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| User
Interface |
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PowerChute plus
(standard)
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Full-featured
UPS management |
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| Icons on
Netfinity Manager Console |
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| UPS Icon |
Displays UPS
inventory information such as UPS model, serial
number, firmware revision, manufacture date, last
battery replacement date, and UPS ID |
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| System Monitor Icon |
Provides
real-time monitoring and history graphs for eight
UPS attributes: utility voltage, battery voltage,
battery capacity, UPS load, UPS runtime remaining,
UPS temperature, ambient temperature, and ambient
humidity. Allows customizable alarms for all eight
monitors through configurable threshold
screens. |
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| SNMP-based Management
(optional) |
Comprehensive
power management from all major Network Management
Systems. See Management Platform
Integration for more information. |
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| Web-based monitoring
(optional) |
Monitor APC
UPS and MasterSwitch products from any web browser.
See Web Device
Manager for more information. |
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| UPS
Administration |
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| Task Scheduling |
Schedule
periodic server shutdown/restart, UPS self-test and
UPS runtime calibration |
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| SUPS Operating Parameters |
Full control
over UPS transfer settings and sensitivity to power
fluctuations. |
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| UPS Audible Alarm |
Configure UPS
alarm to beep on power failure, power failure + 30
seconds, at low battery condition, or never
beep. |
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| Diagnostics |
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| UPS Self-test |
Initiate self
test of local or remote UPS to maximize UPS
uptime |
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| UPS Runtime Calibration |
Initiate
runtime calibration of local and remote UPS to
maintain accurate runtime values. |
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| Predictive failure analysis |
The UPS
conducts regular internal self-tests. When a
potential problem is detected, like the need for a
replacement battery, a notification is sent to the
relevant administrators and users before the
problem arises. |
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| Data Log |
Quickly
pinpoint power problems by tracking power data such
as min/max utility line voltage, battery voltage,
line frequency, load capacity. Also tracks ambient
temperature and humidity (requires Measure-UPS
accessory). See Measure-UPS product
page for more information. |
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| Event Log |
Records
selected power events with a description and
time/date stamp to enable diagnosis of UPS/power
problems. |
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| Icons on
Netfinity Manager Console |
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| Event Scheduler Icon |
Allows
scheduling of UPS self-tests and runtime
calibrations on a daily, weekly, monthly, or yearly
basis. |
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| Event
Handling |
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| Over 35 Power Events |
For each power
or environmental event, choose as many as seven
different response actions (i.e. page, email, log
event, broadcast, run command file, and
shutdown). |
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| Paging |
Receive timely
pages for power and environmental
events |
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| Email |
Receive timely
email alerts for power and environmental events.
Supports MHS. |
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| Broadcast |
Receive timely
broadcasts for power and environmental
events |
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| Command File |
Run a command
file to shutdown applications before OS shutdown is
initiated |
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| SNMP Traps |
Power alerts
can be sent to any NMS alarm log. |
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| Icon on
Netfinity Manager Console |
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| Alert Manager Icon |
Displays the
Netfinity Alert Log which collects alerts from the
eight monitors. To enable/disable a particular
event, modify the appropriate event severity level
in the PowerChute plus .ini file or go to
the PowerChute plus Event Actions window
and enable/disable event logging. Allows
configuration of pop-up messages. |
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| Shutdown/Reboot |
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| Operating System Shutdown |
Gracefully
shutdown operating system in the event of an
extended power failure |
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| Application Shutdown |
Gracefully
shuts down Lotus Notes. Create customized shutdown
scripts for any application using PowerChute
Command File option. |
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| Multi-server Shutdown |
Via network.
See PowerChute
network shutdown for more information.
Via serial cable. See Interface Expander
accessory for more information. |
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| Administrative Shutdown |
Immediate,
graceful shutdown/restart of servers |
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| Shutdown Parameters |
Set and modify
the shutdown parameters to best suit the needs of
the server being protected. Required operating
system shutdown time. |
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| Power Return Parameters |
Enable
automatic server reboot on return of AC Power.
Ensure batteries are sufficiently charged before
returning power to the server to guard against
successive power outages |
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| Icons on
Netfinity Manager Console |
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| Alert Manager Icon |
Allows
configuration of System Shutdown with UPS Turn-off.
(Supported on Windows NT and OS/2 systems
only.) |
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| Recommended
Applications |
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| IBM File, print, and
web servers with NetWare, OS/2, Windows NT
environments being managed by IBM Netfinity |
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