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Title: UPS and reboot
Post by: Tripple_Delta on September 22, 2021, 02:38:59 pm

I can't get over this.

OPNSense box is connected to a UPS.  NUT is properly configured and will shut down the box when needed.
When the power is back on, the box doesn’t restarted.
In the BIOS it is set that in the event of a power failure it should restart automatically.  But since the box was properly shut down, it does not start up again. Which in normal behavior.

Where am I wrong?

Title: Re: UPS and reboot
Post by: franco on September 22, 2021, 02:52:50 pm

I think nut plugin uses the wrong shutdown command, calling the script that powers down the whole appliance.

PRs welcome I guess. It's a community plugin after all.


Cheers,
Franco

Title: Re: UPS and reboot
Post by: muchacha_grande on September 22, 2021, 03:43:35 pm

In the BIOS it should be set "Always Power On", so when the line power is back, the UPS powers on and the the OPNSense box starts even if it was properly shut down.

Title: Re: UPS and reboot
Post by: Tripple_Delta on September 22, 2021, 08:54:05 pm

I only have 3 options.
Power stays off, power back on after failure or same as previous state.

Title: Re: UPS and reboot
Post by: chemlud on September 22, 2021, 08:57:46 pm

I don't use NUT, but if you shutdown, how should the hardware recognize that power is back? Except if the battery is run down to zero, then the hardware should boot when power resumes (BIOS set to "always on" or alike).

You would need something like wake-on-LAN to power up the hardware after power resumes.

Title: Re: UPS and reboot
Post by: Fright on September 22, 2021, 09:24:41 pm

@Tripple_Delta
I thought that the BIOS should have "Always ON"(Power back on after failure) setting enabled and UPS should have "UPS reboot after power return" setting configured (say "after battery charges to 15%")