TechSupp Posted June 30, 2015 Posted June 30, 2015 Hope someone has come across this before, Just installed an APC SMT1500 Smart UPS for our main server, connected power and USB, installed software, agent, server, console (Powerchute Business Edition that it came with) and software finds UPS fine and monitors it. However, I also plugged the power for the other two servers we have into the UPS, can I use the software on the main server to manage those as well as it seems to indicate so by saying I can install the agent software on other servers but how does the software link to the other servers. There is only one USB port on the UPS, but there is an RJ45 port but cant find any documentation saying what to do with it! Another issue is that the console on the main server reports that I need to configure 'UPS Outlet groups' but when I click on the link its just brings up a page that says "this page cannot be displayed"?
IanT Posted June 30, 2015 Posted June 30, 2015 (edited) Hope someone has come across this before, Just installed an APC SMT1500 Smart UPS for our main server, connected power and USB, installed software, agent, server, console (Powerchute Business Edition that it came with) and software finds UPS fine and monitors it. However, I also plugged the power for the other two servers we have into the UPS, can I use the software on the main server to manage those as well as it seems to indicate so by saying I can install the agent software on other servers but how does the software link to the other servers. There is only one USB port on the UPS, but there is an RJ45 port but cant find any documentation saying what to do with it! Another issue is that the console on the main server reports that I need to configure 'UPS Outlet groups' but when I click on the link its just brings up a page that says "this page cannot be displayed"? Is there a APC MGMT Card in the pack, if so get that patched in and configured, whats the model and does it look like this? Edited June 30, 2015 by IanT
TechSupp Posted June 30, 2015 Author Posted June 30, 2015 Now what would one look like? Presuming to manage other servers I need it or them?
3s-gtech Posted June 30, 2015 Posted June 30, 2015 I'm sure there's a native APC way of doing this that @Arthur has pointed out before. Personally, I just use Apcupsd which is a small service which runs on the host server, and shares the UPS state via ethernet to other servers. It can then perform actions depending on battery state etc. as I say, I believe there's a free APC way of doing this now, but wasn't the case when we got our first new UPS.
Arthur Posted June 30, 2015 Posted June 30, 2015 I'm sure there's a native APC way of doing this There is. It's called PowerChute Network Shutdown.
TechSupp Posted July 1, 2015 Author Posted July 1, 2015 Thanks but that relys on me having a network management card which I unfortunately dont. I'll just ha e to manage with the main server having a nice shutdown, the other two servers are not mission critical, woukd have been nice but cant justify more expenditure at moment for niceties. Pity APC could not have made it clearer that management cards were needed, or at least I couldnt see where it said so. Thanks all for info.
3s-gtech Posted July 1, 2015 Posted July 1, 2015 That's where apcupsd comes in, it only requires the USB port on the UPS to enable full monitoring for all servers connected. You just have to set the USB connected server to shut down last, obviously
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