UPS Handling with NUT

Proven on:

11 (bullseye)

As always...
Start with:	sudo apt update sudo apt upgrade

Network UPS Tools

Install & Configure NUT

• sudo apt install nut

Select your mode

MODE options:

none	Disable automatic startup of NUT
standalone	This MODE is for local only configuration	Standalone NUT usage
netserver	This MODE is open to the network. (A NUT server)	Setting up a NUT Server
netclient	This MODE is for client machines that will access a NUT server	Setting up a NUT Client

See the nut.conf documentation for more details.

• Using NUT with pfSense
• Using NUT to gracefully shut down ESXi

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...