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APC Web/SNMP Management Card and PowerChute Network Shutdown Overview

APC Web/SNMP Management Card and PowerChute Network Shutdown Overview. PowerChute plus was originally designed for 1-4kva, one-server-one-UPS systems. Monitoring Configuration Control Logging Shutdown. But what functions are for what device? What really belongs where?.

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APC Web/SNMP Management Card and PowerChute Network Shutdown Overview

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  1. APC Web/SNMP Management Card and PowerChute Network Shutdown Overview

  2. PowerChute plus was originally designed for 1-4kva, one-server-one-UPS systems • Monitoring • Configuration • Control • Logging • Shutdown

  3. But what functions are for what device? What really belongs where? • Monitoring - of UPS • Configuration - of UPS • Control - of UPS • Logging - of data from UPS • Shutdown - of SERVER

  4. PowerChute plus does all of these: • Monitoring - of UPS • Configuration - of UPS • Control - of UPS • Logging - of info from UPS • Shutdown - of SERVER

  5. For 5kva and over, 1 UPS, many-server systems: • Monitoring - of UPS • Configuration - of UPS • Control - of UPS • Logging - of info from UPS • Shutdown - of SERVER Web/SNMP Card Sends eventsover network PowerChute Network Shutdown

  6. Network Diagram with Web Card and PCNS

  7. Increasingly, you will see the following: • PowerChute plus on 1-5kva systems • Web/SNMP Management Card and PCNS on 5 kva and up systems

  8. Will Web/SNMP Card replace PowerChute plus on smaller UPSs? • Probably not; cost the major factor • Customers will still want PowerChute plus for low-kva apps

  9. Web/SNMP Management Card • Provides standards-based Management: • Web browser • SNMP support • Telnet support • Can configure, monitor, and control APC UPSs unit, and can shut down multiple PowerChute Network Shutdown clients • Can send SNMP traps and SMTP emails directly to warn of power events

  10. Web card uses MD-5 authentication

  11. Web card Shows UPS Status

  12. You can configure low-battery setting, etc:

  13. Web card includes an event log to view power events

  14. All the same information can be accessed/controlled via telnet (a favorite tool of many network administrators)

  15. Web Card now has SMTP e-mail Capability

  16. Paging Support • Customers can use the Web Card’s SMTP Email Support to send pages via a gateway at their paging service.

  17. PowerChute Network Shutdown

  18. Specific Feature Details • Supports shutdown based on time on battery or low battery • Web/SNMP Card can find out the longest time needed for all systems, wait, and then turn off UPS • Supports running a command file before shutdown for customization

  19. PowerChute Network Shutdown • Browser based interface • Reliable architecture • Supports virtually unlimited number of clients

  20. More specific feature details • On Windows NT, includes server app shutdown • BackOffice • Notes • Web server (Netscape, IIS)

  21. Each client has the IP address of the Web Card

  22. Four actions for each event possible: - Log - Notify - Run Command File - Shut down system

  23. Configure multiple events simultaneously via a Wizard

  24. Event wizard steps user through each decision...

  25. You can configure shutdown behavior - Run command file -Turn off UPS if preferable

  26. Each PCNS client has an event log

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