Whilst it probably would be possible to install drivers for serialtousb this is beyond what almost all users would be willing to do. Ive got 3 servers tower style and a pretty basic apc 1500 ups powering all 3. Introduction this apc smartups is a modular uninterruptible power supply ups for high availability applications such as data centers and mission critical processes, designed to prevent blackouts. In my apc network management card status everything is fine. Preparing apc smartups 1500 for critical servers binarymist. Its possible they are not as well supported as the older units. Powerchute business edition powerchute provides ups management, system. I have an oldish apc smartups 3000, and i would like to connect it to my server running windows server 2012 with 3 hyperv vms, enabling me to shut down the vms and the host server in the event of a power cut. Apc smartups smt1500 1500va 120v lcd ups system protect your servers, switches, routers and networking devices with the apc smartups smt1500. Currently i have the two ups connected via host usb controller to my two windows 2012r2 domain controller vms using the powerchute personal software but it just turns the ups off once the vm finishes shutting down. Apc smartups 1500va technical specifications electronic. I have two apc backups uninterruptible power supplies, ones an rs1500 and the other is an xs1500.
The model of the apc ups used in this tutorial is apc back ups br1500gi rs. This ups provides backup battery power in the event of a power outage, monitoring and safeguarding your equipment from harmful power conditions, spikes and surges. Apc smartups 1500va lcd rm 2u 120v with smartconnect intelligent and efficient network power protection from entry level to scaleable runtime. For information on how to install software without using command line. Our software suites, powerpanel personal, and powerpanel business, support operating systems including windows, linux, macos, and various virtual infrastructure platforms.
Freenas install and configure apc ups for power management last updated july 18, 2018 in categories freebsd, freenas, hardware, unix i have an apc sua1500i smart ups, and want to configure power option from my freenas using this ups. To configure the ip address of the apc smartups 1500, go to this apc site and download the network management card device ip configuration utility. Apcupsd works with most of apcs smartups models as well as most simple signalling models such a backups, and backupsoffice. The precise list of affected models is unknown, but the backups br models are. The ups is configured using the apc ups 2 smartups usb usb usbhidups driver in master mode. The apc smartups 1500 va is plugged in to your computer via usb or serial port. This video features the installation of powerchute on linux running ubuntu and its integration with an apc ups rt6000. I was checking constantly this blog and i am impressed.
The location of the label as well as letter and number sequences will vary by model and product type. Test power outage by unplugging power and obtaining event number by going to event viewer. This is brilliant i used it on a apc smartups 750 that i could not configure with the apc tools. Smartups 1500va rm2u i used this unit to protect a couple of clustered dell poweredge 2950 servers vital to communications for a small company that didnt have an ups infrastructure or 220v. Yes, powerchute can be used to perform a graceful shutdown of the connected equipment during a power event, but the management card also allows you to shut down\reboot\sleep the ups which will allow you to power cycle the equipment attached to the ups. It also contains a workaround for an ups firmware issue that causes killpower to execute repeatedly in a loop, resulting in the ups continually cycling power. Apc products protect hardware, software, and data from power disturbances in business and government offices throughout the world. Managing smartups x 1500 with linux ups management. The apc ups can communicate with the linux system through either a rs232 or. If you still cannot find this ups from your nas, could you pls pm me your teamviwer idpw and allow.
The apc uninterruptible power supply ups is designed to prevent blackouts, brownouts, sags. End of life instruction eoli for the smartups greater than 1500 va product range. How to make apc ups rs1500 trigger graceful shutdown for. I am trying replace a battery battery tray, really in a racked apc smartups 1500 unit. You need to connect the ups to your server using cable. There was a whole thing where apc decided they wanted to make their control protocol secret and proprietary. The precise list of affected models is unknown, but the backups br models are known to be afflicted and likely many other backups usb models are as well. Apc smartapc smart upsups 15003000 va 120230 vac 15003000. Replacing a battery in an apc smartups 1500 tray gets.
The model name of your ups displays at the top level of these menu options, e. Apc ups powerchute installation on linux ap9631 youtube. Ups nowadays are space saving in terms of design and that the apc smartups 1500 va achieves that. Theres also a w 1500 va model, the apc smartups 1500, which features a larger capacity battery and larger power output. Cyberpower offers free power management software with compatible uninterruptible power supply ups systems to monitor and control your ups. One response to preparing apc smartups 1500 for critical servers computer science a structured programming approach using c says. I have recent set up esxi 6 auto shutdown using the apc pro 1500 with the included powerchute personal edition software. Apc smartups 1500 va best price in canada buy with. Apc smartups 1500va lcd 120v with smartconnect intelligent and efficient network power protection from entry level to scaleable runtime. The apcupsd daemon works with most apc smartups models, as well as most simple signaling models, such as backups.
Make certain you are on the same switch as the ups and the network cable is connected to the rj45 ethernet jack on the network management card and not the rj45 serial port connection. The model number is not on the front of the unit, but can be found on a sticker on either the bottom or rear of your product. Apcs nextgeneration connected smartups is more adaptable and easier to deploy than ever before, enabling you to view the status of your ups through a secure web portal through this intuitive remote management interface, youll receive automatic notifications, firmware updates, and advanced support. Manually configuring static ip addresses on apc management. The ups devices used as examples below are two apc smartups sua1500 devices connected to one. It also features led lights as status indicators in the ups. Cd with software, documentation cd, installation guide, rack mounting support rails, rack mounting hardware, smart ups signalling rs232 cable, user manual, websnmp management card. Install powerchute personal edition software use powerchute personal edition software to configure the ups settings. Refer to the manufacturer for an explanation of the print speed and other ratings. Apc smartups model rt its a shame you didnt shell out extra at the time to get a ups with a usb port. I read that pcns will always shutdown the windows machine its running on.
The script is launched by apc pcns from a windows or linux box. Configuring a dell 6248 switch stack for use with a equallogic ps4000e storage array the day to day findings of an it engineer robert smit february 16, 2016 at 8. For the purposes of todays article, were covering how to use an apc brand ups, though most other brands of ups will provide a similar software package that works the same way. Ideal ups for servers, pointofsale, routers, switches, hubs and other. Nut network ups tools master running in the vm, and native esxi nut slave running on the esxi host. This tutorial was tested on apc ups model srt6kxli also know as smartups srt 6000. Apc ups 1500va smart ups with smartconnect, pure sinewave ups battery backup, line interactive, 120v uninterruptible power supply smc1500c, black 4. During startup, use the display interface to configure these settings. We installed the apc software and it does its job at powering down the server after 10 minutes on battery. For multiple ups monitoring to work, each ups must. Microsoft hyperv, red hat enterprise linux, suse enterprise linux, vmware esxi, windows 10, windows 7, windows. Then i think apc gave up and released some specs on their new protocol. A simple guide to setup apc ups on ubuntu workstation computer.
The apc pcns receives an event from the ap9606 thats the nmc network management card fitted to the ups. Apc smartups 1500va lcd 120v with smartconnect apc usa. In this tutorial, we are going to show you how to configure the apc ups snmp version 3 feature, in order to enable a network monitor software like zabbix to collect information remotely using the network management card of an apc ups. I see that the devices will not work with apcupsd and nut. Zabbix apc template dedicated for notwindows apc powerchute business edition. Compatible with most apc upss that have a db9 serial port. According to the apc taiwan branch office, the smartups 1500 series should share the same driver but just use the different name in different country.
I set up an fedora system to install the pbeagent9. Linux comes with gpl licensed open source apcupsd server daemon that can be used for power mangement and controlling most of apcs ups models on linux, bsd, unix and mswindows operating systems. During a power outage, powerchute will save any open files on your computer and shut it down. Theres a safety plug at the back of the unit which when open disconnects the battery for transport, which youll have to connect to make it work. Ideal ups for servers, pointofsale, routers, switches, hubs and other network devices. Ups status the ups status screen has four sections system status, power status, battery status, and. American power conversion apc is a leading manufacturer of uninterruptible power supplies ups and surge protection products for endtoend legendary reliability. If nothing is selected, the until will use the default settings. All smartups units work with apcs proprietary powerchute software which is available for a variety of operating systems a free alternative to powerchute is the free software project apc ups daemon apcupsd, which supports linux, mac os x, unix and microsoft windows operating systems and can run in stand alone or clientserver modes. I have a apc smart ups 1500 and 2 days ago it started a continuous beep and it wont stop unless i disconnect the power supply and batteries. Should work with apc powerchute or apcupsdups server for linux. My linux nas server connected to apc smartups using usb cable and i would.
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