Thanks all for the feedback - you have I suspect, just saved me a real
headache!
I found an Eaton EX 3000 RT 2U - UPS - 2.55 kW - 2880 VA for a
reasonable price. The NUT Hardware Compatibility list reports it can
use both USB and Serial with vendor provided protocol and hardware so
I'm assuming this will be relatively simple to set up.:
Manufacturer Model Driver
Eaton EX 2200/3000/3000 XL VA
USB port usbhid-ups
EX 2200/3000/3000 XL VA
Serial port mge-shut or oldmge-shut
Thanks for the advice, any caveats on such a unit anyone is aware of?
Seems like a 'safe' purchase for use with NUT.
Regards
*Paul O'Rorke*
Tracker Software Products
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On 9/17/2013 2:48 PM, Douglas Parsons wrote:
Just my experiences speaking, look at another brand. I use MGE/Eaton
and have had much better life and the quality has been much better.
APC does not release the protocol for comunicating with the UPS and so
to get NUT to work you have to sniff the traffic and then figure out
what the commands and responses mean.(thus reverse engineered) APC
also will change the protocol between models. (Thus why that model is
not listed, it may work, it may not)
I have had four APC brand UPS units melt the batteries. We bought 13
identical units in one order. One blew up on power up. One had loose
connections giving a false ground issue. Four did not have all the
holes tapped out for mounting. And 6 were rusty. Those were the last
APC units we bought.
Eaton Evolution line is the old MGE brand and we have had great
service from them as well as working with NUT.
Just my $0.02 worth.
And for the record I do not work for Eaton or have any affiliation
with NUT other than a long time user.
Doug
On Sep 17, 2013 5:09 PM, "Paul O'Rorke" <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
Hi all,
I am completely new to NUT and setting up a UPS shut down in
Linux. I am looking at buying a APC Smart-UPS X 3000. When I
look this device up in the compatibility list this specific model
is not listed, only a generic entry for "Smart-UPS". It says to
use the *apcsmart* driver. The legend shows this as "protocol
based on reverse engineering". What does this mean in terms of
using the driver? Can I expect to get this working to shut down
my Debian servers gracefully or is it a bad idea to use a UPS with
only this driver?
Have users on this list experience with a similar Smart-UPS? Is
it going to be compatible with NUT or should I be looking for a
different UPS that is supported with one of the other drivers?
Sincerely
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