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--- esxi:cyberpower_powerpanel_business [2022/08/08 19:04]
derek created
+++ esxi:cyberpower_powerpanel_business [2024/09/22 19:51] (current)
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     * Power on the Cyberpower VM
   * Add ''http://cyberpower-ppb:3052/local/'' to Caddy
+===Pre-Config===
+Extra things to be set in the command line before setting up PowerPanel.
+One issue with PowerPanel is that it constantly writes to ''/usr/local/PPB/db_local/filedb.log'' ([[https://www.reddit.com/r/HomeServer/comments/usno37/cyberpower_powerpanel_business_linux_excessive/]]). We fix this by installing and using [[https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Anything-sync-daemon|Anything-sync-daemon]] to put the directory into a ram disk that gets synced to disk occasionally.
+  * Connect to ''admin@cyberpower-ppb'' using SSH and login with ''admin'' as the password.
+<code bash>
+# Change the default password:
+passwd
+# Change the time zone to the one the server is in:
+# Find your time zone using:
+timedatectl list-timezones
+# Then set it with:
+sudo timedatectl set-timezone Australia/Perth
+# Set the hostname:
+sudo hostnamectl set-hostname Cyberpower-PPB
+# Make sure the system is up to date
+sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade
+# Install Anything-sync-daemon
+sudo apt install make pv zstd
+git clone https://github.com/graysky2/anything-sync-daemon.git /tmp/asd
+cd /tmp/asd
+sudo make install-systemd-all
+cd /
+rm -R /tmp/asd
+sudo nano /etc/asd.conf
+# Edit the following lines:
+WHATTOSYNC=()
+#VOLATILE="/tmp"
+#USE_OVERLAYFS="no"
+# into:
+WHATTOSYNC=('/usr/local/PPB/db_local')
+VOLATILE="/dev/shm"
+USE_OVERLAYFS="yes"
+# Write out the file and exit
+# Check to see if configured properly
+sudo asd p
+# Enable to run at startup
+sudo systemctl enable asd.service
+sudo reboot 0
+</code>
 ===Configuration===
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     * Sign in again with the new details
     * ''UPS Setting'' > ''Configuration'' > ''Set Replacement Date'' to when the unit was purchased or the battery was last replaced
+    * ''Setting'' > ''Network Configurations'' > ''Network Configurations'':
+      * Enable ''HTTPS Secure''
+      * Change the default ''HTTPS Port'' to something slightly different
+      * Click ''Apply''
     * ''Setting'' > ''Notifications'':
       * ''Notification Channels'':
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 ====Update====
-  * FIXME: Not sure about updates?
+  * Using SSH, connect to ''admin@cyberpower-ppb'':
-  * Include in the [[page>update_everything|Update Everything]] page using ''%%{{page>esxi:cyberpower_powerpanel_business#Update&noheader}}%%''
+    * Run ''sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade''
+  * Visit [[http://cyberpower-ppb:3052/local/]]:
+    * Go to the ''Help'' tab, and ''Check for Updates''
 ====Sources====
   * https://wiert.me/2021/07/09/automatically-shutting-down-an-esxi-6-7-server-from-a-cyberpower-ups-using-the-powerpanel-business-edition-4-x/
+====Notes====
+  * Maybe try integrating into Home Assistant: https://community.home-assistant.io/t/monitor-cyberpower-ups-plugged-into-windows-machine-via-usb/170497/31

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