apcupsd

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.

Purpose

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.

Features

• Track UPS status'

• Log information to Cacti database

Installation

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.

Possible Bugs

If you figure out this problem, see the Cacti forums!

Future Changes

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.

Changelog

--- 1.1 ---

• feature#3: When changing UPS snmp and other settings on the UPS edit page, transfer those changes to the Cacti device
• feature: Support the 'ONLINE SLAVE' status as being a good status
• feature: Add the uknown column MASTER or ups_master to the stats table
• issue#5: Initial table creation failed due to bogus defaults
• issue#6: Typo field name ups_abmtemp should be ups_ambtemp
• issue: Unable to locate apcaccess command path
• issue: Fix some minor GUI display issues
• issue: Don't run automation until you have some information in the stats table

--- 1.0 ---

• Initial Release