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APC Battery Management System User's Manual

1. aa Run the Wizard to perform the configuration To discover and configure over the network installed or embedded Network Management Cards that are not configured 1 From the Start menu launch the Wizard The Wizard automatically detects the first Network Management Card that is not configured Select Remotely over the network and click Next gt Enter the TCP IP settings System IP Subnet Mask and Default Gateway for the unconfigured Network Management Card identified by the MAC address at the top of the screen Then click Next gt On the Transmit Current Settings Remotely screen if you check mark Start a Web browser when finished the default Web browser connects to the device that contains the Network Management Card after you transmit the card s settings Click Finish to transmit the TCP IP settings If the IP address you entered is in use on the network the Wizard prompts you to enter an IP address that is not in use Enter a correct IP address and click Finish The Wizard searches for another installed or embedded but unconfigured Network Management Card If it finds one it displays the screen with data entry boxes for the TCP IP settings of that card To skip configuring the card whose MAC address is currently displayed click Cancel To configure the TCP IP settings of the next card repeat this procedure beginning at step 3 156 Configure or reconfigure the TC
2. Y aa Charger alarms Category Details Diagnostics String Voltages The voltage of a battery string is above or below the threshold Problem High or low string voltage indicates that the string charger may be defective or improperly adjusted If uncorrected this condition can cause permanent damage to the batteries Response Adjust the DC string charging voltage to the proper setting String Current The BMS has detected a sufficient flow in the discharge direction to indicate a loss of the charger value Investigate the loss of power to the charger and restore it as soon as possible Ripple Current The detected ripple current exceeds the alarm Investiage the source of high AC current in the charger output threshold Battery alarms Category Details Diagnostics Discharge The voltage of individual Problem Recorded voltage below the Test batteries listed in the alarm minimum threshold indicates a battery text dropped below the configured minimum threshold during the last discharge that will not perform adequately in providing system backup in relation to others in the same string Response Replace failed batteries immediately so that system backup time is not reduced 24 E oP WY gt WY c oD z oD D Ar G U gt Y H aa Category Details Diagnostics Charge Test W
3. z oP Pa WY gt N c oD z oD D Ar G U Y aa 84 LO V gt X WY c oD z oD D Ar G U 2 Y aa When you select Local SMTP Server for the Send via setting do one of the following e Make sure that forwarding is enabled at that server so that the server can route e mail to external SMTP servers See your SMTP server s administrator before changing the configuration of your SMTP server e Set up a special e mail account for the Battery Management System This account then forwards the e mail to an external account Email Test In the Web interface use the Email Test option to send a test message to a configured recipient 85 LO V gt X WY c oD z oD D Ar G U 2 Y aa Email Option Requirements for using SMTP To use the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol SMTP to send e mail when an event occurs you must define the following settings e The IP address of the domain name service DNS server e The DNS name of the SMTP server and the From Address settings for SMTP e The e mail addresses for a maximum of four recipients To page an e mail recipient who uses a text based pager gateway see the description of the To Address setting in Note Email Recipients 86 DNS servers The Battery Management System cannot send any e mail messages unless at least the IP address of the primary DNS server
4. XMODEM Allows you to transfer either an ini file or a firmware upgrade file to a Battery Management System master controller using a terminal emulation program only when you use a local connection to the control console To connect to the control console locally see Local access to the control console FTP Client TFTP Client Use one of these two options to transfer either an ini file or a firmware upgrade file from an FTP or TFTP server of your organization company agency or department to the current Battery Management System These options assume that your organization has a centralized system for configuring or upgrading APC Management Cards such as the one contained in the Battery Management System s master unit For FTP Client you are prompted for a user name and password For either option you are then prompted for the server address and the file to transfer After you supply that required information the Battery Management System transfers the file See How to Export Configuration Settings for information on the content of the ini file how to preserve comments you add to the file and how to export settings to multiple Battery Management Systems Preferences Web interface Use this option to select either Fahrenheit or Celsius for the Battery Management System s temperature display 71 LO Pa WY gt X V c oD z oD D Ar G U gt X Y a
5. 36 DNS Use this option to define the IP addresses of the primary and secondary Domain Name System DNS servers used by the Battery Management System s e mail feature The primary DNS server will always be tried first See Email Recipients and DNS servers Send DNS Query Web interface Use this option available only through the DNS menu in the Web interface to send a DNS query that tests the setup of your DNS servers Use the following settings to define the parameters for the test DNS request you view the result of the test DNS request in the Last Query Response field which displays No last query or text describing the query result of the last test e Use the Query Type setting to select the method to use for the DNS query The URL name of the server Host The IP address of the server IP The fully qualified domain name FQDN The Mail Exchange used by the server MX e Use the Query Question text field to identify the value to be used for the selected Query Type For Host identify the URL For IP identify the IP address For FQDN identify the fully qualified domain name formatted as myserver mydomain com For MX identify the Mail Exchange address z oP Pa WY gt N c oD z oD D Ar G U Y H aa 37 z oP Pa WY gt N c oD z oD D Ar G U gt Y aa e Enable or disable Reverse DNS Lookup Thi
6. aa oP WY gt WY oD z oD D Ar G U gt Y aa 10 11 Modbus runs at 9600 or 19200 bps To use the control console when Modbus is enabled your computer s serial port must communicate at the same serial protocol rate as Note Modbus Press ENTER repeatedly if necessary to display the User Name prompt If you are unable to display the User Name prompt verify the following The serial port is not in use by another application The terminal settings are correct as specified in step 4 The correct cable is being used as specified in step 3 Press the RESET button on the rear panel of the master unit of the Battery Management System The Status LED will flash alternately orange and green Press the RESET button a second time immediately while the LED is flashing to reset the user name and password to their defaults temporarily Press ENTER as many times as necessary to redisplay the User Name prompt then use the default apc for the user name and password If you take longer than 30 seconds to log on after the User Name prompt is redisplayed you must repeat step 6 and log on again From the Control Console menu select System then User Manager Select Administrator and change the User Name and Password settings both of which are now defined as apc Select Accept Changes to save your settings Press CTRL C log off reconnect any serial
7. Verifying Upgrades and Updates Overview To verify that the firmware upgrade was successful see the Last Transfer Result message available through the FTP Server option of the Network menu in the control console only or use an SNMP GET to the mfiletransferStatusLastTransferResult OID Last Transfer Result codes Code Description Successful The file transfer was successful Result not available There are no recorded file transfers Failure unknown The last file transfer failed for an unknown reason Server inaccessible The TFTP or FTP server could not be found on the network Server access denied The TFTP or FTP server denied access File not found Pii TFTP or FTP server could not locate the requested ile File type unknown The file was downloaded but the contents were not recognized File corrupt The file was downloaded but at least one CRC was bad You can also verify the versions of the upgraded APC Operating System AOS and application modules by using the About System option in the System menu of the control console or in the Help menu of the Web interface or by using an SNMP GET to the MIB II sysDescr OID z oP Pa WY gt N c oD z oD D Ar G U gt Y H aa 168 Alarms Fault Alarm Criteria Fault LED Fault Criteria Charger Voltage Low Charger Less than 2 1 volts per cell for lead acid batteries or as set by
8. 3 Click Apply The bits are numbered 0 to 23 from left to right Q Bit 5 and bits 14 through 23 are unused Make sure these bits are always set to 0 Note 89 Bits O to 3 These bits represent the event s severity Settings for Bits 0 to 3 Severity 0000 No severity 0001 Informational 0010 Warning 0011 Severe Bit 4 and bits 6 to 9 These bits enable 1 or disable 0 event logging and trap receivers for the event Bit number Action enabled or disabled for the event Logging the event Sending traps to Trap Receiver 1 Sending traps to Trap Receiver 2 Sending traps to Trap Receiver 3 olon I o A Sending traps to Trap Receiver 4 Bits 10 to 13 These bits enable 1 or disable 0 e mail recipients for the event Bit number Action enabled or disabled for the event 10 Sending e mail to recipient 1 11 Sending e mail to recipient 2 12 Sending e mail to recipient 3 13 Sending e mail to recipient 4 LO Pa WY gt X V c oD z oD D Ar G U gt X Y aa 90 LO V gt X WY C oD z oD D A G U 2 Y aa Event mask example You enter the hexadecimal code 3B0800 as an event mask The event mask configures the following bit settings 0011 1011 0000 1000 0000 0000 The event is configured as follows e The severity level is severe e The event will be log
9. LO Pa V gt WY oD oD D U G U gt Y aa Contents Features of the System 1 INGOGUCTION ss 6c eee cE ee RR ee wo 1 Battery Management Capabilities 0 0020 eee eee 2 System capacity 2 Battery management features 3 Network Management Features 00000 eee eee eee 4 Supported network management applications 4 Supported Web browsers 5 Getting Started 6 Initial Setup ec ee eR RE REE ROO eS 6 Configuring TCP IP settings 6 Useful terms 7 Accessing the User Interfaces 8 Access Procedures sees sicie a a Bice BOR se Se Gets aw cep aaa ve eee eee 8 Access priorities among the interfaces 8 Access priority for logging on 8 Web interface 9 Control console interface 10 SNMP interface 12 Password protected Accounts 2 00000 eee eee ee eee 13 Account types and access 13 How to recover from a lost password 14 Watchdog Features seanoa 0000 wesGaa tine een nn cae neuen 16 Network interface watchdog mechanism 16 Resetting the network timer 16 Battery Management 17 Main Screen 2 3 288 dda ana ota oe oa a eee owe 2S ee 17 General system information 17 Battery System and Device Manager Menus 55 19 Displaying data and alarms 19 Viewing details on alarms 22 Interpreting alarm details 23 Configuration menu 27 Calibration menu 29 Modbus 30 Reset Discharge Voltages 31 Reset Charge Current Deviation Benchmark 31 Network Menu 32 Access Restrictions
10. Pa WY gt N c oD z oD D Ar G U Y aa The procedure Create the CA root certificate Perform these steps Click Next to move from screen to screen 1 If the APC Security Wizard is not already installed on your computer install it by running the installation program APC Security Wizard exe from the APC Battery Management System Utility CD On the Windows Start menu select Programs then APC Security Wizard to start the Wizard program On the screen labeled Step 1 select CA Root Certificate as the type of file to create Enter a name for the file that will contain the Certificate Authority s public root certificate and private key The file name must have a p15 extension By default the file will be created in the installation folder C Program Files American Power Conversion APC Security Wizard On the screen labeled Step 2 provide the information to configure the CA root certificate The Country and Common Name fields are required the other fields are optional For the Common Name field enter an identifying name of your company or agency use only alphanumeric characters with no spaces By default a CA root certificate is valid for 10 years from the current date and time but you can edit the Validity Period Note Start and Validity Period End fields 132 z oP Pa V gt N c oD z oD D Ar G U gt Y H aa
11. Y aa DHCP Configuration Settings Management Card settings Use the TCP IP option in the Network menu of either the Web interface or the control console to configure the network settings of the Management Card that the Battery Management System master controller contains e The Port Speed Host Name and Domain Name settings are available for any Boot mode selection e The Vendor Class Client ID and User Class settings are available for any Boot mode selection except Manual See Advanced settings 104 When Boot mode is set to DHCP amp BOOTP two options are available e After IP Assignment in the control console or Remain in DHCP amp BOOTP mode after accepting TCP IP settings in the Web interface By default this option switches Boot mode to the selection based on the server that provided the TCP IP settings DHCP Only or BOOTP Only e DHCP Cookie Is in the control console or Require vendor specific cookie to accept DHCP Address in the Web interface By default this option requires that the DHCP responses include the APC cookie in order to be valid For more information about the APC cookie see DHCP response options When Boot mode is set to DHCP Only two options are available e DHCP Cookie Is in the control console or Require vendor specific cookie to accept DHCP Address in the Web interface By default this option requires that the DHCP responses include the APC cookie in order to be val
12. doc en mibguide pdf provided on the APC Battery Management System Utility See also CD LO Pa WY gt X V c oD z oD D Ar G U gt X Y aa z oP Pa WY gt N c oD z oD D Ar G U gt Y H aa Password protected Accounts Account types and access The Battery Management System has three types of accounts Administrator Device Manager and Read Only User e The Administrator account can use all the menus in the control console and in the Web interface The default password and user name are both apc e The Device Manager account can use only the following menus In the Web interface the Battery System menu and read only access for the Log option of the Events menu In the control console the Device Manager menu The default user name is device and the default password is apc e A Read Only User has the following restricted access Access through the Web interface only Access to the same menus as a Device Manager but without the capability to change configurations control devices or delete data Links to configuration options may be visible but are disabled and the event and data logs display no Delete button The Read Only User s default user name is readonly and the default password is apc To set the user names and passwords for the three account types see User Manager Q You must use the Web interface to configure values f
13. e Generating The Battery Management System is generating a certificate because no valid certificate was installed e Loading A certificate is being loaded activated on the Battery Management System e Valid A valid certificate was installed to or generated by the Battery Management System If you install an invalid certificate the Battery Management System discards it and generates a valid one However a certificate that the Battery Management System generates has some limitations See Method 1 Use the Battery Management System s auto generated default certificate 57 oP 7a gt X N c oD z oD D Ar G U gt X Y aa Option Description SSL Server Certificate Filename You can create a server certificate with the APC Security Wizard and then upload it to the Battery Management System by using the Web interface Use the Browse button for the Filename field to locate the file then click Apply By default the certificate is installed to the correct location Alternatively you can use FTP or Secure CoPy SCP to transfer the server certificate to the Battery Management System However you must specify the correct location sec on the Battery Management System NOTE Creating and uploading a server certificate in advance reduces the time required to enable HTTPS SSL If no server certificate is loaded when you enable HTTPS SSL the Battery Management Sy
14. e Through a BOOTP or DHCP server For detailed instructions on these methods of configuring the TCP IP settings see Quick Configuration in the nstallation and See also Quick Start manual doc en insguide pdf provided in Portable Document Format PDF on the APC Battery Management System for High Voltage Applications Utility CD and in printed form To configure multiple Battery Management Systems see How to Export Configuration Settings Useful terms Batteries Single or multi cell lead acid or nickel cadmium blocks that are connected together in series to create a string Battery Management System One complete Battery Management System that is composed of one master unit and up to five expansion units Battery Management Unit A single enclosure within a group of enclosures that operate together as a system Current acceptance The amount of current that flows into an individual battery from the Battery Management System s electrically isolated DC boost supply Float charge The power provided to a battery by the battery charger to sustain the charge Jar An individual battery Management Controller The Battery Management System and associated sensors wiring fuses and cables Pilot battery A single battery that is monitored as a representation of the entire string of batteries String current The common current flowing through the string of batteries The current polarity can be positive when flowin
15. 6 On the next screen review the summary of the certificate Scroll downward to view the certificate s unique serial number and fingerprints To make any changes to the information you provided click Back and revise the information Q The certificate s subject information and the certificate s issuer information should be identical Note 7 The last screen verifies that the certificate has been created and instructs you on the next tasks This screen displays the location and name of the p15 file that you will use to sign the server certificates This screen also displays the location and name of the crt file which is the CA root certificate that you will load into the browser of each user who needs to access the Management Card Load the CA root certificate to your browser Load the crt file to the browser of each user who needs to access the Management Card See the help system of the browser for information on how to load the crt file into the browser s certificate store cache Following is See also a summary of the procedure for Microsoft Internet Explorer 1 Select Tools then Internet Options from the menu bar 2 On the Content tab in the Internet Options dialog box click Certificates and then Import 3 The Certificate Import Wizard will guide you through the rest of the procedure The file type to select is X 509 and the CA Public Root Certificate is the crt file created in the procedure Create a Root
16. APC or System for example A CONTENT field provides the event text followed by a space and the event code 51 Web SSL Use the Web SSL menu to perform the following tasks e Enable or disable the two protocols that provide access to the Web interface of the Battery Management System Hypertext Transfer Protocol HTTP provides access by user name and password but does not encrypt user names passwords and data during transmission Hypertext Transfer Protocol over Secure Socket Layer HTTPS Secure Sockets Layer SSL encrypts user names passwords and data during transmission and provides authentication of the Battery Management System by means of digital certificates See Creating and Installing Digital Certificates to choose among the several methods for using digital certificates e Configure the ports that each of the two protocols will use e Select the encryption ciphers that SSL will use e Identify whether a server certificate is installed on the Battery Management System If a certificate has been created with the APC Security Wizard but is not installed In the Web interface browse to the certificate file and upload it to the Battery Management System Alternatively use the Secure CoPy SCP protocol or FTP to upload it to the location sec on the Battery Management System z oP Pa WY gt N c oD z oD D Ar G U gt Y aa 52 oP V a W
17. Battery The number of cells per battery for nickel cadmium batteries is 1 or 2 The number of cells per battery for lead acid batteries is 1 2 4 or 6 Monitor Wire Length Choose either gt 50 feet or lt 50 feet Cell Max Voltage Limit The maximum recommended voltage per individual battery cell This number multiplied by the total number cells in a string equals the alarm value for the string A charger alarm occurs if the string voltage exceeds the alarm value Cell Min Voltage Limit The minimum recommended voltage per individual battery cell This number multiplied by the number of total cells in a string equals the alarm value for the string A charger alarm occurs if the string voltage falls below the alarm value Battery Capacity Enter battery capacity in amp hours for reference The amp hour capacity of a battery should be clearly marked on the actual battery 27 Temperature Configuration Maximum Pilot The maximum surface temperature of the pilot battery in Temperature Limit the string the battery to which the pilot temperature sensor is attached Because the Battery Management System equalizes the charge for all batteries in the string the temperature of the pilot battery is likely to be typical of other batteries in the string For example an overheated pilot battery would probably indicate overcharging throughout the string Maximum Ambient The maximum and minimum all
18. Cell min voltage limit 27 Certificate authority if your company does not have its own 131 if your company has its own 137 Certificates choosing which method to use 119 creating and installing for SSL 119 methods APC Security Wizard creates all certificates 122 Use a Certificate Authority CA 124 Use the APC default certificate 120 Charger alarms 24 CipherSuite Choosing SSL encryption ciphers and hash algorithms 56 purpose of the algorithms and ciphers 118 Client ID setting 36 104 Community name for SNMP access control 47 for trap receiver settings 83 config ini file 146 178 Configuration cell max voltage limit 27 cell min voltage limit 27 maximum ambient temperature 28 maximum pilot temperature 28 menu 27 minimum ambient temperature 28 reset lowest discharge voltages 31 reset response benchmark 31 Configuring SSH 40 Control console interface 10 Current acceptance 7 Customizing user configuraiton files 148 D Data log importing into spreadsheet 78 using FTP or SCP to retrieve 78 Data logging configuration 100 description 99 Date amp time 67 set manually 67 synchronize with NTP server 67 Date amp Time settings Apply Local Computer Time 67 GMT Offset Time Zone 68 Manual 67 Network Time Protocol NTP 67 Primary NTP Server 68 Secondary NTP Server 68 Set Manually 67 Synchronize with NTP Server 67 Update Interval 68 Delete SSH Host Keys and SSL Certificates 69 Device IP Configuration Wizard 152 Device m
19. Certificate amp Server Certificates 133 Create an SSL Server User Certificate Perform these steps Click Next to move from screen to screen 1 On the Windows Start menu select Programs then APC Security Wizard to start the Wizard program 2 On the screen labeled Step 1 select SSL Server Certificate as the type of file to create 3 Enter a name for the file that will contain the server certificate and the private key The file name must have a p15 extension By default the file will be created in the installation folder C Program Files American Power Conversion APC Security Wizard 4 Click the Browse button and select the CA root certificate created in the procedure Create a Root Certificate amp Server Certificates The CA Root Certificate is used to sign the Server User Certificate being generated 5 On the screen labeled Step 2 provide the information to configure the server certificate The Country and Common Name fields are required the other fields are optional For the Common Name field enter the IP address or DNS name of the server Management Card in the Battery Management System master controller Because the configuration information is part of the signature it cannot be exactly the same as the information you provided when creating the CA root certificate the information you provide in some of the fields must be different By default a server certificate is valid for 10 years from the current date
20. Ports assigning 112 default for FTP Server 39 forHTTP 55 forHTTPS 55 forSSH 43 for Telnet 43 using a non default port forFTP 39 forHTTP 55 for HTTPS 55 forSSH 43 for Telnet 43 z oP Pa V gt N c oD z oD D Ar G U gt Y aa Preferences 71 Primary NTP Server 68 Protocol Mode selecting for control console access 42 selecting for Web access 54 R RADIUS settings 64 Read access by an NMS 48 Read only user 13 Reboot Management Interface 69 Receiver NMS IP domain name 83 Recipients of traps 83 Resetting lowest discharge voltages 31 only TCP IP to Defaults 69 response benchmark 31 to Defaults 69 to Defaults Except TCP IP 69 Retry Then Fail setting 36 Retry Then Stop setting DHCP 105 Reverse DNS Lookup 38 S SCP enabled and configured with SSH 40 enabled and configured with SSH 116 using to retrieve text version of event or datalog 78 Secondary NTP Server 68 Section headings user configuration file 146 Secure CoPy See SCP Secure Hash Algorithm SHA 56 Secure SHell See SSH 182 Security authentication authentication vs encryption 114 through digital certificates with SSL 117 certificate signing requests 118 digital certificates 119 methods 120 disabling less secure interfaces 114 116 encryption with SSH and SCP 115 features 110 firewalls 126 immediately changing username and password 112 options for each interface 110 planning and imple
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22. client for information on the command line format required to specify a non default port number when starting SSH 43 LO Pa WY gt X n c oD z oD D Ar G U Y aa Option Description SSH Server Configuration SSHv1 Enables or disables DES and displays the status always enabled of Encryption Blowfish two encryption algorithms block ciphers compatible with Algorithms SSH version 1 clients DES The key length is 56 bits e Blowfish The key length is 128 bits You cannot disable this algorithm NOTE Not all SSH clients can use every algorithm If your SSH client cannot use Blowfish you must also enable DES SSHv2 Enables or disables the following encryption algorithms Block Ciphers Encryption that are compatible with SSH version 2 clients Algorithms e 3DES enabled by default The key length is 168 bits e Blowfish enabled by default The key length is 128 bits e AES 128 The key length is 128 bits e AES 256 The key length is 256 bits NOTE Not all SSH clients can use every algorithm Your SSH client selects the algorithm that provides the highest security from among the enabled algorithms that it is able to use If your SSH client cannot use either of the default algorithms you must enable an AES algorithm that it can use 44 E oD Par V gt WY c oD z oD D Ar G U gt Y H aa Option
23. e mail 82 enabling and disabling 81 eventlog 81 severity level 81 SNMP trap 81 configure individual events 88 discharge cycle counter 92 email recipients 84 86 87 email test 85 event generation 92 event list access and format 88 eventlog 76 accessing 77 81 event mask settings 89 management card events 94 recipients 83 trap receivers 83 severity levels 93 oP 7a gt X nN c oD z oD D Ar G U gt X Y aa F Facility Syslog setting 49 File transfers 71 158 firmware files 161 methods 162 using FTP or SCP 163 using XMODEM 166 upgrading firmware 159 obtaining latest firmware 160 verifying upgrades and updates 168 Firewall as essential to security 126 Firmware upgrade utility 160 Flash type 73 Float charge 7 FTP 39 disabling when SCP is used 39 using to retrieve text version of event or data log 78 FTP client 71 G GMT Offset Time Zone 68 H Hardware revision 73 Host key file name 45 file status 45 fingerprints displaying for versions 1 and2 46 generated by the Management Card 41 transferring to the Management Card 41 45 Host Name setting 35 104 HTTP Port 55 HTTP protocol mode 54 HTTPS Port 55 180 HTTPS protocol mode 54 Hyperlinks defining 71 Identification system 67 contact 67 location 67 system name 67 Informational severity level 93 ini files See User configuration files IP addresses to limit access to specified NMSs 47 Jar 7 K Keywor
24. oD z oD D Ar G U 2 Y aa 162 LO Pa WY gt X n c oD z oD D Ar G U Y aa Use FTP or SCP to upgrade one Battery Management System Management Card For you to be able to use FTP to upgrade a single Battery Management System over the network e The Battery Management System must be connected to the network e The FTP server must be enabled at the Battery Management System e The Battery Management System must have its TCP IP settings System IP Subnet Mask and Default Gateway addresses configured To use FTP to upgrade the Management Card 1 Open a command prompt window on a computer that is connected to the network Go to the directory that contains the firmware upgrade files and list the files For the directory C apc the commands would be those shown in bold C gt cd apc c ape gt dir Files listed for a Battery Management System for example might be the following apc_hw02 aos 264 bin apc hw02 app 260 bin AOS firmware already you may upgrade directly to version Q If your APC device is running version 2 0 1 or later of the 2 1 0 or a later version Note 2 Open an FTP client session c apc gt ftp 163 z oP Pa WY gt N c oD z oD D Ar G U Y aa Type open and the Battery Management System s IP address and press ENTER If the Port setting for FTP Server in the Network menu ha
25. oP Pa WY gt N c oD z oD D Ar G U Y aa 107 LO Pa WY gt X n c oD z oD D Ar G U Y aa TCP IP options A Management Card contained in the Battery Management System master controller uses the following options within a valid DHCP response to define its TCP IP settings e IP Address from the yiaddr field of the DHCP response The IP address that the DHCP server is leasing to the Management Card e Subnet Mask option 1 The Subnet Mask value which the Management Card needs to operate on the network e Default Gateway option 3 The default gateway address which the Management Card needs to operate on the network e Address Lease Time option 51 The time duration for the lease associated with the identified IP Address e Renewal Time T1 option 58 The time that the Management Card must wait after an IP address lease is assigned before it can request a renewal of that lease e Rebinding Time T2 option 59 The time that the Management Card must wait after an IP address lease is assigned before it can seek to rebind that lease 108 Other options A Management Card contained in the Battery Management System master controller uses the following options within a valid DHCP response to define NTP DNS hostname and domain name settings e NTP Server Primary and Secondary option 42 Up to two NTP servers that can be used by the Managem
26. or 1000 A full T scale AC Ripple Zero Set to zero with no string current T Ohmic Correction Set to match calibrated instrument 5 Current Sensor Range Set to 100 200 500 or 1000 A full scale based on current sensor AS specifications DC Current Sensor Zero Set to zero with no string current S AC Current Sensor Zero Set to zero with no string current Tier Ohmic Value Enter milliohms of cables and gt connectors within the string to match calibrated instrument U d ead fn 29 Modbus Modbus lets you view the Battery Management System through your building management services interface It is read only The Modbus interface supports 2 wire RS 485 with the following pin out e Pin 2 TX RX e Pin 3 TX RX e Pin 5 GND To configure Modbus using the Web interface do the following e Select Modbus from the Battery System menu e Enter your settings To configure Modbus using the control console do the following e Select Device Manager e Select Modbus e Enter your settings including the baud rate at which your Modbus is operating either 9600 or 19200 To use Modbus do the following e Configure the DIP switches for Modbus operation To configure the DIP switches see the Battery Management eS System Installation and Quick Start Manual doc en insguide pdf provided on the APC Battery Management System Utility CD See also The data that is available through the Modbus interface is defined
27. types and access RADIUS servers use port 1812 by default to authenticate Q users To use a different port add a colon followed by the new port number to the end of the RADIUS server name or Note IP address LO Pa WY gt X V c oD z oD D Ar G U gt X Y aa 64 E oD Par 7a gt WY c oD z oD D Ar G U Y aa RADIUS Setting Definition Access Local Only RADIUS is disabled Access to the Battery Management System is controlled by the local user manager only RADIUS then Local RADIUS is enabled Contact the RADIUS server first If the RADIUS server fails to authenticate the user the local user manager will be used to authenticate access to the Battery Management System RADIUS Only RADIUS is enabled Only the RADIUS server will be contacted If the RADIUS server fails to authenticate the user access will be denied NOTE If RADIUS only is selected the only way to recover if the RADIUS server is unavailable is through the serial console Primary Server The server name or IP address of the main RADIUS server Primary Server Secret The shared secret between the primary RADIUS server and the Battery Management System Secondary Server The server name or IP address of the secondary RADIUS server Secondary Server Secret The shared secret between the secondary RADIUS server and the Battery
28. 6 185 and an AOS module of apc_hw02_aos_264 bin scp apc_hw02_aos_264 bin apc 158 205 6 185 apc_hw02_aos_264 bin Use a similar SCP command line with the name of the application module instead of the AOS module to transfer the application module to the Battery Management System 165 Use FTP or SCP to upgrade multiple Battery Management System Management Cards To upgrade multiple Battery Management System Management Cards using an FTP client or using SCP write a script which automatically performs the procedure For FTP use the steps in Use FTP or SCP to upgrade one Battery Management System Management Card Use XMODEM to upgrade one Battery Management System Management Card To use XMODEM to upgrade the firmware for a single Battery Management System Management Card that is not on the network 1 Select a serial port at the local computer and disable any service which uses that port 2 Connect the serial cable that came with the Battery Management System to the selected port and to the serial port at the Management Card Modbus and the control console share a common serial port You can use either one or the other to access the Battery Management System Note If you are using Modbus to access the Battery Management System you must configure the DIP Switches For DIP switch eS configuration see Configure the DIP Switches in the Installation and Quick Start Manual doc en insguide pdf See also rovided in
29. 7a gt X nN c oD z oD D Ar G U Y aa Option Description HTTP HTTPS Port Configuration HTTP Port Identifies the TCP IP port used for communications by HTTP with the Battery Management System The default is 80 You can change the Port setting to the number of any unused port between 5000 and 32768 to enhance the protection provided by User Name and Password settings You must then use a colon in the command line to specify the non default port number For example for a port number of 5000 and a Battery Management System IP address of 171 215 12 114 you would use this command http 171 215 12 114 5000 HTTPS Port Identifies the TCP IP port used for communications by HTTPS with the Battery Management System The default is 443 You can change the Port setting to the number of any unused port between 5000 and 32768 to enhance the protection provided by User Name and Password settings You must then use a colon in the command line to specify the non default port number For example for a port number of 6502 and a Battery Management System IP address of 171 215 12 114 you would use this command https 171 215 12 114 6502 55 oP 7a gt X N c oD z oD D Ar G U gt X Y aa Option Description SSL Server Configuration CipherSuite Enables or disables the following SSL encryption ciphers an
30. Battery High ohmic value is now normal Ox081E Severe Battery Thermal runaway in progress 0x081F Informational Battery Thermal runaway no longer in progress 0x0820 Warning Battery Dryout sulfation present 97 T eed WY gt WY head C U U C gt ben T d teed mo Code Severity Description 0x0821 Informational Battery Dryout sulfation no longer present 0x0822 Severe Battery Pilot temperature high 0x0823 Informational Battery High pilot temperature returned to normal 0x0824 Severe Environment Ambient temperature high 0x0825 Informational Environment High ambient temperature returned to normal 0x0826 Warning Environment Ambient temperature low 0x0827 Informational Environment Low ambient temperature returned to normal 0x0828 Severe Management Controller System is not configured correctly 0x0829 Informational Management Controller System is configured correctly 0x082A Warning Management Controller Ripple current sensor is disconnected 0x082B Informational Management Controller Ripple current sensor is present 0x082C Severe Management Controller Current sensor is disconnected 0x082D Informational Management Controller Current sensor is present 0x082E Severe Management Controller Pilot temperature sensor is disconnected Ox082F Informational Manage
31. Layer SSL protocol Digital certificates can authenticate the Battery Management System the server to the Web browser the SSL client The sections that follow summarize the three methods of creating implementing and using digital certificates Read these sections to determine the most appropriate method for your system e Method 1 Use the Battery Management System s auto generated default certificate e Method 2 Use the APC Security Wizard to create a CA certificate and a server certificate e Method 3 Use the APC Security Wizard to create a certificate signing request to be signed by the root certificate of an external Certificate Authority and to create a server certificate You can also use Method 3 if your company or agency operates its own Certificate Authority Use the APC Security Wizard in the same way but use your own Certificate Note Authority in place of a commercial Certificate Authority 119 z oP Pa V gt N c D z oD a U G U gt bes Y aa Choosing a method for your system Using the Secure Sockets Layer SSL protocol you can choose any of the following methods for using digital certificates Method 1 Use the Battery Management System auto generated default certificate When you enable SSL you must reboot the Management Card in the Battery Management System master controller During rebooting if no server certificate exists on the Management Card the Managemen
32. Management System events and some Management Card events have a severity level For information about how severity levels define the actions associated with events see Actions Option Web interface only LO Pa WY gt X V c oD z oD D Ar G U gt X Y aa 93 z oP Pa V gt N c oD z oD D Ar G U gt Y aa Management Card events Code Severity Description 0x0001 Severe System Coldstart The Management Card was turned on 0x0002 Severe System Warmstart The Management Card was reset after it was already turned on 0x0003 Warning System SNMP configuration change 0x0004 Informational System Detected an unauthorized user attempting to access the SNMP interface 0x0005 Warning System Detected an unauthorized user attempting to access the control console interface 0x0006 Warning System Detected an unauthorized user attempting to access the Web interface 0x0007 None System Network service started 0x0008 Warning System Password changed 0x0009 None System Restarting 0x000C None System File transfer started FTP 0x000D None System File transfer started TFTP O0x000F None System File transfer failed 0x0014 None System control console user logged on 0x0015 None System Web user logged on 0x0016 None System FTP user logged on 0x0018 None System Rese
33. Notes ini File Utility version 1 0 doc en ininotes pdf on See also the APC Battery Management System Utility CD 149 The event and its error messages The following system event occurs when the receiving Battery Management System completes using the ini file to update its settings Configuration file upload complete with number valid values This event has no default severity level If a keyword section name or value is invalid the event text is extended to include notification of the following errors Q The export to and the subsequent upload by the receiving Management Card succeeds even if there are errors Note Event text Description Configuration file warning Invalid A line with an invalid keyword or value is ignored keyword on line number Configuration file warning Invalid value on line number Configuration file warning Invalid If a section name is invalid all kKeyword value pairs section on line number in that section are ignored Configuration file warning A keyword entered at the beginning of the file i e Keyword found outside of a before any section headings is ignored section on line number Configuration file warning If the file is too large the Management Card stores Configuration file exceeds and processes what it can but ignores what it maximum size cannot Reduce the size of the file or divide it into two files and try uploading again z oP
34. Pa WY gt N c oD z oD D Ar G U gt Y aa 150 Messages in config ini A device associated with the Battery Management System from which you download the config ini file must be discovered successfully in order for its configuration to be included If the device is not present or for some other reason is not discovered the config ini file contains a message under the appropriate section name instead of keywords and values If you did not intend to export the configuration of the device as part of the ini file import ignore these messages Errors generated by overridden values The Override keyword and its value will generate error messages in the event log when it blocks the exporting of values See Contents of the ini file for information about which values are overridden The overridden values are device specific and not appropriate to export to other Battery Management System Management Cards Therefore you can ignore these error messages To prevent these error messages from occurring you can delete the lines that contain the Override keyword and the lines that contain the values that they override Do not delete or change the line containing the section heading z oP Pa WY gt N c oD z oD D Ar G U Y aa 151 Using the Device IP Configuration Wizard On Windows operating systems you can choose to update the basic TCP IP setting
35. SSH disables Telnet and provides encrypted access to the control console interface to provide additional protection from attempts to intercept forge or alter data during data transmission z oP Pa WY gt N c oD z oD D Ar G U Y aa SNMP Security Access Description Available methods e Community Name Domain Name e NMS IP filters e Agent Enable Disable e 4 access communities with read write disable capability The domain name restricts access only to the NMS as that location and the NMS IP filters allow access only from designated IP addresses e 162 245 12 1 allows only the NMS with that IP address to have access e 162 245 12 255 allows access for any NMS on the 162 245 12 segment 162 245 255 255 allows access for any NMS on the 162 245 segment e 162 255 255 255 allows access for any NMS on the 162 segment e 0 0 0 0 or 255 255 255 255 allows access for any NMS File transfer protocols Security Access Description Available methods e User name and password e Selectable server port e Server Enable Disable e Secure CoPy SCP With FTP the user name and password are transmitted as plain text and files are transferred without the protection of encryption Using SCP instead of FTP encrypts the user name and password and the files being transferred such as firmware updates configuration files log files Secure
36. Sockets Layer SSL certificates and Secure SHell SSH host keys If you choose SCP as your file transfer protocol enable SSH and disable FTP Web Server Security Access Description Available methods In basic HTTP authentication mode the user name and User name and password password are transmitted base 64 encoded with no e Selectable server port encryption e Server Enable Disable SSL are available on Web browsers supported for the e Secure Sockets Layer SSL Battery Management System and on most Web servers The Web protocol Hypertext Transfer Protocol over Secure Sockets Layer HTTPS encrypts and decrypts page requests to the Web server and pages returned by the Web server to the user Changing default user names and passwords immediately As soon as you complete the installation and initial configuration of the Battery Management System immediately change the default user names and passwords Configuring unique user names and passwords is essential to establish basic security for your system Port assignments If a Telnet FTP SSH SCP or Web SSL server uses a non standard port a user must specify the port when using the client interface such as a Web browser The non standard port address becomes an extra password hiding the server to provide an additional level of security The TCP ports for which these servers listen are initially set at the standard well known ports for
37. System Management Card s Retrieving To set up and retrieve an ini file to export 1 Configure a Management Card with the settings you want to export Battery Management System Web interface or control console whenever possible Directly editing the ini file risks introducing errors To avoid errors configure the Management Card by using its Note 2 Use FTP to retrieve the file config ini from the Management Card you configured a Open a connection to the Battery Management System s Management Card using its IP Address For example ftp gt open 158 165 2 132 b Log on using the Administrator user name and password configured for the Battery Management System c Retrieve the config ini file containing the Management Card s current settings ftp gt get config ini The file is written to the folder from which you launched FTP To create batch files and use an APC utility to retrieve configuration settings from multiple Battery Management System eS Management Cards and export them to other Battery Management System Management Cards see Release Notes ini File Utility version 1 0 doc en ininotes pdf on the APC Battery Management System Utility CD See also z oP Pa V gt N c oD z oD D Ar G U gt Y H aa 147 LO Pa V gt WY oD z oD D Ar G U gt Y aa Customizing You must customize the file to change at least the TCP IP
38. Web browser when finished in step 6 you can now configure other parameters through the Web interface of the card or device File Transfers Introduction Overview The Battery Management System Management Card automatically recognizes binary firmware files Each of these files contains a header and one or more Cyclical Redundancy Checks CRCs to ensure that the data contained in the file is not corrupted before or during the transfer operation When new firmware is transmitted to the Management Card the program code is updated and new features become available This chapter describes how to transfer firmware files to Battery Management System Management Cards Q To transfer a firmware file to a Management Card see Upgrading Firmware To verify a file transfer see Verifying Upgrades and Updates T eed WY gt WY head C U U S C gt T d teed mo 158 LO Pa WY gt X V c oD z oD D Ar G U gt X Y aa Upgrading Firmware Firmware defined Broadly defined firmware is highly specialized reliable software that resides on a memory chip within a computer or computer related device Benefits of upgrading firmware Upgrading the firmware on the Battery Management System has the following benefits e New firmware has the latest bug fixes and performance improvements e New features become available for immediate use e Keeping the f
39. Wizard 155 Configure the basic TCP IP settings remotely 155 Configure or reconfigure the TCP IP settings locally 157 File Transfers 158 Introductio 22 20 8H edo SS dE RES REDD HESTE DOG aEd ae o 158 Overview 158 Upgrading Firmware 24646 ss eh kd aaan ed eee en ee we eee 159 Firmware defined 159 Benefits of upgrading firmware 159 Obtain the latest firmware version 160 Firmware files Battery Management System 161 Firmware file transfer methods 162 Use FTP or SCP to upgrade one Battery Management System Management Card 163 Use FTP or SCP to upgrade multiple Battery Management System Management Cards 166 Use XMODEM to upgrade one Battery Management System Management Card 166 Verifying Upgrades and Updates 0 000 eee eee ee 168 Overview 168 Last Transfer Result codes 168 Alarms 169 Fault Alarm Criteria 2 22 cc bese e ected eee ce anne ecaca es 169 Alarm Relay and LED Operation 000s e neues 170 Vi oD V gt WY C oD z oD D A G A 2 gt Y aa Troubleshooting 171 Management Card oi ccc eee eee ee eee ees 171 Access problems Battery Management System Management Card 171 SNMP issues Battery Management System Management Card 173 Product Information 174 Limited warranty 174 Warranty limitations 174 Obtaining service service contracts 2 60000 e ee eee 175 Life Support PONCY soins cee cc sma Sisa e Oe eee ae ees 176 General policy 176 Examples
40. and Menu Options 00000000s 32 Access 32 Menu options 32 Option Settings cncctan sce te ee een ek boee Rhee eee a 33 TCP IP 33 DNS 37 Ping utility control console 38 FTP Server 39 Telnet SSH 40 SNMP 47 Email 48 Syslog 49 Web SSL 52 oP V a WY C oD z oD D A G U 2 Y aa System Menu 61 Access Restrictions and Menu Options 00000000 61 Purpose and access 61 Menu options 62 Option Settings 4 4c2 c026 te deen dee eee eee ROD OES ES 63 User Manager 63 RADIUS 64 Identification 67 Date amp Time 67 Tools 69 Preferences Web interface 71 Links Web interface 72 About System control console 73 Event related Menus 74 MFAEFOGUICLION sii eede ea te are ee Ge ea Dd OS Se ee dee ah eee Ses 74 Overview 74 Menu options 75 Event L g s 62 0 o g 6ne oo Coe ae Ow MSS ee er eR Ree a 76 Overview 76 Logged events 76 Accessing the log 77 How to use FTP or SCP to retrieve log files 78 Actions Option Web interface only 0000 eee eens 81 Enabling and disabling event actions 81 Severity levels of events 81 Event Log action 81 SNMP Traps action 81 Email action 82 Related topics 82 Recipients Option sccastes cece kde ere eae See eee a eas 83 Trap Receivers 83 Email Recipients 84 Email Test 85 oP V a WY C oD z oD D A G U 2 Y aa Email Option scien a a ata Ze ee ee eee ee Requirements for using SMTP 86 DN
41. and access parameters for the Administrator Device Manager and Read Only User accounts e Synchronize the Battery Management System s real time clock with a Network Time Protocol NTP server e Reset or restart the Battery Management System interface e Define the URL links available in the Web interface e Set the units Fahrenheit or Celsius used for temperature displays e Access hardware and firmware information about the Battery Management System e Download firmware files control console only e Upload user configuration files to the Battery Management System control console only Q Only an Administrator has access to the System menu Note E U Pa WY gt WY D D D U U gt U aa Lu m v ws aa LL V a APC Menu options See the following descriptions of the settings available from the System menu options e User Manager e RADIUS e Identification e Date amp Time e Tools e Preferences Web interface e Links Web interface e About System control console z T B N gt A WY thes C U U S C gt tess T ded p m 62 LO Pa WY gt X n c oD z oD D Ar G U Y aa Option Settings User Manager Use this option to define the access values shared by the control console and Web interface Setting Definition Auto Logout Defines in minutes how long
42. and time but you can edit the Validity Period Note Start and Validity Period End fields z oP Pa V gt N c oD z oD D Ar G U gt Y H aa 134 6 On the next screen review the summary of the certificate Scroll downward to view the certificate s unique serial number and fingerprints To make any changes to the information you provided click Back and revise the information The information for every certificate must be unique The configuration of a server certificate cannot be the same as Q the configuration of the CA root certificate The expiration Note date is not considered part of the unique configuration some other configuration information must also differ 7 The last screen verifies that the certificate has been created and instructs you on the next task to load the server certificate to the Battery Management System It displays the location and name of the Server Certificate which has a p15 file extension and contains the Management Card private key and public root certificate Load the server certificate to the Management Card on the Battery Management System master controller Perform these steps 1 On the Network menu of the Web interface of the Battery Management System select the Web SSL option 2 In the SSL TLS Server Certificate section of the page browse to the server certificate the p15 file you created in the procedure Create a Root Certificate amp Server C
43. cable you disconnected and restart any service you disabled Reset the DIP switches to the configuration you had prior to step 2 You must restart the Battery Management System if any changes are made to the DIP switches Watchdog Features Network interface watchdog mechanism The master unit s built in Management Card implements internal watchdog mechanisms to protect itself from becoming inaccessible over the network For example if the management card does not receive any network traffic for 9 5 minutes either direct traffic such as SNMP or broadcast traffic such as an Address Resolution Protocol ARP request it assumes that there is a problem with its network interface and reboots itself Resetting the network timer To ensure that the Management Card does not reboot if the network is quiet for 9 5 minutes the Management Card attempts to contact the default gateway every 4 5 minutes If the gateway is present it responds to the Management Card and that response restarts the 9 5 minute timer If your application does not require or have a gateway specify the IP address of a computer that is running on the network most of the time and is on the same subnet The network traffic of that computer will restart the seven minute timer frequently enough to prevent the Management Card from rebooting z oP Pa WY gt N c oD z oD D Ar G U Y aa Battery Management Main Screen Ge
44. defined by a DHCP or BOOTP server See TCP IP Delete SSH Host Keys and SSL Certificates Removes any SSH host key and server certificate on the Battery Management System so that you can reconfigure these components of your security system 69 LO Pa WY gt X V c oD z oD D Ar G U gt X Y aa Uploading an initialization file Web interface only To transfer configuration settings from a configured Battery Management System master controller to the current Battery Management System master controller export the ini file from the configured Battery Management System select the Tools menu on the current Battery Management System browse to the file and click Upload The current Battery Management System imports the file and uses it to set its own configuration The Status field reports the progress of the upload See How to Export Configuration Settings for information on the content of the ini file how to preserve comments you add to the file and how to export settings to multiple Battery Management System master controllers 70 z oP Pa V gt N c oD z oD D Ar G U gt Y H aa File Transfer control console only The File Transfer option of the Tools menu provides two methods for file transfer over the network and one for file transfer through a serial connection to the Battery Management System Option Description
45. e Debug Debug level messages Following are the default settings for the four Local Priority settings e Severe is mapped to Critical e Warning is mapped to Warning e Informational is mapped to Info e None for events that have no severity level assigned is mapped to Info NOTE To disable sending Syslog messages for Severe Warning or Informational events see Actions Option Web interface only 50 LO Pa WY gt X n c oD z oD D Ar G U Y aa Syslog test Web interface This option allows you to send a test message to the Syslog servers configured in the Syslog Server section 1 Select the priority you want to assign to the test message 2 Define the test message using any text that is formatted as described in Syslog message format below For example APC Test message meets the required message format 3 Click Apply to have the Battery Management System send a Syslog message that uses the defined Priority and Test Message settings Syslog message format A Syslog message has three parts e The priority PRI part identifies the Syslog priority assigned to the message s event and the facility code assigned to messages sent by the Battery Management System e The Header includes a time stamp and the IP address of the Battery Management System e The message MSG part has two fields A TAG field which is followed by a colon and a space identifies the event type
46. in a spreadsheet doc en AP9920_MBRegMap_xx xls See also Provided on the APC Battery Management System Utility CD z oP Pa WY gt N c oD z oD D Ar G U Y H aa 30 Reset Discharge Voltages Reset Lowest Discharge Voltages control console The lowest discharge voltage is the lowest voltage measured for each battery ina string during discharge To clear the stored lowest discharge voltage 1 Select Device Manager 2 Select Reset Discharge Voltages 3 Select Reset Lowest Discharge Voltages Reset Lowest Discharge Voltages Web interface Select this option from the Detailed Status menu of the Battery Management System menu Reset Charge Current Deviation Benchmark Reset Charge Current Deviation Benchmark control console The response benchmark indicates the condition of the battery and the connections to it It is established when the system is commissioned when the batteries are replaced or after a discharge 1 The response benchmark is automatically cleared during a discharge To clear the stored response benchmark value and force it to be reset select Device Manager 2 Select Reset Response Benchmark 3 Select Reset Lowest Response Benchmark Reset Charge Current Deviation Benchmark Web interface Select this option from the Detailed Status menu of the Battery Management System menu LO Pa WY gt X n c oD z oD D Ar G U Y aa 3
47. its products for use in such applications unless it receives in writing assurances satisfactory to APC that a the risks of injury or damage have been minimized b the customer assumes all such risks and c the liability of American Power Conversion is adequately protected under the circumstances Examples of life support devices The term life support device includes but is not limited to neonatal oxygen analyzers nerve stimulators whether used for anesthesia pain relief or other purposes autotransfusion devices blood pumps defibrillators arrhythmia detectors and alarms pacemakers hemodialysis systems peritoneal dialysis systems neonatal ventilator incubators ventilators for adults and infants anesthesia ventilators infusion pumps and any other devices designated as critical by the U S FDA Hospital grade wiring devices and leakage current protection may be ordered as options on many APC UPS systems APC does not claim that units with these modifications are certified or listed as hospital grade by APC or any other organization Therefore these units do not meet the requirements for use in direct patient care LO Pa V gt WY oD z oD D Ar G U gt Y aa 176 Lu D I ws aa LL V 5 E U Pa WY gt WY D oD D U U gt U aa A About menu option 73 Access Access Type setting for SNMP 48 FTP Server 39 limitin
48. of life support devices 176 Index 177 APC Worldwide Customer Support 1 2 00002 eee eee 186 Vil Features of the System Introduction The APC Battery Management System provides automated monitoring of large battery systems that supply backup for 120 240 and 480 volt power systems The Battery Management System provides battery management for nominal 2 V 4 V 8 V or 12 V lead acid batteries or 1 2 V or 2 4 V nickel cadmium batteries The Battery Management System is controlled through a network interface provided by a Network Management Card built into the master controller the first unit in a group of up to 6 total units This card uses the open standards Telnet SSH HTTP SSL RS 485 Modbus RS 232 serial connection e mail and SNMP to manage the Battery Management System For more information see Network Management Features and Network Menu T eed WY gt WY head C U U S C gt T d teed mo Battery Management Capabilities System capacity Using the APC Battery Management System you can monitor and maintain the batteries of one master unit and up to five expansion units each unit handling up to 64 individual batteries Five battery management expansion units can be connected in a group to one master unit The master unit provides the network connection through its built in management card so that the entire group can be managed remotely through either one I
49. option or go directly to the Recipients option of the Events menu In the Web Interface you can click the link Configure the Note oP 7a gt X N c oD z oD D Ar G U gt X Y aa 48 Syslog By default the Battery Management System can send messages to up to four Syslog servers whenever Battery Management System or the embedded management card events occur The Syslog servers which must be specifically identified by their IP addresses or domain names record the events in a log that provides a centralized record of events that occur at network devices Syslog and the event log will also record discharge events including e Discharge time and date e Discharge ambient and pilot battery temperature e Discharge measured current e Amp hours removed from battery during discharge This user s guide does not describe Syslog or its configuration values in detail For more information about Syslog see RFC3164 at www ietf org rfc rfc3164 Syslog settings Leave the Syslog settings except the Server IP settings set to their defaults unless otherwise specified by the Syslog network or system administrator Setting Definition General Settings Syslog Enables by default or disables the Syslog feature Facility Selects the facility code assigned to the Battery Management System s Syslog messages User by default NOTE Although several daemon specific and proc
50. requests www apc com Corporate Headquarters Connect to localized APC Web sites for specific countries each of which provides customer support information www apc com support Global support searching APC Knowledge Base and using e support e Contact an APC Customer Support center by telephone or e mail Regional centers Direct InfraStruXure Customer Support Line 1 877 537 0607 toll free APC headquarters U S Canada 1 800 800 4272 toll free Latin America 1 401 789 5735 USA Europe Middle East Africa 353 91 702000 Ireland Japan 0 35434 2021 Australia New Zealand South 61 2 9955 9366 Pacific area Australia Local country specific centers go to www apc com support contact for contact information Contact the APC representative or other distributor from whom you purchased your APC product for information on how to obtain local customer support 186 Copyright Entire contents 2005 American Power Conversion All rights reserved Reproduction in whole or in part without permission is prohibited APC and the APC logo are trademarks of American Power Conversion Corporation and may be registered in some jurisdictions All other trademarks product names and corporate names are the property of their respective owners and are used for informational purposes only 990 1824A 02 2005 LO Pa WY gt X V c D z oD a U G U bes
51. signature on the CA root certificate that is already in the browser s certificate cache to provide additional protection from unauthorized access e Disadvantages Setup requires the extra step of requesting a signed root certificate from a Certificate Authority An external Certificate Authority may charge a fee for providing signed certificates LO Pa WY gt X V c oD z oD D Ar G U gt X Y aa 125 Firewalls Although some methods of authentication provide a higher level of security than others complete protection from security breaches is almost impossible to achieve Well configured firewalls are an essential element in an overall security scheme LO V gt X WY C oD z oD D A G A 2 gt Y aa 126 Using the APC Security Wizard Overview Authentication Authentication verifies the identity of a user or a network device such as an APC Network Management Card in the Battery Management System master controller Passwords typically identify computer users However for transactions or communications requiring more stringent security methods on the Internet the Battery Management System supports more secure methods of authentication e Secure Sockets Layer SSL used for secure Web access uses digital certificates for authentication A digital CA root certificate is issued by a Certificate Authority CA as part of a publi
52. the Web interface to define which events will use which actions Event logging Syslog messages SNMP trap notification E mail notification To define which events will use which actions see Event Log and Options to configure individual events e Define up to four SNMP trap receivers by NMS specific IP address or domain name for event notifications by SNMP traps e Define up to four recipients for event notifications by e mail T eed WY gt WY head C U U C gt ben T d teed mo 74 Menu options To access the event related options e In the Web interface use the Events menu e In the control console Use the Email option in the Network menu to define the SMTP server and e mail recipients Use the SNMP option in the Network menu to define the SNMP trap receivers Use CTRL L to access the event log from any menu For information about event related settings and about the email feature see the following descriptions e Event Log e Actions Option Web interface only e Email Recipients e Email Option e How to Configure Individual Events LO V gt X WY c oD z oD D Ar G U 2 Y aa 75 Event Log Overview The Battery Management System supports event logging Use any of the following to view the Event Log e Web interface e Control console e FTP e SCP e Display interface Logged events
53. the application APP Network Management Card AOS The version of the APC operating system AOS of the master unit s built in management card e Status The status of the master unit s built in Management Card The status codes are displayed in the control console only Note P The APC operating system AOS is functioning properly N The network is functioning properly A The application firmware is functioning properly A The application firmware has a bad checksum A The application firmware is initializing A The application firmware is not compatible with the AOS Q If you can access the control console through Telnet the AOS reports P and the network reports N Note Battery System and Device Manager Menus Displaying data and alarms You can display battery information and view alarms and their causes in the Web interface control console or display interface To configure values related to the batteries such as changing the threshold values that define whether data are in range OK or out of range Alarm you can use either the Web interface or the control console See Configuration menu LO V gt X WY c oD z oD D Ar G U 2 Y aa Web interface Battery Manager 1P 159 215 87 51 Battery System Events Date Network System Logout Help Links Battery Management System Environment
54. the host key has been created and instructs you on the next task to load the host key to the Battery Management System It displays the location and name of the host key which has a p15 file extension oP 7a gt X N c oD z oD D Ar G U gt X Y aa 143 z oP Pa WY gt N c oD z oD D Ar G U Y aa Load the host key to the Management Card on the Battery Management System master controller Perform these steps 1 2 On the Network menu of the Web interface of the Battery Management System select the Telnet SSH option In the SSH User Host Key File section of the page browse to the host key the p15 file you created in the procedure Create the host key The default location is C Program Files American Power Conversion APC Security Wizard On the SSH Host Key Fingerprint section of the page note the fingerprint for the version or versions of SSH you are using Log on to the Battery Management System through your SSH client program and verify that the correct host key was uploaded by verifying that these fingerprints match the fingerprints that the client program displays Q Alternatively you can use FTP or Secure CoPy SCP to transfer Note the host key file to the Management Card You must specify the correct location sec on the Management Card For SCP the command to transfer a host key named hostkey p15 to a Manageme
55. to use SCP for file transfer be sure to disable the FTP server To configure SSH see Telnet SSH If you decide to use SCP for file transfer be sure to disable the FTP server Use the Port setting to identify the TCP IP port that the FTP server uses for communications with the Battery Management System The default Port setting is 21 You can change the Port setting to any unused port from 5000 to 32768 to enhance the protection provided by User Name and Password settings You must then use a colon in the command line to specify the non default port For example for a port number of 5000 and a Battery Management System IP address of 159 215 12 114 you would use this command ftp 159 215 12 114 5000 To access a text version of the Battery Management System s event or data log see How to use FTP or SCP to retrieve log files z oP Pa WY gt N c oD z oD D Ar G U Y H aa 39 z oP Pa WY gt N c oD z oD D Ar G U gt Y aa Telnet SSH Use the Telnet SSH option to perform the following tasks e Enable or disable Telnet or the Secure SHell SSH protocol for remote control console access While SSH is enabled you cannot use Telnet to access the control console Enabling SSH enables SCP automatically When SSH is enabled and its port and encryption ciphers configured no further configuration is required to use Note SCP SCP
56. user Charger Voltage High Charger Greater than 2 4 volts per cell for lead acid batteries or as set by user Shorted Cell Batteries Less than Cells Batt 1 x Vstring Cells Batt x Batt String Blown Fuse Open Management Less than volt on first or last battery in a Connections or Wiring Controller string or two consecutive batteries within a string Low Capacity Batteries Any individual battery with more than 20 lower voltage than the highest battery in the same string during a discharge Thermal Runaway Batteries Greater than 20 more response current than the benchmark or greater than 95 F battery temperature or as set by the user Dryout Sulfation Opens Batteries Greater than 20 less response current than benchmark or as set by user High or Low Operating Temperature Environment Less than 50 F or greater than 95 F or as set by the user High Ripple Current Charger Greater than 5 amps RMS per ampere hour or as set by the user LO Pa WY gt X n c oD z oD D Ar G U Y aa Alarm Relay and LED Operation Situation Condition Alarm Relay Status LEDs input power NOTE Alarm Relay Normally Open Management Batteries Charger Environment operates as a Fail Contacts de Controller Safe device that is energized energized during non alarmed periods Normal O
57. when you are logging on to the Battery Management System e Secure SHell SSH versions 1 and 2 Do not enable both versions of SSH unless you require that both be activated at the same time Security protocols use extensive processing power 42 oD Par 7a gt n c oD z oD D Ar G U Y aa Option Description Telnet SSH Port Configuration Telnet Port Identifies the TCP IP port used for communications by Telnet with the Battery Management System The default is 23 You can change the Port setting to the number of any unused port between 5000 and 32768 to enhance the protection provided by User Name and Password settings Then according to the requirements of your Telnet client program you must use either a colon or a space in the command line to specify the non default port number For example for a port number of 5000 and a Battery Management System IP address of 159 215 12 114 your Telnet client would require one or the other of the following commands telnet 159 215 12 114 5000 telnet 159 215 112 114 5000 SSH Port Identifies the TCP IP port used for communications by the Secure SHell SSH protocol with the Battery Management System The default is 22 You can change the Port setting to the number of any unused port between 5000 and 32768 to enhance the protection provided by User Name and Password settings See the documentation for your SSH
58. when you enable SSH the Battery Management System creates one when it reboots The Battery Management System takes up to 5 minutes to create this key and the SSH server is not accessible during that time 45 Option Description SSH Host Key Fingerprint SSH v1 Displays the SSH version 1 fingerprint for the host key The fingerprint is a unique identifier to further authenticate the host key In the control console choose Advanced SSH Configuration and then Host Key Information to display the fingerprint SSH v2 Displays the SSH version 2 fingerprint for the host key The fingerprint is a unique identifier to further authenticate the host key In the control console choose Advanced SSH Configuration and then Host Key Information to display the fingerprint LO V gt X WY c oD z oD D Ar G U 2 Y aa 46 SNMP An Access option Settings in the control console enables by default or disables SNMP When SNMP is enabled the Access Control settings allow you to control how each of the four available SNMP channels is used To define up to four NMSs as trap receivers see Trap Receivers to use SNMP to manage a UPS or an environmental monitor see the PowerNet SNMP Management Information Base MIB Reference Guide doc en mibguide pdf on the APC Battery Management System Utility CD Setting Definition Community This setting defines the pass
59. you can be inactive while logged on to the control console or Web interface before you are logged off automatically 3 minutes by default NOTE You can bypass the auto logout feature of the Battery Management System by configuring the auto refresh feature to keep the screen active Separate values for Administrator Device Manager and Read Only User User Name The case sensitive name maximum of 10 characters used by Administrator and Device Manager users to log on at the control console or Web interface and by the Read Only User to log on at the Web interface Default values are apc for Administrator users device for Device Manager users and readonly for the Read Only User Password The case sensitive password 10 characters or less always used to log on to the control console apc is the default for the Password settings for the three account types NOTE A Read Only User cannot log on through the control console 63 RADIUS RADIUS Remote Authentication Dial In User Service is an authentication authorization and accounting service Use this option to centrally administer remote access for each Battery Management System When a user accesses the Battery Management System an authentication request is sent to the RADIUS server to determine the user s permission level Q RADIUS user names are limited to 32 characters Note For more information on user permission levels see Account
60. 1 Network Menu Access Restrictions and Menu Options Access Only an Administrator has access to the Network menu Menu options To use the Network menu options to configure the network settings of the Battery Management System see the following descriptions e TCP IP e DNS e Ping utility control console e FTP Server e Telnet SSH e SNMP e Email e Syslog e Web SSL LO Pa V gt WY c oD z oD D Ar G U gt Y aa 32 Option Settings TCP IP This option accesses the following settings e Boot mode setting Selects the method used to define the TCP IP values that a Battery Management System needs to operate on the network System IP The IP address of the Battery Management System Subnet Mask The subnet mask value Default Gateway The IP address of the default gateway For information about the watchdog role of the default gateway see Resetting the network timer To configure the initial TCP IP settings when you install the Battery Management System see the Battery Management System Installation and Quick Start Manual See also doc en insguide pdf provided on the APC Battery Management System Utility CD and in printed form e Advanced settings Defines the Battery Management System s host and domain names as well as Ethernet port speed BOOTP and DHCP settings used by the Battery Management System Current TCP IP settings fields The curren
61. Cherger Batteries Management Controller KANS Auto Hefresh requency for the Hage This feature will reset any nr ator device nected to the Bea arty tact port 10 100 Mar Name Contact Location UpTime nagement Card Status MSHVA III Dote 1 14 5 Time 1 4 User Status Alarm Alarms reported Data causing the alarm category Environment Ambient The air temperature in the battery environment Temperature Charger String Voltage The voltage VDC of an entire battery string discharge and high pilot temperature Batteries Discharge Test The lowest voltage VDC of individual batteries recorded during the last discharge Charge Test The response of individual batteries to a boost charge Pilot Temperature The surface temperature of the battery to which the pilot temperature sensor is attached Management Blown Fuse No voltage is sensed from one or more Controller Connections batteries LO V gt X WY c oD z oD D Ar G U 2 Y aa Control console You can use the control console to display battery information and alarms See Web interface To display battery data and active alarms 1 On the main screen of the control console identify the battery string about which you want to display information For each battery string a hyphen indicates no alarms W indicates a warning condition and S indicates a severe condition 2 Sel
62. DHCP see Advanced settings for more information on how to use DHCP see Boot Mode 34 Advanced settings The Boot mode affects which settings are available e Two settings are available for all Boot mode selections to define the Battery Management System s Host Name and Domain Name values Host Name When an Administrator configures a host name here and a domain name in the Domain Name field users can then enter a host name in any field in the Battery Management System interface except e mail addresses that accepts a domain name as input Domain Name An Administrator needs to configure the domain name here only In all other fields in the Battery Management System interface except e mail addresses that accept domain names the Battery Management System will add this domain name when only a host name is entered To override the expansion of a specified host name by the addition of the domain name do one of the following Note e To override the behavior in all instances set the domain name field in Configure General Settings to its default somedomain comorto0 0 0 0 e To override the behavior for a particular host name entry for example when defining a trap receiver include a trailing period The Battery Management System recognizes a host name with a trailing period such as mySnmpServer as if it were a fully qualified domain name and therefore does not append the domain name e A Port Speed setting is
63. Description SSH User Host Key File Status The Status field indicates the status of the host key private key In the control console you display host key status by selecting Advanced SSH Configuration SSH Disabled No host key in use No host key has been transferred to the Battery Management System or a host key has been transferred improperly NOTE A host key must be installed to the sec directory of the Battery Management System e Generating The Battery Management System is generating a host key because no valid host key was installed in its sec directory e Loading A host key is being loaded i e being activated on the Battery Management System e Valid The host key is valid If you install an invalid host key the Battery Management System discards it and generates a valid one However a host key that the Battery Management System generates is only 768 bits in length A valid host key created by the APC Security Wizard is 1024 bits Filename You can create a host key file with the APC Security Wizard and then upload it to the Battery Management System by using the Web interface Use the Browse button for the Filename field to locate the file then click Apply Alternatively you can use FTP or Secure CoPy SCP to transfer the host key file to the Battery Management System NOTE Creating and uploading a host key in advance reduces the time required to enable SSH If no host key is loaded
64. Management System Timeout The time in seconds that the Battery Management System waits for a response from the RADIUS server 65 LO Pa WY gt X V c oD z oD D Ar G U gt X Y aa Configuring the RADIUS server You must configure your RADIUS server to work with the Battery Management System The following example is specific to APC s RADIUS server 1 Define an APC vendor in your RADIUS server 318 is APC s Private Enterprise Number assigned by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority IANA 2 Define a RADIUS vendor specific attribute called APC Service Type This is an integer with an attribute identifier of 1 3 Configure RADIUS users The APC Service Type attribute must be configured for each RADIUS user accessing the card This attribute is set to one of the following values which correspond to an access level on the Battery Management System 1 Administrator 2 Device Manager 3 Read Only User 66 Identification Use this option to define the System Name Location and Contact values used by the SNMP agent for the management card that is built into the master controller of the Battery Management System The values defined here are used for the MIB II sysName sysContact and sysLocation Object Identifications OIDs For more information about the MIB II OIDs see the PowerNet SNMP Management Information Base MIB Reference Guide doc en mibguide
65. Management System over the network To use an option type its number and press ENTER On menus that allow you to change a setting you must use the Accept Changes option to save changes While using a menu you can also use the following keystrokes Keystrokes Actions Press and then ENTER Provides brief menu option descriptions if the menu has help available Press ENTER Refreshes the menu Press ESC Returns to the previous menu Press CTRL C Returns to the first menu Press CTRL L Accesses the Battery Management System event log Local access to the control console You can use a local computer a computer that connects to the Battery Management System through the serial port to access the control console 1 Select a serial port at the local computer and disable any service which uses that port 2 Connect the serial cable 940 0103 that came with the Battery Management System to the RS 232 485 port on the Battery Management Unit and a serial port on your local computer Modbus and the control console share a common serial port You can use either one or the other to access the Battery Management System If you reconfigure the DIP switches to Note switch from Modbus to the control console you must restart the computer for the changed to take effect If you are using Modbus to access the Battery Management System you must configure the DIP switches For DIP switch eS con
66. P IP settings locally To configure a single Network Management Card through a serial connection 1 Contact your network administrator to obtain valid TCP IP settings 2 Connect the serial configuration cable that came with the Network Management Card or with the device that contains an embedded Network Management Card a Connect one end to an available communications port on your computer Make sure no other application is using the port b Connect the other end to the serial port of the card or device 3 From the Start menu launch the Wizard application If the Network Management Card is not configured wait for the Wizard to detect it If you are assigning basic TCP IP settings serially to a Network Management Card click Next gt to move to the next screen 4 Select Locally through the serial port and click Next gt 5 Enter the TCP IP settings System IP Subnet Mask and Default Gateway for the Network Management Card Then click Next gt 6 On the Transmit Current Settings Remotely screen if you check mark Start a Web browser when finished the default Web browser connects to the device that contains the Network Management Card after you transmit the card s settings 7 Click Finish to transmit the TCP IP settings If the IP address you entered is in use on the network the Wizard prompts you to enter an IP address that is not in use Enter a correct IP address and click Finish 8 If you selected Start a
67. P address or a serial connection The Battery Management System will support up to 244 lead acid batteries or up to 375 nickel cadmium batteries To install and connect the system see the nstallation and eS Quick Start manual doc en insguide pdf provided in Portable Document Format PDF on the APC Battery Management System Utility CD and in printed form See also LO Pa WY gt X V c oD z oD D Ar G U gt X Y aa LO Pa WY gt X V c oD z oD D Ar G U gt X Y aa Battery management features The system enables you to do the following e Identify weak or defective batteries that need replacement e Optimize the charge state of batteries within a string by automated charging of individual batteries with a lower voltage Charging these batteries causes the batteries with high voltage to normalize All the batteries in the string become properly charged This extends the useful life of overcharged batteries and achieves full capacity of undercharged batteries e Be alerted to alarm conditions that are displayed and logged to warn of battery system or Battery Management System conditions z oP Pa V gt N c D z oD a U G U gt bes Y aa Network Management Features Supported network management applications An APC Network Management Card AP9517SQD is built into the master controller AP9921X that pr
68. Portable Document Format PDF on the APC Battery Management System Utility CD and in printed form z oP Pa V gt N c oD z oD D Ar G U gt Y aa 166 z oP Pa WY gt N c oD z oD D Ar G U Y aa Run a terminal program such as HyperTerminal and configure the selected port for 9600 bps or 19200 bps 8 data bits no parity 1 stop bit and no flow control and save the changes Press ENTER to display the User Name prompt Enter your Administrator user name and password The default for both is apc Start an XMODEM transfer a Select option 3 System b Select option 4 File Transfer c Select option 2 XMODEM d Type Yes at the prompt to continue with the transfer Select the appropriate baud rate A higher baud rate causes faster firmware upgrades Also change the terminal program s baud rate to match the one you selected and press ENTER From the terminal program s menu select the binary AOS file to transfer via XMODEM CRC After the XMODEM transfer is complete set the baud rate to 9600 The Management Card will automatically restart Repeat step 3 through step 8 to install the application module In step 8 substitute the application module file name for the AOS module file name For information about the format used for application modules see Firmware files Battery Management System 167
69. S servers 87 SMTP settings 87 How to Configure Individual Events 00000 00800 Options to configure individual events 88 Event list access 88 Event list format 89 Event mask settings 89 Event mask example 91 Management Card and Battery Manager Events 5 Event generation 92 Discharge cycle counter 92 Severity levels defined 93 Management Card events 94 Battery Management System events 97 Data Logging Web interface 99 DGSChPUOM 3 20 ra SSS45 hee ae Rae Se Ga Se SSS t tor Gee CONNGUIAUON 2444662600 0 dee eon td SE Sh eae ee demas Boot Mode 101 INtKFOGUCHION 20244 2k See hiwteocase eve Oe BSS 4heG4R8 Overview 101 DHCP amp BOOTP boot process 102 DHCP Configuration SettingS lt 3 222ic8o6c2a0n eaaa eae Management Card settings 104 DHCP response options 106 Security 110 Security FOatures o 5 ci6 a cic aie Gea ee wie Oe eae BE Rade ae Planning and implementing security features 110 Summary of access methods 110 Changing default user names and passwords immediately 112 Port assignments 112 User names passwords community names SNMP 113 oP V a WY c oD z oD D Ar G U 2 Y aa IV oP V a WY c oD z oD D Ar G U 2 Y aa Authentication s o as eis ii a es 114 Authentication versus encryption 114 Encrypti 266606 see h bens ceeds ot Dio nemana onaind 115 Secure SHell SSH and Secure CoPy SCP 115 Secure So
70. TCP IP to Defaults 69 Reset to Defaults 69 Reset to Defaults Except TCP IP 69 TFTP client 71 XMODEM 71 Trap receivers 83 U Unit definition 7 Update Interval 68 Upgrading firmware 159 obtaining latest firmware 160 using an APC utility 160 UPS not discovered message 151 User Class setting 36 104 User configuration files contents 146 customizing 148 exporting system time separately 148 messages for undiscovered devices 151 retrieving and exporting 145 using the APC utility to retrieve and tranfer the files 147 User interfaces access priorities 8 control console 10 SNMP 12 Telnet 12 web 9 User manager auto logout 63 password 63 username 63 Username 63 change immediately for security 112 default 13 LO V gt X WY C oD z oD D A G A 2 gt Y aa V Vendor Class setting 36 104 W Warning severity level 93 Web interface 9 enable or disable protocols 54 Modifying the Port setting for FTP 39 for HTTP 55 for HTTPS 55 for SSH 43 for Telnet 43 troubleshooting access problems 172 Web SSL 52 60 Secure Sockets Layer See SSL X XMODEM 71 185 E oP WY gt WY c oD z oD D Ar G U gt Y aa APC Worldwide Customer Support Customer support for this or any other APC product is available at no charge in any of the following ways e Visit the APC Web site to access documents in the APC Knowledge Base and to submit customer support
71. The event log records normal and abnormal Management Card system events and Battery Management events Any conditions that cause an SNMP trap except for SNMP authentication failures are logged as events The event log will also log information regarding discharge events by the Battery Management System To disable the logging of events based on their assigned severity level use the Actions option in the Web interface s Events menu For a list of all events see Management Card events and Battery Management System events LO Pa WY gt X V c oD z oD D Ar G U gt X Y aa 76 LO Pa WY gt X V c oD z oD D Ar G U gt X Y aa Accessing the log Q The Web interface and control console display events in the event log in reverse chronological order Note To view or clear the Battery Management System s event log use the Web interface control console or FTP Web interface To display the events in reverse chronological order use the Log option in the Events menu To clear all events from the log use the Delete Log button Control console Use the control console over the network using Telnet to do the following e To display the event log in reverse chronological order press CTRL L e To scroll through the events use the space bar e To clear all events from the log type d and press ENTER while viewing the log 77 How to u
72. Y c oD z oD D Ar G U 2 Y aa reduces the time required to enable HTTPS SSL TLS If no server certificate is loaded when you enable HTTPS SSL TLS the Battery Management System creates one when it reboots The Battery Management System can take up to 5 minutes to create this certificate and the SSL TLS server is not available during that time Q Creating and uploading a server certificate in advance Note e Display the configured parameters of a digital server certificate if one is installed 53 oP 7a gt X N c oD z oD D Ar G U gt X Y aa Option Description Web SSL Network Configuration Access Enables or disables the access method selected in Protocol Mode Protocol Mode Choose one of the following HTTP User names passwords and data are transmitted without encryption e HTTPS SSL User names passwords and data are transmitted in encrypted form and digital certificates are used for authentication NOTE To enable HTTPS SSL change the setting and then click Next gt gt in the Web interface or choose Accept Changes in the control console You must then agree to the license agreement that is displayed To activate the changes you must log off and log back on to the interface When SSL is activated your browser displays a lock icon usually at the bottom of the screen EJ 54 oP
73. a Links Web interface Use this option to modify the links to APC Web pages Setting Definition User Links Name Defines the link names that appear in the Links menu by default APC s Web Site Testdrive Demo and APC Monitoring URL Defines the URL addresses used by the links By default the following URL addresses are used http www apc com APC s Web Site http testdrive apc com Testdrive Demo Access Links APC Home Page Defines the URL address used by the APC logo at the top of all Web interface pages by default http www apc com 72 About System control console This option identifies hardware information for the Management Card including Model Number Serial Number Manufacture Date Hardware Revision MAC Address and Flash Type The hardware information will never change The About System menu also includes fields for system Flash Type and the Type Sector and CRC 16 for each module In the Web interface except for Flash Type this hardware information is reported by the About System option in the Note Help menu LO V gt X WY c oD z oD D Ar G U 2 Y aa 73 Event related Menus Introduction Overview Use the options of the Events menu to do the following tasks e Access the Event Log e Define the actions to be taken when an event occurs based on the severity level of that event You must use
74. anager user 13 E oP WY gt WY c oD z oD D Ar G U gt Y aa DHCP After IP Assignment setting 105 APC cookie 106 Communication settings 36 Configuration 101 Cookie Is setting 105 DHCP amp BOOTP boot process 102 Management Card settings 102 Remain in DHCP amp BOOTP mode setting 105 Require vendor specific cookie to accept DHCP Address setting 105 response options 106 Retry Then Stop setting 105 DHCP amp BOOTP boot mode setting 34 DHCP Only boot mode setting 34 Digital certificates 119 methods 120 DIP switches 11 Discharge cycle counter 92 DNS 34 email 87 sending DNS query 37 sending query 37 servers 109 testing the network connection to the DNS server 37 Domain names 35 configuring 35 104 overriding expansion of host name to domain name 35 E Email menu option 48 Email recipients 84 DNS 87 e mail test 85 reason to use local DNS server 87 SMTP settings 87 using SMTP 86 179 Encryption with SSH and SCP 115 with SSL 52 Environment alarms 23 Error messages from overridden values during Jini file transfer 151 Event generation 92 Event list access and format 88 Event log 76 accessing 77 errors from overridden values during ini file transfer 151 using FTP del command 80 using FTP or SCP to retrieve 78 Event mask settings 89 event txt file contents 78 importing into spreadsheet 78 Events battery management system 97 management card 94 Events menu 74 actions 81
75. ata and any configured threshold values on a single page For the three types of battery alarms bar graphs are displayed To view or change the threshold values you must use the Configuration menu option of the Battery System menu in the Web interface e The control console displays detailed alarm data through numbered menus Values below the low threshold are indicated by the lt character and values above the high threshold are indicated by the gt character To view or change the threshold values select Device Manager and then select String Details in the control console Environment alarms See Configuration menu to configure alarm details Category Details Diagnostics Ambient The air temperature in the Temperature battery string environment is above or below configured thresholds Default 50 0 F 10 C low threshold 95 0 F 35 C high threshold Problem e Uncorrected high temperature can cause permanent damage to the batteries e Uncorrected low temperature can cause a reduction in battery runtime Response Check temperature control and ventilation systems in the room and check for overheated batteries usually caused by overcharging Input Contacts Activation of input contacts triggers an alarm Check the status of the external monitoring device that sent the input signal 23 z oP Pa WY gt N c oD z oD D Ar G U
76. ate a host key which is encrypted and stored in a file with p15 extension e Load the host key onto the Management Card on the Battery Management System master controller The procedure Create the host key Perform these steps Click Next to move from screen to screen 1 If the APC Security Wizard is not already installed on your computer install it by running the installation program APC Security Wizard exe from the APC Battery Management System Utility CD 2 On the Windows Start menu select Programs then APC Security Wizard to start the Wizard program 3 On the screen labeled Step 1 select SSH Server Host Key as the type of file to create 4 Enter a name for the file that will contain the host key The file name must have a p15 extension By default the file will be created in the installation folder C Program Files American Power Conversion APC Security Wizard 5 Click Next to generate the Host Key z oP Pa WY gt N c oD z oD D Ar G U gt Y H aa 142 6 The summary screen displays the SSH version 1 and version 2 fingerprints which are unique for each host key and identify the host key After you load the host key onto the Management Card you can verify that the correct host key was uploaded by verifying that the fingerprints displayed here match the SSH fingerprints on the Battery Management System as displayed by your SSH client program 7 The last screen verifies that
77. available for all Boot mode selections to define the TCP IP ports communication speed Auto negotiate by default z oP Pa V gt N c oD z oD D Ar G U gt Y H aa 35 z oP Pa WY gt N c oD z oD D Ar G U Y aa e Three settings are available for all Boot mode selections except Manual to identify the Management Card in BOOTP or DHCP communication Vendor Class Uses APC by default Client ID Uses the Battery Management System s MAC address by default If the Client ID is changed from the Battery Management System master unit s MAC address the new value must be Caution Unique on the LAN Otherwise the DHCP or BOOTP server may act incorrectly User Class Uses the Battery Management System s application firmware module type by default For example a Battery Management module sets the User Class to BMS HVA e Two settings are available if BOOTP only is the Boot mode selection Retry Then Fail Defines how many times the Battery Management System will attempt to discover a BOOTP server before it stops 4 by default On Retry Failure Defines what TCP IP settings will be used by the Battery Management System when it fails to discover a BOOTP server Use Prior Settings by default For information about the Advanced settings DHCP Cookie Is and Retry Then Stop that directly affect how DHCP is used see Boot Mode
78. b interface to correct the trap receiver definition problem See Telnet SSH Traps received at an NMS are not identified See your NMS documentation to verify that the traps are properly integrated in the alarm trap database 173 Product Information Warranty and Service Limited warranty APC warrants the Battery Management System to be free from defects in materials and workmanship for a period of two years from the date of purchase Its obligation under this warranty is limited to repairing or replacing at its own sole option any such defective products This warranty does not apply to equipment that has been damaged by accident negligence or misapplication or has been altered or modified in any way This warranty applies only to the original purchaser Warranty limitations Except as provided herein APC makes no warranties expressed or implied including warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose Some jurisdictions do not permit limitation or exclusion of implied warranties therefore the aforesaid limitation s or exclusion s may not apply to the purchaser Except as provided above in no event will APC be liable for direct indirect special incidental or consequential damages arising out of the use of this product even if advised of the possibility of such damage Specifically APC is not liable for any costs such as lost profits or revenue loss of equipment loss of u
79. c key infrastructure and its digital signature must match the digital signature on a server certificate on the Management Card e Secure SHell SSH used for remote terminal access to the Battery Management System s control console uses a public host key for authentication rather than a digital certificate How certificates are used Most Web browsers including all browsers supported by the Battery Management System contain a set of CA root certificates from all of the commercial Certificate Authorities T eed WY gt WY head C U U C gt ben T d teed mo Authentication of the server in this case the Management Card in the Battery Management System master controller occurs each time a connection is made from the browser to the server The browser checks to be sure that the server s certificate is signed by a Certificate Authority known to the browser For this authentication to occur e Each Battery Management System with SSL enabled must have a server certificate on the Management Card itself e Any browser that is used to access the Battery Management System s Web interface must contain the CA root certificate that signed the server certificate If authentication fails the browser prompts you on whether to continue despite the fact that it cannot authenticate the server If your network does not require the authentication provided by digital certificates you can use the default cer
80. cated in the event log 25 Category Details Diagnostics Monitor Relay A relay is stuck in the master Reset the unit using the recessed Stuck unit reset button on the back of the master unit If problem persists contact APC Customer Support at the phone number located at the end of this manual Communication One or more units are not Problem The system cannot reporting to the master unit perform operations on all configured batteries Response Check that the cables on the expansion ports are in place and that the DIP switches are set correctly LO V gt X WY c oD z oD D Ar G U 2 Y aa 26 z oP Pa V gt N c oD z oD D Ar G U gt Y aa Configuration menu Battery Type Selection Choose nickel cadmium or lead acid batteries Battery Configuration Charger Type Silcon Other A Silcon unit can have two strings per battery management master unit Other requires a battery management master unit for each new string Number of Strings The number of strings in the system Silcon may have two battery strings all other systems will have one Number of Batteries per String The number of batteries in each string in the system The maximum number of batteries per string is 244 lead acid batteries or 375 nickel cadmium batteries for a non APC Silcon UPS Number of Cells per
81. ckets Layer SSL 117 Creating and Installing Digital Certificates 45 119 Purpose 119 Choosing a method for your system 120 Firewalls rores rotu mnia caccetehs vty Sica can Rata aea cena 126 Using the APC Security Wizard 127 OVEIVIEW o ay ces aa eh are caysnya at ace tains as 2p eh ee ee STS cae 127 Authentication 127 Files you create for SSL and SSH security 129 Create a Root Certificate amp Server Certificates 131 Summary 131 The procedure 132 Create a Server Certificate and Signing Request 137 Summary 137 The procedure 138 Create an SSH Host Key 2 2 c44 800064 eet oda eee eae aww A 142 Summary 142 The procedure 142 How to Export Configuration Settings 145 Retrieving and Exporting the inifile 0002 8 eee 145 Summary of the procedure 145 Contents of the ini file 146 Detailed procedures 147 The event and its error messages 150 Messages in config ini 151 Errors generated by overridden values 151 Using the Device IP Configuration Wizard 0008 152 oD V gt WY c oD z oD D Ar G U 2 Y H aa APC Device IP Configuration Wizard 153 Purpose and Requirements gt a es sassresoeca eee eae eas 153 Purpose configure basic TCP IP settings 153 System requirements 153 Install the Wizards 2244434565022 4 6 ve ch a a E 154 Download the wizard 154 Use the Wizard 3 4 4 4 555 g 806 6 8 e208 de a dG a 155 Launch the
82. contain The Country and Common Name fields are required the other fields are optional For the Common Name field enter the IP Address or DNS name of the Battery Management System By default a server certificate is valid for 10 years from the current date and time but you can edit the Validity Period Note Start and Validity Period End fields z oP Pa WY gt N c oD z oD D Ar G U gt Y aa 138 6 On the next screen review the summary of the certificate Scroll downward to view the certificate s unique serial number and fingerprints To make any changes to the information you provided click Back and revise the information Q The certificate s subject information and the certificate s issuer information should be identical Note 7 The last screen verifies that the certificate signing request has been created and displays the location and name of the file which has a csr extension 8 Send the certificate signing request to an external Certificate Authority either a commercial Certificate Authority or if applicable a Certificate Authority managed by your own company or agency eS See the instructions provided by the Certificate Authority regarding the signing and issuing of server certificates See also LO Pa WY gt X V c oD z oD D Ar G U gt X Y aa 139 Import the signed certificate When the external Certificate Autho
83. d s server certificate to provide additional protection from unauthorized access e Disadvantage Because the certificates do not have the digital signature of a commercial Certificate Authority you must load a root certificate individually into the certificate store cache of each user s browser Browser manufacturers already provide root certificates for commercial Certificate Authorities in the certificate store within the browser See Method 3 z oP Pa WY gt N c oD z oD D Ar G U Y aa 123 Method 3 Use the APC Security Wizard to create a certificate signing request to be signed by the root certificate of an external Certificate Authority and to create a server certificate You use the APC Security Wizard to create a request a csr file to send to a Certificate Authority The Certificate Authority returns a signed certificate a crt file based on information you submitted in your request You then use the APC Security Wizard to create a server certificate a p15 file that includes the signature from the root certificate returned by the Certificate Authority You upload the server certificate to the Management Card in the Battery Management System master controller operates its own Certificate Authority Use the APC Security Wizard in the same way but use your own Certificate Authority in place of a commercial Certificate Authority You can also use Method 3 if your compa
84. d for the Battery Management System See Supported Web browsers If the Battery Management System has just restarted and SSL security is being set up the Battery Management System may be generating a server certificate The Battery Management System can take up to 5 minutes to create this certificate and the SSL TLS server is not available during that time Cannot access the Web interface 1 Verify that HTTP access is enabled 2 Verify that you can ping the adapter 3 Verify that you are using a Web browser that is supported for the Battery Management System See Supported Web browsers 172 LO Pa WY gt X V c oD z oD D Ar G U gt X Y aa SNMP issues Battery Management System Management Card Problem Solution Unable to perform a GET 1 Verify the read GET community name 2 Use the Control Console or Web interface to ensure that the NMS has access See Telnet SSH Unable to perform a SET 1 Verify the read write SET community name 2 Use the control console or Web interface to ensure that the NMS has write SET access See Telnet SSH Unable to receive traps at the NMS Query the MIB mconfigTrapReceiverTable OIDs to verify that the NMS IP address is listed correctly and that the community name defined for the NMS matches the community name in the table If necessary use SETs to the OIDs or use the control console or We
85. d hash algorithms To access these options in the control console choose Web SSL then Advanced SSL Configuration NOTE All of these encryption ciphers and hash algorithms use the RSA public key algorithm e DES SSL_RSA_WITH_DES_CBC_SHA a block cipher with a key length of 56 bits The Secure Hash Algorithm SHA is used for authentication e RC4 SSL_RSA_WITH_RC4_128_MD5 a stream cipher with a key length of 128 bits with an RSA key exchange algorithm and with a Message Digest 5 MD5 hash algorithm used for authentication This selection is enabled by default 3DES SSL_RSA_WITH_3DES_EDE_CBC_SHA a block cipher with a key length of 168 bits A Secure Hash Algorithm SHA is used for authentication e RC4 SSL_RSA_WITH_RC4_128_SHA a stream cipher with a key length of 128 bits A Secure Hash Algorithm SHA is used for authentication This selection is enabled by default 56 oP 7a gt X N c oD z oD D Ar G U gt X Y aa Option Description SSL Server Certificate Status The Status field indicates whether a server certificate is installed To display the status in the control console choose Web SSL then Advanced SSL Configuration e Not installed No certificate is installed on the Battery Management System NOTE If you install a certificate by using FTP or SCP you must specify the correct location Sec on the Battery Management System
86. d log event If you clear the event log a new event txt file is created to record the deleted log event 5 Type quit at the ftp gt prompt to exit from FTP LO V gt X WY C oD z oD D A G A 2 Y aa 80 LO Pa WY gt X n c oD z oD D Ar G U Y H aa Actions Option Web interface only Enabling and disabling event actions Use the Actions option of the Events menu to enable or disable the following for events that have a specified severity level e Events Log e SNMP Traps e Email Some Management Card system events do not have a severity level and you cannot disable actions for those events Severity levels of events All Battery Management System events and some Management Card events have a default severity level of Severe Warning or Informational See Severity levels defined To use an evnilist htm page to change the default severity level of an event see Event list access Event Log action Disable this action to prevent the logging of all events that have a severity level By default all events are logged SNMP Traps action By default the SNMP Traps action is enabled for all Battery Management System events and for Management Card events that have a severity level Informational Warning or Severe 81 LO V gt X WY C oD z oD D A G U 2 Y aa To use SNMP traps for e
87. de a greater level of security by using one or more of the following encryption based methods e For the Web interface use the Secure Sockets Layer SSL e To encrypt user names and passwords for control console access use the Secure SHell SSH protocol e To encrypt user names passwords and data for the secure transfer of files use the Secure CoPy SCP protocol For more information on these protocols for encryption based security see Secure SHell SSH and Secure CoPy SCP and Secure Sockets Layer SSL z oP Pa WY gt N c oD z oD D Ar G U Y aa 114 Encryption Secure SHell SSH and Secure CoPy SCP The Secure SHell SSH protocol provides a secure mechanism to access computer consoles or shells remotely The protocol authenticates the server in this case the Battery Management System and encrypts all transmissions between the SSH client and the server e SSH is an alternative to Telnet which does not provide encryption e SSH protects the username and password the credentials for authentication from being used by anyone intercepting network traffic e To authenticate the SSH server the Battery Management System to the SSH client SSH uses a host key that is unique to the SSH server and that provides an identification that cannot be falsified Therefore an invalid server on the network cannot obtain a user name and password from a user by presenting itself as a val
88. ds in the user configuration file 146 L Links 72 redirecting 71 Lock icon indicating SSL is enabled 54 M MAC address 73 Management card 4 events 94 port assignment 112 resetting network timer 16 watchdog mechanism 16 z oP Pa WY gt N c oD z oD D Ar G U a Y aa Management controller 7 alarms 25 Manual boot mode setting 34 Manual option to set date and time 67 Manufacture date 73 Map to Syslog s Priorities 50 Master controller status codes 18 Maximum ambient temperature 28 Maximum pilot temperature 28 Menus Battery System 18 Configuration 27 Data 99 Device Manager 18 Events 74 Links 71 Network 32 System 61 Minimum ambient temperature 28 Modbus 11 30 DIP switches 14 serial port 11 14 Model number 73 N Network connections 4 Network Management Card See Management Card Network menu 32 access 32 DNS 34 37 email 48 FTP 39 FTP Server 39 ping utility 38 SNMP 47 Syslog 49 TCP IP 33 Telnet SSH 40 Web SSL 52 Network Time Protocol NTP 67 Network timer resetting the 16 NMS IP Domain Name setting 47 NTP 67 servers 109 time offset 109 O On Retry Failure setting 36 Override keyword in user configuration file 146 P Password 63 change for security 112 how to recover from a lost password 14 using non standard ports as extra passwords 112 Passwords default 13 Ping utility 38 Port Syslog setting 50 Port Speed setting 35 104
89. e following If the Battery Management System port is set to the default value of 80 type http followed by the Battery Management System IP address The following example shows a typical IP address http 170 241 17 51 if HTTP is your access mode https 170 241 17 51 if HTTPS SSL TLS is your access mode If the Battery Management System Web port is set to a value other than the default of 80 enter the System IP address the IP address of the Battery Management System followed by a colon and the configured Web Port value 8000 in the following example http 170 241 17 51 8000 if HTTP is your access mode https 170 241 17 51 8000 if HTTPS SSL TLS is your access mode If there is a DNS server entry for the Battery Management System you can enter the DNS name For example http DeviceNumber25 if HTTP is your access mode https DeviceNumber25 if HTTPS SSL TLS is your access mode 2 Respond to the User Name and Password prompts The default Administrator user name and password are both apc all lowercase Q In the Web interface data verification requires that you enable JavaScript or Java Note LO Pa WY gt X V c oD z oD D Ar G U gt X Y aa Control console interface You can manage the Battery Management System through the control console using either Telnet or the RS 232 485 port Structure The control console provides menu options to manage the Battery
90. e table are supported by the Battery Management System Note LO V gt X WY C oD z oD D A G A 2 gt Y aa 96 LO Pa V gt WY oD z oD D Ar G U gt Y aa Battery Management System events Code Severity Description 0x0801 Informational System Communication established 0x0802 Severe System Communication lost 0x080D Informational System Configuration has been changed 0x080E Severe Charger String voltage is low Ox080F Informational Charger Low string voltage returned to normal 0x0810 Severe Charger String voltage is high 0x0811 Informational Charger High string voltage returned to normal 0x0812 Warning Charger High ripple current 0x0813 Informational Charger High ripple current returned to normal 0x0814 Severe Charger String discharging See Discharge cycle counter 0x0815 Informational Charger String no longer discharging 0x0816 Severe Battery Cell shorted 0x0817 Informational Battery Cell short cleared 0x0818 Warning Management Controller Open fuse or connection 0x0819 Informational Management Controller Open fuse or connection normal 0x081A Severe Battery Capacity is low 0x081B Informational Battery Low capacity is now normal 0x081C Warning Battery Ohmic value is high 0x081D Informational
91. ect Device Manager Select String Details 4 Type the number for the data category oO 21 LO Pa WY gt X n c oD z oD D Ar G U Y aa Viewing details on alarms You can display detailed information on active alarms for any battery string The alarm message text displayed for a category indicates which alarm details to select Silcon battery systems have a maximum of two strings Note All other battery systems have only one string Web interface example 1 On the main screen the Charger column for a battery string displays a red ALARM icon Click on that icon or on the String Details option in the Battery System menu to display the String Details screen 2 For the battery string the alarm message text is String voltage is high Under Individual Battery Details click on Voltage the reason for the alarm Control console example 1 On the main screen the Charger row in the column for the battery string displays S indicating an active severe alarm for the category 2 From the control console main screen type 1 to select the Device Manager menu 3 For the battery string the alarm message text is String voltage is high Type 1 for Battery Voltage the reason for the alarm 22 z oP Pa V gt N c oD z oD D Ar G U gt Y aa Interpreting alarm details For an alarm category e The Web interface displays detailed alarm d
92. ent Card e NTP Time Offset option 2 The offset of the Management Card s subnet in seconds from Coordinated Universal Time UTC formerly Greenwich Mean Time GMT e DNS Server Primary and Secondary option 6 Up to two DNS servers that can be used by the Management Card e Host Name option 12 The host name to be used by the Management Card 32 character maximum length e Domain Name option 15 The domain name to be used by the Management Card 64 character maximum length LO Pa WY gt X V c oD z oD D Ar G U gt X Y aa 109 Security Security Features Planning and implementing security features As a network device that passes information across the network the Network Management Card in the master controller of the Battery Management System is subject to the same exposure as other devices on the network Use the information in this section to plan and implement the security features appropriate for your environment Summary of access methods Serial control console Security Access Description Access is by user name Always enabled and password Remote control console Security Access Description Available methods User name and password e Selectable server port e Server Enable Disable e Secure SHell SSH For high security use SSH e With Telnet the user name and password are transmitted as plain text e
93. entication Traps Enables or disables the sending of authentication traps to the NMS identified by the Receiver NMS IP Domain Name setting 83 Email Recipients To identify up to four e mail recipients to be notified of events use one of the following e The Recipients option of the Web interface s Events menu e The Email option of the control console s Network Menu Setting Description To Address Defines the user and domain names of the recipient To use e mail for paging use the e mail address for the recipient s pager gateway account for example myacct100 skytel com The pager gateway pages the recipient Note The recipient s pager must be able to use text based messaging Send via Selects one of the following methods for routing e mail Through the Battery Management System s SMTP server the recommended option Local SMTP Server E mail is sent before the Battery Management System s 20 second timeout and if necessary is retried several times e Directly to the recipient s SMTP server the Recipient s SMTP Server option On a busy remote SMTP server the timeout may prevent some e mail from being sent and with this option the Battery Management System tries to send the e mail only once When the recipient uses the Battery Management System s SMTP server this setting has no effect Email Enables by default or disables sending e mail to the defined recipient Generation
94. ertificates The default is C Program Files American Power Conversion APC Security Wizard E oP 7a gt WY c oD z oD D Ar G U gt Y aa 135 LO V gt X WY C oD z oD D A G U 2 Y aa Note Alternatively you can use FTP or Secure CoPy SCP to transfer the server certificate to the Management Card If you use FTP or SCP for the transfer you must specify the correct location sec on the Management Card For SCP the command to transfer a certificate named cert p15 to a Management Card with an IP address of 156 205 6 185 would be scp cert p15 apc 156 205 6 185 sec cert p15 136 z oP Pa WY gt N c oD z oD D Ar G U Y aa Create a Server Certificate and Signing Request Summary Use this procedure if your company or agency has its own Certificate Authority or if you plan to use a commercial Certificate Authority to sign your server certificates e Create a Certificate Signing Request CSR The CSR contains all the information for a server certificate except the digital signature This process creates two output files The file with the p15 extension contains the Management Card s private key The file with the csr extension contains the certificate signing request which you send to an external Certificate Authority When you receive the signed certificate from the Certificate Auth
95. ess specific selections are available along with eight generic selections User is the selection that best defines the Syslog messages sent by the Battery Management System z oP Pa V gt N c oD z oD D Ar G U gt Y H aa 49 z oP Pa WY gt N c oD z oD D Ar G U gt Y H aa Setting Definition Syslog Server Settings Server IP Uses specific IP addresses or domain names to identify which of up to four Domain servers will receive Syslog messages sent by the Battery Management Name System NOTE To use the Syslog feature Server IP Domain Name must be defined for at least one server Port Identifies the user datagram protocol UDP port that the Battery Management System will use to send Syslog messages The default is 514 the number of the UDP port assigned to Syslog Local Priority Severity Mapping Map to Syslog s Priorities Maps each of the severity levels Local Priority settings that can be assigned to Battery Management System and embedded management card events to the available Syslog priorities The following definitions are from RFC3164 e Emergency The system is unusable e Alert Action must be taken immediately e Critical Critical conditions e Error Error conditions e Warning Warning conditions e Notice Normal but significant conditions e Informational Informational messages
96. event severity to Syslog priorities 50 settings 49 test 51 sysName 67 System menu 61 about 73 access restrictions 61 date and time 67 identification 67 links 72 preferences 71 RADIUS settings 65 Tools 69 user manager auto logout 63 password 63 user name 63 T TCP IP 33 Advanced settings 35 Boot mode 34 Client ID setting 36 104 configuring settings 6 Current Settings fields 33 default gateway 33 34 defining settings for the Management Card 33 Domain Name setting 35 104 Host Name setting 35 104 On Retry Failure setting 36 options 108 Port Speed setting 35 104 restoring default settings 69 Retry Then Fail setting 36 z oP Pa WY gt N c oD z oD D Ar G U Y aa setting port assignments for extra security 112 subnet mask 33 34 system IP address 33 34 User Class setting 36 104 Vendor Class setting 36 104 Telnet enabling 42 Telnet interface 12 Telnet SSH Access option 42 host key fingerprints displaying 46 modifying the Port settings 43 option in Network menu 40 selecting the protocol mode 42 SSH host key file name 45 SSH host key file status 45 SSH Port option 43 SSHv1 Encryption Algorithms 44 SSHv2 Encryption Algorithms 44 Telnet Port option 43 Testing the network connection to the DNS server 37 TFTP client 71 Time Zone 68 Tools menu 69 Delete SSH Host Keys and SSL Certificates 69 file transfers 71 FTP client 71 Reboot Management Interface 69 Reset only
97. figuration see Configure the DIP Switches in the Installation and Quick Start Manual doc en insguide pdf provided in seealso Portable Document Format PDF on the APC Battery Management System Utility CD and in printed form 3 Run a terminal program such as HyperTerminal and configure the selected port for 9600 bps or 19200 depending on the speed configured for Modbus 8 data bits no parity 1 stop bit and no flow control Save the changes 4 Press ENTER twice to display the User Name prompt 5 Enter your user name and password apc by default LO Pa V gt WY oD z oD D Ar G U gt Y aa Telnet To access the Battery Management System s control console using Telnet 1 Use the command telnet and the IP address of the Battery Management System For example telnet 170 215 6 49 2 Press the ENTER key to open the Telnet session and display the User Name prompt Logging on To log on to the control console respond to the User Name and Password prompts The default user name and password for the Administrator account are both apc all lowercase You can change the user name password and time out values through the System menu See User Manager SNMP interface To use SNMP to configure the Management Card or to use the Battery Management System traps for event notification you must use version 3 6 9 or later of the APC PowerNet MIB See the APC MIB Reference Guide
98. g NMS SNMP access by IP address 47 locally to the control console 11 security options for each interface 110 troubleshooting 172 Account types administrator 13 default user names and passwords 13 device manager 13 read only user 13 Advanced settings ClientID 36 104 Domain Name 35 104 HostName 35 104 On Retry Failure 36 Port Speed 35 104 Retry Then Fail 36 TCP IP settings 35 User Class 36 104 Vendor Class 36 104 Alarms batteries 24 charger 24 details 22 23 environment 23 management controller 25 APC security wizard authentication 127 procedure if your company does not have its own certificate authority 131 procedure if your company has its own certificate authority 137 SSH 127 host keys 128 SSL 127 certificates 127 Apply Local Computer Time 67 Authentication with SSL 117 Authentication traps 83 Auto logout 63 B Batteries alarms 24 definition 7 Battery management system capacity 2 events 97 features 3 main screen 17 unit 7 Boot mode 34 DNS servers 109 NTP servers 109 NTP time offset 109 process 101 settings 34 TCP IP options 108 z oP Pa V gt N c oD z oD D Ar G U gt Y aa BOOTP After IP Assignment setting 105 Communication settings 36 DHCP amp BOOTP boot process 102 Remain in DHCP amp BOOTP mode setting 105 BOOTP Only boot mode setting 34 Browsers CA certificates in browser s store cache 117 supported 5 C Cell max voltage limit 27
99. g into the string as during a charge or negative when flowing from the string as during a discharge This current has the same value throughout the string z oP Pa WY gt N c oD z oD D Ar G U gt Y aa Accessing the User Interfaces Access Procedures Access priorities among the interfaces After the Battery Management System network settings are configured as described in the Installation and Quick Start Manual you can use the Battery Management System remotely through its Web control console Telnet or SSH and SNMP interfaces Access priority for logging on Only one user at a time can log on to the Battery Management System to use its internal user interface features The priority for access is as follows e Local access to the control console from a computer with a direct serial connection to the Battery Management System always has the highest priority e Telnet or Secure SHell SSH access to the control console from a remote computer has priority over Web access e Web access either directly or through the InfraStruXure Manager has the lowest priority For information about how SNMP access to the Battery Management System is controlled see SNMP z oP Pa WY gt N c oD z oD D Ar G U gt Y H aa Web interface To access and log on to the Battery Management System s Web interface 1 In the URL Location field do one of th
100. ged e Traps generated by the event will be sent to trap receivers 1 and 2 e When the event occurs e mail will be sent to recipient 3 only 91 Management Card and Battery Manager Events Event generation The Management Card and Battery Management System both generate events which are logged in the event log Any event of either type generates a unique code which you can use in applications to identify the event To use SNMP traps for event notifications you must first identify the trap receivers up to four by their specific IP addresses See Trap Receivers Discharge cycle counter Battery management event 0x0814 alerts you that a battery string is discharging and displays the string current rate of discharge ambient and pilot battery temperatures Battery management event 0x0815 indicates that the battery string is no longer discharging The system automatically records the ampere hours lost by the battery string during the discharge LO Pa WY gt X V c oD z oD D Ar G U gt X Y aa 92 Severity levels defined Severity Definition Severe Requires immediate action Severe events can cause incorrect operation of the Battery Management System or can cause loss of power protection during a power failure Warning Needs action if the condition worsens but does not require immediate attention Informational Requires no action Q All Battery
101. gnment from any DHCP server If a valid DHCP response is received the Management Card starts the network services and sets Boot mode to DHCP Only To configure the Management Card that the Battery Management System master controller contains so that it Q always uses the DHCP amp BOOTP setting for Boot mode Note enable the option Remain in DHCP amp BOOTP mode after accepting TCP IP settings which is disabled by default See Management Card settings 3 If the Management Card fails to receive a valid DHCP response after five DHCP requests it repeats sending BOOTP and DHCP requests until it receives a valid network assignment first it sends a BOOTP request every 32 seconds for 12 minutes then it sends one DHCP request with a time out of 64 seconds and so forth z oP Pa V gt N c oD z oD D Ar G U gt Y aa 102 oP V a WY c oD z oD D Ar G U 2 Y aa the offer does not contain the APC Cookie the Management Card accepts the lease from that server on the last request of the sequence and then immediately releases that lease This prevents the DHCP server from reserving the IP Address associated with its invalid offer Q If a DHCP server responds with an invalid offer for example For more information on what a valid response requires see DHCP response options 103 LO V gt X WY c oD z oD D Ar G U 2
102. hange the Discharge and Charge Log Interval settings which define how often data will be sampled and recorded in the data log z T N gt A WY thes C U U S C gt tess T d p m 100 Introduction Overview In addition to using a BOOTP server or manual settings the Management Card that the Battery Management System master controller contains can use a dynamic host configuration protocol DHCP server to provide the settings it needs to operate on a TCP IP network To use a DHCP server to provide the Management Card s network settings use Boot mode a TCP IP option in the Network menu Boot mode must be set to either DHCP amp BOOTP its default setting or DHCP only eS For information on DHCP and DHCP options see RFC2131 and RFC2132 See also T eed WY gt WY head C U U S C gt T d teed mo 101 DHCP amp BOOTP boot process When Boot mode is set to its default DHCP amp BOOTP setting the following occurs when the Management Card is turned on or reset 1 The Management Card makes up to five requests for its network assignment from any BOOTP server If a valid BOOTP response is received the Management Card starts the network services and sets Boot mode to BOOTP Only 2 If the Management Card fails to receive a valid BOOTP response after five BOOTP requests the Management Card makes up to five requests for its network assi
103. he APC Battery Management System Utility CD to create a certificate signing request to an external Certificate Authority or if you do not want to use an existing Certificate Authority you can create an APC root certificate to upload to a browser s certificate store cache You can also use the Wizard to create a server certificate to upload to the Battery Management System See Creating and Installing Digital Certificates for a summary of how these certificates are used To create certificates and certificate requests see Using the APC Security Wizard SSL also uses various algorithms and encryption ciphers to authenticate the server encrypt data and ensure the integrity of the data i e that it has not been intercepted and sent by another server See CipherSuite to select which authentication and encryption algorithms to use Web browsers cache save Web pages that you recently accessed and allow you to return to those pages without re entering your user name and password Always close your browser session before you leave your computer unattended Note 118 LO Pa WY gt X V c oD z oD D Ar G U gt X Y aa Creating and Installing Digital Certificates Purpose For network communication that requires a higher level of security than password encryption the Web interface of the Battery Management System supports the use of digital certificates with the Secure Sockets
104. hen the Battery Problem A percentage deviation Management System applied outside the acceptable range indicates a test current the batteries unexplained changes that indicate the listed in the alarm message need to verify possible problems with the showed a higher than battery PU aa nage Response Identify the listed batteries ne ia d Kee h immediately so that system backup time Sne es values whic is not reduced Test and verify status of ere the identified batteries immediately discharge Pilot Sampling of the surface Problem A high temperature alarm may Temperature temperature of one battery in indicate an overheated overcharged S the string showed a temperature above the configured threshold Default 95 F 35 C high threshold battery usually caused by a faulty charger Response If uncorrected this condition can cause permanent damage to the batteries Replace failed batteries Management Controller alarms Category Details Diagnostics Blown The connections between the Problem One or more fuses or wires Connection Management Controller and are open Fuse the bakeries are open Response Replace the fuse or wire connection in the location indicated in the event log Missing or Not all sensors are present Problem The system operation is Defective and functional not reliable without sensor Sensors information Response Connect or replace the sensor indi
105. id e Retry Then Stop in the control console Maximum of Retries in the Web interface This option sets the number of times the Management Card will repeat the DHCP request if it does not receive a valid response The default setting 0 in the Web interface None in the control console requires that the Management Card continuously send out DHCP requests until a valid DHCP response is received z oP Pa WY gt N c oD z oD D Ar G U gt Y aa 105 DHCP response options Each valid DHCP response contains options that provide the TCP IP settings a Management Card needs to operate on a network and other information that affects the Battery Management System s operation The Management Card uses the Vendor Specific Information option option 43 in a DHCP response to determine whether the DHCP response is valid Vendor Specific Information option 43 The Vendor Specific Information option contains up to two APC specific options encapsulated in a TAG LEN DATA format the APC cookie and the Boot Mode Transition APC Cookie Tag 1 Len 4 Data 1APC Option 43 communicates to the Management Card that a DHCP server has been configured to service APC devices By default the APC cookie must be present in this DHCP response option before a Management Card can accept the lease To disable the requirement of an APC cookie see Management Card settings for information on the DHCP Cookie Is set
106. id server To create a host key see Create an SSH Host Key e The Battery Management System supports versions 1 and 2 of SSH The encryption mechanisms of the versions differ and each version has advantages Version 1 provides faster login to the Management Card and version 2 provides improved protection from attempts to intercept forge or change data that are transmitted e When you enable SSH Telnet is automatically disabled e The interface user accounts and user access rights are the same whether you access the control console through SSH or Telnet For information on supported SSH client applications see Telnet SSH LO Pa V gt WY oD z oD D Ar G U gt Y H aa 115 LO V gt X WY C oD z oD D A G U 2 Y aa Secure CoPy SCP is a secure file transfer application that you can use instead of FTP SCP uses the SSH protocol as the underlying transport protocol for encryption of user names passwords and files e When you enable and configure SSH you automatically enable and configure SCP No further configuration of SCP is needed e You must explicitly disable FTP It is not disabled by enabling SSH 116 Secure Sockets Layer SSL For secure Web communication you enable Secure Sockets Layer SSL by selecting HTTPS SSL as the protocol mode to use for access to the Web interface of the Battery Management System Hypertex
107. ile name up to 64 characters and must have the ini file suffix 148 z oP Pa V gt N c oD z oD D Ar G U gt Y aa Retain the original customized file for future use The file that you retain is the only record of your comments They are removed automatically from the file that you export Exporting the file to a single Battery Management System Management Card To export the ini file to another Management Card use any of the file transfer protocols supported by Battery Management Systems including FTP FTP Client SCP and TFTP The following example uses FTP 1 From the folder containing the customized ini file and its copy use FTP to log in to the Battery Management System to which you are exporting the ini file For example ftp gt open 158 165 4 135 2 Export the copy of the customized ini file The receiving Battery Management System Management Card accepts any file name that has the ini suffix is no more than 64 characters in length and is exported to its root directory ftp gt put filename ini Exporting the file to multiple Battery Management System Management Cards To export the ini file to multiple Management Cards e Use FTP or SCP but write a script that incorporates and repeats the steps used for exporting the file to a single management card e Use a batch processing file and the APC ini file utility To create the batch file and use the utility see Release
108. irmware versions consistent across your network ensures that all Battery Management Systems support the same features in the same manner 159 Obtain the latest firmware version To determine if updated firmware is available to download go to the Software Downloads page www apc com tools download on the APC Web site The firmware upgrade consists of the two modules An APC Operating System AOS module and an application module See Firmware files Battery Management System To upgrade the firmware module of an APC device on a Microsoft platform use the firmware upgrade tool a self extracting Note executable file available on the APC Battery Management System Utility CD or available at no cost from the support section of the APC Web site www apc com support Each upgrade tool is specific to an APC product type Do not use the tool from one product CD to upgrade firmware of a different APC product If you use a version of the tool from the APC Web site make sure that you use the upgrade tool that corresponds with your APC product type LO Pa WY gt X n c oD z oD D Ar G U gt X Y aa 160 Firmware files Battery Management System The APC Operating System AOS and application module files used with the Battery Management System share the same basic format apc_hw0x type _version bin apc Indicates that this is an APC file e hw0x Identifies the version of the Bat
109. is Certificate Authority can be one that is managed by your own company or agency or can be one of the commercial Certificate Authorities whose CA root certificates are distributed as part of a browser s software e A certificate signing request containing all the information required for a server certificate except the digital signature You need this request if you are using an external Certificate Authority A CA root certificate z oP Pa WY gt N c oD z oD D Ar G U Y aa 129 LO Pa WY gt X V c oD z oD D Ar G U gt X Y aa e An SSH host key that your SSH client program uses to authenticate the Management Card in the Battery Management System master controller when you log on to the control console interface All public keys for SSL certificates and all host keys for SSH that are created with the APC Security Wizard are 1024 bit RSA keys If you do not create and use SSL server Note Certificates and SSH host keys with the APC Security Wizard the Management Card generates 768 bit RSA keys Only APC server management and key management products can use server certificates host keys and CA root certificates created by the APC Security Wizard These files will not work with products such as OpenSSL and Microsoft IIS 130 z oP Pa V gt N c oD z oD D Ar G U gt Y aa Create a Root Certifica
110. is defined The Battery Management System will wait a maximum of 15 seconds for a response from the primary DNS server or the secondary DNS server if a secondary DNS server is specified If the Battery Management System does not receive a response within that time e mail cannot be sent Therefore use DNS servers that are on the same segment as the Battery Management System or on a nearby segment but not across a wide area network After you define the IP addresses of the DNS servers verify that DNS is working correctly by entering the DNS name of a computer on your network to look up the IP address for the computer SMTP settings The Email option in the Network menu accesses the following SMTP settings Setting Description SMTP Server The DNS name of the SMTP server From Address The contents of the From field in the e mail messages sent by the Battery Management System Note See the documentation for your SMTP server to determine whether you must use a valid user account on the server for this setting z oP Pa WY gt N c oD z oD D Ar G U gt Y H aa 87 LO Pa WY gt X V c oD z oD D Ar G U gt X Y aa How to Configure Individual Events Options to configure individual events You can configure individual events using the eventlist htm page See Event list access To configure the actions for events based
111. llowing command scp usernameehostname_or_ip_address data txt data txt To use FTP to retrieve the file To use FTP to retrieve the event txt file 1 Ata command prompt type ftp and the Battery Management System s IP address and press ENTER If the Port setting for FTP Server in the Network menu has changed from its default value 21 you must use the non default value in the FTP command For Windows FTP clients use the following command including spaces For some FTP clients you must use a colon instead of a space between the IP address and the port number Etp gt open ip address port number To use non default port values to enhance security see Port assignments 2 Use the case sensitive User Name and Password for either an Administrator or a Device Manager user to log on For Administrator apc is the default for User Name and Password For Device Manager device is the default for User Name and apc is the default for Password 3 Use the get command to transmit the text version of the event log or data log to your local drive ftp gt get event txt or ftp gt get data txt LO Pa WY gt X n c oD z oD D Ar G U Y aa 79 4 You can use the del command to clear the contents of the event log or data log ftp gt del event txt or ftp gt del data txt You will not be asked to confirm the deletion If you clear the data log the event log records a delete
112. ment Controller Pilot temperature sensor is present 0x0830 Warning Management Controller Ambient temperature sensor is disconnected 0x0831 Informational Management Controller Ambient temperature sensor is present 0x0832 Informational System Response benchmark established 0x0833 Informational System Response test complete 98 Lu D I 4 aa LL V E U Pa WY gt WY D oD D U U gt U H aa Data Logging WX eb interface Description Use the Data menu to do the following tasks e Access the data log e Define the Discharge and Charge Data Log intervals The Data Log displays information logged by each Battery Management unit Each log entry displays the following data points Date and Time The date and time the entry was logged Unit Number The number assigned to the unit of the Battery Management System Mode The mode in which the data was logged Ambient Temperature and Pilot Temperature The temperature of the environment String current The common current that is discharging into the load It ranges from 0 to 1000 amps Each string has its own current sensor Voltage Voltage of each individual battery in the string Ripple current The AC portion of the string current To clear all events from the log use the Delete Log button Configuration Use this option to c
113. menting 110 114 SCP as alternative to FTP 116 SSL 119 120 choosing a method to use certificates 119 sac a and ciphers supported SSH clients 40 using non standards ports as extra passwords 112 Serial number 73 Server certificates creating an SSL server user certificate 134 creating the CA root certificate 132 loading the CA root certificate 133 loading the server certificate to the Management card 135 Server IP Domain Name Syslog setting 50 Severity levels 93 informational 93 severe 93 warning 93 SMTP z oP Pa WY gt N c oD z oD D Ar G U Y aa e mail 86 e mail settings 87 SNMP 47 Access Type setting 48 Community name setting 47 enabling and disabling 47 interface 12 NMS IP Domain Name setting 47 SSH 127 configuring 40 enabling 40 42 encryption 115 host key as identifier that cannot be falsified 115 file name 45 file status 45 transferring to the Management Card 41 host keys 128 modifying the Port setting 43 55 network connections 4 obtaining an SSH client 40 server configuration 44 v1 Encryption Algorithms 44 v2 Encryption Algorithms 44 SSL 127 authentication through digital certificates 117 certificate signing requests 118 certificates 127 digital certificates 119 methods 120 encryption ciphers and hash algorithms 56 String current 7 Synchronize with NTP Server 67 sysContact 67 sysLocation 67 183 Syslog 49 enabling and disabling 49 mapping
114. ndary NTP Server server when a secondary server is available GMT Offset Time Defines the offset from Greenwich Mean Time GMT based on Zone the Battery Management System s time zone Update Interval Defines how often in hours the Battery Management System accesses the NTP Server for an update The minimum is 1 hour the maximum is 8760 hours 1 year Use Update Using NTP Now to initiate an immediate update as well 68 z oP Pa WY gt N c oD z oD D Ar G U Y aa Tools Initiating an action Use this drop down list in the Web interface or the equivalent menu options in the control console to restart the interface of the Battery Management System to reset some or all of its configuration settings to their default values or to delete SSH Host Keys and SSL Certificates Action Definition Reboot Management Interface Restarts the interface of the Battery Management System Reset to Defaults Resets all configuration settings NOTE For information about how this affects the Boot mode setting see this table s description of Reset Only TCP IP to Defaults Reset to Defaults Except Resets all configuration settings except the TCP IP TCP IP settings Reset Only TCP IP to Resets the TCP IP settings only Defaults NOTE With Boot mode set to DHCP amp BOOTP its default setting the Battery Management System s TCP IP settings must be
115. neral system information When you log on to the Web interface or control console the main screen provides basic information about the Battery Management System Information displayed in both interfaces Both the Web and control console interfaces display the following information e System Name Contact and Location for the Battery Management System To set these values use the Identification option of the System menu e Date and Time The date and time at which you logged on To change the system date and time use the System menu option Date amp Time e User Whether you logged on as an Administrator Device Manager or Read Only User Up Time How long the Management Card has been running since it was last turned on or reset e Status The status of the master controller s built in Management Card For information on the display interface see How to use the display interface in the Installation and Quick Start Manual doc en insguide pdf provided in Portable Document See also Format PDF on the APC Battery Management System Utility CD and in printed form LO Pa WY gt X n c oD z oD D Ar G U Y aa Information displayed in the control console only The main screen of the control console displays the following additional information e Version information In the Web interface select About System from the Help menu Battery Manager Ill APP The version of
116. nt Card with an IP address of 156 205 6 185 would be scp cert p15 apc 156 205 6 185 sec hostkey p15 144 How to Export Configuration Settings Retrieving and Exporting the ini file Summary of the procedure As an Administrator you can retrieve a dynamically generated ini file of a Battery Management System Management Card s current configuration and export that file to another Battery Management System Management Card or to multiple Battery Management System Management Cards 1 You configure the Management Card on a Battery Management System master controller to have the settings you want to export 2 You retrieve the ini file from that Management Card 3 You then customize the ini file to change at least the TCP IP settings and make a copy to export 4 You use any of the file transfer protocols supported by the Battery Management System to transfer the copied file to one or more additional Management Cards To transfer the file to multiple Management Cards simultaneously write an FTP or SCP script that repeats the steps for transferring the file to a single Management Card 5 Each receiving Battery Management System Management Card stores the file temporarily in its flash memory uses it to reconfigure its own Management Card settings and then deletes the file z oP Pa V gt N c oD z oD D Ar G U gt Y H aa Contents of the ini file The config ini file that yo
117. ny or agency Note This method has the following advantages and disadvantages Advantages Before they are transmitted the user name and password for Management Card access and all data to and from the Management Card are encrypted You have the benefit of authentication by a Certificate Authority that already has a signed root certificate in the certificate cache of the browser The CA certificates of commercial Certificate Authorities are distributed as part of the browser software and a Certificate Authority of your own company or agency has probably already loaded its CA certificate to the browser store of each user s browser Therefore you do not have to upload a root certificate to the browser of each user who needs access to the Battery Management System The length of the public key RSA key that is used for setting up an SSL session is 1024 bits providing more complex encryption and consequently a higher level of security than the public key used in Method 1 This longer encryption key is also used in Method 2 The server certificate that you upload to the Management Card enables SSL to authenticate that data are being received from and sent to the correct Management Card This provides an extra level of security beyond the encryption of the user name password and transmitted data The browser matches the digital signature on the server certificate that you uploaded to the Management Card with the
118. on their default severity levels instead of individually see Actions Option Web interface only Event list access To access the event list add evntlist htm to the Battery Management System s URL address value IP address or DNS name You can access the event list directly from the Web interface menus by selecting Actions from the Events menu e For an IP address of 149 205 12 114 and the default TCP port of 80 the URL is http 149 205 12 114 evntlist htm e For an IP address of 149 205 12 114 and a TCP port other than 80 in this example 5000 the URL is http 149 205 12 114 5000 evntlist htm e For a DNS name of writers the URL is http writers evntlist htm 88 LO Pa WY gt X V c oD z oD D Ar G U gt X Y aa Event list format The evntlist htm page defines the following for each event e Code The event s unique event code e Description The text used for the event e Severity The event s default severity level e Configuration The hexadecimal code that defines the actions to occur for the event and provides a link to the event mask that you use to configure the event See Event mask settings Event mask settings From the evntlist htm page to reconfigure actions for an event 1 Click the link the current hexadecimal code for the event 2 Enter a new hexadecimal code as an event mask to reconfigure the bits that control the actions for the event
119. or the Read Only User Note How to recover from a lost password You can use a local computer that connects to the Battery Management System through the serial port on the rear of the master unit 1 Select a serial port at a local computer and disable any service that uses the port 2 Reset the DIP switch 6 and 7 to the OFF postion 3 Use the configuration cable APC part number 940 0103 to connect the selected port to the serial port on the rear panel of the master unit Modbus and the control console share a common serial port You can use either one or the other to access the Battery Management System If you reconfigure the DIP switches to Note switch from Modbus to the control console you must restart the computer for the changed to take effect If you are using Modbus to access the Battery Management System you must configure the DIP switches For DIP switch configuration see Configure the DIP Switches in the Installation and Quick Start Manual doc en insguide pdf See lO brovided in Portable Document Format PDF on the APC Battery Management System Utility CD and in printed form 4 Run a terminal program such as HyperTerminal on your computer and configure the selected port as follows 9600 bps or 19200 bps if you are using Modbus configured at that rate 8 data bits no parity 1 stop bit no flow control z oP Pa V gt N c oD z oD D Ar G U gt Y
120. ority import that certificate Importing the certificate combines the p15 file containing the private key and the file containing the signed certificate from the external Certificate Authority The output file is a new encrypted server certificate file with a p15 extension e Load the server certificate onto the Management Card in the Battery Management System master controller e For each Management Card that requires a server certificate repeat the tasks that create and load the server certificate 137 The procedure Create the Certificate Signing Request CSR Perform these steps Click Next to move from screen to screen 1 If the APC Security Wizard is not already installed on your computer install it by running the installation program APC Security Wizard exe from the APC Battery Management System Utility CD 2 On the Windows Start menu select Programs then APC Security Wizard to start the Wizard program 3 On the screen labeled Step 1 select Certificate Request as the type of file to create 4 Enter a name for the file that will contain the Management Card s private key The file name must have a p15 extension By default the file will be created in the installation folder C Program Files American Power Conversion APC Security Wizard 5 On the screen labeled Step 2 provide the information to configure the certificate signing request CSR with the information that you want the signed server certificate to
121. ovides the network connection It is the first battery management unit in a group of one master unit and up to 5 expansion units AP9921XS The Battery Management System supports the following access methods Network Connection Access Description Telnet amp SSH APC control A non graphical interface through which console you can configure network system and interface battery management parameters and display and monitor battery management data HTTP amp SSL Web browser A graphical user interface to the Battery Management System through a standard Web browser With this Web interface you can configure network system and battery management parameters and display and monitor battery management data SNMP MIB browser Uses MIB II OIDs to configure the built in management card and use SNMP traps to report Battery Management System events FTP Device IP Consecutively discovers each unconfigured Configuration controller on the same network segment Wizard and enables you to configure its basic TCP IP settings remotely Display interface LCD display Remote LCD interface through which you optional can configure network system and battery management data Supported Web browsers As your browser you can use Microsoft Internet Explorer IE 5 x or Netscape 7 x to access the Battery Management System through its Web interface Other commonly available browsers also may work but have not been f
122. owable temperature of the Temperature Limit air surrounding the batteries See the specifications for Minimum Ambient your batteries before changing this value Temperature Limit Alarm Configuration Ripple Current Limit Ripple current limit is the allowable AC measurement in the battery string The default setting is 5 A for every 100 amp hour of capacity Charge Current Limit Percentage of change in the response current measurement that is allowed before an alarm is indicated Discharge Voltage Limit The percentage of the lowest individual battery discharge voltage that is allowed relative to the other batteries in the string Automatic Annuciator Reset When enabled the external annunciator devices will reset automatically when the condition of an alarm clears When disabled the alarm must be reset manually E oP WY gt WY c oD z oD D Ar G U gt Y aa 28 Calibration menu Select to calibrate either a String or a Unit String Select the string you wish to calibrate Each string will be listed Select the String X string you wish to configure Ohm Correction a overall Ohmic Correction oD D Unit Select the unit you wish to calibrate gt Unit X Web interface Each unit will be listed VY DC Voltage Zero Set to zero with no string current DC Voltage Span Set to 100 200 500
123. pdf provided on the APC Battery Management System Utility CD Date amp Time Use this option to set the time and date used by the Battery Management System The option displays the current settings and allows you to change those settings manually or through a Network Time Protocol NTP Server Set Manually Use this option in the Web interface or Manual in the control console to define the date and time for the Battery Management System An Apply Local Computer Time to System option which is available in the Web interface only sets these values to match the date and time settings of the computer you are using to Note access the Web interface Synchronize with Network Time Protocol NTP Server Use this option or Network Time Protocol NTP in the control console to have an NTP Server update the date and time for the Battery Management System automatically z oP Pa V gt N c oD z oD D Ar G U gt Y H aa 67 LO Pa WY gt X V c oD z oD D Ar G U gt X Y aa In the control console use the NTP Client option to enable or disable the default the NTP Server updates In the Web interface Note use the Set Manually option to disable the updates Setting Definition Primary NTP Server Identifies the IP address or domain name of the primary NTP server Secondary NTP Identifies the IP address or domain name of the seco
124. perations Closed On On On On energized Management System Open Flash On On On Fault de energized High or low Open On On On Flash environment de energized temperature or auxiliary environment sensor alarm Charger Fault High Open On On Flash On or low charging voltage or high ripple current Connection fuse or Open Flash On On On wiring fault Battery Fault Low Open On Flash On On capacity high ohmic value shorted cell or thermal runaway Missing or Faulty Open Flash On On On Sensor System off or loss of Open Off Off Off Off 170 Troublesho oting Management Access problems B Management Card Card attery Management System Problem Solution Unable to ping the Management Card Is the Management Card s Status LED on the front panel of the master controller green indicating it is running its SNMP agent on the network If yes try to ping another node on the same network segment as the Management Card If that fails it is not a Management Card problem If the Status LED is not green or if the ping test of another node succeeds perform the following checks e Verify all network connections e Verify the IP addresses of the Management Card and the NMS e Verify the default gateway or router IP address if the NMS is on a different physical network or subnetwork from the Management Card e Verify the number of subnet bits for the Management Card s subne
125. print at the start of a session Compare the fingerprint displayed by the client to the fingerprint that you recorded from the Web interface or control console of the Battery Management System Note If you are using SSH version 2 expect a noticeable delay when logging on to the control console of the Battery Management System Although the delay is not long it can be mistaken for a problem because there is no explanatory message 41 LO Pa WY gt X n c oD z oD D Ar G U Y aa Option Description Telnet SSH Network Configuration Access Enables or disables the access method selected in Protocol Mode NOTE Enabling SSH automatically disables Telnet To enable SSH change the setting and then click Next gt gt in the Web interface or choose Accept Changes in the control console You must then agree to the license agreement that is displayed Protocol Mode Choose one of the following e Telnet User names passwords and data are transmitted without encryption e Secure SHell SSH version 1 User names passwords and data are transmitted in encrypted form There is little or no delay when you are logging on e Secure SHell SSH version 2 User names passwords and data are transmitted in encrypted form but with somewhat more protection than version 1 from attempts to intercept forge or alter data during data transmission There is a noticeable delay
126. ress of the Management Card Therefore although the Battery Management System can control access to its Web interface by user name password and account type e g Administrator Device Manager or Read Only User the browser cannot authenticate what master controller s Management Card is sending or receiving data The length of the public key RSA key that is used for encryption when setting up an SSL session is only 768 bits The public key used in Methods 2 and 3 is 1024 bits providing more complex encryption and consequently a higher level of security z oP Pa WY gt N c oD z oD D Ar G U gt Y aa 121 z oP Pa V gt N c oD z oD D Ar G U gt Y aa Method 2 Use the APC Security Wizard to create a CA certificate and a server certificate You use the APC Security Wizard to create two digital certificates e A CA root certificate Certificate Authority root certificate that the APC Security Wizard uses to sign all server certificates and which you then install into the certificate store cache of the browser of each user who needs access to the Battery Management System e A server certificate that you upload to the Battery Management System When the APC Security Wizard creates a server certificate it uses the CA root certificate to sign the server certificate The Web browser authenticates the Management Card in the Battery Management S
127. rity returns the signed certificate perform these steps to import the certificate This procedure combines the signed certificate and the private key into an SSL server certificate that you then upload to the Management Card in the Battery Management System master controller Click Next to move from screen to screen 1 On the Windows Start menu select Programs then APC Security Wizard to start the Wizard program On the screen labeled Step 1 select Import Signed Certificate Browse to and select the signed server certificate that you received from the external Certificate Authority The file has a cer or crt extension Browse to and select the file you created in step 4 of the task Create the Certificate Signing Request CSR This file has a p15 extension contains the Management Card s private key and by default is located in the installation folder C Program Files American Power Conversion APC Security Wizard Specify a name for the output file that will be the signed server certificate that you upload to the Management Card The file must have a p15 extension Click Next to generate the server certificate The certificate s Issuer Information on the summary screen confirms that the external Certificate Authority signed the certificate The last screen verifies that the certificate has been created and instructs you on the next task to load the server certificate to the Battery Management S
128. rtificate except if the server certificate was generated by default by the Battery Management System For a default server certificate the Common Name CN field displays the Management Card s serial number Organization O and Organizational Unit OU The name and organizational unit of the organization that issued the server certificate If the server certificate was generated by default by the Battery Management System the Organizational Unit OU field displays Internally Generated Certificate Validity Issued on The date and time at which the certificate was issued Expires on The date and time at which the certificate expires LO V gt X WY c oD z oD D Ar G U 2 Y aa Parameter Description Fingerprint Each fingerprint is a long string of alphanumeric characters punctuated by colons A fingerprint is a unique identifier that you can use to further authenticate the server Record the fingerprints to compare with the fingerprints contained in the certificate as displayed in the browser SHA1 Fingerprint This fingerprint is created by a Secure Hash Algorithm SHA MD5 Fingerprint This fingerprint is created by a Message Digest 5 MD5 algorithm 60 Access Restrictions and Menu Options Purpose and access Use the System menu to do the following tasks e Configure system identification date and time settings
129. s changed from its default value of 21 you must use the non default value in the FTP command a For some FTP clients use a colon to add the port number to the end of the IP address b For Windows FTP clients separate the port number from the IP address by a space For example if the Battery Management System Management Card s FTP Server Port setting has been changed from its default of 21 such as to 21000 you would use the following command for a Windows FTP client transferring a file to a Battery Management System Management Card with an IP address of 150 250 6 10 ftp gt open 150 250 6 10 21000 Log on using the Administrator user name and password apc is the default for both Upgrade the AOS For example ftp gt bin ftp gt put apc_hw02_aos_264 bin When FTP confirms the transfer type quit to close the session Repeat step 2 through step 6 for the application module In step 5 use the application module file instead of the AOS module 164 LO Pa WY gt X V c oD z oD D Ar G U gt X Y aa To use Secure CoPy SCP to upgrade the firmware for one Battery Management System Management Card 1 2 Identify and locate the firmware modules described in the preceding instructions for FTP Use an SCP command line to transfer the AOS firmware module to the Battery Management System The following example assumes a Battery Management System IP address of 158 205
130. s feature is disabled by default Enabling this feature is the recommended configuration unless you have no DNS server configured or have poor network performance because of heavy network traffic With Reverse DNS Lookup enabled when a network related event occurs reverse DNS lookup logs both the IP address and the domain name for the networked device associated with the event in the event log If no domain name entry exists for the device only its IP address is logged with the event Since domain names generally change much less frequently than IP addresses enabling reverse DNS lookup can improve the ability to identify addresses of networked devices that are causing events to occur Ping utility control console Select this option available only in the control console to check the Battery Management System s network connection by testing whether a defined IP address or domain name responds to the Ping network utility By default the default gateway IP address see TCP IP is used However you can use the IP address or domain name of any device known to be running on the network 38 FTP Server Use the Access setting to enable or disable the FTP server The server is enabled by default FTP transfers files without using encryption For higher security use Secure CoPy SCP for file transfers When you select and Q configure Secure SHell SSH SCP is enabled automatically To Note Configure SSH see Telnet SSH If you decide
131. s of the Battery Management System s Management Card by using the APC Device IP Configuration Wizard LO V gt X WY C oD z oD D A G U 2 Y aa 152 APC Device IP Configuration Wizard Purpose and Requirements Purpose configure basic TCP IP settings You can use the APC Device IP Configuration Wizard to configure the basic TCP IP settings IP address subnet mask and default gateway of the following e Network Management Cards e Devices that contain embedded Network Management Cards Using the Wizard you can configure the basic TCP IP settings of installed or embedded Network Management Cards in either of the following ways e Automatically discover and configure unconfigured Network Management Cards remotely over your TCP IP network e Configure or reconfigure a Network Management Card through a direct connection from the serial port of your computer to the device that contains the card The Wizard can discover and configure Network Management Cards only if they are on the same network segment as the Note computer that is running the Wizard System requirements The Wizard runs on Windows NT Windows 2000 Windows 2003 and Windows XP Intel based workstations LO V gt X WY C oD z oD D A G A 2 gt Y aa Install the Wizard Download the wizard You can download the latest version of the APC Device IP Configuration Wizard from
132. se FTP or SCP to retrieve log files If you are an Administrator or Device Manager you can use FTP or SCP to retrieve a tab delineated event log file event txt or data log file data txt that you can import into a spreadsheet application e The file reports all of the events or data recorded since the log was last deleted e The file includes information that the event log and data log does not display The version of the file format first field The date and time the file was retrieved The Name Contact and Location values and IP address of the Battery Management System The unique Event Code for each recorded event event txt file only log entries You may need to select a four digit date format in your spreadsheet application to display all four digits of the year The Battery Management System uses a four digit year for Note If you are using the encryption based security protocols for your system use Secure CoPy SCP to retrieve the log file You should have FTP disabled If you are using unencrypted authentication methods for the security of your system use FTP to retrieve the log file See Security for information on the available protocols and methods for setting up the type of security appropriate for your needs z oP Pa WY gt N c oD z oD D Ar G U gt Y H aa 78 To use SCP to retrieve the file To use SCP to retrieve the event txt file use the fo
133. se of equipment loss of software loss of data costs of substitutes claims by third parties or otherwise This warranty gives you specific legal rights and you may also have other rights which vary according to jurisdiction Obtaining service service contracts If you could not resolve the problem using the information in Troubleshooting contact APC Worldwide Customer Support at a phone number listed at the end of this manual and be ready to provide the following e The Battery Management System s serial number which is on the top of the unit e A description of the problem e Information about your service contract If phone consultation cannot solve the problem you need on site service by an APC technician See your service contract for information Do not attempt to remove the Management Card The terms of your warranty and service contract require that service be Warning performed by an authorized APC technician only LO Pa WY gt X V c oD z oD D Ar G U gt X Y aa 175 Life Support Policy General policy American Power Conversion APC does not recommend the use of any of its products in the following situations e In life support applications where failure or malfunction of the APC product can be reasonably expected to cause failure of the life support device or to affect significantly its safety or effectiveness e In direct patient care APC will not Knowingly sell
134. settings before you export it 1 Use a text editor to customize the file Section headings keywords and pre defined values are not case sensitive but string values that you define are case sensitive Use adjacent quotation marks to indicate no value For example LinkURL1 indicates that the URL is intentionally undefined To define values opening and closing quotation marks are optional except to enclose values that contain leading or trailing spaces or values which are already enclosed in quotation marks Leading or trailing spaces not within the opening and closing quotation marks are ignored To export a specific system date and time or any scheduled events you must configure the values directly in the ini file e To export a specific system time export only the configured SystemDate Time section as a separate ini file The time necessary to export a large file would cause the configured time to be significantly inaccurate e For greater accuracy if the Battery Management Systems receiving the file can access a Network Time Protocol NTP Server set the value for the NTPenable keyword as follows NTPEnable enabled Add comments about changes that you made The first printable character of a comment line must be a semicolon 2 Copy the customized file to another file name in the same folder The copy which you will export to other Battery Management System Management Cards can have any f
135. stem creates one when it reboots The Battery Management System can take up to 5 minutes to create this certificate and the SSL server is not available during that time 58 Parameter Description Current Certif icate Details Issued To Common Name CN The IP Address or DNS name of the Battery Management System except if the server certificate was generated by default by the Battery Management System For a default server certificate the Common Name CN field displays the Management Card s serial number NOTE If an IP address was specified as the Common Name when the certificate was created use an IP address to log on to the Web interface of the Battery Management System if the DNS name was specified as the Common Name use the DNS name to log on When you log on if you do not use the IP address or DNS name that was specified for the certificate authentication fails and you receive an error message asking if you want to continue Organization O Organizational Unit OU and Locality Country The name organizational unit and location of the organization that is using the server certificate If the server certificate was generated by default by the Battery Management System the Organizational Unit OU field displays Internally Generated Certificate Serial Number The serial number of the server certificate Issued By Common Name CN The Common Name as specified in the CA root ce
136. t Card generates a default server certificate that is self signed but that you cannot configure This method has the following advantages and disadvantages e Advantages Before they are transmitted the user name and password for Battery Management System access and all data to and from the Battery Management System are encrypted You can use this default server certificate to provide encryption based security while you are setting up either of the other two digital certificate options or you can continue to use it for the benefits of encryption that SSL provides e Disadvantages The Management Card in the Battery Management System master controller takes up to 5 minutes to create this certificate and the Web interface is not available during that time This delay occurs the first time you log on after you enable SSL 120 This method does not include the browser based authentication provided by a CA certificate a certificate signed by a Certificate Authority as Methods 2 and 3 provide There is no CA Certificate cached in the browser Therefore whenever you log on to the Battery Management System the browser generates a security alert indicating that a certificate signed by a trusted authority is not available and asking if you want to proceed The default server certificate on the Battery Management System has the Management Card s serial number in place of a valid common name the DNS name or the IP add
137. t Transfer Protocol over Secure Sockets Layer HTTPS is a Web protocol that encrypts and decrypts page requests from the user and pages that are returned by the Web server to the user Originally developed by Netscape it has become an internet standard supported by most Web browsers The Battery Management System supports SSL version 3 0 Most browsers let you select the version of SSL to enable When SSL is enabled your browser displays the lock icon E usually at the bottom of the screen SSL uses a digital certificate to enable the browser to authenticate the server in this case the Battery Management System The browser verifies the following e The format of the server certificate is correct e The server certificate s expiration date and time has not passed e The DNS name or IP address specified when a user logs on matches the common name in the server certificate e The server certificate is signed by a trusted certifying authority Each major browser manufacturer distributes CA root certificates of the commercial Certificate Authorities in the certificate store cache of its browser so that it can compare the signature on the server certificate to the signature on a CA root certificate LO Pa V gt WY c oD z oD D Ar G U gt Y aa 117 z oP Pa WY gt N c oD z oD D Ar G U Y aa You can use the APC Security Wizard provided on t
138. t mask The terminal program cannot allocate the communications port when you try to configure the Battery Management System Before you can use a terminal to configure the Battery Management System you must shut down any application service or program using the communications port z oP Pa V gt N c oD z oD D Ar G U gt Y H aa Problem Solution Cannot access the control console through a serial connection Make sure that you did not change the baud rate Try 2400 9600 19200 or 38400 Cannot access the control console remotely Make sure you are using the correct access method Telnet or SSH An Administrator can enable these access methods through the Telnet SSH option of the Network menu By default Telnet is enabled Enabling SSH automatically disables Telnet e For Secure SHell SSH the Battery Management System may be creating a host key The Battery Management System can take up to 5 minutes to create this host key and SSH is not accessible during that time Cannot access the Web interface e Verify that HTTP or HTTPS access is enabled e Make sure you are specifying the correct URL one that is consistent with the security system used by the Battery Management System SSL requires https not http at the beginning of the URL e Verify that you can ping the adapter e Verify that you are using a Web browser that is supporte
139. t to Defaults 0x0019 None System Initializing data in the file 0x001A None System E mail information 0x001D None System TCP IP stack failure 94 Code Severity Description 0x001E None System control console user logged out 0x001F None System Web user logged out 0x0020 None System FTP user logged out 0x0021 None System Set date or time z 0x0024 None System Trace information T 0x0025 Warning System Modem dial out failed o 0x002A None System Network service information gt 0x002B None System Network service could not start N 0x002C None System Network service stopped pms 0x002D None System SSL error invalid certificate T 0x002E None System New certificate loaded 0x002F None System SSL enabled now using HTTPS p 0x0030 None System SSL disabled now using HTTP a 0x0031 None System Web server could not start AS 0x0032 None System DNS network error 0x0033 None System Configuration change gt 0x0034 None System Configuration file upload complete 0x0035 None System Paging Failed to send message a 0x0036 None System SSL information Q 0x0037 None System SSH SCP information Jad 0x0038 None System Certificate host key and log store ao information 95 Q You cannot configure actions for Management Card events that have no severity level Note Q Not all of the System events listed in th
140. t values for System IP Subnet Mask and Default Gateway and the Battery Management System s MAC Address Host Name Domain Name and Ethernet Port Speed values are displayed above the TCP IP settings in the control console and the Web interface z oP Pa WY gt N c oD z oD D Ar G U gt Y H aa 33 z oP Pa WY gt N c oD z oD D Ar G U Y aa Boot mode setting This setting selects which method will be used to define the Battery Management System s TCP IP settings whenever the Battery Management System turns on resets or restarts e Manual Three settings System IP Subnet Mask and Default Gateway which are available only when Manual is used to define the needed TCP IP settings e BOOTP only A BOOTP server provides the TCP IP settings e DHCP only A DHCP server provides the TCP IP settings e DHCP amp BOOTP The Battery Management System will attempt to get its TCP IP settings from a BOOTP server first and then if it cannot discover a BOOTP server from a DHCP server An After IP Assignment setting by default will switch Boot mode from its default DHCP amp BOOTP setting to BOOTP only or DHCP only depending on the type of server that supplied the Note TCP IP settings to the Battery Management System For information about the After IP Assignment setting and other settings that affect how the Battery Management System uses BOOTP and
141. te amp Server Certificates Summary Use this procedure if your company or agency does not have its own Certificate Authority and you do not want to use a commercial Certificate Authority to sign your server certificates The public RSA key that is part of a certificate generated by Q the APC Security Wizard is 1024 bits The default key generated by the Management Card if you do not use the Note Wizard is 768 bits e Create a CA root certificate that will be used to sign all server certificates to be used with Battery Management Systems During this task two files are created The file with the p15 extension is an encrypted file which contains the Certificate Authority s private key and public root certificate This file signs the server certificates The file with the crt extension which contains only the Certificate Authority s public root certificate You load this file into each Web browser that will be used to access the Battery Management System so that the browser can validate the server certificate of the Management Card e Create a server certificate which is stored in a file with a p15 extension During this task you are prompted for the CA root certificate that signs the server certificate e Load the server certificate onto the Battery Management System e For each Battery Management System that requires a server certificate repeat the tasks that create and load the server certificate 131 z oP
142. tery Management System that will run this binary file e type Identifies whether the file is for the APC Operating System AOS or the application module APP for the Battery Management System version The version number of the application file For example a code of 264would indicate version 2 6 4 bin Indicates that this is a binary file For the most recent versions of the AOS and application modules for the Battery Management System go to the Software Downloads page www apc com tools download Note onthe APC Web site On Linux you must upgrade the two firmeware modules separately On Windows operating systems you can use the firmware upgrade tool also available on the Software Downloads page See Obtain the latest firmware version z oP Pa WY gt N c oD z oD D Ar G U Y aa 161 Firmware file transfer methods You can use FTP or SCP to upgrade the firmware of one or more Battery Management System Management Cards over the network You can use XMODEM to upgrade the firmware for a Management Card that is not on the network When you use FTP or XMODEM to upgrade the firmware for a Management Card the APC Operating System AOS module must be transferred to the Management Card before you transfer the application module For more information about the firmware modules see Firmware files Battery Management System LO V gt X WY c
143. the APC web site www apc com and run setup exe from the folder to which you downloaded it 154 Use the Wizard Launch the Wizard The installation creates a shortcut link in the Start menu that you can use to launch the Wizard Configure the basic TCP IP settings remotely Prepare to configure the settings Before you run the Wizard be sure that you have the information you will need during the configuration procedure 1 Contact your network administrator to obtain valid TCP IP settings to use 2 If you are configuring multiple unconfigured Network Management Cards obtain the MAC address of each one so that you can identify each Network Management Card that the Wizard discovers The Wizard displays the MAC address for a discovered card on the same screen on which you then enter the TCP IP settings For Network Management Cards that you install the MAC address is on a label on the bottom of the card For embedded Network Management Cards the MAC address is on a label on the device containing the card for example usually on the side of a device that you mount in a rack You can also obtain the MAC address from the Quality Assurance slip that came with the Network Management Card or with the device containing an embedded Network Management Card z oP Pa WY gt N c oD z oD D Ar G U gt Y aa 155 z oP Pa V gt N c oD z oD D Ar G U gt Y
144. the protocols To hide the interfaces use any port numbers from 5000 to 32768 z oP Pa V gt N c oD z oD D Ar G U gt Y aa User names passwords community names SNMP All user names passwords and community names for SNMP are transferred over the network as plain text A user who is capable of monitoring the network traffic can determine the user names and passwords required to log on to the accounts of the control console or Web interface of the Battery Management System If your network requires the higher security of the encryption based options available for the control console and Web interface be sure to disable SNMP access or set its access to read only Read only access allows you to receive status information and to use SNMP traps LO Pa WY gt X V c oD z oD D Ar G U gt X Y aa 113 Authentication Authentication versus encryption You can choose to use security features for the Battery Management System that control access by providing basic authentication through user names passwords and IP addresses without using encryption These basic security features are sufficient for most environments in which sensitive data are not being transferred To ensure that data and communication between the Battery Management System and the client interfaces such as the control console and the Web interface cannot be intercepted you can provi
145. tificate that the Management Card generates automatically The default certificate s digital signature will not be recognized by browsers but a default certificate enables you to use SSL for the encryption of transmitted user names passwords and data If you use the default certificate the browser prompts you to agree to unauthenticated access before it logs you on to the Web interface of the Battery Management System How SSH host keys are used An SSH host key authenticates the identity of the server the Management Card in the Battery Management System master controller each time an SSH client contacts the Battery Management System Each Battery Management System with SSH enabled must have an SSH host key on the Management Card itself 128 Files you create for SSL and SSH security Use the APC Security Wizard to create the following components of an SSL and SSH security system e The server certificate for the Battery Management System if you want the benefits of authentication that such a certificate provides You can create either of the following types of server certificate A server certificate signed by a custom CA root certificate also created with the APC Security Wizard Use this method if your company or agency does not have its own Certificate Authority and you do not want to use an external Certificate Authority to sign the server certificate A server certificate signed by an external Certificate Authority Th
146. ting Following in hexadecimal format is an example of a Vendor Specific Information option that contains the APC cookie Option 43 0x01 0x04 0x31 0x41 0x50 0x43 z oP Pa WY gt N c oD z oD D Ar G U Y aa 106 Boot Mode Transition Tag 2 Len 1 Data 1 2 This option 43 setting enables or disables the After IP Assignment option which by default causes the Boot mode option to base its setting on the server that provided the network assignment values DHCP Only or BOOTP Only e A data value of 1 disables the After IP Assignment option The Boot mode option remains as DHCP amp BOOTP after network values are assigned successfully Whenever the Management Card reboots it will request its network assignment first from a BOOTP server and then if necessary from a DHCP server See DHCP amp BOOTP boot process e A data value of 2 enables the After IP Assignment option The Boot mode option switches to DHCP Only when the Management Card accepts the DHCP response Whenever the Management Card reboots it will request its network assignment from a DHCP server only For more information about the After IP Assignment option see Management Card settings Following in hexadecimal format is an example of a Vendor Specific Information option that contains the APC cookie and the disable Boot Mode Transition setting Option 43 0x01 0x04 0x31 0x41 0x50 0x43 0x02 0x01 0x01 z
147. u retrieve from a Battery Management System Management Card contains the following e section headings which are category names enclosed in brackets and under each section heading keywords which are labels describing specific Battery Management System settings Only section headings and keywords supported for the specific device associated with the Management Card from Note Which you retrieve the file are included e Each keyword is followed by an equals sign and the current value for that parameter s setting either the default value if the value has not been specifically configured or the configured value The Override keyword with its default value prevents one or more keywords and their device specific values from being exported e In the NetworkTCP IP section the default value for Override the MAC address of the Management Card blocks the exporting of the values for the keywords SystemIP SubnetMask DefaultGateway and BootMode You must edit the section SystemDate Time if you want to set the system date and time of a receiving Battery Management System Management Card or cause that Management Card to use an NTP Server to set its date and time See Customizing for configuration guidelines for date and time settings 146 Detailed procedures Use the following procedures to retrieve the settings of one Battery Management System Management Card and export them to one or more other Battery Management
148. ully tested by APC Data verification the event log and the data log authentication require that you enable the following for your Web browser e JavaScript e Java e Cookies In addition the Battery Management System cannot work with a proxy server Therefore before you can use a Web browser to access its Web interface you must do one of the following e Configure the Web browser to disable the use of a proxy server for the Battery Management System e Configure the proxy server so that it does not proxy the specific IP address of the Battery Management System LO Pa WY gt X V c oD z oD D Ar G U gt X Y aa Getting Started Initial Setup Configuring TCP IP settings You must define three TCP IP settings for the Battery Management System s built in Management Card before the Battery Management System can be managed over the network e IP address of the Battery Management System e Subnet mask e IP address of the default gateway Choose one of the following methods to configure the TCP IP settings e With the Device IP Configuration Wizard which you install from the CD This method is available only for Windows NT Windows 2000 Windows 2003 and Windows XP e By a direct serial connection from the Network Configuration port on the controller to a serial port on your computer e Using ARP and Telnet if your computer is on the same subnet as the Battery Management System
149. uses the same configuration as SSH Do not enable both versions of SSH unless you require that both be activated at the same time Security protocols use extensive processing power To use SSH you must have an SSH client installed Most Linux and other UNIX platforms include an SSH client as Q part of their installation but Microsoft Windows operating Note systems do not SSH clients are available from various vendors e Configure the port settings for Telnet and SSH e Select one or more data encryption algorithms for SSH version 1 SSH version 2 or both e In the Web interface specify a host key file previously created with the APC Security Wizard and load it to the Battery Management System 40 E oP 7a gt WY c oD z oD D Ar G U Y aa O Note From a command line interface such as the command prompt on Windows operating systems you can use FTP or Secure CoPy SCP to transfer the host key file You must transfer the file to location sec on the Battery Management System If you do not specify a host key file the Battery Management System generates an RSA host key of 768 bits instead of the 1024 bit RSA host key that the Wizard creates The Battery Management System can take up to 5 minutes to create this host key and SSH is not accessible during that time e Display the fingerprint of the SSH host key for SSH versions 1 and 2 Most SSH clients display the finger
150. vent notifications you must first identify the trap receivers up to four by their specific IP addresses See Trap Receivers Email action By default the Email action is enabled for severe events only To use e mail for event notification you must first define the e mail recipients See Email Recipients Related topics See Management Card events and Battery Management System events for a description and the default severity level if any for each event 82 LO Pa WY gt X n c oD z oD D Ar G U Y aa Recipients Option Trap Receivers You can define up to four NMSs to be used as trap receivers when an event occurs that has SNMP traps enabled In the Web interface use the Trap Receiver settings available through the Recipients option of the Events menu In the control console use the SNMP option of the Network menu Item Definition Community Name The password 15 characters or less used when traps are sent to the NMS identified by the Receiver NMS IP Domain Name setting Receiver NMS IP Domain Name The IP address or domain name of the NMS to which traps are sent If this setting is 0 0 0 0 the default no traps are sent to any NMS Generation Web interface Trap Generation control console Enables by default or disables the sending of any traps to the NMS identified by the Receiver NMS IP Domain Name setting Auth
151. word maximum of 15 characters which an Name NMS that is defined by the NMS IP setting uses to access the channel NMS IP Limits access to the NMS specified by a domain name or to the NUSs Domain specified by the format used for the IP address Name A domain name allows only the NMS at that location to have access e 159 215 12 1 allows only the NMS with that IP address to have access e 159 215 12 255 allows access for any NMS on the 159 215 12 segment e 159 215 255 255 allows access for any NMS on the 159 215 segment 159 255 255 255 allows access for any NMS on the 159 segment e 0 0 0 0 or 255 255 255 255 allows access for any NMS z oP Pa WY gt N c oD z oD D Ar G U gt Y aa 47 Setting Definition Access Selects how the NMS defined by the NMS IP setting can use the channel Type when that NMS uses the correct Community Name Read The NMS can use GETs at any time but it can never use SETs Write The NMS can use GETs at any time and can use SETs when no one is logged on to the control console or Web interface Disabled The NMS cannot use GETs or SETs Write The NMS can use GETs and SETs at any time even when someone is logged on to the control console or Web interface Email Use the Email option to do the following e Define the SMTP server See SMTP settings Email Recipients on the page displayed by the Email
152. ystem It displays the location and name of the server certificate which has a p15 file extension and contains the Management Card s private key and the public key obtained from the cer or crt file LO Pa WY gt X V c oD z oD D Ar G U gt X Y aa Load the server certificate to the Management Card Perform these steps 1 On the Network menu of the Web interface of the Battery Management System select the Web SSL option 2 In the SSL Server Certificate section of the page browse to the server certificate the p15 file you created in the procedure Import the signed certificate The default location is C Program Files American Power Conversion APC Security Wizard Note Alternatively you can use FTP or Secure CoPy SCP to transfer the server certificate to the Management Card If you use FTP or SCP for the transfer you must specify the correct location sec on the Management Card For SCP the command to transfer a certificate named cert p15 to a Management Card with an IP address of 156 205 6 185 would be scp cert p15 apc 156 205 6 185 sec cert p15 141 Create an SSH Host Key Summary This procedure is optional If you select SSH encryption but do not create a host key the Battery Management System generates a 768 bit RSA key when it reboots Host keys for SSH that are created with the APC Security Wizard are 1024 bit RSA keys e Use the APC Security Wizard to cre
153. ystem master controller sending or requesting data e To identify the Management Card the browser uses the common name IP address or DNS name of the Management Card that was specified in the server certificate s distinguished name when the certificate was created e To confirm that the server certificate is signed by a trusted signing authority the browser compares the signature of the server certificate with the signature in the root certificate cached in the browser An expiration date confirms whether the server certificate is current This method has the following advantages and disadvantages e Advantages Before they are transmitted the user name and password for Management Card access and all data to and from the Management Card are encrypted 122 The length of the public key RSA key that is used for encryption when setting up an SSL session is 1024 bits providing more complex encryption and consequently a higher level of security than the public key used in Method 1 This longer encryption key is also used in Method 3 The server certificate that you upload to the Management Card enables SSL to authenticate that data are being received from and sent to the correct Management Card This provides an extra level of security beyond the encryption of the user name password and transmitted data The root certificate that you install to the browser enables the browser to authenticate the Management Car

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