How to send simple tcp command to shutdown/power up ups w/ network card?

[Anonymous user]

Hello,
I have a SUA750RM1U with the AP9630 UPS Network management card 2. I need to just send a simple power off/on commands. I see that it has a telnet interface, but I was hoping there was an even easier way. Are there any tcp commands I can send it to control its power? I am using Linux, and there are no computers connected to the UPS just some equipment.

Thanks,
Bob

[BillP]

hi bob,

i am not aware of any other way to do it besides interacting with the AP9630 either via telnet/ssh/SNMP.

[voidstar_apc · Accepted solution]

Hi Bob,

SNMP is pretty easy once it's set up. Make sure you have the net-snmp utilities for your linux distro. You'll also need a copy of [the PowerNet MIB|http://www.apc.com/products/resource/include/techspec_index.cfm?base_sku=SFPMIB405].

Then you can take a look at upsAdvControlUpsOff (.1.3.6.1.4.1.318.1.1.1.6.2.1), upsAdvControlTurnOnUPS (.1.3.6.1.4.1.318.1.1.1.6.2.6), and other useful SNMP commands in the same branch.

As an example, if your NMC has SNMP v1 enabled and allows the public community write-access to the device, then you could do this with the Net-SNMP set of tools:

# Turn the UPS off
snmpset -c public -v 1 IP_of_ups 1.3.6.1.4.1.318.1.1.1.6.2.1.0 i 3
# Turn the UPS on
snmpset -c public -v 1 IP_of_ups 1.3.6.1.4.1.318.1.1.1.6.2.6.0 i 2

I hope that helps.