[Nut-upsuser] "battery is low" logged

[James]

On 2019-09-07 10:46 a.m., Charles Lepple wrote:
> On Sep 6, 2019, at 6:28 PM, James  wrote:
>>

>> You can test the condition of the battery by periodically removing the power input and see how long
>> it actually runs down to, say, 20%.
After recharging it says "battery.runtime: 27000".

>>
>> Vendor software usually has a "test" feature, don't know if nut has this.
> 
> test.battery* instant commands: https://networkupstools.org/docs/user-manual.chunked/apcs02.html
> 
> (I don't know if test.panel.start is exactly the same.)
I don't have a test.battery.

$ upscmd -l desktop_ups
Instant commands supported on UPS [desktop_ups]:

beeper.disable - Disable the UPS beeper
beeper.enable - Enable the UPS beeper
beeper.mute - Temporarily mute the UPS beeper
beeper.off - Obsolete (use beeper.disable or beeper.mute)
beeper.on - Obsolete (use beeper.enable)
load.off - Turn off the load immediately
load.off.delay - Turn off the load with a delay (seconds)
shutdown.reboot - Shut down the load briefly while rebooting the UPS
shutdown.stop - Stop a shutdown in progress
test.panel.start - Start testing the UPS panel
test.panel.stop - Stop a UPS panel test

> 
> More detailed status is typically reported in the "ups.test.result" variable: https://networkupstools.org/docs/user-manual.chunked/apcs01.html
I don't have that variable.
> 
> (The driver should pick up on this and also include "RB" (replace battery) in "ups.status", but again, this is hard to test.)
> 
> James: in your case, this might be due to your APC model not showing the full set of variables over the standard USB HID interface. (Search the web for "APC" and "Modbus" for details.)The apcsmart driver doesn't start.