Most notable are usb compatibility for mac os x lion and a fix for missing andor spurrious status values on newer backups cs usb models. A ups is a big battery to keep the servers running when power fails and eventually shutdown clean when batteries are about to run out of juice. Installation and configuration of a apc ups using apcupsd. The program uses the nis interface from apcupsd to collect event and status information for display to the enduser. The file of main interest located in that directory is apcupsd. To use this, you will need a machine with an internet connection. See details in this post if you have an apc ups, another option is to use apcupsd, which is a more advanced tool to manage your apc ups ups protects the computer from usually instantaneous, but often dangerous surge of electricity, just connecting computer with the ups usually. Welcome to the linux alternative project formerly the linux equivalent project. Found 4 matching packages exact hits package apcupsd. Debian details of package apcupsd in buster debian packages. The package should be updated to follow the last version of debian policy standardsversion 4. The batteries inside of the smartups are controlled by a microprocessor within the ups. A ups is often used to keep systems running despite loss of power.
I have recently installed apcupsd package from my system and then decided to remove it. This video tutorial explains how to install and configure apcupsd for power management and controlling most of apcs ups models on linux. Get project updates, sponsored content from our select partners, and more. Apcupsd download apk, deb, eopkg, ipk, rpm, tgz, txz, xz. Because of this great interface, this program can be executed on any os supported machine and. This entry was posted in releases on january 31, 2014 by admin. My linux nas server connected to apc smartups using usb cable and i. Apcupsd can be used for power management and controlling most of apcs ups models, including smartups models as well as most simple signalling models such as backups and backupsoffice during a power failure or other event, apcupsd can execute a script of actions to take, such as broadcast a wall message to all users that there is a power problem, send an email alert or report, or. I know apc would like nothing more than to have me buy a more expensive piece of hardware that i dont need, just to get the useful software that i do need. Bash shell script for logginggraphing apcupsd on debian jessie. My immediate problem is getting windows 7 to install the apcupsd supplied driver instead of the apc driver. Allows your computer or server to run for a specified length of time on ups power then executes a controlled shutdown in the case of an extended power failure.
The bts contains patches fixing 2 bugs, consider including or untagging them. During a power failure, apcupsd will inform the users about the power failure and that a shutdown may occur. The website is currently in beta form and i will periodically update the database with windows software and the linux equivalents and alternatives. Debian details of package apcupsd in sid debian packages. Apc ups daemon powerful daemon for apc upss controls and monitors the status of an apc ups under linux. If you have a ups dedicated to your ubuntu workstation, ubuntu power management can meet your requirements. All the configuration files that i can think of for apcupsd are located in etc apcupsd. Sometimes it is necessary to reset this microprocessor, especially after the installation of new batteries. But, i would like to have a gui for my kde desktop, rather than have to go to terminal and run apcaccess status. Around here, that will cover 95% of all power failures.
You have searched for packages that names contain apcupsd in all suites, all sections, and all architectures. Apcupsd can be installedused on either linux or windows. Ups used in this blog is connected via a usb cable. It also protects the equipment from those nasty power spikes. Apcupsd works with most of apcs smartups models as well as most simple signalling models such a backups, and backupsoffice. Apcupsd works with most of apc\s smartups models as well as most simple signalling models such a backups, and backupsoffice. Computer with gnulinux debian lenny apc backups 800.
Apcupsd apc ups daemon can be used for power mangement and controlling most of apc\s ups models. Software installation under debian sarge linux with kernel 2. Download apcupsdcgi packages for centos, debian, fedora, opensuse, openwrt, ubuntu. Linux comes with gpl licensed open source apcupsd server daemon that can be used for power mangement and controlling most of apcs ups models on linux, bsd, unix and mswindows operating systems. Other less visible changes include a digital signature on the mac os x install package. I did a whole lot of reading the manual for apcupsd to make sure i did things right. Apcupsd is a program for monitoring upses and performing a graceful computer shutdown in the event of a power failure. It runs on linux, mac osx, win32, bsd, solaris, and other oses. Here is a condense howto get the source and compile it. Before we can install the software, we need to make sure the ups is connected to the system via the usb cable. Hi, ive got a problem to reach an ups with apcupsd over ethernet. How to install apcupsd driver on windows 7 solutions. You might like to refer to the apcupsd package page, to the package tracking system, or to the source package src.
Download apcupsd packages for alpine, alt linux, arch linux, centos, debian, fedora, freebsd, mageia, netbsd, openmandriva, opensuse, openwrt, pclinuxos, slackware. The reason for this is the powerchute software is not able to communicate with other computers sharing the same ups whereas apcupsd is supposed to be able to do that. A gtk2glib2 gui application used to monitor ups devices controlled by the apcupsd package. Crossplatform free software, debian, dpkg, free package management systems. Apcupsd is the free software equivalent of the apcs proprietary software called powerchute. For information about the core driver, see nutupsdrv8. Installer is now compliant with sip aka rootless requirements.
I had tested it by pulling the power plug power failure and the system shut down properly via apcupsd, very nice. Apcupsd, short for american power conversion apc uninterruptible power supply ups daemon, is a utility that runs on linux, unix, macos and windows. This video tutorial explains how to install and configure apcupsd for power management and controlling most of apcs ups models on linux and unix nas. Apcupsd ups control software can be used for power management and controlling most of apcs ups models on your linux system. I cant seem to find apcupsd a ups monitor, that shutdowns computers, before you run out of ups power on centos 6, surprisingly on centos 7 this package is available from epel, but not so for centos 6. My goal is to provide an informational website available to all linux users. Preflight apc ups on rpi4 background the software from. For information on how to install software without using command line, see this post. This man page only documents the specific features of the apcupsdups driver. The software i use is apcupsd which is in the debian repository. More googling resulted in my discovery of a software package which has been designed specifically for this purpose, by the name of apcupsd.
Stop the powerchute plus or apcupsd software from running and disconnect the serial cable. This release also adds digital signatures on the windows usb driver and the. The freebsd diary apcupsd configuring a ups daemon. It controls and monitors the status of ups and allows your computer to run for a specified length of time on ups power, and then executes a controlled shutdown in the case of an. Apcupsd provides ups power management for apc products, including most backups series models including usb, smartups vs, smartups netrm, and matrix series. For one thing, the software that comes with every desktopgrade uninterruptible power supply ups made by apc. Apcupsd also works with some oem apc power supplies e. Apcupsd ups control software list apcupsdusers archives. It runs on linux, mac osx, apcupsd ups control software browse files at.
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