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A UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply) provides emergency battery backup when mains power fails.

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Trouble starting Network UPS Tools with a Eaton 3S UPS

Running an Ubuntu Server on a Eaton 3S 700VA UPS. The Eaton's USB connection goes into my Ubuntu Server. I'm trying to use NUT to manage the UPS. After sudo su'ing cat /etc/nut/ups.conf: [eaton] driver = usbhid-ups port = auto desc =…
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nut (UPS) and SSL certificates

Today I installed nut on my Ubuntu server (Ubuntu 14.04 LTS). $ uname -a Linux boson 3.13.0-24-generic #47-Ubuntu SMP Fri May 2 23:30:00 UTC 2014 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux The UPS is connected to another server (called neutron), so I use…
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How to use a Eaton 3S 700VA UPS with Ubuntu Server?

I have an Eaton 3S 700VA UPS connected to my modem, QNAP TS-412 and an Ubuntu Server. The Eaton's USB connection goes into my Ubuntu Server. I was wondering what software is the best for managing power interruptions. Specifically, I want to get…
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UPS Compatibility with Ubuntu Server

I'm looking into getting battery backup unit to protect my Ubuntu server. How can I find out if it is compatible with Ubuntu (11.04)? Ideally I'd like to be able to tell the server when there is a power outage so the server can shutdown. I know most…
Evan
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How to configure UPS with USB connection

I was unable to setup nut on a server for the UPS Eaton 5E with USB connection. All results what did I get was that driver is not running and UPS is not recognized. What kind of driver is suitable for me and what kind of settings? Unit is Eaton…
Dee
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How to prevent battery from charging while on UPS

I'm running on UPS power and would like to prevent the laptop's battery from charging, to increase the amount of power available to other devices. Is there a way to do this? update The machine is a Dell Latitude D400. If people want more details,…
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Use Synology as NUT server for Ubuntu Server 20.04

I am trying to configure my Ubuntu Server (20.04) as a slave to my Synology NAS hooked up to my UPS, but I'm not sure how to complete the process and I haven't found much of anything in terms of documentation or tutorials. Here are the steps I have…
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How to disable the brightness slider in the Gnome 3 aggregate menu?

I have a desktop with a UPS connected to it. In the Gnome menu where I can log off I have another slider below the volume slider which appears to be the brightness slider and it doesn't work nor did I expect it to work. How can I remove this or how…
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How to disable automatic shutdown on UPS battery?

I have a UPS which is configured with Apcupsd. It shows all the stats correctly. The problem is that when I switch to battery mode, something sends a shutdown signal to the PC. My guess is that it might have something to do with the power utility…
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USB trouble shooting for APC UPS -> not accessible

I think this is a usb issue. I have a APC UPS, model "Back-UPS 700". It has a usb port and two phone ports, no network port. It has 4 sockets to deliver power and 1 to receive mains. It seems to follow the chart in the manual notes for flashing…
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How to control UPS via nut rather than gnome-power-manager?

I am trying to control my CyberPower 625VA UPS. From what I hear, this is best done via nut, rather than via the gnome-power-manager. See e.g. Monitoring a UPS with nut on Debian or Ubuntu Linux | Random Bits But when I configure nut as described…
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How to check needed power supply for my PC?

I want to buy UPS, but don't know parameters. How i can check my hardware for it?
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How to power down on signal from Tripp Lite UPS?

After experiencing boot problems after power failure, I want to make sure that I do everything I can to prevent this from happening again. Is there software/driver to gracefully power down Ubuntu when a USB-connected Tripp Lite UPS signals power…
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Nut shuts down server immediately on switch to battery power without notification

I installed Nut on Ubuntu 16.04 server to connect with my Eaton 5SC-750 following this guide. However, when I unplug the UPS from the wall, the server immediately shuts down, with out displaying any messages at the console. It appears to me that a…
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Error contacting apcupsd @127.0.0.1

I've browsed numerous forums, but couldn't find the answer for setting up my UPS (EC350G). Here is my configuration: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS APCUPSD 3.14.12 /etc/apcupsd/apcupsd.conf: UPSCABLE usb, USBTYPE usb, DEVICE, NETSERVER OFF ps -ef | grep…
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