I have been considering installing NUT client and server but as I am not even sure it will do what I want, I had hoped to find some answers here
1 I have an Apple TV 1 running Crystalbuntu2 (based on Ubuntu 12.04) that I want to use as NUT Server as it is always on, and has a fixed IP address on my LAN
I have various computers running versions of Linux including a raspberry Pi
I have multiple UPS devices however only 2 of which have USB ports to tell the system to shut down, hibernate or sleep
I hope to Install USB enabled UPS (probably an older simple 350 Watt TripLite) to Apple TV1 and install NUT server, so that when power goes out on that system it could tell other systems to hibernate, sleep or shut down. I am well aware that the Apple TV 1 will not power off but hope that I can get the software/OS to shut down so that when the UPS battery dies it will have already shut down linux.
My questions are many but begin with:
if this is a typical use of NUT or is it for some higher end hardware?
Is there a UPS compatibility guide for NUT?
Is there an easy how to anywhere?
Is there an issue with installing from repos on ubuntu 14.04 vs 12.04 or Rasbian and have all devices communicating? I mean server 12.04 and client 14.04?
1 I have an Apple TV 1 running Crystalbuntu2 (based on Ubuntu 12.04) that I want to use as NUT Server as it is always on, and has a fixed IP address on my LAN
I have various computers running versions of Linux including a raspberry Pi
I have multiple UPS devices however only 2 of which have USB ports to tell the system to shut down, hibernate or sleep
I hope to Install USB enabled UPS (probably an older simple 350 Watt TripLite) to Apple TV1 and install NUT server, so that when power goes out on that system it could tell other systems to hibernate, sleep or shut down. I am well aware that the Apple TV 1 will not power off but hope that I can get the software/OS to shut down so that when the UPS battery dies it will have already shut down linux.
My questions are many but begin with:
if this is a typical use of NUT or is it for some higher end hardware?
Is there a UPS compatibility guide for NUT?
Is there an easy how to anywhere?
Is there an issue with installing from repos on ubuntu 14.04 vs 12.04 or Rasbian and have all devices communicating? I mean server 12.04 and client 14.04?