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I'm trying to install APCUPSD so that I can gracefully shutdown during a power outage. I just tried installing, however missing a bunch of dependencies. Wondering if anyone has installed it. I had installed it on CC 4.3 without issue.

Perhaps I need to install the dev environment first?

You wouldn't happen to of taken note of which dependencies where missing by any chance

I am about to do the same thing

Make sure your acpid package is installed and up to date:



The APC power supply will need to call the ACPI stack. Sadly I don't have one of these but I have been able to get them running in the past.

Which dependencies did it say was missing?

I just tried installing it on a a fresh ClearOS and it worked fine - only asked for lm_sensors and net-snmp.

The version I tried was just one I had laying around - apcupsd-3.14.6-1.el5.i386.rpm

I know that version also works perfectly with CC5.0

I'm sure there is a newer rpm available as well that should work fine.

I downloaded the latest version from apcupsd.org.

It said missing net-snmp.

So I went to net-snmp and got an RPM that when installed said it was missing tons. But I should have instead done a

yum install net-snmp

Will try when I get home.

I don't know why the ACPID is being suggested above--AFAIK that has nothing to do with this.

Am I wrong? I think that is for suspend/resume type stuff.

apcupsd and nut are for letting the ups tell the machine to shut down when the UPS is out of juice.

I like apcupsd because I have a large ups with several machines plugged into it. I can install apcupsd on all of them so that all machines can be shut down gracefully.

So to just wrap this up this is what is needed to install apcusd on ClearOS 5.1 enterprise:



(this installs lm-sensors, and net-snmp)



(obviously replace the apcupsd rpm with the correct filename)

SO, is this what who is needed to get a USB-based APC UPS to work as supposed? Ive never tried installed a UPS on any Linux-based machines, so..

Just got a new APC UPS in the house, and I can confirm that this metod described here, does work nicely. First install the "yum install net-snmp", download and install the newest apcups package, i used the apcupsd-3.14.8-1.el5.i386.rpm. It is possible to adjust alot of settings in the /etc/apcupsd/apcupsd.conf but standard settings seems to do a OK job.
Well, all this is dependent you have a USB based UPS (and possibly it must be from APC?), and it is 1 PC connected to 1 UPS. As soon as you have several PCs and/or several UPS, the setup is a bit more work...
When I powered the UPS it instantly went into overcurrent protection mode. I thought it was something wrong, a setting I had forgot, but no. I have too high current into my house! 253V. No good. This makes sense I have had some trouble with some computers and other electronic stuff in our house. Guess I have to call the electric company on monday...

This is a rather old post, but just had to answar.

If you have a APC ups why not use the APC software PowerChute Business Edition.

It have a linux rpm Agent with its own web interface, easy to manage and deteced my old smart UPS automaticly.

I had som problems with apcupsd that put my server in a reboot loop bacause of a faulty cable.

They do not have server consolle so you need a windows computer, if you have more computers connected.
You can then install a client on alle other windows computers that you need smooth shutdown on.

Realy nice web interface and gives alot of information, the server also have the posebility to shedule battery check, do runtime calibration, logs the power consuption and gives you a price estimate.....

Realy nice and free.

sigurdi

Do you use this on a COS-server? How was it to install/configure, easy?