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.\" Date: 09/15/2011
.\" Manual: NUT Manual
.\" Source: Network UPS Tools
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.TH "NUT\-SCANNER" "8" "09/15/2011" "Network UPS Tools" "NUT Manual"
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.SH "NAME"
nut-scanner \- scan communication buses for NUT devices
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.sp
\fBnut\-scanner\fR \-h
.sp
\fBnut\-scanner\fR [\fIOPTIONS\fR]
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.sp
\fBnut\-scanner\fR scans available communication buses and display any NUT compatible device it has found\&.
.SH "OPTIONS"
.PP
\fB\-h\fR
.RS 4
Display the help text\&.
.RE
.SH "DISPLAY OPTIONS"
.PP
\fB\-N\fR | \fB\-\-disp_nut_conf\fR
.RS 4
Display result in the
\fIups\&.conf\fR
format\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-P\fR | \fB\-\-disp_parsable\fR
.RS 4
Display result in a parsable format\&.
.RE
.SH "BUS OPTIONS"
.PP
\fB\-C\fR | \fB\-\-complete_scan\fR
.RS 4
Scan all available communication buses (default behavior)
.RE
.PP
\fB\-U\fR | \fB\-\-usb_scan\fR
.RS 4
List all NUT compatible USB devices currently plugged in\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-S\fR | \fB\-\-snmp_scan\fR
.RS 4
Scan SNMP devices\&. Require at least a
\fIstart IP\fR, and optionnaly an
\fIend IP\fR\&. See specific SNMP OPTIONS for community and security settings\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-M\fR | \fB\-\-xml_scan\fR
.RS 4
Scan XML/HTTP devices\&. Broadcast a network message on the current network interfaces to retrieve XML/HTTP capable devices\&. No IP required\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-O\fR | \fB\-\-oldnut_scan\fR
.RS 4
Scan NUT devices (i\&.e\&. upsd daemon) on IP ranging from
\fIstart IP\fR
to
\fIend IP\fR\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-A\fR | \fB\-\-avahi_scan\fR
.RS 4
Scan NUT servers using avahi request on the current network interfaces\&. No IP required\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-I\fR | \fB\-\-ipmi_scan\fR
.RS 4
Scan NUT compatible devices available via IPMI on the current host\&.
.RE
.SH "NETWORK OPTIONS"
.PP
\fB\-t\fR | \fB\-\-timeout\fR \fItimeout\fR
.RS 4
Set the network timeout in seconds\&. Default timeout is 5 seconds\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-s\fR | \fB\-\-start_ip\fR \fIstart IP\fR
.RS 4
Set the first IP (IPv4 or IPv6) when a range of IP is required (SNMP, old_nut)\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-e\fR | \fB\-\-end_ip\fR \fIend IP\fR
.RS 4
Set the last IP (IPv4 or IPv6) when a range of IP is required (SNMP, old_nut)\&. If this parameter is omitted, only the
\fIstart IP\fR
is scanned\&. If
\fIend IP\fR
is lesser than
\fIstart IP\fR, both parameter are internally permuted\&.
.RE
.SH "NUT DEVICE OPTION"
.PP
\fB\-p\fR | \fB\-\-port