APC UPS - kill the power completely?

[xrapidx]

I have APC UPS - plugged into it is my NAS, Server (runningapcupsd) and a single gigabit swich.

I've configured the doshutdown script to shutdown the NAS and the Server - is there a way to completely kill power afterwards - until electricity is restored?

(I obviously don't want the switch slowly draining power over an extended electricity outage)

 

[Pineapple Smurf]

yes if your PSU on PC looks like this, just hookup the switch to the kettle plug where you would normally have an external monitor

Just joking, no idea but our resident geek @Thor will tell you to use sometype of SONOFF switch stuff

 

[WAslayer]

I assume you either want to have to switch shutdown or the UPS..?

 

[xrapidx]

I assume you either want to have to switch shutdown or the UPS..?

Yes - I don't want to kill the battery on the switch.

 

[WAslayer]

Yes - I don't want to kill the battery on the switch.

Managed or unmanaged switch..?

 

[xrapidx]

Managed or unmanaged switch..?

Just an unmanaged switch I had lying around - its only purpose is to connect the NAS and Server during a power out (so I can shut them down)

 

[ThatGuy_ZA]

Have you tried setting the "KILLUPS" flag to "yes" in A apcupsd?

 

[WAslayer]

You'd need something external that you can trigger to shutdown the switch.. something like a sonoff triggered by a script when the UPS doshutdown script triggers..

Alternatively, shutdown the UPS form apcupsd, believe there should be a flag that handles that.. this does mean you would need to remember to switch the UPS back on when power is restored, to recharge before the next outage..

 

[xrapidx]

Have you tried setting the "KILLUPS" flag to "yes" in A apcupsd?

Will have a look..

You'd need something external that you can trigger to shutdown the switch.. something like a sonoff triggered by a script when the UPS doshutdown script triggers..

Alternatively, shutdown the UPS form apcupsd, believe there should be a flag that handles that.. this does mean you would need to remember to switch the UPS back on when power is restored, to recharge before the next outage..

Seems a bit overkill... a sonoff - but might work - I have one lying around somewhere.

Manually turning the power back on isn't an option.

 

[WAslayer]

Will have a look..



Seems a bit overkill... a sonoff - but might work - I have one lying around somewhere.

Manually turning the power back on isn't an option.

So the UPS can't be shutdown then, meaning it's either the sonoff or buying a managed switch with console access so you can script the shutdown of the switch..