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Setting up a NUT server on ReadyNAS 6 for Mac network
Hi, Does anyone know of a more user friendly way of setting up a NUT server on ReadyNAS 626 running v6.10.10, other than Fink? The NAS had been working fine as a NUT server to the family setup of...
From what you showed, the UPS is currently connected to the NAS via SNMP, not USB, and you cannot share an SNMP-connected UPS via the NAS (because it normally makes no sense to do so). The UPS should have automatically shown up if connected via USB, so something appears wrong with that connection. It's either physical (bad cable, bad port, etc.), the UPS is not one that the NUT version on the NAS recognizes, or the USB connection is disabled in the UPS.
If you can't find why the USB connection isn't working with the NAS or SNMP-capable UPS monitoring software for the Mac (my quick Google didn't show much that was promising), can you simply plug the USB into the Mac and use it's built-in UPS monitoring capability and connect the NAS via SNMP, as you have already done?
StephenB wrote:
PACMAN7 wrote:
Yes. Via USB.Then the NAS doesn't care about the IP address of the UPS. Whitelisting isn't relevant.
Normally you'd set turn on the remote monitoring option in the UPS settings, and then use the NUT username/password Sandshark gave you in the NUT client in the NAS. The IP address in that client is the NAS IP, not the Eaton's IP.
It looks something has gone wrong with the USB connection to the Eaton. Is there a way to disable the SNMP feature in the Eaton?
Just want to add that the UPS type should be shown as "Local UPS" in the admin web ui.
When you say 'normally you would turn on the remote monitoring option in the UPS settings', are you referring to this being done in the Eaton UPS, or the Netgear NAS?
And if it's in the NAS, can you let me know exactly where you mean please. Thanks.
PACMAN7 wrote:
And if it's in the NAS, can you let me know exactly where you mean please. Thanks.
These settings are when I click the settings wheel for the UPS.
As I said above, this is only available on UPS connected locally via UPS (note the Type field above).
It sounds like your NAS isn't detecting the Eaton UPS for some reason. If that is the case, you might try a different USB port on the NAS.
From what you showed, the UPS is currently connected to the NAS via SNMP, not USB, and you cannot share an SNMP-connected UPS via the NAS (because it normally makes no sense to do so). The UPS should have automatically shown up if connected via USB, so something appears wrong with that connection. It's either physical (bad cable, bad port, etc.), the UPS is not one that the NUT version on the NAS recognizes, or the USB connection is disabled in the UPS.
If you can't find why the USB connection isn't working with the NAS or SNMP-capable UPS monitoring software for the Mac (my quick Google didn't show much that was promising), can you simply plug the USB into the Mac and use it's built-in UPS monitoring capability and connect the NAS via SNMP, as you have already done?
Thank you, SandShark.
As daft as it sounds, after swapping USB ports and test again with various manual entries and no success, I found USB-1 cable and swapped it for the current USB-2 variety that was in there previously, and the NAS added it automatically without me having to manually enter it, box-by-box. The only thing I had to do was check the box that preceded: ‘Enable network monitoring of attached UPS’, which never showed up before, irrespective of all the various options I selected.
I think it's more likely to be the cable that's somehow given up the ghost than the speed capability, with USB being backwards compatible.
What also helped was a snapshot from years ago that I took showing the UPS listed under the UPS section in the ReadyNAS GUI, with the word 'Auto' showing under the heading 'Address', and not an IP address I had to enter.
But really appreciate your help. I've been at this for so long.
Many thanks,
Phil
Thank you, Stephen.
As daft as it sounds, after swapping USB ports and test again with various manual entries and no success, I found USB-1 cable and swapped it for the current USB-2 variety that was in there previously, and the NAS added it automatically without me having to manually enter it, box-by-box. The only thing I had to do was check the box that preceded: ‘Enable network monitoring of attached UPS’, which never showed up before, irrespective of all the various options I selected.
I think it's more likely to be the cable that's somehow given up the ghost than the speed capability, with USB being backwards compatible.
What also helped was a snapshot from years ago that I took showing the UPS listed under the UPS section in the ReadyNAS GUI, with the word 'Auto' showing under the heading 'Address', and not an IP address I had to enter.
But really appreciate your help. I've been at this for so long.
Many thanks,
Phil
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