Installation
Install nut-client
$ sudo apt-get install nut-client
Configure
Update nut-config
$ vi /etc/nut/nut.conf
Set mode to netclient
MODE=netclient
Update upsmon.conf
$ vi upsmon.conf
Update MONITOR
RUN_AS_USER root MONITOR qnapups@192.168.1.50 1 admin 123456 slave
For our QNAP master
- upsname = qnapups
- user = admin
- password = 123456
Restart Nut Client
$ systemctl restart nut-client
Get Status of Nut Client
$ systemctl status nut-client
● nut-monitor.service - Network UPS Tools - power device monitor and shutdown controller
Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/nut-monitor.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled)
Active: active (running) since Tue 2021-08-24 12:39:49 EDT; 2s ago
Process: 162230 ExecStart=/sbin/upsmon (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
Main PID: 162234 (upsmon)
Tasks: 2 (limit: 19043)
Memory: 1.1M
CGroup: /system.slice/nut-monitor.service
├─162231 /lib/nut/upsmon
└─162234 /lib/nut/upsmon
Aug 24 12:39:49 deepthought systemd[1]: Starting Network UPS Tools - power device monitor and shutdown controller...
Aug 24 12:39:49 deepthought upsmon[162230]: fopen /run/nut/upsmon.pid: No such file or directory
Aug 24 12:39:49 deepthought upsmon[162230]: UPS: qnapups@192.168.1.60 (slave) (power value 1)
Aug 24 12:39:49 deepthought upsmon[162230]: Using power down flag file /etc/killpower
Aug 24 12:39:49 deepthought systemd[1]: nut-monitor.service: Can't open PID file /run/nut/upsmon.pid (yet?) after start: Operation not permi>
Aug 24 12:39:49 deepthought upsmon[162231]: Startup successful
Aug 24 12:39:49 deepthought systemd[1]: nut-monitor.service: Supervising process 162234 which is not our child. We'll most likely not notice>
Aug 24 12:39:49 deepthought systemd[1]: Started Network UPS Tools - power device monitor and shutdown controller.
Check connection
$ upsc qnapups@192.168.1.60