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Obsolete Releases => SME Server 7.x => Topic started by: del on February 19, 2009, 01:18:07 PM

Title: UPS problem (Solved)
Post by: del on February 19, 2009, 01:18:07 PM

I didnt get any response by adding this to my previous post (http://forums.contribs.org/index.php/topic,43343.0.html (http://forums.contribs.org/index.php/topic,43343.0.html)) so I thought I would start a new thread. So here is my question:
Before I rush and buy another UPS for my server (I've already returned 2  :cry:) I thought I would try the APC Back-UPS ES550 that is connected to a windows machine. But I couldn't get it work so maybe this is me doing something wrong rather than the UPS's not being compatible  :???:
I did:

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lsusb
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 051d:0002 American Power Conversion Uninterruptible Power Supply
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 04a9:107f Canon, Inc. i860
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 0000:0000

then:

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config show nut
nut=service
    MasterPass=998638045365574
    Model=usbhid-ups
    SlavePass=753638089762791
    status=enabled

and:

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upsc UPS@localhost
Error: Connection failure: Connection refused

Am I missing something?
Thanks.

Title: Re: UPS problem
Post by: David Harper on February 19, 2009, 02:37:14 PM

This sounds like a nut issue - either file a bug in the tracker or see what you can find on the NUT website (http://eu1.networkupstools.org/).

Title: Re: UPS problem (Solved)
Post by: del on February 20, 2009, 02:28:04 PM

I have now got this working thanks to thomasch  :cool:

http://forums.contribs.org/index.php/topic,43343.0.html (http://forums.contribs.org/index.php/topic,43343.0.html)