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This is a simple guide on setting up FreeNAS 9.10 to alert via email on power outage events using an APC UPS.

Setup Email¶

• Login to your FreeNAS and go to System -> Email

• And configure the settings to match your setup:
  1. From email: bob@example.com
  2. Outgoing mail server: mail.example.com
  3. Port to connect to: 587
  4. TLS/SSL: TLS
  5. Use SMTP Authentication: [X]
  6. Username: bob@example.com
  7. Password: SuperSecretPassword
  8. Password confirmation: SuperSecretPassword

Setup UPS Notifications¶

• Login to your FreeNAS server and click Shell

• Now find the USB port that the UPS is connected to:
  

  dmesg | grep -i --color 'american power conversion'
  

  • Example output:
    

    ugen0.5: <American Power Conversion> at usbus0 
    

• Next go to Services and turn ON UPS.

• Then click the Wrench icon to configure the UPS connection.
  1. Set UPS Mode to Master.
  2. Set Identifier to ups.
  3. Set Driver to APC ups 2 Back-UPS USB USB (usbhid-ups).
  4. Set Port to /dev/ugen0.5.
  5. Set Shutdown mode to UPS reaches low battery.
  6. Set Monitor password SuperSecretPassword.
  7. Set email to bob@example.com.
  8. Finally click on OK button to save changes.

• Open up a Shell again and poll the status of a UPS server on FreeNAS:
  

  upsc ups@localhost
  

Resource¶

• http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/how-to-install-apc-ups-on-freenas-server/