[Nut-upsdev] UPS on Freenas

[Charles Lepple]

[This thread is really more appropriate for nut-upsuser...]

On Mon, Jun 6, 2011 at 3:03 PM, John Lechanski <johnski49 at hotmail.com> wrote:
> Dear Sir or Ma'am,
>   I have set-up a very functional NAS in my home using Freenas 0.7.2.5543.
> I had problems when losing power to the NAS.  When I'd power it back on, my
> Raid 5 array and other disks would say that it was not properly dismounted,
> until I erased the disks, reformatted and remounted.  The problem would then
> go away.  I have since put an UPS between my NAS and the power to save
> myself the hassle.  I've tried exhaustively to activate and use the UPS
> feature on Freenas.  I have a Belkin F6C750-AVR and have used the prescribed
> drivers you suggest and nothing is working.

The closest thing we have in the compatibility list is F6C550-AVR:

http://networkupstools.org/stable-hcl.html?manufacturer=Belkin

Given the state of UPS manufacturing, these two models may not be the
same internally, so this is not a sure bet. Also note the support
column.

Help us help you: what do you mean by "nothing is working"? What have
you tried? What error messages do you get?

>  I wonder if there is a solution
> out there that you know about?  I thought to buy another UPS, but they are
> expensive and if I have the same amount of trouble, it's not worth it.

When you are looking at the cost of an UPS, consider not only the base
price tag, but how much time you are willing to spend fiddling with it
(not to mention the cost of replacement batteries every few years). We
can't guarantee anything, but if you choose an UPS with a higher
"support level" on the compatibility page, you are more likely to be
able to justify the higher initial cost of the hardware.

-- 
- Charles Lepple