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Page Page Contents Page Page Page 159 164 Conﬁguration Directives used during Power Failures 161Conﬁguration Directive Reference General Conﬁguration Directives 159Page List of Figures List of Tables New Features Apcupsd User’s Manual Release NotesChange Log for current version Change Log for older versions Page How To Use This Manual Basic User’s Guide Planning Your InstallationQuick Start for Beginners Page Supported Operating Systems, UPSes and Cables Page Not APC ModelUpstype Upscable UPSUSB UPS USBAPC USB, ES USB RS/XSConﬁguration types Apcupsd Known USB IssuesMore details are provided in the following section Checking Out Your USB Subsystem Page Where you should get You should getOr perhaps something like BUS=usb, SYSFSidVendor=051d, NAME=usb/hiddev%n USB Dynamic Minors CONCd apcupsd-source/examples make hid-ups Platforms & Versions Known Issues with BSD USBChecking UPS is Recognized by the Kernel Kernel ConfigurationMaking Device Nodes Apcupsd ConfigurationMicrosoft Windows Building and Installing apcupsdInstallation from Binary Packages Red Hat LinuxInstallation from Source Verifying a Source Installation Sbin/apcupsd $ whereis apcupsd Conﬁgure Options Page Page For most systems, we recommend the following options Recommended Options for most SystemsOr simply see the previous section of this manual Compilers and OptionsOr for example on the Sun Solaris system, you can use You can get a listing of all available options by doingAlpha Operating System SpeciﬁcsFreeBSD Debian Build Install Procedures are Somewhat ParticularDebian This port is complete Is operation by several usersOpenBSD NetBSDRed Hat Systems SlackwareSun Solaris Page Usr/ccs/bin/make install Page Eeprom com1-noprobe=true Eeprom com2-noprobe=true Unknown System Windows Systems with Cygwin InstalledAfter which, you can do a After InstallationTo install apcupsd, do Checking Your Conﬁguration FileArranging for Reboot on Power-Up Making sure apcupsd Is Running Conﬁguration Examples Simple USB ConﬁgurationOn Suse systems Simple Conﬁguration for a SmartUPS Simple Master Conﬁguration Simple Conﬁguration for a Simple Signaling or DumbSimple Slave Conﬁguration Variation on the Master/Slave Conﬁguration Sample NIS Slave Conﬁguration Using the Net DriverUpsmode disable Nettime Testing Apcupsd After you start apcupsd, execute the following commandProcess-Status Test Apcmain Etc/apcupsd/apcupsd.conf Apcaccess Test Logging TestYou should see output that looks similar to the following Your apcupsd.conf ﬁle To run the apcaccess test, use the following commandUpsiden If you see a message to the eﬀect Communications TestSimulated Power Fail Test Power failure. Running on UPS batteries System Shutdown Test When it is commented out, it looks likeFull Power Down Test Or on Windows systems with Look at the Shutdown grace delayShutdown Sequence ApctestPage Reconnection does not clean up the lockﬁle Troubleshooting Your InstallationKnown Problems with USB UPSes Some Cheaper Models Do Not Have Battery ChargeMonitoring and Tuning your UPS Power Oﬀ killpower of UPS Does Not WorkApcupsd Cannot Reconnect After a Reboot Apcaccess Your apcupsd.conf ﬁle Apcaccess statusAs mentioned above, the full form of the command is For a SmartUPS 1000 apcaccess will emit the following output Apcaccess eprom Lotransfer Apcupsd Notiﬁcation and EventsNetwork Information Server NIS Setting up and Testing the CGI ProgramsHid-ups and USB Speciﬁc Information Apcupsd Network Monitoring CGI ProgramsMultimon.cgi TH COLSPAN=10 BGCOLOR=#60B0B0 VisitUpsstats.cgi Multimon.cgiUpsfstatus.cgi Then execute it Working Example Client Test ProgramHttp//hostname8888/cgi/multimon.cgi Tip from Carl Erhorn for Sun SystemsCredits Security IssuesApcupsd No Longer Conﬁgures Eeprom Conﬁguring Your EepromUsing apctest to Conﬁgure Your Eeprom Select function number Doing prepdevice Maintaining Your UPS What Various People Have to Say about Batteries Kind of cool Andre Hedrick Linux ATA Development Page Page Page Where Carl Suggests You Get Batteries Frequently-Asked Questions Here is a link to the APC Battery StorePage Page Ls /dev Device /dev/com2 Netserver on Advanced topics Customizing Event Handling Apcupsd BugsApccontrol Command Line Options Page 104 Master/Slave Conﬁgurations Master/Slave Shutdown Master/Slave ProblemsServer/Slave Networking using NIS and the NET Driver Conﬁguration Directives107 Batterylevel 5 Minutes108 Error Messages from a Master ConﬁgurationOpen stream socket Error Messages from a Slave ConﬁgurationMaster/Slave Connection Not Working Second Copy of apcupsd Controlling Multiple UPSes on one MachineConﬁguration First Copy of apcupsdImportant Steps after Installation of the Second Copy Support for Snmp UPSes Connecting an Snmp UPSConﬁgure line Building and Installing apcupsdKnown Problems Snmp Speciﬁc InformationRunning the server as a child of apcupsd Alternate Ways To Run The Network Information ServerRunning apcnisd from Inetd Running apcnisd Standalome Debug Data Status Events Apcupsd System LoggingLogging Types Apcupsd splits its logging into four separate types calledImplementation Details First as root, you create the named pipe Developers NotesInstallation Installation Windows Windows Version of apcupsdPage Page Page Cd c\apcupsd\bin apcupsd /service Page Installation Directory TestingUpgrading 128 Problem Areas Post InstallationUtility Functions Disclaimer Email Notiﬁcation of Events Killpower under WindowsFound under the key Power Down During ShutdownBuilding the Win32 Version from the Source Command Line Options Speciﬁc to the Windows VersionConnecting a Serial-Line UPS to a USB Port 136 Connecting a APC USB UPS to either a PC USB or Serial PortCables Smart-Custom Cable for SmartUPSesSmart Signalling Cable for BackUPS CS Models UPS DB9F 139 Voltage-Signalling Cable for dumb UPSesApcupsd SIMPLE-CUSTOM Cable 140Other APC Cables that apcupsd Supports 142 Voltage SignallingAnalyses of APC Cables Back-UPS Oﬃce 500 signalsIt appears that the signals work as follows 940-0020B Cable Wiring940-0020C Cable Wiring Thanks to Lazar M. Fleysher144 940-0023A Cable Wiring 940-0095A Cable Wiring145 Shutdown 940-0095B Cable Wiring 940-0119A Cable Wiring147 BackOﬃce ES BackUPS ES and CS in Serial mode with Cable 940-0128AComputer Inside the Connector 2N2222NPN Vvvv 2OnBatt Win32 Implementation Restrictions for Simple UPSes Internal Apcupsd Actions for Simple Cables151 152 RS232 Wiring and Signal Conventions Ioctl to RS232 Correspondence Testing Serial-Line UPSesEstablishing Serial Port Connection 156 Page Then it will present you with the following list of choices Using apctest on Serial-Line UPSsesOn Win32 systems, use It will present you with the following outputIf you have conﬁgured your UPS as Expected apctest Signals for a UPSOnce you have established serial communications Troubleshooting Serial Line communicationsDetermining Which Voltage-Signaling Cable You Have Expected apctest Signals for a BackUPS ProTesting Apcupsd section One additional note applies Recalibrating the UPS RuntimeBizarre Intermittent Behavior 162 Status Logging On Serial-Line UPSesBackUPS and NetUPS Simple Signals Data Logging163 Upscable type of cable you are using Technical Reference Conﬁguration Directive ReferenceGeneral Conﬁguration Directives Page 166 Conﬁguration Directives used during Power FailuresPage Page Conﬁguration Directives used to Control System Logging Conﬁguration Directives for Sharing a UPS Upsmode disable share net sharenet are valid types We recommend that the machine names used on the Master 172 Sensitivity sets sensitivity level High, Medium, Low Conﬁguration Directives Used to Set the UPS EpromPage Status report format Apcupsd Status Logging176 Status Report Example177 Status Report Fields Page Page Shutown Sequence and its Discontents Page Apcaccess eeprom 184 Output should look something like the followingShutdown Problems Master/Slave ShutdownJust after the line that reads APC smart protocol StartupWindows Considerations Diagram for cable hackers DescriptionRS-232 diﬀerences Smart Protocol SMART-UPSBelow BYE Low battery only, N = no alarm Clear DELVAC Is unable to transferStatus bits Dip switch infoAlert messages Register Register196 Interpretation of the Old Firmware RevisionEeprom Values Interpretation of the New Firmware RevisionOn OFF 198Programming the UPS Eeprom Edit it to read Apcupsd RPM Packaging FAQAcknowledgements Answers201 Spec ﬁle directly or pass it to rpmbuild on the command lineContributors CreditsApcupsd Support and Knowledge Base Brian Schau Brian.Schau Disclaimer no Warranty Project Discussions Apcupsd Mailing List204 Kernel Conﬁg Typical USB section of a .conﬁg ﬁle might be205 206 207 Interpretation of /proc/usb info on 2.4 kernelsUSB 208209 210 211 212 213 214 215 Interpretation of /proc/bus/usb info on 2.6 kernels216 217 218 219 220 221 222 Index Back-UPS Oﬃce 500 signals , 138 Bad APC magic from master Conﬁguration Directives used dur- ing Power Failures FAQ EpromExtbatts Inetd HitransHitransfer upper limit of ups batt. transfer HostnameNumxfers MinlinevMMM NombattvPercent SelftestSense 229 Cannot read magic from slave SSSUpsmode UPSCannot resolve slave name 232 Xoffbatt Xonbatt XXX