This document is based on ‘Configure UPS Monitoring on SME Server’; from Sonora Communications, Inc.
Configure UPS Monitoring on SME Server
This document is very limited in scope as it pertains only to SME Server 7 being used with the included NUT 2.0.5 UPS monitoring software in conjunction with a PowerCom BTN-2000 UPS.
NUT UPS Monitoring Software Network UPS Tools is probably the best open-source UPS monitoring tool available for Linux. The software does not run on Windows, but the WinNUT tool allows you to control a Windows box that might be connected to the same UPS.
Configure SME Server and NUT
Connect the serial cable that came with the UPS from the SME server to the UPS. This is a 9-pin female to a 9-pin male. Do not use any other cable.
At the SME console as root:
Update the NUT package to the latest:
yum update e-smith-nutUPS
Configure UPS monitoring:
config setprop nut Model genericups
config setprop nut Device /dev/ttyS0
config setprop nut Type KIN1500AP
config setprop nut mfr PowerCom
config setprop nut mdl KIN1500AP
config setprop nut status enabled
You can then view the settings like this:
config show nut
Create a custom template to specify the ups type:
touch -p /etc/e-smith/templates-custom/etc/ups/ups.conf/UPS
vi /etc/e-smith/templates-custom/etc/ups/ups.conf/UPS
Paste the following section into the template:
{
my $model = $nut{Model} || “newhidups”;
my $device = $nut{Device} || “/var/lib/ups/hiddev0”;
my $type = $nut{Type};
my $mfr = $nut{mfr};
my $mdl = $nut{mdl};
$OUT .= “[UPS]\n”;
$OUT .= “\tdriver = $model\n”;
$OUT .= “\ttype = $type\n”;
if ($model eq ‘genericups’)
{
$OUT .= “\tupstype = $type\n” if defined $type;
$OUT .= “\tmfr = $mfr\n” if defined $mfr;
$OUT .= “\tmodel = $mdl\n” if defined $mdl;
}
$OUT .= “\tport = $device\n”;
}
Save the fragment.
Apply the new settings like this (server will reboot):
signal-event post-upgrade; signal-event reboot
If you don’t want to reboot the server, you can do this instead:
expand-template /etc/sysconfig/ups
expand-template /etc/ups/*
/etc/rc7.d/S15nut start
You can confirm the communication with this command:
upsc UPS@localhost
You can view log entries with one or more of these commands:
grep nut /var/log/messages
grep ups /var/log/messages
egrep ‘nut|ups’ /var/log/messages
Configure a Windows Slave
We run multiple Windows servers running MS Exchange, MS SQL Server, Terminal Services and WSUS. We run WinNUT on the Windows servers to shutdown the servers in case of prolonged power failure.
Download and install WinNUT on the Windows server as an administrator.
Use these commands at the SME server console to gather the needed configuration information:
cat /etc/ups/upsd.conf
cat /etc/ups/upsd.users
cat /etc/ups/ups.conf
On the Windows machine, click the Edit button to edit the upsmon.conf file. Enter a line similar to this a the top. You can just un-comment a MONITOR line and edit it:
MONITOR UPS@<sme servername or IP> 1 upsslave <password of upsslave> slave
Example:
MONITOR UPS@myserver 1 upsslave 123456789123456 slave
Save the changes and continue configuring WinNUT:
- Install as a Service
- Automatic Startup
- Apply and Start WinNUT
You can then click the View button to check the results.