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1. Xtreme Power Conversion Corporation Page 28 XVRT SNMP User s Manual Web SNMP Card Specify who will receive the message Setting it to broadcast means all users on the LAN If you want to send the message to more than one user add in between users Each user can be a host name or IP address For example personA 123 12 12 3 personX means that the message will send to three computers Or set it to Xxx xxx xxx 255 For example setting it to 192 168 1 255 means to send message to all 192 168 1 xxx sub network such as 192 168 1 1 to 192 168 1 254 In order to receive the message the receiver must have OnEvent installed Upgrading Firmware Follow the following steps to upgrade the firmware of the XVRT SNMP Card Box 1 Make sure the hardware is installed and configured properly 2 Load the upgrade page from the XVRT SNMP Card Box as the below format http ip address upgrade htm or http host name upgrade htm where ip address or host name addresses the XVRT SNMP Card Box 3 type in the firmware file name and push on the Upgrade button on the page After upgrading the firmware you have to re configure the XVRT SNMP Card Box Xtreme Power Conversion Corporation Page 292. If so it goes to the Console mode otherwise it would try to initialize the MODEM by sending out ATZ It soends 5 seconds for that detection That is you have to press ESC right after the system boots within 5 seconds to make it enter into the CONSLOE mode Otherwise it will automatically start all programs and skip the CONSOLE function When used for Console the connection method is shown as below CARD lt MODEM cable gt lt null modem cable gt Computer running Terminal program When used for paging or PPP server the connection method is shown as below CARD lt MODEM cable gt MODEM The Extension connector is used to connect external device such as environmental detector Xtreme Power Conversion Corporation Page 6 XVRT SNMP User s Manual Web SNMP Card Configuration Guide You must configure the XVRT SNMP Card Box before it can operate properly You have two methods to configure the XVRT SNMP Card Box Using telnet or terminal Using Telnet 1 2 3 4 5 Make sure the XVRT SNMP Card Box is plugged in the UPS properly Connect a network cable to the LAN connector on the XVRT SNMP Card Box Telnet to the XVRT SNMP Card Box as below telnet 192 168 1 254 Use dnpower for the User Name and for the Password A Configuration Screen is displayed Note The default IP address of the Card is 192 168 1 254 The default login user name and and password are both dnpower Using Terminal oe
3. O po S pr pn Make sure the XVRT SNMP Card Box is plugged in the UPS properly Connect the modem cable to the MODEM connector on the XVRT SNMP Card Box Connect a null modem cable to the end of the model cable Connect the other end of the null modem cable to a serial port on your computer XVRT SNMP lt MODEM cable gt lt null modem cable gt Computer running Terminal program Make sure the serial port is not used by any program on your PC Run a terminal program such as HyperTerminal Configure the serial port for 9600 bps no parity 8 data bits 1 stop bit and no flow control Reboot the XVRT SNMP Card Box Press ESC key right after reboot The Card Box will detect if the user presses a ESC key for 5 seconds If so it will allow the user to log in otherwise it will try to initialize the external MODEM for other usages So you have to press the ESC key as quickly as possible You may keep holding the ESC without releasing it right after the system is started to make sure it will not be too late or missing 10 Use dnpower for the User Name and for the Password 11 A Configuration Screen is displayed Note The default login user name and and password are both dnpower Xtreme Power Conversion Corporation Page 7 XVRT SNMP User s Manual Web SNMP Card Configuration Screen When you enter into the Configuration Screen the following menu is displayed XVRT SNMP SNMP agent adapter Configuration HHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
4. You may do the following to configuration Email Notification 1 Click on an event 2 Click on the Email action 3 Check the Enable button and specify the settings accordingly The settings include the following Xtreme Power Conversion Corporation Page 20 XVRT SNMP User s Manual Web SNMP Card Enable Enable or disable the Email Notification It defines how long the event must last before sending the email You can define the message the content of the mail you want to send See definition described above Specify who will receive the mail If there is more than one user you want to send add in be tween users Each user can be a user name group name or an email address depending on your e mail system For example personA someone somewhere com personX means that the mail will send to three users Page Notification You may do the following to configuration Page Notification 1 Click on an event 2 Click on the Page action 3 Check the Enable button and specify the settings accordingly The settings include the following Enable Enable or disable the Page Notification It defines how long the event must last before page the users You can define the page code you want to send Specify who will receive the page If there is more than one user you want to send add in be tween users Each user can be a page number For example 12345678 23451234 means to page two
5. analyze the history logs of the UPS Using an SNMP NMS You can use any standard SNMP NMS to access to the XVRT SNMP Card Box The following list some major NMS s e HP OpenView e IBM NetView e Novell NMS e SUN SunNet Manager Adding MIBs The XVRT SNMP Card Box supports standard UPS MIB RFC 1628 and our private UPS extension MIB You need to add these MIIS files to the NMS first See the user s manual of your NMS for this Accessing to the XVRT SNMP Card Box For detailed information on how to use NMS refer to the manual of your NMS The default read write community name is public Using a Web Browser The XVRT SNMP allows users to manage the UPS via a web browser It provides two options a graphic interface mode and a pure HTML mode The latter supports any standard web browsers but the former supports the fol lowing browsers and requires JRE Java Run Time Environment 1 3 1 or above e Internet Explorer 4 0 or above e Netscape 6 0 or above e Mozilla 0 96 or above Installing JRE For Windows users and Linux users the browser will pop up a window asking you to download and install the JRE automatically when you load web pages from the XVRT SNMP Card Box You may just follow the instructions on screen to complete the JRE installation To do this you must be able to connect to the Internet Or you can install JRE from the CD ROM come with the XVRT SNMP Card Box by the following steps Insert the XVRT SNMP CD ROM into y
6. folder regarding to the operating system of your computer under manager onevent directory then execute install exe or install bin For example manager onevent hpux install bin is the installation program for HP UX and manager onevent ibmos2 install exe is the installation program for IBM OS 2 3 Follow the instructions on the screen Note For UNIX users if you want to install it in console mode text mode execute the following command sh install bin i console After install you have to reboot your system to start it for Windows and OS 2 users or you have to start it manu ally or add it to the initial table See the next section for more detailed information Starting the OnEvent Program The following table describes how to start or stop the OnEvent program on different platforms It starts automatically each time system boots When it starts you can find an OnEvent icon Windows inside the Windows taskbar You may stop it by right clicking on the icon and choosing the Stop 95 98 the OnEvent Service You may start it manually by choosing the XVRT SNMP OnEvent from the XVRT SNMP folder in the Program Files It is a NT Service program which will be started automatically each time system boots When it starts you can find a OnEvent icon inside the Windows taskbar not for Windows NT 3 51 You may stop it by stopping the OnEvent from the Services in the Control Panel or right clicking on the icon and choosing the Stop the OnEven
7. users Please note that you must connect a standard MODEM with the MODEM cable come along with the package Scheduling The XVRT SNMP allows you to setup schedule for the UPS so that it can do self test or turn on off the system au tomatically Load the web page or start the Device Manager choose Configuration option and Schedule option then you can set up the schedule for the UPS To add a schedule item e Click on the starting date for the schedule e Select the repeat period which includes Once Daily Weekly and Monthly e Click on an action such as Turn On UPS or Turn Off UPS e Push the Add button To remove a schedule item just select an item from the schedule list and push the Remove button Pushing on the Remove All button removes all items in the schedule list Xtreme Power Conversion Corporation Page 21 XVRT SNMP User s Manual Web SNMP Card Controlling Your UPS The XVRT SNMP allows you to control the UPS remotely You may choose the Control option from the management page to control the UPS 3 DeviceMer Lee ETS LR FowerDeviee Manager Cons ues Xtreme Power Conversion Corporation Page 22 XVRT SNMP User s Manual Web SNMP Card Shutdown and Reboot You may use the following to shut down or start up the UPS The XVRT SNMP will begin the shutdown sequence after the specified number of seconds Setting it to O will cause the shutdown to occur i
8. HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH lt Main Menu gt HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH SNMP Agent IP Parameter MIB II System Group SNMP read write Access Control SNMP Trap Receivers UPS Properties System Time amp Time Server User Account E mail Setting Environmental Monitoring Module Web and Telnet Service Setting Upgrade firmware Restore Default Configuration Data Reboot SNMP agent adapter Save amp Reboot Exit Without Saving Enter Choice gt gt SNMP Agent IP Parameter To configure the SNMP agent IP parameters enter a 1 at the main menu The following screen will appear allowing you to configure IP address Subnet Mask and Gateway XVRT SNMP SNMP agent adapter Configuration IP Parameter Setup My IP Address 192 168 1 254 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 Router Gateway IP Address 192 168 1 1 1 Set IP Address 2 Set Subnet Mask 3 Set Router Gateway IP Address lt 0 gt Return to previous menu Enter Choice gt gt Xtreme Power Conversion Corporation Page 8 XVRT SNMP User s Manual Web SNMP Card MIB II System Group Enter a 2 at the main menu the following screen will be displayed allowing you to configure some important MIB II System Group items including system name contact person and system location XVRT SNMP SNMP agent adapter Configuration MIB II System Group Setup Menu Current values for the following MIB II OID sysName NETpower sysContact admin sysLocation 1 Set sysName 2 Set sysContact 3 S
9. P SNMP agent adapter Configuration Restore default data 1 Yes Do it lt 0 gt Return to previous menu Enter Choice gt gt Xtreme Power Conversion Corporation Page 13 XVRT SNMP User s Manual Web SNMP Card Reboot SNMP agent adapter Enter b at the main menu to reboot the XVRT SNMP device All settings will not be saved When the next menu is displayed choose 1 to reboot the XVRT SNMIP device or choose 0 to return to the previous menu XVRT SNMP SNMP agent adapter Configuration Reboot 1 Yes Do it lt 0 gt Return to previous menu Enter Choice gt gt Save amp Reboot To save configuration data and reboot enter s at the main menu When the next menu is displayed choose 1 to save configuration data and reboot the XVRT SNMP device or choose 0 to return to the previous menu XVRT SNMP SNMP agent adapter Configuration Save amp Exit 1 Yes Doit lt 0 gt Return to previous menu Enter Choice gt gt Exit Without Saving Enter x at the main menu to exit the Configuration Screen Xtreme Power Conversion Corporation Page 14 XVRT SNMP User s Manual Web SNMP Card Managing the UPS The XVRT SNMP Card Box allows you to manage the UPS remotely in the following ways e An SNMP NMS such as HP OpenView e A Web Browser e The XVRT SNMP Device Manager It allows you to setup settings view the information of the UPS configure the UPS setup schedule for the UPS control the UPS directly and
10. XVRT SNMP Web SNMP Card User amp Installation Manual www xpcc com 2015 Xtreme Power Conversion Corporation All rights reserved Rev 2 25 15 XVRT SNMP User s Manual Web SNMP Card Table of Contents OC a es 4 Hardware STAN AU OM esses eee sean ne es 6 Installing the XVRT SNMP GA ees a 2 6 fl POW al CONV C ONS dd E R 6 CONMSUL ALON OUI ae ame nes nn ee E 7 CS da eae an uaa EE cena E 7 CSS T A ae peaseeintssacuaauaanleae veteansasaemudaesarne wena saucaheaneaseat 7 CONE O S ol os 8 Managine Me CPS eniinn En EE EENET ATATEN 15 Joine aN SNMP NNI S ae E e E 15 Usine a3 Wep BOW oieee a A 15 Using the XVRT SNMP Device Managel sscccssscccsseccesececseccecsececeneceeeececeseesenseeeeseessaseeseneessgess 16 SECUN APP PRE ES SERRE OR RE TRE RER ee 16 BT rea ete E A a A N 16 Set p Community PSS NOTE an en Das an Ro dns 17 Setup for Shutdown Feature cccccccscsccccccsceccccscecsccccccnceccccscncsccccccsseceeees 17 SCO OS SS sparc sce seen rnentns ce crema te pacts net E 17 OS OFA EVeENLS aera cece nenn A AEE E AE N 18 Dependent ShUtdOW iernare ra E E ee ere ee 19 Setup for Notification Feature cscsccccscscsccccccscsccccccscsccccccscsccscecscesecens 19 NO AO MIO EE A ee eres ee ee 19 CONS EVEN a ie D 0 19 Seg elUl LA APS PE EE re 21 Controlling YOUN UPS aan des 22 Shutdown and RS DO OT a a 23 OR a a aiaees 23 The History of Your UPS ssesesesessesececescscececesoecececescecesecesoececes
11. eb SNMP Card Powerlevice Manager Event Log Cura ire O Log enr a T La a 1 dor it Je iad ied Ber iO FO Crab fi Ape 12 O0 gidi Fri ape 12 Food oo 44 Wied dry 15 DOOD 1619 Mary 18 DO G Fri May i 2007 1006 Fri Magy iT 2007 1006 Mir 0 TO es Mon Mir 3 DOD 1145 ui mary 71 TOO OUT Viewing Data Log Load the web page or start the Device Manager You may see a data log screen when choosing the Data Log op tion It contains date time and event description The top of the list shows you the total number of records and the current starting record and ending record contained in the list in the following format starting record ending record total of records PowerDeviee Manager E at Lag May 71 MO 1471 Moy Ti DOO i TS May 71 TOD 174 May fi HO ih May Ti DOO 1 TT May 71 MO 1s My Ti MO ish May 71 PO 1 3 May Ti DOO 1 Si May Ti DO 132 May 71 TO 1333 May Ti DO 1 34 May 71 MO is May Ti MO is AC EEE Xtreme Power Conversion Corporation Page 24 XVRT SNMP User s Manual Web SNMP Card The items shown on the screen include the following Date _ The date of the data recorded The date format is month day year The battery voltage of the UPS in volts The output frequency of the UPS in Hz The percentage of the UPS power capacity presently being used The UPS temperature in degree Celsius Configuring Logs After loading the w
12. eb page or starting the Device Manager you may choose the Log Settings option to configure the settings It includes the following items This setting specifies the maximum length in bytes of the log file The XVRT SNMP will cut the first half of the file whenever the file exceeds this maximum length Maximum File length Range 1 to 2000 KB Default 32 K bytes This setting specifies the number of seconds to wait between each recording Data Recording Range 0 to 60 minutes setting it to O will disable this function Interval Default 60 seconds Powerlevlee Manager Event keg ttes Mazima He length TON Xtreme Power Conversion Corporation Page 25 XVRT SNMP User s Manual Web SNMP Card OnEvent Overview OnEvent is a new technology for message notifications It is used to receive messages and display them or do something according to the messages When a power event occurs a multimedia message box will be displayed on each computer with this module installed It is also a shutdown agent for the Dependent Shutdown feature That is it will shut down the computer system when receiving a shutdown command sent by the XVRT SNMIP Service running on another computer Installing the OnEvent Follow the following steps to install the XVRT SNMP OnEvent 1 Insert the XVRT SNMP Management CD ROM into your CD ROM drive 2 If your system supports Auto Run just click on the XVRT SNMP OnEvent option on screen Otherwise open the
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14. efore sending the network message You can define the message you want to send There are two keywords for the event message definition HHOSTNAME will be replaced with the actual host computer s name and HDOWNTIME will be replaced with the actual count Message down timer For example if a power failure occurs on a computer whose computer name is network01 and there is two minutes left until shutdown and the message is defined as Power failed HHOSTNAME will be down in DOWNTIME min Since HHOSTNAME will be replaced with the actual computer name network01 and the DOWNTIME will be replaced with the actual countdown timer you will see Power failed NETWORKO1 will be down in 2 min It defines how often to send the message when the event lasts The value of 0 indicates to send the message only once Specify who will receive the message Setting it to broadcast means all users on the LAN If you want to send the message to more than one user add in between users Each user can be a host name or IP address For example personA 123 12 12 3 personX means that the message will send to three com puters This setting is used for OnEvent only for notification methods other than OnEvent the XVRT SNMP will always broadcast to all users on the LAN In order to receive the message the receiver must have at lease one of the following software e WinPopup e OnEvent agent Email Notification
15. epend and host3 to be shut down dependently host1 192 168 12 3 host3 See below for more information about Depend Shutdown feature Configuring Events The XVRT SNMIP uses an event driven mechanism You can specify what events will trigger the shutdown proce dure After loading the web page or starting the Device Manager choose Configuration option Event Action op tion you will see the following screen max PowerDevice Manager i Les p en oe al Event Ae Power Avii ss Erter Low E Bary Mo Larga Low l TT gyn Lot Click on an event first then click on the Shutdown action Lastly Check the Enable button and specify the Delay time For example if you want XVRT SNMP to perform the shutdown sequence after 5 minutes in the event of a power failure You may do the following 1 click on the Power Failure event 2 click on the Shutdown action 3 Check the Enable button and specify the Delay time with 300 seconds Xtreme Power Conversion Corporation Page 18 XVRT SNMP User s Manual Web SNMP Card Dependent Shutdown The XVRT SNMP has a dependent shutdown feature that can protect every computer on the LAN Before shutting down the UPS the XVRT SNMIP will broadcast a shutdown signal over the LAN Come along with th ce there is the OnEvent agent you must install it on those computers who need to be shut down de pendently When the OnEvent agent receives the shu
16. et sysLocation lt 0 gt Return to previous menu Enter Choice gt gt SNMP read write Access Control Enter a 3 at the main menu the following screen will be displayed allowing you to setup the SNMP Access Control Enter the community number from 1 to 4 to specify a community string an IP address and the access privilege XVRT SNMP SNMP agent adapter Configuration SNMP Access Control Setup Menu Community name IP address Access 1 2 Set Access Control 1 Set Access Control 2 Set Access Control 3 Set Access Control 4 Return to previous menu Enter Choice gt Xtreme Power Conversion Corporation Page 9 XVRT SNMP User s Manual Web SNMP Card SNMP Trap Receivers Enter a 4 at the main menu the following screen will be displayed allowing you to setup the SNMP Trap Receivers The Severity includes Any Server Warning and Informational The Any means any event will be sent to the trap receiver The Severe means only severe events will be sent to the trap receiver The Warning means only warning events will be sent to the trap receiver The Informational means only informational events will be sent to the trap receiver The Generation item is used to enable or disable trap generation XVRT SNMP SNMP agent adapter Configuration SNMP Trap Receiver Setup Menu IP address Community Severity Generation 1 2 192 168 1 2 public any disable Set trap receiver 1 Set trap receiver 2 Set trap receiver 3 Set trap recei
17. is finished or the ExecDelay time has expired ShutdownExec notepad exe ExecDelay 30 BrowseProgram specifies the browse program The OnEvent will use this browse program to display messages when it receive any messages sent from anyone BrowseProgram C Program Files Interneshuttingt Explorer IEXPLORE EXE Language settings specifies the language system It can be en tw cn fr es de it ja or ru representing English Taiwanese Chinese French Spanish German Italian Japanese and Russian Language en Each line started with is used for comment There are five items you can set at present time EnableShutdown ShutdownExec ExecDelay BrowseProgram and Language Their meanings are described in the above file By default the shutdown feature is enabled As to the display feature OnEvent for Windows uses its own display program by default For UNIX NetWare or OS 2 users you have to install a web browser and set the BrowsePro gram option in the configuration file Sending Messages to OnEvent OnEvent is used to receive messages and display them or do something according to the messages You can con figure the UPS monitoring program to send out messages to OnEvent program when a particular event occurs Xtreme Power Conversion Corporation Page 27 XVRT SNMP User s Manual Web SNMP Card After loading the web page or starting the Device Manager choose Configuration option Event Action option you wil
18. ks about web sites and web browsers The XVRT SNMP would create a web site for the UPS so that you can access to the UPS via a standard web browser XVRT SNMP Device Manager In addition to SNMP NMS and web browser we provide the XVRT SNMP Device Manager for Windows users You may use it to manage your UPS Information Management The XVRT SNMP allows you to view the information and status of the UPS remotely It presents the information in graphic format from some different points of view including inside activity power meters and scope chart Scheduling The XVRT SNMP allows you to set up the schedule for your UPS so that it can shutdown startup the system or initi ate self test automatically according to your settings In addition for some UPS models it allows you to set up the schedule for every single outlet separately Flexible Event Action You can define actions for each event The XVRT SNMP will do actions according to your definitions when an event occurs The actions include logging network notification email paging and system shutdown It also allows you to customize the warning messages as you like Controlling the UPS With the XVRT SNMP you can control the UPS remotely including performing UPS test shutting down the system starting up the system and resetting the system cycling the power of the system Configuring the UPS The XVRT SNMP allows you to configure your UPS parameters remotely Security You can defi
19. l see the following screen FowerDeviee Manager oS Cdi D Evert Accor Fipe F aul i Fort Pithi ns ns Eurtery pe g Bitir Mo Lofej r Low C mima prar gan Last Palas gape Ori Tear mean Ea babii nnrir eof hea eaaa bday praa leers perkat d You may do the following to configuration Network Message Notification 1 Click on an event in the Event list 2 Click on the Notify in the Action list 3 Check the Enable button and specify the settings accordingly The settings include the following Enable Enable or disable the Network Message Notification Enable or disable the Network Message Notification You can define the message you want to send There are two keywords for the event message definition HHOSTNAME will be replaced with the actual host computer s name and HDOWNTIME will be replaced with the actual countdown timer Message For example if a power failure occurs on a computer whose computer name is network01 and there is two minutes left until shutdown and the message is defined as Power failed HHOSTNAME will be down in HDOWNTIME min Since HHOSTNAME will be replaced with the actual computer name network01 and the HDOWNTIME will be replaced with the actual countdown timer you will see Power failed NETWORKO1 will be down in 2 min Period It defines how often to send the message when the event lasts The value of O indicates to send the message only once
20. llow the instructions on the screen oe Starting the XVRT SNMP Device manager To start it choose the Device Manager option from the XVRT SNMP folder in the Program Files When the following screen is displayed type in the hostname and the password to begin the management The Host can be an IP address or a hostname which addresses the XVRT SNMP Card Box The default password is pub lic You can change the password later Security To prevent everybody from touching your UPS without permission you need a security function The XVRT SNMP uses SNMP s community as its security foundation Login When you load the web page or start the Device Manager a Login screen is displayed asking you to input the pass word It allows you to view and control the UPS only when the password is valid Once installing the XVRT SNMP the default password is public Xtreme Power Conversion Corporation Page 16 XVRT SNMP User s Manual Web SNMP Card Setup Community Password Load the web page or start the Device Manager then choose the Network option You can modify the Community List to include all the valid community names You can consider each community name a valid password That is when logging in the XVRT SNMP will match the password you type in the Login screen with each one in the Com munity List If matched it allows you to access to the UPS otherwise it rejects the access to the UPS Trap aoa i ax Le El m mrp t
21. mmediately Setting it to 1 will abort the countdown The XVRT SNMP will begin the shutdown sequence immediately and the UPS will turn back Cyber The Power yi on after the specified number of seconds Testing the UPS You may push on the Initial Self Test button to test the UPS The testing result will appear in the Testing Result field The History of Your UPS The XVRT SNMP maintains two log files an event log file and a data log file The event log file contains all UPS related events including power failures shut downs power recoveries etc The default filename for the event log file is dnpower log The data log file is a collection of the UPS power quality including input voltage output voltage battery voltage temperature etc The default filename for the data log file is dnpower dat These two file are ASCII files which can be viewed by any ASCII text editor such as DOS EDIT or Notepad for Windows but using management program to view the log files is recommended Viewing Event Log Load the web page or start the Device Manager You may see an event log screen when choosing the Event Log option It contains date time and event description The top of the list shows you the total number of records and the current starting record and ending record contained in the list in the following format starting record ending record total of records Xtreme Power Conversion Corporation Page 23 XVRT SNMP User s Manual W
22. ne who has the rights to access to the UPS The XVRT SNMIP can secure your UPS accordingly Protecting your investment Whenever we offer a more powerful version of firmware you may upgrade it to your existed card You do not need to buy a new one Xtreme Power Conversion Corporation Page 5 XVRT SNMP User s Manual Web SNMP Card Hardware Installation Installing the XVRT SNMP Card Refer to user s manual of the UPS and follow the following steps to install the XVRT SNMP Card Turn off the equipment that connects to the UPS Disconnect the UPS from its AC input source Turn off the UPS Plug the XVRT SNMP Card into the UPS expansion slot Connect a network cable to the LAN connector on the XVRT SNMP Card Connect a MODEM to the MODEM connector on the XVRT SNMP Card if necessary Reconnect the UPS to its AC input source Turn on the UPS De OR a After installing the hardware you have to configure the XVRT SNMP Card Box before use Hardware Connections The follow shows you the hardware connections diagram The LAN connector is used to connect to the network The MODEM connector has three usages Console Paging and PPP server The console function allows you to con figure the Card Box The paging function will notify user of an event via paging method when an event occurs The PPP function allows you to dial in directly from a remote computer Each time the system is started it detects if anyone presses the ESC key
23. ning off the UPS The XVRT SNMP Card Box will send out a Shutdown signal to anyone on the LAN before shutting down the UPS Each computer with OnEvent agent installed on the LAN will shut down the system automatically when receiving the Shutdown signal Notifications When an event occurs like a power failure or a low battery condition the XVRT SNMP will notify people who need to know the event via the following ways e Page users e Send e mail to users e Send OnEvent message to users Network Management In general network management system consists of two entities e Manager used to view and control the managed object remotely e Managed Object which can be viewed and controlled by manager system Here the XVRT SNMP provides two types of network management SNMP and Web Enabled It allows you to view the UPS status and control the UPS remotely over LAN or Internet no matter how far you are away from the UPS SNMP The SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol seems to be the most popular way to network management The XVRT SNMP supports SNMP you may use any SNMP NMS Network Management System i e SNMP manger to retrieve the information of the UPS and or control the UPS remotely Xtreme Power Conversion Corporation Page 4 XVRT SNMP User s Manual Web SNMP Card The follow list some popular SNMP NMS e HP OpenView e IBM NetView e Novell NMS e Sun SunNet Manager Web Enabled Speaking of Internet everybody thin
24. on Web and Telnet Service Setup Menu Web Service disable Telnet Service enable 1 enable Web Service 2 disable Telnet Service lt 0 gt Return to previous menu Enter Choice gt gt Xtreme Power Conversion Corporation Page 12 XVRT SNMP User s Manual Web SNMP Card Upgrade firmware Enter u at the main menu to upgrade firmware XVRT SNMP SNMP agent adapter Configuration Upgrade firmware 1 Upgrade firmware from tftp server 2 Upgrade firmware from http server lt 0 gt Return to previous menu Enter Choice gt gt When you choose 1 the following screen is displayed asking you to input the tftp server and the filename of the latest firmware To make it work you must have a tftp server installed and copy the firmware file to the tftp server Input the tftp server address gt gt 192 168 1 1 Input the file name gt gt dnpower bin When you choose 2 the following screen is displayed asking you to input the url pointed to the firmware file To make it work you must have a web server installed and copy the firmware file to the web server Input the URL Example http 192 168 1 1 dnpower bin gt gt http 192 168 1 1 dnpower bin Restore Default Configuration Data To reset the configuration data enter r at the main menu When the next menu is displayed choose 1 to reset all values to their factory default settings or choose 0 to return to the previous menu without resetting the data XVRT SNM
25. our CD ROM drive An Install screen will appear If not execute the autorun exe from the CD ROM drive yourself Click on the Installing JRE option Follow the instructions on the screen oe ae te Xtreme Power Conversion Corporation Page 15 XVRT SNMP User s Manual Web SNMP Card For other users you may need to download and install it by yourself You can download JRE from SUN s web site or the web site of your operating system s provider Loading the Web Pages Start your web browser address the XVRT SNMP Card Box by its IP Address or DNS name if configured like the following format http 123 123 123 1 http www somewhere com http hostname When the following page is displayed type in the password then push on the Login button to begin the manage ment The default password is public You can change the password later Using the XVRT SNMP Device Manager For Windows users you can choose to use the XVRT SNMP Device manager to management the UPS with a XVRT SNMP Card Box Installing the XVRT SNMP Device manager If you have installed any XVRT SNMP Software Package onto your system before you may have the XVRT SNMP Device Manager already Follow the following steps to install the XVRT SNMP Device Manager Insert the XVRT SNMP CD ROM into your CD ROM drive An Install screen will appear If not execute the autorun exe from the CD ROM drive yourself Click on the Installing XVRT SNMP Device Manager option Fo
26. p ds eal Setup for Shutdown Feature Shutdown Settings The XVRT SNMP will perform the shutdown sequence when you click the Shutdown button in the Control option or when a particular event occurs according to your Event Action settings The shutdown sequence includes the following steps 1 Broadcast the shutdown signal over the LAN telling OnEvent Agent started on the computers connected to the LAN to begin their shutdown sequence 2 Shut down the UPS After loading the web page or starting the Device Manager choose Settings option Shutdown option then you can specify the following settings The delay time before shutting down the UPS Before shutting down the UPS the XVRT SNMP will send a shutdown signal to all computer running OnEvent agent over the LAN This delay time is used for the Depend Shutdown feature This delay allows other computers on the LAN to shut down themselves safely Shut Down UPS Delay Xtreme Power Conversion Corporation Page 17 XVRT SNMP User s Manual Web SNMP Card A list specifying those who should perform their shutdown sequence before the UPS is turned off The XVRT SNMP will send the shutdown signal to each one in the list before shutting down the UPS Each item can be either a host name or IP address Each item is delimited by For examples the following list means you want host1 192 168 12 3 Shutdown D
27. t Service You may start it manually by starting the XVRT SNMP OnEvent from the Services in the Control Panel It does not start automatically each time system boots If you want to start it you can execute the onevent program manually or add it to the initial table To stop it just kill the process Windows NT 2000 XP Linux UNIX Novell OnEvent is not offered for Novell NetWare server at present time NetWare It starts automatically each time system boots To stop it click on the OnEvent icon and choose IBM OS 2 the Stop the OnEvent Service Xtreme Power Conversion Corporation Page 26 XVRT SNMP User s Manual Web SNMP Card Configuring the OnEvent When On Event is started it will load its configuration file and configure itself The configuration file is located in the directory where you install the OnEvent program The filename is onevent cf The following is an example EnableShutdown enables or disables the shutdown feature specifying 1 means to enable the shutdown feature otherwise the OnEvent agent will not shut down the system even when it receives the shutdown message EnableShutdown 1 ShutdownExec is used to specifiy the shutdown command program The specified program will be executed before shutting down the operating system ExecDelay specifies the max execution time in seconds for the specified program The OnEvent will start shutting down the system when the shutdown command program
28. tdown signal sent by the XVRT SNMP it will begin the graceful shutdown sequence immediately See top of this page for more information on how to configure it Setup for Notification Feature Notification Methods When an event occurs such as a power failure or a low battery condition the XVRT SNMP will notify people who need to know the event via the following ways e Send network message to users Page users e Send e mail to users e Send OnEvent message to users Configuring Events After loading the web page or starting the Device Manager choose Configuration option Event Action option you will see the following screen in DeviceMgr Fowerlevice Manager ts LEE Ora te G Evert An Co Stade O ruriri on me roma cour pre Priit o roa bukat d Xtreme Power Conversion Corporation Page 19 XVRT SNMP User s Manual Web SNMP Card Click on an event first then click on one of the notifications action Lastly check the Enable button and specify the necessary settings according to the notification method Network Message Notification You may do the following to configuration Network Message Notification 1 Click on an event 2 Click on the Notify action 3 Check the Enable button and specify the settings accordingly The settings include the following Enable Enable or disable the Network Message Notification It defines how long the event must last b
29. to previous menu Enter Choice gt gt User Account Enter a 7 at the main menu the following screen will be displayed allowing you to setup user accounts those who can login to the XVRT SNMP Card Box XVRT SNMP SNMP agent adapter Configuration User Account Setup Menu User name Password dnpower K K K K K K K K KK K K K K K K K K K K K K K K KK K K K K K K Set User Account 1 Set User Account 2 Set User Account 3 Set User Account 4 Return to previous menu Enter Choice gt gt Xtreme Power Conversion Corporation Page 11 XVRT SNMP User s Manual Web SNMP Card E mail Setting Enter an 8 at the main menu the following screen will be displayed allowing you to setup SMTP server You have to setup it correctly so that the XVRT SNMP device can sent out mails when an event occurs XVRT SNMP SNMP agent adapter Configuration Email Parameter Setup SMTP Server IP Address 1 Set SMTP IP Address lt 0 gt Return to previous menu Enter Choice gt gt Environmental Monitoring Module Enter a 9 at the main menu to setup the Environmental Monitoring Module You have to install Environmental Monitoring Module before setup Web and Telnet Service Setting Enter w at the main menu to enable disable Web Telnet service Enable Web Service when you want to monitor the UPS via a web browser Enable or disable Telnet Service to specify whether it allows users to login via telnet XVRT SNMP SNMP agent adapter Configurati
30. ver 4 lt 0 gt Return to previous menu Enter Choice gt gt UPS Properties Enter a 5 at the main menu the following screen will be displayed allowing you to setup the UPS Properties includ ing UPS Identification Name UPS Attached Device and Last Battery Replacement Date XVRT SNMP SNMP agent adapter Configuration UPS Properties Setup UPS Identification Name UPS UPS Attached Device NA Last Battery Replacement Date 12 31 1969 1 Set UPS Identification Name 2 Set UPS Attached Device 3 Set Last Battery Replacement Date lt 0 gt Return to previous menu Enter Choice gt gt Xtreme Power Conversion Corporation Page 10 XVRT SNMP User s Manual Web SNMP Card System Time amp Time Server Enter a 6 at the main menu the following screen will be displayed allowing you to setup System Time In this op tion you can setup the date and time for the XVRT SNMP Card Box The SNTP Server and Time Zone settings are used for time adjustment Specify the SNTP Server and Time Zone then choose 4 Adjust System Time to adjust your system time If the values retrieved from the Internet are not what you want you can still change the date and time manually XVRT SNMP SNMP agent adapter Configuration System Time amp Time Server Setup System Time 01 07 2003 11 08 37 Time Server IP Address 200 49 40 1 Time Zone 0 1 Set System Time 2 Set Time Server IP Address 3 Time Zone 4 Adjust System Time lt 0 gt Return
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