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Paul_Leadbeater's avatar
Oct 01, 2019
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UPS monitoring

NAS model - ReadyNAS Duo v1, loaded with 2x2TB HDD's.

UPS model - Belkin F6H350UK-UNV

Problem:- NAS will not monitor UPS - On System/Power/UPS Configuration window, the following message is displayed "This device is not physically monitoring a UPS".

The UPS is connected to the NAS via a USB cable.

The NAS LOG records a 'UPS has been disconnected.' event when the USB cable is unplugged but does not record the connection of the UPS.

Comments on the Internet appear to suggest that monitoring is possible.

Can anybody advise if my NAS should monitor my UPS by default or if I need to install any software on the NAS to make it happen?

Also, could a previous owner of my NAS have disabled the monitoring capability by tweaking something inside the NAS?

 

  • Thanks everyone for all your input.  It's helped me to finally come up with a solution that works for me.  Remember that a lot of my kit is old, so it doesn't have latest support.

    My setup is as follows:-

    • 1 x Belkin UPS (F6H350UK-UNV);
    • 1 x Salicru UPS (SPS One);
    • 1 x Office PC (Dell XPS 8500) [Windows 7 Home Premium];
    • 1 x Network PC (Dell Vostro 220) [Windows 7 Professional SP1];
    • 1 x Netgear NAS (ReadyNAS Duo V1) [Firmware 4.1.16].

    I monitor the SPS One with the Vostro 220, using "ViewPower" software and

    the Belkin with the XPS 8500 using "Belkin Power Management Software for Windows" (Version V3.22m) (BPM).

     

    Power failure shutdown is achieved by -

    • BPM shutting down the Office PC from within its program;
    • ViewPower shutting down the Network PC from within its program;
    • ViewPower shutting down the NAS by running a DOS Batch file on shutdown, containing a 'cURL' script [curl -k https://xxx.xxx.x.x/get_handler -u admin:<password> -d PAGE=System -d OUTER_TAB=tab_shutdown -d INNER_TAB=NONE -d shutdown_option1=1 -d command=poweroff -d OPERATION=set].

    This is very much a 'Heath Robinson' setup but my costs for it have been £30 for the Salicru UPS and £25 for the 2nd-hand Dell; I think I've got good value for money!

     

    Once again, thanks to everyone for their contributions.

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  • Paul_Leadbeater wrote:

     

    Also, could a previous owner of my NAS have disabled the monitoring capability by tweaking something inside the NAS?

     


    The system boots from the disks.  If you did a factory install, then you have a clean installation from the flash image in the NAS.  The previous owner wouldn't have touched that. If you didn't do a factory install, then you probably should do that, just to make sure that there isn't anything left behind that could compromise security.

     


    Paul_Leadbeater wrote:

    NAS model - ReadyNAS Duo v1, loaded with 2x2TB HDD's.

    UPS model - Belkin F6H350UK-UNV

    Problem:- NAS will not monitor UPS - On System/Power/UPS Configuration window, the following message is displayed "This device is not physically monitoring a UPS".

    Comments on the Internet appear to suggest that monitoring is possible.

     

     


    What firmware are you running on the NAS?

     

    ReadyNAS use Network UPS Tools to monitor the UPS.  Your UPS is listed there, but it isn't clear to me if it is actually compatible with the old NUT package on the NAS.  https://networkupstools.org/ddl/Belkin/Universal_UPS_F6H650ukUNV.html

    • Paul_Leadbeater's avatar
      Paul_Leadbeater
      Aspirant

      Thanks for the reply.

      I've never dealt with Network UPS Tools.  Can I have some advice on how to install the driver please?

      • Sandshark's avatar
        Sandshark
        Sensei

        The driver is already installed as a part of the OS.  Even on a newer NAS, updating pre-installed packages is risky.  It's moreso on an older NAS running an older Linux distro.

         

        StephenB  was only letting you know what Netgear uses so you could check there for any information about support for your UPS.

         

        You aren't also trying to monitor the NAS through a serial port (if your UPS has one), are you?  I've never seen an UPS that supports both simultaneously.

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