Config for Network UPS Tool (NUT) for Prolink

Question in Item #11
LISTEN xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx 3493
Should this IP address be the Client in the Container or the IP address of the Server as the Proxmox host?
I personally did not need to put this line to get it to work. Based on qfina's post, he/she had the IP of the NUT server (Proxmox host) entered.
 
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@sleeper52 Everything is looking good,,,,

It's so much easier having the Proxmox Host and NUT server on the same IP.
The client-server in the container has blank values for the Input / Output / Load %.
Did I miss something or is this an APC compatibility?

Everything else looks great!

Output:​
UPS Model:​
Smart-UPS_1000
Status:​
ONLINE
Runtime:​
01:40:18
Battery:​
26.9 V
Input:​

battery.charge:98
battery.charge.low:10
battery.charge.warning:50
battery.runtime:5991
battery.runtime.low:150
battery.type:PbAc
battery.voltage:26.9
battery.voltage.nominal:24.0
device.mfr:American Power Conversion
device.model:Smart-UPS_1000
device.serial:AB2109162124
device.type:ups
driver.name:usbhid-ups
driver.parameter.pollfreq:30
driver.parameter.pollinterval:15
driver.parameter.port:auto
driver.parameter.productid:0003
driver.parameter.synchronous:auto
driver.parameter.vendorid:051D
driver.version:2.8.0
driver.version.data:APC HID 0.98
driver.version.internal:0.47
driver.version.usb:libusb-1.0.26 (API: 0x1000109)
ups.beeper.status:disabled
ups.delay.shutdown:180
ups.firmware:UPS 15.5 / ID=1018
ups.mfr:American Power Conversion
ups.mfr.date:2021/03/03
ups.model:Smart-UPS_1000
ups.productid:0003
ups.serial:AS2109162124
ups.status:OL CHRG
ups.timer.reboot:-1
ups.timer.shutdown:-1
ups.vendorid:051d

 
@sleeper52 Everything is looking good,,,,

It's so much easier having the Proxmox Host and NUT server on the same IP.
The client-server in the container has blank values for the Input / Output / Load %.
Did I miss something or is this an APC compatibility?

Everything else looks great!

Output:​
UPS Model:​
Smart-UPS_1000
Status:​
ONLINE
Runtime:​
01:40:18
Battery:​
26.9 V
Input:​

battery.charge:98
battery.charge.low:10
battery.charge.warning:50
battery.runtime:5991
battery.runtime.low:150
battery.type:PbAc
battery.voltage:26.9
battery.voltage.nominal:24.0
device.mfr:American Power Conversion
device.model:Smart-UPS_1000
device.serial:AB2109162124
device.type:ups
driver.name:usbhid-ups
driver.parameter.pollfreq:30
driver.parameter.pollinterval:15
driver.parameter.port:auto
driver.parameter.productid:0003
driver.parameter.synchronous:auto
driver.parameter.vendorid:051D
driver.version:2.8.0
driver.version.data:APC HID 0.98
driver.version.internal:0.47
driver.version.usb:libusb-1.0.26 (API: 0x1000109)
ups.beeper.status:disabled
ups.delay.shutdown:180
ups.firmware:UPS 15.5 / ID=1018
ups.mfr:American Power Conversion
ups.mfr.date:2021/03/03
ups.model:Smart-UPS_1000
ups.productid:0003
ups.serial:AS2109162124
ups.status:OL CHRG
ups.timer.reboot:-1
ups.timer.shutdown:-1
ups.vendorid:051d


I'm not entirely sure since I don't use an APC UPS. Might want to ask @bigjim63 since he's using one. He also posted his config files so you might want to check those out.
 
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9. Create a new ups.conf file nano /etc/nut/ups.conf and enter the following
Code:
pollinterval = 15
maxretry = 3

offdelay = 180
ondelay = 300

#Enter the nut-scanner -U values here
[prolink]
        driver = nutdrv_qx
        port = auto
        desc = "Prolink PRO1501SFCU UPS"
        vendorid = 0665
        productid = 5161
NOTE: Enter the details of the UPS values as according to the values provided in the nut-scanner -U command.
NOTE: You can name the UPS whatever you like inside the brackets; the name will be used in calling the UPS (ie. upsc prolink@localhost)

10. Once both config files are saved, you can run it by typing upsdrvctl start and you should get a result similar to
Code:
Network UPS Tools - UPS driver controller 2.8.0
Network UPS Tools - Generic Q* USB/Serial driver 0.32 (2.8.0)
USB communication driver (libusb 1.0) 0.43
Using protocol: Voltronic-QS 0.07
No values for battery high/low voltages
Using 'guesstimation' (low: 20.800000, high: 26.000000)!
Battery runtime will not be calculated (runtimecal not set)

Broadcast message from root@pve (somewhere) (Wed Aug  2 11:46:33 2023):

Communications with UPS prolink@localhost established
Hi there.

I've got a Tripp Lite AVR900U that I have named as tripplite (instead of your prolink). When I get to step 10 (as quoted above), I get the following:
Code:
Network UPS Tools - UPS driver controller 2.8.0
Network UPS Tools - Generic HID driver 0.47 (2.8.0)
USB communication driver (libusb 1.0) 0.43
Can't claim USB device [09ae:3024]@0/0: Entity not found
Driver failed to start (exit status=1)

I've exceeded the breadth of my Google-Fu, so I'm really not sure where the issue is. I'd read in another thread elsewhere that the cable could be the issue so I had already tried to replace that (though Amazon doesn't make it easy to know if you're getting precisely what you need). I'm not sure if I've had NUT functional since I transitioned to VE 8. My upgrade didn't go well, and I'm still putting pieces back together again.
 
Hi there.

I've got a Tripp Lite AVR900U that I have named as tripplite (instead of your prolink). When I get to step 10 (as quoted above), I get the following:
Code:
Network UPS Tools - UPS driver controller 2.8.0
Network UPS Tools - Generic HID driver 0.47 (2.8.0)
USB communication driver (libusb 1.0) 0.43
Can't claim USB device [09ae:3024]@0/0: Entity not found
Driver failed to start (exit status=1)

I've exceeded the breadth of my Google-Fu, so I'm really not sure where the issue is. I'd read in another thread elsewhere that the cable could be the issue so I had already tried to replace that (though Amazon doesn't make it easy to know if you're getting precisely what you need). I'm not sure if I've had NUT functional since I transitioned to VE 8. My upgrade didn't go well, and I'm still putting pieces back together again.
Hi,

What do you get get when u type nut-scanner -U and typing lsusb?
And what does your nano /etc/nut/ups.conf file look like?
 
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nut-scanner -U
Code:
[nutdev1]
        driver = "usbhid-ups"
        port = "auto"
        vendorid = "09AE"
        productid = "3024"
        product = "AVR900U"
        serial = "redacted"
        vendor = "Tripp Lite"
        bus = "001"

lsusb
Code:
Bus 001 Device 011: ID 09ae:3024 Tripp Lite AVR900U

nano /etc/nut/ups.conf
Code:
pollinterval = 15
maxretry = 3


offdelay = 180
ondelay = 330


[tripplite]
driver = usbhid-ups
port = auto
desc = "Tripp Lite AVR900U"
# these two are optional
vendorid = 09AE
productid = 3024

It doesn't make a difference if I change it there (and elsewhere) to nutdev1 either.
 
nut-scanner -U
Code:
[nutdev1]
        driver = "usbhid-ups"
        port = "auto"
        vendorid = "09AE"
        productid = "3024"
        product = "AVR900U"
        serial = "redacted"
        vendor = "Tripp Lite"
        bus = "001"

lsusb
Code:
Bus 001 Device 011: ID 09ae:3024 Tripp Lite AVR900U

nano /etc/nut/ups.conf
Code:
pollinterval = 15
maxretry = 3


offdelay = 180
ondelay = 330


[tripplite]
driver = usbhid-ups
port = auto
desc = "Tripp Lite AVR900U"
# these two are optional
vendorid = 09AE
productid = 3024

It doesn't make a difference if I change it there (and elsewhere) to nutdev1 either.
that looks right. I just remembered Techno Tim mention that there is an additional configuration for Tripp Lite UPS devices. Please check this out. I've already set the timestamp to 30:44 where he talks about it. Hopefully this resolves your issue.
 
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that looks right. I just remembered Techno Tim mention that there is an additional configuration for Tripp Lite UPS devices. Please check this out. I've already set the timestamp to 30:44 where he talks about it. Hopefully this resolves your issue.
Thanks for the share. I remember setting up a rules file (not the exact one specified) but it doesn't seem to have made a difference. I saw...somewhere...in some thread...suggesting powering down the UPS and restarting it so I'll find a quiet time, maybe this weekend, to do that, see if that helps at all.
 
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