UPS Handling with NUT

Proven on:

11 (bullseye)

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

Network UPS Tools

Configure NUT

Select your mode

MODE options:

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

See the nut.conf documentation for more details.

• Setting up a NUT Server
• Setting up a NUT Client
• 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...