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General Information
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| Current
Version |
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| PowerChute network shutdown v2.0.
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| Hardware
Requirements |
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| UPS Model |
APC Smart-UPS,
Matrix-UPS, Symmetra
Power Array, and Silcon Series.
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| Network Card |
APC Web/SNMP
Management Card for 10 BT Ethernet, AP9606 |
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| Communication |
Over the network on a Ethernet
Network |
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| Software
Requirements |
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| Server Operating System |
Novell Netware 5.0, Windows
NT 4.0, Windows 2000, Solaris 2.6 - 2.7, IBM AIX 4.3-4.3.2, HP-UX
10.20 and 11.00, Red Hat Linux 5.2, 6.0, and 6.1 |
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| Client software |
Netscape Navigator v4.05 and
newer
Microsoft Internet Explorer v4.0 and newer |
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| Java Virtual Machine (JVM) |
Current version of JVM (available
from OS vendor) |
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| Availability
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Features &
Benefits
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| User
Interface |
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| PowerChute network shutdown (standard) |
Use a standard web browser
to set network-based communications, set individual system shutdown
delays, and view power events |
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| Time saving, flexible configuration via the Web
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Supports standard web browsers
with HTTP 1.0 protocol |
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| UPS
Administration |
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| Configurable actions |
Configure up to 4 types of
actions for over 20 power/UPS related events (depends on the UPS
model) |
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| Embedded web server |
Enables easy software configuration
through a standard web browser using HTTP v1.0 protocol
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| Administrative shutdown |
Remotely shutdown and restart
all protected computer systems from any web browser |
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| Configurable port settings |
Prevents conflicts with other
applications using web and SNMP ports |
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| Prevents unauthorized shutdowns |
Uses MD-5 authentication to
ensure |
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| Reduces cable clutter |
Shuts down clients over the
network; dedicated serial cables no longer needed |
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| Scalable architecture |
Supports virtually unlimited
number of clients |
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| Diagnostics
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| Create event log as possible action based on power
event |
Keep track of power events
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| Configuration Conflict Detection |
Shutdown software automatically
detects if the system pre-shutdown window is set to a value longer
than the available UPS run time |
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| UPS status checking |
Shutdown software continuously
checks UPS status to verify current condition |
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| Shutdown coordination |
In extended outages, UPS proactively
coordinates and confirms safe, complete shutdown of all systems
before UPS turns off |
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| Event
Handling |
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| Notify users |
Notify an administrator or
all users of a power related event |
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| Shutdown/Reboot
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| Run command file |
Enables customized responses
(i.e. application shutdown) to an event. Includes a configurable
execution delay time. Commands can be canceled if delay time has
not expired |
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| Shutdown operating system |
Provides automatic operating
system shutdown. A configurable delay time ensures that command
files are completed before operating system shutdown begins
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| Application Shutdown |
- Gracefully shuts down all MS- BackOffice applications. See
BackOffice shutdown document
for more information.
- Supports BackOffice standard and Small Business Server Editions.
- Gracefully shut down Lotus Notes and Domino Servers (Windows
NT and 2000 only). See notes
shutdown for more information.
- Gracefully shut down Web Servers (Microsoft IIS, Netscape
Enterprise Server, Netscape FastTrack Server).
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| Recommended
Applications |
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| Shutdown of servers in a multiple OS
environment being protected by a single datacenter type UPS like
APC's Symmetra Power Array or APC's Silcon Series |
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