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DUMMY-UPS(8)
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NAME
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dummy-ups - Driver for multi-purpose UPS emulation
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NOTE
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This man page only documents the specific features of the
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dummy-ups driver. For information about the core driver, see
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linkman:nutupsdrv[8].
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DESCRIPTION
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This program is a multi-purpose UPS emulation tool.
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Its behavior depends on the running mode:
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Dummy Mode
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*dummy-ups* looks like a standard device driver to linkman:upsd[8] and
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allows one to change any value for testing purposes. It is both interactive,
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controllable through the linkman:upsrw[1] and linkman:upscmd[1] commands (or
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equivalent graphical tool), and batchable through script files. It can be
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configured, launched and used as any other real driver. This mode is mostly
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useful for development and testing purposes.
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Repeater Mode
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*dummy-ups* acts as a NUT client, simply forwarding data. This can be useful
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for supervision purposes. This can also allow some load sharing between several
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UPS instances, using a point-to-point communication with the UPS.
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IMPLEMENTATION
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The port specification depends on the running mode, and allows the driver to
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select the right mode.
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Dummy Mode
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Port is a definition file name for *dummy-ups*. This can either
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be an absolute or a relative path name. In the latter case the NUT
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sysconfig directory (ie /etc/nut, /usr/local/ups/etc, ...) is prepended.
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For instance:
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[dummy]
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driver = dummy-ups
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port = evolution500.dev
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desc = "dummy-ups in dummy mode"
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This file is generally named "something.dev". It contains a list of all
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valid data and associated values, and has the same format as an linkman:upsc[8]
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dump (<varname>: <value>). So you can easily create definition
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files from an existing UPS using "upsc > file.dev".
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It can also be empty, in which case only a basic set of data is available:
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device.*, driver.*, ups.mfr, ups.model, ups.status
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Samples definition files are available in the "data" directory of the nut source
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tree, and generally in the sysconfig directory of your system distribution.
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Since *dummy-ups* will loop on reading this file, you can dynamically modify
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it to interact with the driver. This will avoid message spam into your
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system log files, if you are using NUT default configuration.
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You can also use the "TIMER <seconds>" instruction to create scheduled events
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sequences. For example, the following sequence will loop on switching ups.status
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between "OL", "OB" and "OB LB" every minute:
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ups.status: OL
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TIMER 60
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ups.status: OB
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TIMER 60
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ups.status: LB
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TIMER 60
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It is wise to end the script with a TIMER. Otherwise dummy-ups will directly
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go back to the beginning of the file.
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Repeater Mode
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Port is the name of a remote UPS, using the NUT form, ie:
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<upsname>[@<hostname>[:<port>]]
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For instance:
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[repeater]
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driver = dummy-ups
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port = ups@hostname
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desc = "dummy-ups in repeater mode"
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INTERACTION
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Once the driver is loaded in dummy mode, you can change any variables, except
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those of the driver.* and server.* collections.
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You can do this by either editing the definition file, or use the
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linkman:upsrw[1] and linkman:upscmd[1] commands.
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Note that in simulation mode, new variables can be added on the fly, by
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adding these to the definition file. Conversely, if you need to remove
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variable (such as transient ones, like ups.alarm), simply update these
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by setting an empty value. As a result, they will get removed from the data.
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In repeater mode, the driver acts according to the capabilities of the UPS, and
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so support the same instant commands and settable values.
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BACKGROUND
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This driver was written in one evening to replace the previous dummycons
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testing driver. It was too limited and required to work from a terminal to
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interact.
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*dummy-ups* is useful for NUT client development, and other testing purpose.
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It also helps the NUT Quality Assurance effort, by automating some tests on the
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NUT framework.
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It now offers a repeater mode. This will help in building the Meta UPS approach,
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which allows one to build a virtual device, composed of several other devices
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(either UPS, PDUs).
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BUGS
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Instant commands are not yet supported in Dummy Mode, and data need name/value
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checking enforcement, as well as boundaries or enumeration definition.
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AUTHOR
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Arnaud Quette
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SEE ALSO
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--------
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linkman:upscmd[1],
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linkman:upsrw[1],
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linkman:ups.conf[5],
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linkman:nutupsdrv[8]
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Internet Resources:
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The NUT (Network UPS Tools) home page: http://www.networkupstools.org/
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