[Nut-upsuser] (no subject)

[Martin Ivanov]

So, this is the result of upsc Inform at localhost with the UPS connected to the mains:
battery.charge: 97.7
driver.name: powercom
driver.parameter.linevoltage: 220
driver.parameter.port: /dev/ttyS0
driver.parameter.type: KIN1500AP
driver.version: 2.0.4
driver.version.internal: $ Revision: 0.5 $
input.frequency: 49.61
input.voltage: 236.3
input.voltage.nominal: 220
output.frequency: 49.10
output.voltage: 236.3
ups.load: 38.9
ups.mfr: PowerCom
ups.model: Unknown
ups.model.type: KIN1500AP
ups.serial: Unknown
ups.status: OL

and this is the same, but with the UPS disconnected from the mains:

battery.charge: 145.0
driver.name: powercom
driver.parameter.linevoltage: 220
driver.parameter.port: /dev/ttyS0
driver.parameter.type: KIN1500AP
driver.version: 2.0.4
driver.version.internal: $ Revision: 0.5 $
input.frequency: 0.00
input.voltage: -0.1
input.voltage.nominal: 220
output.frequency: 49.61
output.voltage: 34.5
ups.load: 153.0
ups.mfr: PowerCom
ups.model: Unknown
ups.model.type: KIN1500AP
ups.serial: Unknown
ups.status: OB

Mister, I am afraid I do not dare experiment with the UPS, forcing it into "LB" status. Once already I had to replace my UPS because of wreck battery, so I do not want to risk it once again. I really feel quite content with my system's power control now. The PC switches off 30 sec after the power failure and the UPS is far from "LB" status at that time. It goes on buzzing, but I think it is safe, for the power consumption from it is minimal. Am I not right? The same would happen if my PC is off, there is nobody at home and the power fails: the UPS will start buzzing until the power returns.
And if it happens that there are two short power falures one exactly 30 sec after the other, my PC will shutdown. Ok, having in mind the possibility for such a thing to happen, I do not find it quite annoying really :). Of course if you do not see some significant potential problem in all that.
And concerning the UPS shutdown,
I remind you my notifyme script:

echo `date` >> /root/upsLog
echo " No power, shutting down the system!" >> /root/upsLog
sleep 30
control=`/usr/local/ups/bin/upsc Inform at localhost ups.status`
if [ $control != OL ]
then
/sbin/telinit 0
fi 

I tried adding the line: "touch /etc/powerdown" to the "notifyme" script and the lines:

if (test -f /etc/powerdown)
then
echo "Killing the power, bye!"
/usr/local/ups/bin/upsdrvctl shutdown

sleep 120

fi

to the /etc/rc.d/rc.6 script, but when I simulated a power failure, the system shut down, but the UPS did not. I think I did not add the lines at the correct place in the rc.6 script, or probably there is poor communication between the UPS and the software, for I am not sure the software I am using is for my UPS. In Slackware, rc.6 is the script that is executed when the system goes to runlevel 0 or 6. 
Besides, I am not quite sure whether I need to make the UPS itself go down in case of power failure, because if it does not go down, it has the chance to get charged when power returns. 
So what would you recommend to me? Make the UPS itself power off after system shutdown in case of power failure, or leave it buzzing till power returns? Remember, ny system is configured to shutdown well before the ups.status becomes "LB".
In case you advise me to make the UPS go down itself after the system shutdown, I will be thankful to you if you tell me if the method I suggest to achieve that is working and where in the shutdown script I need to add it? 

Thank you for your responsiveness.
Regards,
Martin

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