This plugin is to be used to track UPS status from the apcupsd daemon as
well as SNMP enabled UPS'. The apcupsd daemon is able to provide information
on APC and other types of UPS' over various network typologies such as USB,
Modbus, Ethernet, etc. I have added basic SNMP support in order to provide
direct access to certain models over the SNMP protocol thus removing the need
for an apcupsd host to provide the monitoring details as well.
Each apcupsd UPS is defined by a network address and port name. Cacti uses
the apcaccess command to gather statistics from the UPS and store them
in the Cacti database for apcupsd enabled UPS'. The data stored in the
Cacti database can be used for Reporting, Graphing, and Alerting.
This plugin allows Cacti Administrators to easily track their Data Center UPS's that do not support SNMP protocol, but that are supported by the APCUPSD daemon.
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Track UPS status'
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Log information to Cacti database
Install just like any other plugin, just throw it in the plugin directory, and
Install and Enabled from the Plugin Management Interface. Your Cacti install
will require the Linux apcupsd package be installed and apcaccess be in the
system path.
After you have installed the plugin, install the Device Package in the templates folder from Console > Import/Export > Import Package. This Device Template will be used for showing available graphs.
If you figure out this problem, see the Cacti forums!
Currently the SNMP based collection is functional but only covering APC UPS'.
I will likely fix that in the next release. Need some help from others.l
I've been looking at the NUT product to see if it's something I would add support for down the line, but as of yet, I have not made that decision.
Got any ideas or complaints, please log an issue on GitHub.
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