1. APC Web/SNMP Management Card and PowerChute Network Shutdown
Overview

2. Monitoring Configuration Control Logging Shutdown
PowerChute plus was originally designed for 1-4kva, one-server-one-UPS systems
Monitoring
Configuration
Control
Logging
Shutdown

3. But what functions are for what device? What really belongs where?
Monitoring - of UPS
Configuration - of UPS
Control - of UPS
Logging - of data from UPS
Shutdown - of SERVER

4. PowerChute plus does all of these:
Monitoring - of UPS
Configuration - of UPS
Control - of UPS
Logging - of info from UPS
Shutdown - of SERVER

5. Logging - of info from UPS Shutdown - of SERVER
For 5kva and over, 1 UPS, many-server systems:
Monitoring - of UPS
Configuration - of UPS
Control - of UPS
Logging - of info from UPS
Shutdown - of SERVER
Web/ SNMP Card
Sends events over network
PowerChute Network Shutdown

6. Network Diagram with Web Card and PCNS

7. Increasingly, you will see the following:
PowerChute plus on 1-5kva systems
Web/SNMP Management Card and PCNS on 5 kva and up systems

8. Will Web/SNMP Card replace PowerChute plus on smaller UPSs?
Probably not; cost the major factor
Customers will still want PowerChute plus for low-kva apps

9. Web/SNMP Management Card
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 s directly to warn of power events

10. Web card uses MD-5 authentication

11. Web card Shows UPS Status

12. You can configure low-battery setting, etc:

13. Web card includes an event log to view power events

14. All the same information can be accessed/controlled via telnet (a favorite tool of many network administrators)

15. Web Card now has SMTP e-mail Capability

16. Paging Support
Customers can use the Web Card’s SMTP Support to send pages via a gateway at their paging service.

17. PowerChute Network Shutdown

18. Specific Feature Details
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

19. PowerChute Network Shutdown
Browser based interface
Reliable architecture
Supports virtually unlimited number of clients

20. More specific feature details
On Windows NT, includes server app shutdown
BackOffice
Notes
Web server (Netscape, IIS)

21. Each client has the IP address of the Web Card

22. Four actions for each event possible:
- Log
- Notify
- Run Command File
- Shut down system

23. Configure multiple events simultaneously via a Wizard

24. Event wizard steps user through each decision...

25. You can configure shutdown behavior
- Run command file
-Turn off UPS if preferable

26. Each PCNS client has an event log