APC Web/SNMP Management Card and PowerChute Network Shutdown Overview.
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Transcript of APC Web/SNMP Management Card and PowerChute Network Shutdown Overview.
• Monitoring• Configuration• Control• Logging• Shutdown
PowerChute plus was originally designed for 1-4kva, one-server-one-UPS systems
• Monitoring - of UPS• Configuration - of UPS• Control - of UPS• Logging - of data from UPS• Shutdown - of SERVER
But what functions are for what device?What really belongs where?
• Monitoring - of UPS• Configuration - of UPS• Control - of UPS• Logging - of info from UPS
• Shutdown - of SERVER
PowerChute plus does all of these:
• Monitoring - of UPS• Configuration - of UPS• Control - of UPS• Logging - of info from UPS
• Shutdown - of SERVER
For 5kva and over, 1 UPS, many-server systems:
Web/SNMP Card
PowerChute Network Shutdown
Sends eventsover
network
• PowerChute plus on 1-5kva systems
• Web/SNMP Management Card and PCNS on 5 kva and up systems
Increasingly, you will see the following:
• Probably not; cost the major factor
• Customers will still want PowerChute plus for low-kva apps
Will Web/SNMP Card replace PowerChute plus on smaller UPSs?
• 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
Web/SNMP Management Card
All the same information can be accessed/controlled via telnet (a favorite tool of many network administrators)
• Customers can use the Web Card’s SMTP Email Support to send pages via a gateway at their paging service.
Paging Support
• 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
Specific Feature Details
• Browser based interface
• Reliable architecture
• Supports virtually unlimited number of clients
PowerChute Network Shutdown
• On Windows NT, includes server app shutdown– BackOffice– Notes– Web server (Netscape, IIS)
More specific feature details