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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. If you see the '' | + | ===== Installation (RPM) ===== |
+ | Download pre-compiled RPMs for Enterprise Linux 5 from the EPEL project: http:// | ||
- | **/var/log/messages**: | + | ===== Installation (manual) ===== |
+ | Download source from: http://www.apcupsd.com/ | ||
- | <file>Aug 17 15:08:36 hpc-ilri apcupsd: apcupsd startup succeeded | + | <code>tar zxf apcupsd-3.14.7.tar.gz |
- | Aug 17 15:08:46 hpc-ilri apcupsd[3224]: | + | cd apcupsd-3.14.7 |
- | Aug 17 15:08:46 hpc-ilri apcupsd[3224]: | + | ./ |
+ | make | ||
+ | sudo make install</code> | ||
- | ===== Configuration ===== | + | ===== Configuration |
==== Daemon ==== | ==== Daemon ==== | ||
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After the software is installed, there are two files which need attention: | After the software is installed, there are two files which need attention: | ||
- | === / | + | ==== / |
- | 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: | + | 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: |
< | < | ||
# | # | ||
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MONITOR 127.0.0.1 " | MONITOR 127.0.0.1 " | ||
- | === / | + | ==== / |
- | 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</ | ||
- | ==== Web monitoring interface ==== | + | ==== Web monitoring interface |
- | The '' | + | The '' |
+ | |||
+ | Copy the CGI scripts: | ||
+ | < | ||
+ | $ sudo cp multimon.cgi upsimage.cgi upsstats.cgi / | ||
+ | |||
+ | Check the status by visiting http:// | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===== Startup ===== | ||
+ | Add the daemon to the default runlevels: | ||
+ | < | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===== Testing ===== | ||
+ | Make sure the daemon is stopped, then run: | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | ===== Troubleshooting ===== | ||
+ | |||
+ | We have seen problems with the USB cable not being detected, but switching ports fixed the problem. | ||
+ | |||
+ | **/ | ||
+ | |||
+ | < | ||
+ | Aug 17 15:08:46 hpc-ilri apcupsd[3224]: | ||
+ | Aug 17 15:08:46 hpc-ilri apcupsd[3224]: |
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