Got myself a APC Back UPS PRO BR900gi and I'm failing to get the UPS service to start.
The model isn't explicitly supported (https://networkupstools.org/ddl/APC/), but others made 'pro line' models work.
I'm connecting it via a RJ45 to USB cable. I'm assuming any generic cable will work - correct? An original cable is £48 - a joke !
Reading the thread below, when connecting via USB, port selection in the WebUI is seemingly irrelevant.
https://forums.freenas.org/index.php?threads/ups-connection-not-working.60387/#post-429671
However, for precision I went with /dev/ugen0.6 which seems to be my cable.
The WebUI just shows that the ups service failed to restart. The log doesn't clarify things either:
I've tried starting it via command line, without joy:
Does the upsmon password matter? I dont know what it was initially, as I changed to apc (and apcmon) as found here https://forums.freenas.org/index.php?threads/ups-setup-fails.50954/#post-352399
The only thing that stands out to me is that in other threads, the USB device id is more in the lines of "APC Model" and I'm getting another device "Future Technology Devices"
The other thing I have not yet tried is turning the server off and on again :)
I'd appreciate any pointers!
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Other threads I've looked at:
https://forums.freenas.org/index.php?threads/ups-is-it-working.23859/
https://forums.freenas.org/index.php?threads/apc-ups-help-needed.2853/page-3 ; in here some driver files were swapped - downgrading to something 7 years older doesn't sit well with me
https://forums.freenas.org/index.ph...rt-for-single-or-multiple-freenas-servers.30/
https://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/how-to-install-apc-ups-on-freenas-server/
The model isn't explicitly supported (https://networkupstools.org/ddl/APC/), but others made 'pro line' models work.
I'm connecting it via a RJ45 to USB cable. I'm assuming any generic cable will work - correct? An original cable is £48 - a joke !
Code:
dmesg | grep ugen ugen1.1: <Intel EHCI root HUB> at usbus1 ugen2.1: <Intel EHCI root HUB> at usbus2 ugen0.1: <0x8086 XHCI root HUB> at usbus0 ugen1.2: <vendor 0x8087 product 0x8008> at usbus1 ugen2.2: <vendor 0x8087 product 0x8000> at usbus2 ugen0.2: <vendor 0x0557 product 0x7000> at usbus0 ugen0.3: <vendor 0x0557 product 0x2419> at usbus0 ugen0.4: <Samsung Flash Drive> at usbus0 ugen0.5: <Samsung Flash Drive> at usbus0 ugen0.6: <USB Disk 2.0> at usbus0 ugen0.6: <USB Disk 2.0> at usbus0 (disconnected) ugen0.6: <FTDI FT232R USB UART> at usbus0 ugen0.6: <FTDI FT232R USB UART> at usbus0 (disconnected) ugen0.6: <FTDI FT232R USB UART> at usbus0
Reading the thread below, when connecting via USB, port selection in the WebUI is seemingly irrelevant.
https://forums.freenas.org/index.php?threads/ups-connection-not-working.60387/#post-429671
However, for precision I went with /dev/ugen0.6 which seems to be my cable.
The WebUI just shows that the ups service failed to restart. The log doesn't clarify things either:
Code:
ee /var/log/messages Feb 14 15:56:19 foxtrot upsmon[51409]: UPS [ups]: connect failed: Connection failure: Connection refused Feb 14 15:56:19 foxtrot upsmon[51409]: UPS ups is unavailable Feb 14 15:56:24 foxtrot upsmon[51409]: UPS [ups]: connect failed: Connection failure: Connection refused
I've tried starting it via command line, without joy:
Code:
service nut start Network UPS Tools - UPS driver controller 2.7.4 Network UPS Tools - APC Smart protocol driver 3.1 (2.7.4) APC command table version 3.1 tcgetattr(/dev/ugen0.6): Inappropriate ioctl for device Driver failed to start (exit status=1) /usr/local/etc/rc.d/nut: WARNING: failed precmd routine for nut
Does the upsmon password matter? I dont know what it was initially, as I changed to apc (and apcmon) as found here https://forums.freenas.org/index.php?threads/ups-setup-fails.50954/#post-352399
The only thing that stands out to me is that in other threads, the USB device id is more in the lines of "APC Model" and I'm getting another device "Future Technology Devices"
The other thing I have not yet tried is turning the server off and on again :)
I'd appreciate any pointers!
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Other threads I've looked at:
https://forums.freenas.org/index.php?threads/ups-is-it-working.23859/
https://forums.freenas.org/index.php?threads/apc-ups-help-needed.2853/page-3 ; in here some driver files were swapped - downgrading to something 7 years older doesn't sit well with me
https://forums.freenas.org/index.ph...rt-for-single-or-multiple-freenas-servers.30/
https://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/how-to-install-apc-ups-on-freenas-server/