[Nut-upsuser] Problems with APC Smart-UPS 1500 USB and, newhidups

[Peter Selinger]

Paolo Pedroni wrote:
> 
> Anyway, I have found something in the debug output that does not seem norma=
> l,
> and maybe you may want to check it. The relevant output
> (/lib/nut/newhidups -DD -a SmartUps1500) is as follows:
>  
> (snip)
> 
> Waiting for notifications...
> upsdrv_updateinfo...
> Waiting for notifications...
> upsdrv_updateinfo...
> Can't retrieve Report 12 (-16/16): Device or resource busy
> Can't retrieve Report 17 (-16/16): Device or resource busy
> Can't retrieve Report 15 (-16/16): Device or resource busy
> Can't retrieve Report 13 (-16/16): Device or resource busy
> Can't retrieve Report 8 (-16/16): Device or resource busy
> Can't retrieve Report 11 (-16/16): Device or resource busy
> Can't retrieve Report 31 (-16/16): Device or resource busy
> Can't retrieve Report 30 (-16/16): Device or resource busy
> Can't retrieve Report 5 (-16/16): Device or resource busy
> Can't retrieve Report 21 (-16/16): Device or resource busy
> Can't retrieve Report 44 (-16/16): Device or resource busy
> Can't retrieve Report 18 (-16/16): Device or resource busy
> Can't retrieve Report 22 (-16/16): Device or resource busy
> Can't retrieve Report 20 (-16/16): Device or resource busy
> Can't retrieve Report 53 (-16/16): Device or resource busy
> Can't retrieve Report 7 (-16/16): Device or resource busy
> Can't retrieve Report 7 (-16/16): Device or resource busy
> Can't retrieve Report 7 (-16/16): Device or resource busy
> Can't retrieve Report 7 (-16/16): Device or resource busy
> Can't retrieve Report 7 (-16/16): Device or resource busy
> Can't retrieve Report 7 (-16/16): Device or resource busy
> Can't retrieve Report 7 (-16/16): Device or resource busy
> Can't retrieve Report 7 (-16/16): Device or resource busy
> Can't retrieve Report 7 (-16/16): Device or resource busy
> Can't retrieve Report 32 (-16/16): Device or resource busy
> Can't retrieve Report 43 (-16/16): Device or resource busy
> Can't retrieve Report 45 (-16/16): Device or resource busy
> upsdrv_updateinfo...
> Waiting for notifications...
> upsdrv_updateinfo...
> Waiting for notifications...
> 
> (etc)
> 
> The part which may be interesting to you is the one regarding "Can't
> retrieve Report..."

I wouldn't worry about it, as long as the data looks fine. However,
you should obviously test that ups.status changes in response to a
power outage. That's the only thing really important. 

-- Peter