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--- apcupsd [2009/08/18 09:19] – alan
+++ apcupsd [2009/08/18 13:21] – 172.26.0.166
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 ===== APCUPSD =====
-The [[http://www.apcupsd.org|APC UPS Daemon]] used to work, but now the daemon refuses to start.  Attempts to start fail, and this is printed in the system log:
+The HPC's head node is connected to an APC battery backup unit which has a USB cable that can be used for monitoring power status. The [[http://www.apcupsd.org|APC UPS Daemon]] is configured on the server to monitor for power interuptions and notify the computer of the status.  If power is off too long it can instruct the computer to shut down.
+We have seen problems with the USB cable not being detected, but switching ports fixed the problem.  If you see the ''apcupsd'' service failing to start, check the log file to see if something is wrong:
+**/var/log/messages**:
 <file>Aug 17 15:08:36 hpc-ilri apcupsd: apcupsd startup succeeded
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 Aug 17 15:08:46 hpc-ilri apcupsd[3224]: apcupsd error shutdown completed</file>
-I haven't been to the server room yet to check out the problem.
+===== Configuration =====
-==== Configuration ====
+After the software is installed, there are two files which need attention:
-After the daemon is installed, there are two files which need attention:
 === /etc/apcupsd/hosts.conf ===
+Make sure to list the the localhost and give it a name.  This is used for remote monitoring and also for checking the status via the multimon CGI script: http://hpc.ilri.cgiar.org/cgi-bin/multimon.cgi
-<file>[alan@hpc-ilri: /etc/apcupsd]$ cat hosts.conf
+<file># Network UPS Tools - hosts.conf
-# Network UPS Tools - hosts.conf
 #
 # This file does double duty - it lists the systems that multimon will