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Setting Up NUT

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By Michelfrancis Bustillos
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Setting Up NUT

Setting up NUT Monitoring for APC NMC enabled UPS

  1. Install NUT:
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     sudo apt install nut
 sudo apt install nut-snmp
  2. Edit Config Files:
    1. /etc/nut/ups.conf
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      [UPS_NAME]
driver = "snmp-ups"
port = UPS_DNS_NAME
mibs = 'ietf'
community = public
snmp_version = v1
pollfreq = 15
desc = "DESCRIPTION"
    2. /etc/nut/upsmon.conf
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        RUN_AS_USER root
  MONITOR UPS_NAME@localhost 1 admin secret master
    3. /etc/nut/upsd.conf
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        LISTEN 0.0.0.0 3493
    4. /etc/nut/upsd.users
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        [monuser]
    password = secret
    admin master
    5. /etc/nut/nut.conf
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        MODE=netserver
  3. Restart NUT Services
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     sudo service nut-server restart
 sudo service nut-client restart
 sudo systemctl restart nut-monitor
 sudo upsdrvctl stop
 sudo upsdrvctl start

Enabling NUT WebGUI

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sudo apt install apache2 nut-cgi -y
sudo echo "MONITOR UPS_NAME@localhost "UPS_DESCRIPTION"" >> /etc/nut/hosts.conf
sudo a2enmod cgi
sudo systemctl restart apache2
sudo echo "I_HAVE_SECURED_MY_CGI_DIRECTORY" >> /etc/nut/upsset.conf

Web URL: http://NUT_SERVER_FQDN/cgi-bin/nut/upsstats.cgi

Testing

  • From Server: upsc UPS_NAME@localhost
  • From Remote: upsc UPS_NAME@NUT_SERVER_FQDN
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