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Re: Package conflict apcupsd and nut-client



Am 04.10.2019 um 04:32 schrieb Charles Curley:
> On Thu, 3 Oct 2019 23:59:36 +0200
> Sebastian Hofmann <debian@kaemmelot.de> wrote:
>
>> I gave it a try and it did just fine for multiple devices.
> I take it that by "it" you mean apcupsd.
Correct.
>
>> Problem is
>> that there is at least one NAS I would like to connect which has only
>> support for nut. Since all devices support nut, I hoped I could give
>> nut a go.
> You didn't tell us that earlier. That changes things.
I didn't because my focus was on solving the package conflict problem
(if possible).
>
>> If it's not possible to install both packages at the same time, I
>> would need to leave the NAS without any shutdown or buy the expensive
>> network management card from APC (that seems to be supported by nut
>> without apcupsd).
> Well, it may not be possible to install both packages at the same
> time *on the same computer*, but that doesn't mean you can't run them
> both on the same network.
>
> Try setting up one machine to run NUT and its apcupsd-ups driver, and
> have the NAS box pay attention to that machine. Then set up another
> machine with apcupsd to ride herd on the UPS, and have it treat the
> first one as a networked client.
I guess that should work. Currently there is only one computer (Debian)
and the NAS running all the time. Other computers are more like
'run-on-demand'. That environment is part of my homelab. So it's an idea
but not my favorite.
> Or just run NUT on everything.

As I wrote, that's a possibility, but requires an expensive network
management card for the UPS (to my knowledge).

Cheers,
Sebastian Hofmann


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