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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:// | 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:// | ||
- | We have seen problems with the USB cable not being detected, but switching ports fixed the problem. | + | ===== Installation ===== |
- | **/var/log/messages**: | + | Download source RPM from: http://www.apcupsd.com/dl.php |
- | <file>Aug 17 15:08:36 hpc-ilri apcupsd: apcupsd startup succeeded | + | custom_rpms |
- | Aug 17 15:08:46 hpc-ilri apcupsd[3224]: apcupsd FATAL ERROR in linux-usb.c at line 649 Cannot find UPS device | + | Build the RPM (make sure your environment is set up as in [[custom_rpms]]): |
- | Aug 17 15:08:46 hpc-ilri apcupsd[3224]: | + | <code>$ rpm --rebuild |
+ | $ sudo rpm -i ~/rpmbuild/RPMS/x86_64/apcupsd-3.14.7-1.x86_64.rpm</code> | ||
===== Configuration ===== | ===== Configuration ===== | ||
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- | The defaults are ok, but make sure the daemon is configured to use '' | + | The defaults are ok, but make sure the daemon is configured to use the following settings (leave '' |
- | < | + | < |
+ | UPSTYPE usb | ||
DEVICE</ | DEVICE</ | ||
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The '' | The '' | ||
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+ | ===== Troubleshooting ===== | ||
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+ | We have seen problems with the USB cable not being detected, but switching ports fixed the problem. | ||
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+ | Aug 17 15:08:46 hpc-ilri apcupsd[3224]: | ||
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