[Nut-upsuser] APC Smart-UPS 1500; system shutdown is not initiated.

[Charles Lepple]

On Dec 17, 2013, at 6:10 AM, Christian wrote:

> Charles,
> 
> the unit has two redundant power supplies, with only one hooked up to
> the UPS. So I should be able to do a deep test with the machine itself,
> right? I have tried it, but it aborts at some point...

It should work, but depending on how the current draw is split between the two supplies, the UPS might not see a constant load (which it needs to conduct an accurate calibration).

> For the quick test, it discharges the battery a bit, then recharges, but
> once it is back to 100%, upsc still gives me:
> 
> ups.test.result: No test initiated
> 
> Is that expected?

Not sure. The quick test might be just verifying that the battery capacity hasn't changed much. (I only have a small Back-UPS, which I don't think has two test modes.)

> Best,
> 
> Christian
> 
> Am 17.12.2013 03:55, schrieb Charles Lepple:
>> On Dec 8, 2013, at 10:41 PM, Christian wrote:
>> 
>>> test.battery.start.deep - Start a deep battery test 
>>> test.battery.start.quick - Start a quick battery test
>> 
>> Ideally, you would want to do a deep test with a dummy load, like a 
>> lamp, so as not to put your server in danger of getting cut off 
>> again. You can probably do the test.battery.start.quick test with
>> the server still plugged into the UPS, though.
>> 
>