Will This UPS Shutdown TrueNAS?

[elmo putney]

Hi,
I need to add a UPS to my home server, it doesn't need to keep it up and running for long I just need it to do a graceful shutdown in the event of a power failure.

I've not played with UPS's before so can someone please advise if this Powercool PC 650VA will do what I want.

https://www.scan.co.uk/products/650va-powercool-ups-2x-uk-plug-2x-rj45-usb-type-b

It has a USB interface and appears here https://networkupstools.org/ddl/Powercool/650VA.html and says it's known to work with driver nutdrv_qx.

I assume that all means it will play nicely with TrueNAS, can someone confirm my thinking please.

 

[elmo putney]

To answer my own question for others: No this UPS does not play (via USB) with FREENAS/TRUENAS, despite showing up on the NUT database no amount of combinations or googling made this work via USB.

So I used an Arduino to monitor the mains status and the PC power up status to command a shutdown as if I'm pressing the power button on the server, and it brings it back up if the power is restored for a minute or 2.

 

[ChrisRJ]

Thanks for reporting back those results! Few people do, so you are really setting an example here