Re: apcupsd.conf: Which cable type for remote UPS on network?

[vlado99]

On 20.6.2014 20:58, lee wrote:
> Hi,
>
> what type of cable am I supposed to put into apcupsd.conf for an UPS
> which is connected to a remote computer and monitored over the network?

Hi Lee.

I have two machines powered by one UPS. M1 controls UPS over USB cable, 
M2 is neighboring machine.

/etc/apcupsd/apcupsd.conf on M1 contains:
    UPSCABLE usb
    UPSTYPE usb
    DEVICE
    ...
    NETSERVER on
    NISIP <M1_ip_address_here>
    NISPORT 3551
    ...
/etc/apcupsd/apcupsd.conf on M2 contains:
    UPSCABLE ether
    UPSTYPE net
    DEVICE <M1_ip_address_here>:3551
    ...
    NETSERVER on
    NISIP 127.0.0.1
    NISPORT 3551
    ...

This setup works for me. M1 and M2 does correct shutdown on power fail.
Maybe this helps.

Vlado