[Nut-upsuser] APC Smart-UPS X 1500 Restart Issue.

Tue Aug 24 01:07:08 UTC 2010

I have applied a workaround for this issue. I have updated the
/etc/init.d/halt to call the following script instead of
'/sbin/upsdrvctl shutdown'.

[root at DVXSAJ02 ~]# cat /opt/bin/check_ups_status.sh

#!/bin/sh

# This script is called from /etc/init.d/halt.

# Purpose:

#   If the file /etc/killpower is present, check for UPS status.

#   If AC is present, reboot system.

#   If UPS is on battery, sleep and recheck after 30 seconds.

# If UPS runs out of battery, system will stop and get powered-on when
AC is back. Check BIOS for this setting.

# Notes: File system is mounted read-only when this script is called.

#        $ups_out will contain the following if AC is Present:

#        0.087258 Path: UPS.PowerSummary.PresentStatus.ACPresent, Type:
Input, ReportID: 0x07, Offset: 2, Size: 1, Value: 1.000000

#        $ups_out will contain the following if AC is Not Present:

#        0.087237 Path: UPS.PowerSummary.PresentStatus.ACPresent, Type:
Input, ReportID: 0x07, Offset: 2, Size: 1, Value: 0.000000

[ ! -f /etc/killpower ] && exit 0

first_time=1

while [ 1 ]

do

    ( sleep 5; /usr/bin/killall usbhid-ups 2> /dev/null ) &

     ups_out=`/sbin/usbhid-ups -D -a scups 2>&1 | grep
UPS.PowerSummary.PresentStatus.ACPresent | grep Input`

     ac_present=`echo $ups_out | sed 's/.*\<Value\>: \([10]*\).*/\1/'`

     if [ $ac_present = "1" ]; then

          echo

          echo "UPS - AC is present"

          echo "Rebooting system..."

          /sbin/reboot

          exit 0

     else

          if [ $first_time = "1" ]; then

               echo -n "UPS - On Battery, sleeping..."

               first_time=0

          else

               echo -n "."

          fi

     fi

   sleep 30

done

[root at DVXSAJ02 ~]#

This sleeps until AC power returns. When battery runs out, system stop
and reboots when power is back.

Any comments?

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From: nut-upsuser-bounces+ajain=dataram.com at lists.alioth.debian.org
[mailto:nut-upsuser-bounces+ajain=dataram.com at lists.alioth.debian.org]
On Behalf Of Jain, Arvind
Sent: Friday, August 20, 2010 11:57 AM
To: nut-upsuser at lists.alioth.debian.org
Subject: [Nut-upsuser] APC Smart-UPS X 1500 Restart Issue.

APC Smart-UPS X 1500 Restart Issue.

Hi All, 

I have installed nut-2.4.3. I have manually modified the files apc-hid.c
and udev-rules to support 5G APC UPS. I took sample code from the 2.5
development tree.

Shutdown process is working very well -- upsmon creates the file
/etc/killpower - shutdown script checks for the file and issues
/sbin/upsdrvctl shutdown - UPS cuts the power off. All is well.

I am facing an issue when power is reapplied to the UPS. Following is
the behavior I see:

1. Power comes back to the outlet.

2. System powers up. 

3. When system reaches "Starting udev", UPS power cycles again.

Above cycle repeats forever. 

If I cut the power to UPS for ~20 mins and then re-apply power to UPS,
system comes back fine.

I was searching through the mail-list and I see some other people are
experiencing similar issue:
Link:
http://lists.alioth.debian.org/pipermail/nut-upsuser/2010-July/006118.ht
ml

I was wondering if there is a resolution for this issue.

My environment:
[root at DVXSAJ02 etc]# uname -a

Linux DVXSAJ02 2.6.20.21-133.xssmp #1 SMP Sat Aug 14 10:13:27 EDT 2010
x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

[root at DVXSAJ02 etc]# cat /etc/redhat-release

CentOS release 5.4 (Final)

[root at DVXSAJ02 etc]# upsc scups

battery.charge: 89

battery.charge.low: 10

battery.charge.warning: 50

battery.runtime: 1673

battery.runtime.low: 376

battery.type: PbAc

battery.voltage: 54.2

battery.voltage.nominal: 48.0

device.mfr: American Power Conversion

device.model: Smart-UPS X 1500

device.serial: AS0946124031

device.type: ups

driver.flag.pollonly: enabled

driver.name: usbhid-ups

driver.parameter.offdelay: 20

driver.parameter.ondelay: 30

driver.parameter.pollfreq: 15

driver.parameter.pollinterval: 2

driver.parameter.port: auto

driver.version: 2.4.3

driver.version.data: APC HID 0.95

driver.version.internal: 0.34

ups.beeper.status: enabled

ups.delay.shutdown: 20

ups.firmware: COM 02.3 / UPS 02.2

ups.mfr: American Power Conversion

ups.mfr.date: 2009/12/19

ups.model: Smart-UPS X 1500

ups.productid: 0003

ups.serial: AS0946124031

ups.status: OL CHRG

ups.timer.reboot: -1

ups.timer.shutdown: -1

ups.vendorid: 051d

[root at DVXSAJ02 etc]#

 [root at DVXSAJ02 etc]# cat /etc/sysconfig/ups

# If the UPS is locally attached set it to "yes"

SERVER=yes

# Any options to pass to upsd

UPSD_OPTIONS=

# Added MODEL=upsdrvctl so that /etc/init.d/halt will issue
"/sbin/upsdrvctl shutdown"

MODEL=upsdrvctl

# This *must* be the same as in /etc/ups/upsmon.conf

POWERDOWNFLAG=/etc/killpower

#

# [End]

[root at DVXSAJ02 etc]# cat /etc/ups/ups.conf

..

[scups]

        driver = usbhid-ups

        port = auto

        desc = "UPS on USB"

        pollonly

        offdelay=20

        ondelay=30

        pollfreq=15

Any suggestion is welcome.

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