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--- apcupsd [2009/10/13 05:43] – 172.26.0.166
+++ apcupsd [2009/10/13 07:13] – 172.26.0.166
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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://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.
-Download an RPM from here: http://sourceforge.net/projects/apcupsd/files/
+===== Installation =====
-apcupsd-multimon-3.14.7-1.el5.x86_64.rpm
+Download source from: http://www.apcupsd.com/dl.php
+<code>$ tar zxf apcupsd-3.14.7.tar.gz
+$ cd apcupsd-3.14.7
+$ ./configure --enable-usb --enable-cgi
+$ make</code>
+Because I am afraid of doing ''make install'' I will make my own RPM using checkinstall:
+<code>$ sudo /usr/sbin/checkinstall -R
+$ sudo rpm -i --test -vv ~/rpmbuild/RPMS/x86_64/apcupsd-3.14.7-1.x86_64.rpm
+$ sudo rpm -i --force ~/rpmbuild/RPMS/x86_64/apcupsd-3.14.7-1.x86_64.rpm</code>
+Copy the CGI scripts:
+<code>$ sudo cp multimon.cgi upsimage.cgi upsstats.cgi /var/www/cgi-bin/</code>
 ===== Configuration =====
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 === /etc/apcupsd/apcupsd.conf ===
-The defaults are ok, but make sure the daemon is configured to use ''UPSTYPE usb'', and leave the ''DEVICE'' blank for auto detection.
+The defaults are ok, but make sure the daemon is configured to use the following settings (leave ''DEVICE'' blank for auto detection):
-<file>UPSTYPE usb
+<file>UPSCABLE usb
+UPSTYPE usb
 DEVICE</file>