[Nut-upsuser] Monitoring Liebert UPS with SNMP

[philip at subaru.naoj.org]

Quoting Charles Lepple <clepple at gmail.com>:

> On Jan 13, 2010, at 8:55 PM, Philip Tait wrote:
>
>> On 01/13/2010 03:29 PM, Charles Lepple wrote:
>>> On Tue, Jan 12, 2010 at 4:29 PM, Philip Tait   
>>> <philip at subaru.naoj.org> wrote:
>>>
>>>> After configuring (details below), I get:
>>>>
>>>> # upsdrvctl start
>>>>
>>>> Network UPS Tools - UPS driver controller 2.2.0-
>>>> Network UPS Tools - Multi-MIBS SNMP UPS driver 0.42 (2.2.0-)
>>>> Warning: This is an experimental driver.
>>>> Some features may not function correctly.
>>>>
>>>> Unknown mibs value: auto
>>>>
>>> This should be a permitted option, even in 2.2.0. Is there a chance
>>> that some control characters got copied into the configuration file?
>>>
>>>
>> Thanks for the response.
>>
>> I did an 'od -cx' on the file, and saw no non-printing characters.
>
> Sorry, I should have looked harder - that error message was fixed
> between 2.2.0 and the latest version.
>
>> Using 'mbrowse', I explored the MIB, and found that this particular
>> model (AP341/342) has everything under .1.3.6.1.4.1.476
>> (iso.org.dod.internet.private.enterprises.emerson), which, from looking
>> at the source for 2.4.1, seems to be not supported. I think newer
>> Liebert models use a more standard arrangement, under 'ietf'.
>>
>> Seems like I will have to develop my own custom solution... (or buy a
>> newer network card!)
>
> OK - let us know if you would like any help with generating a new
> MIB-to-NUT mapping.

That sounds like a better idea - how do I get started?