PowerChute®
Inventory Manager
Web-based inventory management and reporting tool for network
administrators allowing them to maximize the availability of the
network by maintaining the health and efficiency of its APC UPS
system.
PowerChute Inventory Manager is an invaluable software tool
for any APC customer with a large number of APC UPSs or customers
with UPSs spread across a wide geographic area. Simply enter
the IP addresses of all SNMP-enabled APC UPSs, schedule the
software to gather information from the UPSs, then select any
one of the eleven pre-defined reports. (see below for a complete
list of reports)
|
|
General Information
|
| Current
Version |
|
| PowerChute Inventory Manager v1.1.0.
|
|
|
|
| Hardware
Requirements |
|
| UPS Model |
APC Back-UPS,
Back-UPS Pro, Smart-UPS,
Matrix-UPS, Symmetra
Power Array, and Silcon Series
|
|
| UPS Adapter Card |
AP9606 Web/SNMP
Management Card, Ethernet, AP9605 SNMP
Management Card, Ethernet, AP9603 SNMP
Management Card, Token Ring |
|
| Communications |
SNMP running on TCP/IP
|
|
|
|
| Software
Requirements |
|
| Operating System |
Server: Windows
NT 4.0 with Service Pack 4 or newer
Client: Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT 4.0,
Solaris 2.6 & 2.7 |
|
| Web Browser |
Microsoft Internet Explorer
5.0 or later for Windows 95, 98 and NT 4.0 (recommended)
Netscape Navigator 4.51 or later for Solaris 2.6, Solaris 7
|
|
| APC SNMP Software Agent |
SNMP software agents are available
for Windows NT 4.0 and Novell Netware
Requires PowerChute plus software to be installed and running
|
|
| Note:
|
PowerChute Inventory Manager
requires one of two UPS configurations:
- An APC Smart Signaling UPS with an APC SNMP Management Card
installed on the network
- An APC UPS attached via a serial connection to a networked server/workstation
running PowerChute plus and an APC SNMP Software Agent
|
|
|
|
| Availability
|
|
Bomara Associates
[1-800-5-BOMARA] |
AP9403, PowerChute Inventory
Manager, up to 25 APC UPSs
AP9404, PowerChute Inventory Manager, up to 100 APC UPSs
AP9405, PowerChute Inventory Manager, up to 1,000 APC UPSs
AP9406, PowerChute Inventory Manager, up to 10,000 APC UPSs
|
|
|
|
Features & Benefits
|
| User
Interface |
|
Inventory and Battery Status Reporting
|
Detailed reports that allow
the network administrator to maximize availability of the network
by maintaining the health and efficiency of the APC UPSs. Facilitates
proactive management of APC UPSs by gathering, sorting and presenting
UPS information on demand |
|
| Reports can be exported in Microsoft Word, Microsoft
Excel or RTF format |
Integrate reports. Sort information
for custom reports. Reformat reports in corporate standard
|
|
| ODBC compliant database |
A single database of all APC
UPS information which is accessible to 3rd party applications
for custom reports and analysis |
|
| Scheduled Operation |
Database updates can be scheduled
at off-hours to optimize network performance |
|
|
|
| Inventory
Reports |
|
| UPS Model |
Breaks down your UPS system
by model type (Matrix-UPS, for example) and allows you to generate
a graph of that breakdown. Double-clicking on any UPS model listing
(or graph segment) gets a detailed listing of all UPS systems
of that model type |
|
| Location |
Breaks down your UPS system
by location (Accounting, for example) and allows you to generate
a graph of that breakdown. Double-clicking on any listed location
(or graph segment) gets a detailed listing of the UPS systems
at that location |
|
| IP Address |
Lists all UPS systems by IP
Address, and identifies the DNS Name, Firmware Rev, and UPS Model
for each UPS |
|
| Detailed IP Address |
Lists all UPS systems by IP
Address, and identifies the DNS Name, Firmware Rev, UPS Model,
Contact, Serial #, Location, and UPS Name for each UPS
|
|
| UPS Age** |
Breaks down your UPS system
by their age (UPS system between 1 and 2 years old, for example)
and allows you to generate a graph of that breakdown. Double-clicking
on any age range (or graph segment) gets a detailed listing of
all UPS systems in that UPS age range |
|
| Battery Age*** |
Breaks down your UPS system
by their battery's age (Batteries between 1 and 2 years old, for
example) and allows you to generate a graph of that breakdown.
Double-clicking on any age range (or graph segment) gets a detailed
listing of all UPS systems in that battery age range |
|
| Unavailable Devices |
Lists each UPS that did not
respond to the last data store update, and identifies the DNS
Name, Firmware Rev, UPS Model, Contact, Serial #, Location, Last
Update, IP Address, and UPS Name for each UPS |
|
** The UPS age is
determined by subtracting the Manufacture Date from the current
date
*** The battery age is determined by subtracting the Battery Last
Replaced Date from the current date. The Battery Last Replaced Date
is a user-defined value that cannot be verified as accurate.
|
|
|
|
| Battery
Status Reports |
|
| Self-Test Results |
Breaks down your UPS systems
by self-test results and allows you to generate a graph of that
breakdown. Double-clicking on any result (or graph segment) gets
a detailed listing of the UPS systems that had that self-test
result |
|
| Replace Bad-Battery Indicator Status |
Lists all UPS systems that
have a bad battery, and identifies the IP Address, DNS Name, Firmware
Rev, UPS Model, Contact, Serial #, Location, % Load, Self-Test
Date, Self-Test Result, Battery Last Replaced Date, and Manufacture
Date for each UPS |
|
| Load |
Breaks down your UPS systems
by the percentage of full load capacity (10 to 20%, for example)
and allows you to generate a graph of that breakdown. Double-clicking
on a listed load value (or graph segment) gets a detailed listing
of the UPS systems that have that load value |
|
| Runtime Remaining |
Lists all UPS systems by Runtime
Remaining, and identifies the IP Address, DNS Name, Firmware Rev,
UPS Model, Contact, Serial #, Location, % Load, and UPS Name for
each UPS |
|
|
APC Home
Bomara Homepage