Re: [Devmon] Monitoring UPS

[W.J.M. N. <Wim...@nl...>]

Hi Colin,

>>> I'm attempting to monitor a few UPS.  The UPS models I need to monitor include:
>>> - APC Smart-UPS 1000 RM
>>> - Powerware 9390
>>> - Powerware 9130
>>> - Powerware 9135
>>> - Powerware 9125
>>> - PowerShield PSCE10000
>>>
>>> I can get data up for the Smart UPS but it is not being automatically
>>> detected.  I have the following as the spec file
>>> cat /usr/share/devmon/templates/apc-sups-1000rm/specs
>>> vendor  : apc
>>> model   : Smart-UPS 1000 RM
>>> snmpver : 1
>>> sysdesc : Smart-UPS 1000 RM
>>>
>>> I get this from
>>> snmpwalk -v1 -c public ups 1.3.6.1.4.1.318.1.1.1.1.1.1.0
>>> PowerNet-MIB::upsBasicIdentModel.0 = STRING: "Smart-UPS 1000 RM"
>>>
>>>       
>> What does `snmpget -v1 -c public ups sysDescr.0` returns? The result of
>> this snmpget is used by Devmon to select the template to use: it
>> searches the templates for a matching 'sysdesc' in file 'specs'.
>>
>>     
>
> SNMPv2-MIB::sysDescr.0 = STRING: APC Web/SNMP Management Card
> (MB:v3.8.6 PF:v5.1.3 PN:apc_hw05_aos_513.bin AF1:v5.1.3
> AN1:apc_hw05_sumx_513.bin MN:AP9630 HR:05 SN: ZA1031030798
> MD:07/31/2010) (Embedded PowerNet SNMP Agent SW v2.2 compatible)
>
> It had only just clicked that the sysdesc == sysDescr.0 from snmpwalk.
>
>   
>> Alternatively, you could specify the model in the Xymon hosts.cfg
>> (Hobbit: bb-hosts) the model, thus bypassing the automatic model detection.
>>
>>     
> The APC template for the Smart-UPS 1000 RM works OK.
>
> What I now see is the Powerware 9390 and 9130 getting matched against
> ups/standard because of the string 'UPS' in sydDesc.0.  These nodes
> report:
> SNMPv2-MIB::sysDescr.0 = STRING: ConnectUPS Web/SNMP Card V4.30
>   
This is a rather general, non-descriptive sysDescr. We've seen that too 
with some UPS devices, which contain a network interface manufactured by 
another party, and thus containing a standard sysDescr. In those cases 
we specify the model in the DEVMON directive in hosts.cfg file.

Regards,
  Wim Nelis.



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