Setting up a NUT Server

Select your mode

• sudo vi /etc/nut/nut.conf

(In my case, I've installed NUT on a VM and it'll be managing the UPS for the whole server...)

MODE=netserver

Select your hardware

• sudo vi /etc/nut/ups.conf

[cyberpower]
       driver = usbhid-ups
       port = auto
       desc = "A random surplus UPS"

(In my case, I'm setting up a CyberPower 1000AVR & connecting it by passing USB through to the VM...)

If your UPS isn't handled natively by the usbhid-ups driver, or you need to set options, start with the ups.conf documentation for more details.

Start & test

• sudo upsdrvctl start

You should see:

Network UPS Tools - UPS driver controller 2.7.4
Network UPS Tools - Generic HID driver 0.41 (2.7.4)
USB communication driver 0.33

Possibly followed by a bit of information about your UPS

Set up communications

(needed if you've set up as MODE = netserver...)

You can determine your servers IP address using:

• ip a
• sudo vi /etc/nut/upsd.conf

LISTEN 192.168.2.219
LISTEN 127.0.0.1 3493
LISTEN ::1 3493

Where 192.168.2.219 should be replaced with the actual IP of the machine.

See the upsd.conf documentation for more details.

Set up access

• sudo vi /etc/nut/upsd.users

[upsmon]
    password = supersecretpassword
    upsmon master

See the upsd.users documentation for more details.

• sudo vi /etc/nut/upsmon.conf

MONITOR cyberpower@192.168.2.219 1 monuser supersecretpassword master

See the upsmon.conf documentation for more details.

Managing NUT

The usual:

• sudo service nut-server [start|stop|restart|status]

Client commands:

• upsc cyberpower
  • man page
• upscmd -l cyberpower
  • man page
• upsrw cyberpower
  • man page
• nut-scanner
  • man page

further Usage Concepts

NUT gives lots of options.

Things like:

• Cleanly shutting down all of the VMs on a server & the server itself too.
• Sending notifications about power issues.
• Managing redundant UPSs on your system.
• etc...