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103 lines
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APCSMART-OLD(8)
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NAME
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----
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apcsmart-old - Driver for American Power Conversion Smart Protocol UPS equipment
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SYNOPSIS
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--------
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*apcsmart-old* -h
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*apcsmart-old* -a 'UPS_NAME' ['OPTIONS']
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NOTE: This man page only documents the hardware-specific features of the
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apcsmart-old driver. For information about the core driver, see
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linkman:nutupsdrv[8].
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SUPPORTED HARDWARE
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apcsmart-old should recognize all recent APC models that use a serial
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protocol at 2400 bps. This is primarily the Smart-UPS, Matrix-UPS and
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Back-UPS Pro lines.
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The driver attempts to support every bell and whistle of the APC
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reporting interface, whether or not this is strictly sensible.
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Some older hardware may only report a handful of variables. This is
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usually not a bug--they just don't support anything else.
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CABLING
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This driver expects to see a 940-0024C cable or a clone by default. You
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can switch to the 940-0095B dual-mode cable support with the `cable=`
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definition described below.
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If your 940-0024C cable is broken or missing, use this diagram to build
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a clone:
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http://www.networkupstools.org/cables/940-0024C.jpg
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EXTRA ARGUMENTS
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---------------
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This driver supports the following optional settings in the
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linkman:ups.conf[5]:
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*cable=940-0095B*::
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Configure the serial port for the APC 940-0095B dual-mode cable.
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*sdtype=*'num'::
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Use shutdown type 'num', according to this table:
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0;; soft shutdown or powerdown, depending on battery status
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1;; soft shutdown followed by powerdown
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2;; instant power off
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3;; power off with grace period
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4;; "force OB" hack method for CS 350
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Modes 0 and 1 will power up the load when power returns. Modes 2 and 3
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will keep the load turned off when the power returns.
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Mode 4 exploits an oddity in the CS 350 models since they only seem to
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support the S command, but then only when running on battery. As a
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result, the driver will force the UPS to go on battery if necessary
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before sending the shutdown command. This ensures that the load gets
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reset.
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BUGS
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----
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Some older APC UPS models return bogus data in the status register during
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a front panel test. This is usually detected and discarded, but some
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other unexpected values have occasionally slipped through.
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APC UPS models with both USB and serial ports require a power cycle when
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switching from USB communication to serial, and perhaps vice versa.
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AUTHOR
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Nigel Metheringham <Nigel.Metheringham@Intechnology.co.uk> (drawing
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heavily on the original apcsmart driver by Russell Kroll). This driver
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was called newapc for a time and was renamed in the 1.5 series. In 2.6.2
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the driver was renamed to apcsmart-old, being superseded by updated version
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with new features.
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SEE ALSO
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--------
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The core driver:
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linkman:nutupsdrv[8]
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Internet resources:
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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The NUT (Network UPS Tools) home page: http://www.networkupstools.org/
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