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Using WinNUT Client with ReadyNAS 312?
I have a new CyberPower UPS, which I have connected via USB to my RN312. It is all set up to shutdown the NAS using the "Auto" threshold, which I believe is 5 minutes of remaining run-time. I al...
It turns out the version I got was from an older "fork" on GitHub, and I needed to get the latest version here:
https://github.com/nutdotnet/WinNUT-Client?tab=readme-ov-file
I installed this one, and configured the communications window like this:
No login info required. I only put in the NAS IP address, and changed the UPS name. It connected immediately!
The only other important settings I changed were the Shutdown Options:
The default shutdown runtime was set to 120 seconds. If the NAS shuts down at 5 minutes remaining runtime, that will be a problem. I set the PC shutdown time to 6 minutes so it will shut down first. Without that load, the run time should jump way up, and the NAS will run a lot longer.
It looks like it's all working. I'm not sure I have the nerve to test it at the moment...
I hope this info helps others. I think this approach is WAY simpler than all the others I investigated.
It turns out the version I got was from an older "fork" on GitHub, and I needed to get the latest version here:
https://github.com/nutdotnet/WinNUT-Client?tab=readme-ov-file
I installed this one, and configured the communications window like this:
No login info required. I only put in the NAS IP address, and changed the UPS name. It connected immediately!
The only other important settings I changed were the Shutdown Options:
The default shutdown runtime was set to 120 seconds. If the NAS shuts down at 5 minutes remaining runtime, that will be a problem. I set the PC shutdown time to 6 minutes so it will shut down first. Without that load, the run time should jump way up, and the NAS will run a lot longer.
It looks like it's all working. I'm not sure I have the nerve to test it at the moment...
I hope this info helps others. I think this approach is WAY simpler than all the others I investigated.
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