Contents
About This Online Help
Chapter 1: How to Start Monitoring a UPS
PowerChute plus Structure
Chapter 2: How to Test PowerChute plus Operation
Chapter 3: PowerChute plus Main Screen
Menu Bar
Data Fields Area
- UPS Status Information for the Monitored Computer
- Self-Test, Battery Pack, and UPS Module Information
Chapter 4: How to Configure PowerChute plus
Post-Installation ProceduresHow to Configure System Shutdown
Configuration Menu
- Overview of System Shutdown
- How to Set the Notification Period to Delay the System Shutdown Starting Event
- How to Determine and Set the Times Needed for Safe System Shutdown
- Scheduled Tests and Shutdowns...
- UPS Operating Parameters...
- UPS Shutdown Parameters...
- Communication Parameters...
- Application Shutdown Parameters...
- Fault-Tolerance Data...
- Measure-UPS Parameters...
- Monitoring Preferences...
Chapter 5: How to Configure PowerChute plus Events
Overview of EventsHow to Configure Event Actions
- Event Actions Dialog Box
- How to Notify Administrators
- How to Notify Users
- Notification Message Format
- How to Run a Command File
- How to Send E-Mail
- How to Page Users
- How to Shut Down a Server
Chapter 6: Monitoring and Shutdown
Monitor Different Server...
Chapter 7: How to Log Events and Data
Log Options...Open Event Log... and Open Data Log...
Print Event Log... and Print Data Log...
Chapter 8: How to Perform UPS Diagnostics
Initiate UPS Self Test
Chapter 9: APC Interactive Assistant
Appendix A: Events Reference
Overview of Event Descriptions
- PowerChute plus Events
- PowerChute Started
- PowerChute Stopped
- Communication Established
- Utility Power Restored
- UPS Self-Test Passed
- Administrative Shutdown
- Shutdown Cancelled
- Returned From Low Battery
- UPS Battery Replaced
- Overload Condition Solved
- Runtime Calibration Started
- Runtime Calibration Finished
- System Shutdown Starting
- UPS Returned From Bypass
- Smart Cell Signal Returned
- Contact Zone 1 Normal
- Minimum Redundancy Regained
- UPS Module Added
- UPS Module Removed
- Battery Added
- Battery Removed
- Main Intelligence Module OK
- Main Intelligence Module Added
- Redundant Intelligence Module OK
- Redundant Intelligence Module Added
- System Level Fan OK
- Bypass Contactor OK
- Ambient Temperature In Range
- Humidity In Range
- UPS Internal Temperature In Bounds
- UPS On Battery
- System Shutdown Complete
- UPS Enabling SmartBoost
- Low Battery Condition
- Runtime Calibration Aborted
- UPS Enabling SmartTrim
- UPS On Bypass: Maintenance
- Minimum Redundancy Lost
- UPS Module Failed
- Main Intelligence Module Removed
- Main Intelligence Module Failed
- Redundant Intelligence Module Removed
- Redundant Intelligence Module Failed
- System Level Fan Failed
- Bypass Contactor Failed
- Input Circuit Breaker Tripped
- Input Circuit Breaker Reset
- Lost Communication With UPS
- UPS Output Overload
- UPS Self-Test Failed
- UPS Battery Is Discharged
- Comm Lost While On Battery
- Check Smart Cell Signal
- UPS On Bypass: Failure
- Base Module Fan Failure
- Base Power Supply Failure
- Battery Needs Replacing
- Ambient Temperature Out Of Range
- Humidity Out Of Range
- Contact Zone 1 Alarm
- Events and Simple-Signalling
- Measure-UPS Events
Appendix B: Initialization File
How to Edit the Initialization File
- [CommandFile]
- [Communication]
- [Devices]
- [ErrorLogging]
- [EventText]
- [PopupText]
- [PrepareForShutdown]
- [Server]
- [ShareUps]
- [SqlShutdown]
- [Ups]
- [UpsTemperatureSensor]
Appendix C: Additional Shutdown Utilities
How to Use the shutdown.cmd FileHow to Use the Lotus Notes/Domino Shutdown Utility
Appendix D: How to Set Non-English Event and Popup Messages
Appendix E: PowerChute plus and SMS
When PowerChute plus and SMS Update UPS DataHow to View UPS Information with SMS
How to Disable the ups.mif File
How to View an Installation Log File
How to Use SMS to Uninstall PowerChute plus
Appendix F: PowerChute plus and DMI
Allowable Values Table
Error Control Group
- Row 1: UPS Battery Test
- Row 2: Run Time Calibration
- Row 3: Abort UPS Run Time Calibration
- Row 4: Power Failure Test
- Row 5: UPS Alarm Test
- Row 6: Put UPS on Bypass
- Row 7: Take UPS off Bypass
- Row 8: Shut Down Server
Appendix G: The Operating System Event Viewer
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