is wrong.

That is quite difficult now because of total silence.

 

3. All parameters are valid

Two instances of UPSSCHED.EXE are starting (why two?) and they are not
stopping (I was waiting about 5 minutes). CMDSCRIPT is not executed, I
cannot find its activity.

Moreover, these processes are not stopped when Network UPS Tools service is
stopped.

 

UPSMON outputs a lot of strings like "read confirmation failed, trying
again", "addchar: discarding invalid character (0x00)!"

 

  40.276304     pollups: upsa at 192.168.10.200

  40.281304     get_var: upsa at 192.168.10.200 / status

  40.289305     Poll UPS [upsa at 192.168.10.200] failed - Data stale

  40.298305     Current power value: 1

  40.303305     Minimum power value: 1

read confirmation failed, trying again

read confirmation got []

read confirmation failed, trying again

  45.307592     pollups: upsa at 192.168.10.200

  45.312592     get_var: upsa at 192.168.10.200 / status

  45.319592     Poll UPS [upsa at 192.168.10.200] failed - Data stale

  45.328593     Current power value: 1

  45.333593     Minimum power value: 1

read confirmation failed, trying again

read confirmation failed, trying again

read confirmation failed, trying again

read confirmation got []

Timer daemon started

addchar: discarding invalid character (0x00)!

addchar: discarding invalid character (0x00)!

 

Sometimes I see the strings with garbage inside, like repeated using of
released memory.

 

Thanks,

Denis

 

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FredericBohe at Eaton.com

2012-Sep-14 13:43 UTC

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[Nut-upsuser] Early shutdowns and 2.6.5-1 package for Windows

?> From: nut-upsuser-bounces+fredericbohe=eaton.com at
lists.alioth.debian.org [nut-upsuser-bounces+fredericbohe=eaton.com at
lists.alioth.debian.org] on behalf of Denis Serov [dns-srv at
yandex.ru]> Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2012 9:19 PM
> To: nut-upsuser at lists.alioth.debian.org
> Subject: [Nut-upsuser] Early shutdowns and 2.6.5-1 package for Windows
> 
> Hello NUT Team!
Hello Denis,
> 
> I am testing the early shutdowns in NUT 2.6.5-1 package for Windows
(Windows 7 x64).
> 
> My configuration files:
> 
> upsmon.conf
> RUN_AS_USER upsmon
> MONITOR upsa at 192.168.10.200 1 upsmon pass master
> MINSUPPLIES 1
> SHUTDOWNCMD "/sbin/shutdown -h +0"
> NOTIFYCMD "upssched.exe"
> POLLFREQ 5
> POLLFREQALERT 5
> HOSTSYNC 15
> DEADTIME 15
> POWERDOWNFLAG "C:\\NUT\\killpower"
> NOTIFYMSG COMMOK "Communications with UPS %s established"
> NOTIFYMSG COMMBAD "Communications with UPS %s lost"
> NOTIFYFLAG COMMOK SYSLOG+EXEC+WALL
> NOTIFYFLAG COMMBAD SYSLOG+EXEC+WALL
> RBWARNTIME 43200
> NOCOMMWARNTIME 300
> FINALDELAY 5
> 
> upssched.conf
> CMDSCRIPT "cmd.exe -C C:\\NUT\\1.cmd"
I guess it's /C (not -C).
> PIPEFN "C:\\NUT\\pipefn.lock"
> LOCKFN "C:\\NUT\\lockfn.lock"
> AT COMMBAD upsa at 192.168.10.200 START-TIMER upslost 10
> AT COMMOK upsa at 192.168.10.200 CANCEL-TIMER upslost
> 
> 1.cmd
> echo %1 > 1.txt
> 
> I have found some issues I would like to report.
> 
> 1. NOTIFYCMD parameter is not specified
> NUT doesn?t start UPSSCHED tool (as I remember, Linux version do it by
default).
upssched is called by upsmon when a NOTIFYFLAG set to EXEC happens. It is not
started by NUT service (even on Linux).
> 
> 2. PIPEFN parameter is invalid (its value is a file in non-existed
directory)
> UPSMON logs an error:
>   25.222443     pollups: upsa at 192.168.10.200
>   25.229443     get_var: upsa at 192.168.10.200 / status
>   25.238444     Poll UPS [upsa at 192.168.10.200] failed - Data stale
>   25.248444     Current power value: 1
>   25.254444     Minimum power value: 1
> Failed to connect to parent and failed to create parent: No error [The
system cannot find the path specified. ]
In fact PIPEFN is ignored on Windows version, anyway you still must have
something (anything) set for it.
> 
> There is no proper record in Event Viewer. 2.6.0-1 version writes different
warnings and errors there. They helps to understand what is wrong.
> That is quite difficult now because of total silence.
> 
> 3. All parameters are valid
> Two instances of UPSSCHED.EXE are starting (why two?) and they are not
stopping (I was waiting about 5 minutes). CMDSCRIPT is not executed, I cannot
find its activity.
> Moreover, these processes are not stopped when Network UPS Tools service is
stopped.
> 
> UPSMON outputs a lot of strings like ?read confirmation failed, trying
again?, ?addchar: discarding invalid character (0x00)!?
> 
>   40.276304     pollups: upsa at 192.168.10.200
>   40.281304     get_var: upsa at 192.168.10.200 / status
>   40.289305     Poll UPS [upsa at 192.168.10.200] failed - Data stale
>   40.298305     Current power value: 1
>   40.303305     Minimum power value: 1
> read confirmation failed, trying again
> read confirmation got []
> read confirmation failed, trying again
>   45.307592     pollups: upsa at 192.168.10.200
>   45.312592     get_var: upsa at 192.168.10.200 / status
>   45.319592     Poll UPS [upsa at 192.168.10.200] failed - Data stale
>   45.328593     Current power value: 1
>   45.333593     Minimum power value: 1
> read confirmation failed, trying again
> read confirmation failed, trying again
> read confirmation failed, trying again
> read confirmation got []
> Timer daemon started
> addchar: discarding invalid character (0x00)!
> addchar: discarding invalid character (0x00)!
> 
> Sometimes I see the strings with garbage inside, like repeated using of
released memory.
Good point Denis.
There is a regression on Windows version. It is related to a security issue
fixed a while ago. Some Linux modifications did not make it to Windows code.
Can you try this binary :

fbohe.free.fr/upssched.exe

Let us know if this fix your issue.

> 
> Thanks,
> Denis
Thank you for your usefull bug report.
Fred

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Eaton Opensource Team - http://opensource.eaton.com



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Denis Serov

2012-Sep-15 13:23 UTC

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Hello Frederic!
>> upssched.conf
>> CMDSCRIPT "cmd.exe -C C:\\NUT\\1.cmd"
> I guess it's /C (not -C).
That is my misprint, slash is presented in original config file ;)
>> 1. NOTIFYCMD parameter is not specified NUT doesn?t start UPSSCHED 
>> tool (as I remember, Linux version do it by default).
> upssched is called by upsmon when a NOTIFYFLAG set to EXEC happens. It is
not started by NUT service (even on Linux).
I thought about "NUT" as product, certainly, UPSMON executes UPSSCHED
=) But my original worry was wrong, Linux version does not start UPSSCHED as
default tool too (if NOTIFYCMD parameter is not specified). Sorry for
misconception.
>> Failed to connect to parent and failed to create parent: No error 
>> [The system cannot find the path specified. ]
> In fact PIPEFN is ignored on Windows version, anyway you still must have
something (anything) set for it.
>> There is no proper record in Event Viewer. 2.6.0-1 version writes
different warnings and errors there. They helps to understand what is wrong.
>> That is quite difficult now because of total silence.
Well, I have meant something else. I sent a screenshot to you. You will find a
lot of records which has been created by 2.6.0-1 version. Non-existing PIPEFN
property was just a test to raise an error. Version 2.6.5-1 does not write to
Windows Event Log anything except notifications about starting/stopping
service/upsd/upsmon. That is not useful for troubleshooting.
>> got [] Timer daemon started
>> addchar: discarding invalid character (0x00)!
>> addchar: discarding invalid character (0x00)!
 >> Sometimes I see the strings with garbage inside, like repeated using of
released memory.
> Good point Denis.
> There is a regression on Windows version. It is related to a security issue
fixed a while ago. Some Linux modifications did not make it to Windows code.
> Can you try this binary :
> fbohe.free.fr/upssched.exe
> Let us know if this fix your issue.
I have very good news: the early shutdowns are working properly. Only one
instance of UPSSCHED (for my configuration) is started and stopped, no errors
like "read confirmation failed, trying again read confirmation failed"
and CMDSCRIPT is executed. Here is UPSMON output:
  15.153257     do_notify: ntype 0x0005 (COMMBAD)
  15.168857     Communications with UPS upsa at 192.168.10.200 lost
  15.168857     Current power value: 1
  15.184457     Minimum power value: 1
Timer daemon started
New timer: upslost (2 seconds)
New timer: upslost (2 seconds)
Event: upslost

C:\NUT>echo upslost  1>C:\NUT\1.txt
Execute command "cmd.exe /C C:\NUT\1.cmd upslost" OK
Event: upslost

C:\NUT>echo upslost  1>C:\NUT\1.txt
Execute command "cmd.exe /C C:\NUT\1.cmd upslost" OK
  20.198341     pollups: upsa at 192.168.10.200
  20.198341     get_var: upsa at 192.168.10.200 / status

Excellent!

Thank you very much,
Denis

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