[Nut-upsuser] Delta UPS boxes

[Jerome BENOIT]

Hello List,

thanks for your replies.

Charles Lepple wrote:
> On Sat, Aug 30, 2008 at 3:31 PM, Jerome BENOIT <jgmbenoit at mailsnare.net> wrote:
>> Hello List,
>>
>> I would like to control the big Delta box that protect the cluster of my group:
>> I am not familiar with those kind of machine, but quite familiar with (Debian) Linux.
>>
>> Does anyone know which NUT driver to use ?
> 
> I don't see "Delta" on our compatibility list:
> 
> http://networkupstools.org/compat/stable.html


hence my email

> 
>> The UPS have 3 different communication interfaces:
>> RS-232
>> AS-400
>> Dry-contact
>> Which one is the more appropriate for NUT ?
> 
> It depends on the protocol that is being used on the RS-232 port. If
> you have a technical manual for the UPS, see if they describe the
> protocol, or mention what software is compatible. Phoenixtec and
> Megatec are two protocol names that you might run across.
> 

The manual is actually very terse,
and contains mainly very technical draws
which are certainly meaningful fro engineers.

Whatever, the RS-232 is meant to be used with the DELTA Smart 2000 software:

www.delta.com.tw/product/ps/ups/ups_powermag.asp

May be I should say that before.

> If not, there is a driver called 'genericups' that can handle
> on-line/on-battery and battery-good/battery-low status.
> 

Thanks in advance,
Jerome


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