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Paul_Leadbeater
Oct 01, 2019Aspirant
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 display...
- Oct 31, 2019
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.
Paul_Leadbeater
Oct 01, 2019Aspirant
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
Oct 01, 2019Sensei - Experienced User
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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