On 1/22/19 10:06 PM, Charles Lepple wrote: > On Jan 22, 2019, at 4:37 PM, Phil Stracchino <[email protected]> wrote: >> Is there any practical benefit to getting the SNMP network card for it >> unless I plan to monitor it via SNMP, or can any monitoring and >> management I need to do be done perfectly well via serial, as on my APCs? > > For CyberPower, a SNMP card might be your best bet. I don't have specific > experience with the RMCARD205 that they recommend on their website, but most > vendors seem to be able to get SNMP right. If nothing else, SNMP card > firmware is usually upgradeable. > > If you are mainly concerned about shutdowns when the UPS signals a low > battery alert, then there is a good chance that the PR3000LCD* models are all > supported equally well by the usbhid-ups driver. However, you may want to > check the issue list if you are planning to depend on another threshold for > shutdown: > https://github.com/networkupstools/nut/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3A%22CyberPower+%28CPS%29%22 > > Also, you mentioned serial monitoring. I am not as familiar with serial > CyberPower models, but take note of the support description here: > > https://networkupstools.org/docs/man/powerpanel.html#_support_status > > Most of the serial-connected CPS models have lower compatibility ratings due > to this lack of public information: > > https://networkupstools.org/stable-hcl.html?manufacturer=Cyber%20Power%20Systems
Thanks, Charles. Good information. I'll go ahead and add the SNMP card based on that recommendation. -- Phil Stracchino Babylon Communications [email protected] [email protected] Landline: +1.603.293.8485 Mobile: +1.603.998.6958 _______________________________________________ Nut-upsuser mailing list [email protected] https://alioth-lists.debian.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nut-upsuser
