---
name: "rhino"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "nut"
version: "2.8.5-2"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/rhino/8"
---

# rhino(8)

Driver for Brazilian Microsol RHINO UPS equipment

## NAME

rhino - Driver for Brazilian Microsol RHINO UPS equipment

## SYNOPSIS

**rhino** -h

**rhino** -a *UPS\_NAME* \[*OPTIONS*\]

**Note**\

This man page only documents the hardware-specific features of the rhino driver. For information about the core driver, see [**nutupsdrv**(8)](/nutupsdrv/8.md).

## SUPPORTED HARDWARE

This driver has been tested with:

• Rhino 6000 VA

• Rhino 7500 VA

• Rhino 10000 VA

• Rhino 20000 VA

All Rhino models are sinusoidal on-line.

## EXTRA ARGUMENTS

This driver support the following extra optional settings in [**ups.conf**(5)](/ups.conf/5.md):

**battext=***n*

Default = 0, no extra battery, where n = Ampere\*hour.

## COMMANDS

**load.on**

Turn on the load immediately.

**load.off**

Turn off the load immediately.

**bypass.start**

Put the UPS in bypass mode.

**bypass.stop**

Put the UPS out of bypass mode.

**shutdown.stayoff**

Shut down in 3 minutes and do not return.

## AUTHOR

Silvino B. Magalhães \<sbm2yk@gmail.com\>

## SEE ALSO

### The core driver:

[**nutupsdrv**(8)](/nutupsdrv/8.md)

### Internet resources:

The NUT (Network UPS Tools) home page: https://www.networkupstools.org/historic/v2.8.5/