UPS Monitoring

[jsm at inpro.net]

Russell,

Thanks, I'll look into that as a last resort.  Money is VERY tight.  Good
suggestion though!

thanks,

Jeff
----- Original Message -----
From: "Russell Adams" <RLAdams at Kelsey-Seybold.com>
To: "Nagios List" <nagios-users at lists.sourceforge.net>
Sent: Saturday, January 18, 2003 2:47 AM
Subject: Re: [Nagios-users] UPS Monitoring


> There is an older SNMP adapter for APC UPS's that fits on the serial
> port. I have them all over the place at work, since most of our
> refurbed UPS's don't have the NICs.
>
> Its the APC SNMP Adapter, mine are running firmware v2.2g. Its a white
> box about the size of a DSL modem that plugs into the serial port, and
> has a 10-baseT jack. Configure your BOOTP server with its MAC,
> configure the snmp adapter via direct serial interface, and then start
> polling over SNMP.
>
> There's also a environmental monitor you can chain onto them that
> gives you external temp/humidity from wherever you mount the external
> monitor. Its just another little white box on a serial cable. ;]
>
> Whats also handy is that the environmental monitor also has 6 relay
> contact switches that you can use for remote signalling via SNMP. For
> example, take a magnetic door sensor and put the wires into the
> external monitor. When the magnet moves, and the circuit breaks, the
> device will send an SNMP trap to your host.
>
> I think you can find these on Ebay, they fit any APC UPS on the serial
> port.
>
> Russell
>
> On Fri, Jan 17, 2003 at 05:19:15PM -0600, donavan nelson wrote:
> > That would require having an APC network card in the UPS.  I have
several
> > SMART UPS's (2200's and 1400's) and they don't have USB or networks.
Just
> > serial ports.
> >
> > There has to be someway to monitor the UPS via the serial port.
> >
> > --
> > Donavan Nelson
> > 4wx Networks
> > www.4wx.net
> >
> > ---------- Original Message -----------
> > From: Pivert <pivert_home at yahoo.fr>
> > To: Nagios List <nagios-users at lists.sourceforge.net>
> > Sent: 18 Jan 2003 00:06:30 +0100
> > Subject: Re: [Nagios-users] UPS Monitoring
> >
> > > Your direction should be snmp.
> > >
> > > You probably have a linux application with your ups that can give
> > > some information via snmp. I have an ellipse UPS serial(not usb) low
> > > end for home use an they give that on the CD.
> > >
> > > Bye
> > >
> > > Le ven 17/01/2003 ? 20:22, Jeff McKeon a ?crit :
> > > > Is there any kind of plugin out there that can monitor an APC-SMART
> > > > UPS?  I have six of these rack mount puppies in my datacenter and
would
> > > > like to be able to hook them up to a linux box via com ports and
have
> > > > nagios send an alert if one loses it's power feed.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
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