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APC AP9617 User's Manual

1. Identification Use this option to define the System Name Contact and Location values used by the Management Card s SNMP agent The option s settings provide the values used for the MIB II sysName sysContact and sysLocation Object Identifications OIDs For more information about the MIB II OIDs see the PowerNet SS SNMP Management Information Base MIB Reference Guide doc en Dcmibgde pdf provided on the APC Network Management Card utility CD See also YU dead C D U D lt x O gt E T C 37 Date amp Time Use this option to set the time and date used by the Management Card 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 set Date and Time for the Management Card Card 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 access the Web interface Q An Apply Local Computer Time to Network Management Note Synchronize with Network Time Protocol NTP Server Use this option which is called Network Time Protocol NTP in the control console to have an NTP Server automatically update the Date and Time settings for the Management Card or disable the default the NTP Server updates In
2. You cannot view this information in the Web interface D YU dead C T U O lt x O gt hed T C 65 Event Related Menus Introduction Overview The Events menu provides access to the options that you use to do the following tasks e Access the Event Log Define the actions to be taken when an event occurs based on the severity level of that event Event logging SNMP trap notification E mail notification You can only use the Web interface to define which events will use which actions as described in Event Log and How Note to Configure Individual Events e Define up to four SNMP trap receivers by NMS specific IP address for event notifications by SNMP traps e Define up to four recipients for event notifications by email UW eed C T z U 0 a x D O gt E T C 66 Menu options In the Web interface all of the events options are accessed through the Events menu In the control console access the available events related options as follows e Use the Email option in the Network menu to define the SMTP server and e mail recipients e Use the SNMP option in the Network menu to define the SNMP trap receivers e Use Ctrl L to access the Event Log from any menu For information about the settings available for the Events menu options and for a detailed description of the e mail feature see the following descript
3. e Define TCP IP settings including BOOTP server settings when a BOOTP server is used to provide the needed TCP IP values e Use the Ping utility e Define settings that affect the Management Card s FTP Telnet Web interface SNMP e mail and DNS features Q Only an Administrator has access to the Network menu Note Menu options Unless noted the following menu options are available in the control console and Web interface e TCP IP e DNS e Send DNS Query Web interface only e Ping utility control console e FTP Server and Telnet amp Web options e SNMP e Email 5 AY J J C Q Q D Ay C AY E re O gt Q C 28 Option Settings Q These options are combined in the Web interface the TCP IP amp DNS option but separate in the control console Note TCP IP Use this option to enable or disable BOOTP and when BOOTP is disabled to define the three TCP IP settings that the Management Card needs to operate on the network e The Management Card s System IP address e The subnet mask value e The IP address of the default gateway For information about the watchdog role of the default gateway see Resetting the network timer When BOOTP is enabled by default you can affect only the BOOTP setting A BOOTP server will provide the Management Card with its TCP IP settings whenever the Management Card is turned on reset or rebooted To use BOOTP see the Network Management C
4. x O gt E T C pe w U WJ dea C Q Q 0 U C U X re O gt p Q G Front Panel Introduction The front panel features of the Network Management Card AP9617 include Status LEDs a Reset button and a 10 100Base T connector 10 100Base T Link RX TX Status 100 x AP9617 Network Management Card EX Features Feature Description Reset button Resets the Management Card while power remains on 10 100 Base T connector Connects the Management Card to the Ethernet network Link RX TX 10 100 LED See Link RX TX 10 100 LED Status LEDs See Status LEDs YU dead C D U 0 lt x O gt E T C Link RX TX 10 100 LED This LED indicates the network status Condition Description Off Flashing Green Either the Management Card is receiving no network traffic or the device which connects the Management Card to the network is turned off or not operating correctly The Management Card is receiving data packets from the network at 10 Megabits per second Mbps Flashing Orange The Management Card is receiving data packets from the network at 100 Megabits per second Mbps Status LEDs These LEDs indicate the Management Card s status Condition Description Off The Management Card has no power Solid Green The Management Card has valid TCP IP settings Flashing
5. 6 0 00 eee eee eee 72 Event Recipients 6 lt 4 600s sas 8 ean Ge ee eee ee 75 E mail Feature sick se cee eee PRO SRE OO Se HO OE EGO 76 How to Configure Individual Events 00008 eee eee 80 Data Menu Web Interface Only 81 L g ODNGN 245 5 4 660 ea ARREARS SS DSS ESO RE 81 Configuration Option scce cess eee araa a eee en eee 82 Security 83 Security Features sca sea an ee i bas de eee e EROS eS aE ewe 83 Authentication 5S aaa Ss ia ha ae Ge ai Se cal aaa eve 85 Troubleshooting 86 Management Card orete sa otc eee anaes eee eS oe ea 86 Product Information 88 Wattanty and Services 622444224640 co Si Oa etaman oi 88 Life Support Policy lt s s esea sesana canana pa naaa 90 Specifications 4456 56 0RG CRG EEE Sa aa ORK EE Aa a RRR 92 Index 93 APC Worldwide Customer Support 101 U a Av Led lead Q Q P AS AY E Sen O gt aed Q Cc pe w U WJ dea C Q Q 0 U C U X re O gt p Q G TaldgelelUladlele Product Description Features The APC AP9617 Network Management Card EX is a web based management product that uses multiple open standards such as Telnet HTTP and SNMP to provide full management of supported devices e The following is a list of some of this Management Card s features Provides a Data Log accessible by FTP or a Web browser Provides an Event Log accessible by Telnet FTP or a Web browser Detects connection speed of
6. Alarm Allowed values any standard alarm selection 5 Low The alarm action that occurs if system battery temperature drops Temperature below the Low Temperature Threshold See Battery Thresholds Alarm Allowed values any standard alarm selection 6 Hardware The alarm action that occurs if the battery current is outside Current Alarm reasonable limits or if a measurement fault occurs Allowed values any standard alarm selection 7 Hardware Temperature Alarm The alarm action that occurs if the battery temperature is outside reasonable limits or if a measurement fault occurs Allowed values any standard alarm selection 4 Standard alarm selections e Major activates the major relay e Minor activates the minor relay e Relay 1 through Relay 6 activates the relay specified e Ignore ignores the alarm 60 Menu Item Description 8 Accept Use this option to save your changes Changes a Standard alarm selections e Major activates the major relay e Minor activates the minor relay e Relay 1 through Relay 6 activates the relay specified e Ignore ignores the alarm U Le Av Lal lead Q Q P AS AY E Sen O gt aad oD Cc 61 YU dead C D U D lt x O gt E T C Relays Output Relays and Input Relays From Device Manager type 1 to select DC Power Plant Then type 5 to select Relays The f
7. T C 71 D thee J C T z T D C z Aa O gt C Event Actions Web Interface only Overview The Actions option is available only in the Web interface s Events menu This option allows you to do the following e Select which actions will occur for events that have a specified severity level Event Log selects which severity levels cause an event to be recorded in the Event Log See Event log action SNMP Traps selects which severity levels cause SNMP traps to be generated See SNMP traps action Email selects which severity levels cause e mail notifications to be sent See Email action Click Details to access a complete list of the System Management Card and DC DC Power Plant events that can occur and then edit the actions that will occur for an individual event as described in How to Configure Individual Events Click Hide Details to return to the Actions option 72 thes YU dead C T z U 0 x O gt E T C Severity levels With the exception of some System Management Card events that do not have a severity level assigned events are assigned a default severity level based on the seriousness of the event Informational Indicates an event that requires no action such as a notification of a return from an abnormal condition e Warning Indicates an event that may need to be addressed should the condition contin
8. Summary of access methods Interface Security Access Notes Serial Access is by user name and Always enabled Control password Console Telnet These methods are The user name and password are Control available transmitted as plain text Console e User name and password e Selectable server port e Server Enable Disable SNMP These methods are The NMS IP filters allow access from available designated ip addresses e Community Name e 162 245 12 1 allows only the NMS with e NMS IP filters that IP address to have access e Agent Enable Disable e 162 245 12 255 allows access for any e Four access communities NMS on the 162 245 12 segment with read write disable e 162 245 255 255 allows access for any capability 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 FTP Server These methods are Only the Administrator account has available access e User name and password e Selectable server port e Server Enable Disable Web Server These methods are In basic HTTP authentication mode the available user name and password are User name and password transmitted base 64 encoded with no e Selectable server port encryption e Server Enable Disable 84 D YU dead C T U O lt x O gt hed T C Authentication Authentication versus encryption The Network Management Card cont
9. WJ dea C Q Q 0 U C U X re O gt p Q G Security Security Features Planning and implementing security features As a network device that passes information across the network the Network Management Card 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 Port assignments If a Telnet FTP or Web 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 the Telnet FTP and Web servers listen are initially set at the standard well known ports for the protocols To hide the interfaces use any port numbers from 5000 to 32767 User names passwords community names 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 in to the accounts of the Control Console or Web interface of the Network Management Card This security limitation of the protocols affects any device using Telnet a Web server or an SNMP version 1 agent YU dead C D U 0 lt x O gt E T C
10. alarms Interpret an alarm status item as follows e For the meaning of each active alarm status item see the descriptions of the alarms displayed on the Control Unit menus as listed in your DC Power Plant product manual e The last character of an alarm item is one of the following The number of the relay that the alarm has activated m for a minor alarm M for a major alarm In the following example item 1 indicates that the System Low Voltage Alarm is on and is a major alarm item 3 indicates the System Low Temperature Alarm is on and is a minor alarm and item 4 indicates that the Battery Low Voltage alarm is on and has activated relay 2 Sys LV Alm On M Load LV Alm On M Sys LT Alm On m Batt LV Alm On 2 Hdwr Batt T Alm 4 Oe WN FP D thee J C T z o D C z O gt C 64 Power Plant Internal Log From the Power Plant Alarms Internal Log sub menu type 2 to display on the first screen the ten most recent DC Power Plant events and the date and time at which each event occurred Press ENTER to scroll through earlier events You can view this DC Power Plant event log only in the control console and you cannot clear this DC Power Plant event log About DC Power Plant System From Device Manager type 1 to select DC Power Plant Then type 8 to select About DC Power System The screen displays the model hardware revision and firmware revision of the DC Power Plant
11. information as the DC Power Plant page of the Web interface DC System Voltage V 54 30 DC System Current A i 0 21 DC System Temperature degC 32 90 Battery Current A 0 014 Battery Temperature degC Obi Battery Float Voltage V 58 00 Battery Max Recharge A 50 00 In the control console only you can set alarm thresholds for the last two values See the description of the first two menu items on the Battery Thresholds submenu 1 Float Voltage and 2 Max Recharge For the Battery Thresholds submenu select in order Device Manager DC Power Plant DC System Batteries D YU dead C T U O lt x O gt hed T C 43 YU dead C D U D lt x O gt E T C Management Options DC Power Plant options Control Console and Web Interface To access the following menu options to manage the DC Power Plant e In the control console select Device Manager and DC Power Plant e In the Web interface use the menus in the top section of the navigation panel Control Console Web interface Link to Description 1 DC System System gt DC DC System DC System Parameters Parameters amp OEM Parameters 2 Power Modules Power Modules Power Modules Rectifiers and Converters 3 Distribution Distribution Distribution Breakers and Fuses 4 Batteries Batteries gt Parameters Batteries Status Thresholds and Ala
12. see Local access to the control console Preferences Web interface Use this option to define whether temperature values are displayed as Fahrenheit or Celsius in the Web interface and the control console 39 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 Remote 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 http rms apc com Remote Monitoring NOTE For information about these pages see Links menu 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 About System This option identifies hardware information for the Management Card including its Model Number Serial Number Hardware Revision Manufacture Date MAC Address and Flash Type This information is set at the factory and cannot be changed In the Web interface except for Flash Type this hardware information is reported by the About System option in the Note Help menu D thee J C T z o D C z O gt C 40 thes YU dead C T z U 0 x
13. 1 Select a serial port at the local computer and disable any service that uses that port 2 Use the smart signaling advanced signaling cable 940 0024 or 940 1524 to connect the selected port to the serial port on the mounting bracket of the Management Card Q Do not attach the cable to the serial port on the front panel of the DC System Controller Note To continue the procedure for either type of equipment 3 Run a terminal program such as HyperTerminal and configure the selected port for 2400 bps 8 data bits no parity 1 stop bit and no flow control and save the changes 4 Press ENTER to display the User Name prompt 5 Enter your user name and at the Password prompt your password How to Recover from a Lost Password You can use a local computer that connects to the Management Card through the serial port at the Management Card s mounting bracket to access the control console 1 Select a serial port at the local computer and disable any service which uses that port 2 Use the type 1 or type 2 serial cable as described in Local access to the control console to connect the selected port to the Management Card s serial port 3 Run a terminal program such as HyperTerminal and configure the selected port for 2400 bps 8 data bits no parity 1 stop bit and no flow control and save the changes 4 Press ENTER to display the User Name prompt 5 Press the Reset button on the Management Card which
14. 114 when the Management Card uses a non default port 5000 in this example at the Web server the entry would be http 158 205 12 114 5000 For Internet Explorer you must type http as part of the address when any port other than 80 is used Omitting http causes the error This page cannot be displayed Note For more information see FTP Server and Telnet amp Web options 21 U w U WJ J C Q Q 0 U C U re O gt Q G Summary Page Example Web page The following is an example of the navigation menu see Navigation Menu and Summary page that appear when you log onto the Web interface at a Network Management Card E Batteries i o Nama Power Plant I Dabe 04 06 2004 Contec Con Adama Tie 05 40 49 k Events Location Building 1 User dminestrator Data UpTime align 17 Hours 26 Btabus soe ie 5 22 D YU dead C T U O lt x O gt hed T C Summary page fields The Summary page has two sections e The DC section reports the status of a connected DC Power Plant e The Management Card section reports the following information The Name Contact and Location information for the Management Card The login Date and Time Type of User Administrator or Device Manager How long Up Time the Management Card has been continuously running since it was turned on or reset The Status of the Management Card Help ico
15. 2 Enter your User Name and Password Local access to the control console You can use a local computer that connects to the Management Card through the Management Card s serial port The type of cable to use depends on the location of the Management Card in the DC Power Plant e Type 1 The Management Card is an integrated part of the DC System Controller The DC System Controller front panel has the following connectors A female DB 9 connector for connection to the control console An RJ 45 10 100BaseT connector for connection to the network For Type 1 equipment use the straight through serial cable 940 0085 or 0129 6 supplied with the DC Power Plant e Type 2 The Management Card is not a part of the DC System Controller It is installed separately from the controller The female DB 9 connector for connection to the control console is next to the Management Card For Type 2 equipment use a smart signaling advanced signaling cable 940 0024 or 940 1524 supplied with the DC Power Plant To connect Type 1 equipment 1 Select a serial port at the local computer and disable any service that uses that port 2 Use the Type 1 cable 940 0085 or 0129 6 to connect the selected port to the serial port on the DC System Controller YU dead C D U 0 lt x O gt E T C D YU dead C T U O lt x O gt hed T C To connect Type 2 equipment
16. 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 D thee J C T z T D C z O gt C 33 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 onto either 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 onto the control console or Web interface Email Use this option to define two SMTP settings SMTP Server and From Address used by the Management Card s e mail feature For more information about these settings see SMTP settings for more information about e mail as it relates to the Management Card see E mail Feature D thee J C T z T D C z Aa O gt C 34 Introduction Overview The System menu has the options that you use to do the following tasks e Configure system identification date and time settings and Administrator and Device Manager access e Synchronize the Management Card s real time clock with a Network Time Protocol NTP server e Download configuration
17. 37 V Voltage for converter 55 for rectifier 51 W Web interface 18 Enable Disable 18 logging on 20 logon error messages 21 Modifying the Port setting 32 Port 18 100 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 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 nea InfraStruXure Customer Support 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 New Zealand South Pacific 61 2 9955 9366 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 YU dead C D U 0 lt x O gt E T C 101 Copyright Entire contents co
18. 6 Breakers thresholds for tripping and resetting LVD 63 Browsers supported 12 C Communications failure converters 52 rectifiers 48 Community Name 75 setting 33 verifying correctness 87 93 YU dead C D U 0 lt x O gt E T C Compensation Method configuring in control console 59 Compensation Temperature Coefficient configuring in control console 59 displaying 57 Configuration Alarm converters 53 rectifiers 49 Configuring proxy server before using Web interface 19 Contact identification 37 Control console Device Manager menu 16 main screen 12 navigating menus 16 refreshing menus 16 security access 83 Conv Current status field 55 Converter Gain 47 Converter Offset 47 Converters alarms 53 configurable parameters 52 status displaying in control console 55 Cookies as security method 85 Current battery status field 57 Current Limit Alarm converters 54 rectifier 50 Current Limit status converters 55 rectifiers 51 Current Sane battery current acceptable 57 94 D Data Log Configuration 82 Log Interval 82 using FTP to retrieve 70 data txt file importing into spreadsheet 70 Date amp Time settings 38 Apply Local Computer Time 38 GMT Offset for Time Zone 38 Manual 38 Network Time Protocol NTP 38 Primary NTP Server 38 Secondary NTP Server 38 Set Manually 38 Synchronize with NTP Server 38 Update Interval 38 DC Power Plant internal log 65 menu options 44
19. 62 Internal log for DC Power Plant 65 Internet Explorer support 12 IP addresses of DNS server for e mail 76 of trap receivers 75 to limit access to specified NMSs 33 L Life support 90 Links redirecting user definable links 27 40 Local SMTP Server 78 Location 37 Log option Events 69 Logging on error messages for Web interface 21 Web interface 20 Login date and time control console 13 Web interface 23 Low Knee Temperature configuring in control console 59 displaying 57 Low Temperature Alarm battery 60 system 46 Low Temperature Threshold battery 58 D thee J C T z T D C z O gt C Low Voltage Alarm battery 60 converters 53 rectifiers 49 Low Voltage Threshold battery 58 converters 52 rectifiers 48 M Main screen displaying identification 13 firmware values displayed 13 login date and time 13 status 14 Up Time 13 User access identification 13 Management Card port assignment 83 security 83 Manual option 38 Maximum Recharge configuring battery threshold 58 displaying status 57 Menus About DC Power Plant 65 About System 40 Batteries 57 Control Console 15 Data 25 81 DC System 46 Distribution 56 Events 25 66 Help 26 Links 40 Network 25 28 Power Modules 48 Power Plant and Internal Log 64 System 26 35 MIB II Identification variables 37 N Name of input relay 62 of LVD 63 of output relay 62 Netscape support 12 Network Management Card See Mana
20. D O gt E T C DC Power Plant amp Device Manager Menus Status Options System and battery status To display system and battery status do either of the following e In the Web interface select the DC Parameters option of the first menu item System e In the control console select in order Device Manager DC Power Plant DC System and DC System Parameters 41 oyster Logout Links Lu UO 2 a TT V D pe w U WJ dea C Q Q 0 U C U X re O gt p Q G Web interface The Web interface displays the DC Power Plant page 5 hats No Alarms Present system Voltage System Current System Tampoarature Battery Current Battery Tamperature Battery Float Voltage Battery Maxs Recharge System Temperature Sensor Battery Current Sensor Battery Temperature Sensor Rectifier Voltage Sensor Converter Voltage Sensor 54 00 Y 0 00 A 15 20 C 0 01 A 156 66 C 54 00 50 00 wf OK OK Fault OK OK Description 1 Description 2 Description 3 High Temperature Threshold High Temperature Alarm Low Temperature Threshold Low Temperature Alan Hardware Temperature Abani Remote Configurable View OFM Parameters i ARC DONS 11035 Switzer Ay Gallas Tx 70 00 C Minar 0 00 C Minar Minor Enabled Control Console The DC Power Plant screen displays the same status
21. DC System menu DC System Parameters 46 OEM Parameters 47 Device Manager menu control console 16 Device Type for converter 55 for rectifier 51 Diagnostic Alarm converter 53 rectifiers 49 Disabling e mail to a recipient 78 event logging 73 LVDs 63 sending any traps to an NMS 75 sending authentication traps to an NMS 75 use of a proxy server 19 Discharge Alarm battery 60 Discharge Threshold battery 58 Distribution menu 56 E Email Recipients Web interface 77 Event Log 69 73 contents 70 se ap Server security access 83 importing into spreadsheet to retrieve text version of Event Events menu or DataLog 70 Actions 72 Email action Web interface 74 Electrical specifications 92 SNMP traps 73 E mail configuring 76 F enabled by default for severe events 74 enabling and disabling 78 Fail Max maximum set point allowed for message format long or short 79 converters 52 reason to use local DNS server 76 Fail Min minimum set point allowed for con Ae setting up an account for the Management verters 52 Pu Card l 78 Fail Safe value cc using for paging 78 converters 52 U Email action configuring for events 74 rectifiers 48 Email Recipients 77 Failure Alarm e Events menu option 77 converters 54 C Format l 79 rectifiers 50 T Generation 78 Failure status Local SMTP Server 78 converters 55 To Address 78 rectifiers 51 Use SMTP Server 78 Fan Fail status D Enabling l converters 55 e mail forwarding to external SMTP rectifi
22. L gt Event Log U Le Av Lal lead Q Q P AS AY E Sen O gt aed oD Cc D thee J C T z T D C z Aa O gt S C Information and status fields Main screen information fields e Two fields identify the APC operating system AOS and application APP firmware versions The application firmware uses a name that identifies the type of DC Power Plant that the Management Card connects to the network In the Example main screen the Management Card uses the application firmware for the DC Power Plant Network Management Card AOS v1 0 7 MX28B DC APP yll Three fields identify the system Name Contact and Location values Name Plantl Contact Tom Adams Location TestLab To set the Name Contact and Location values see System Menu e An Up Time field reports how long the Management Card has been running since it was last turned on or reset Up Time 1 Day 4 Hours 5 Minutes Two fields identify when you logged on by Date and Time Date 04 15 2004 Time 05 49 30 A User field identifies whether you logged on as an Administrator or Device Manager User Administrator D thee J C T z T D C z Aa O gt C Main screen status fields e A Stat field reports the Management Card status Stat P N A P The APC operating system AOS is functioning prop
23. Name The name of the low voltage disconnect LVD Maximum 16 characters 2 LVD 1 Enable Enabled the default turns on the LVD Use Disabled if no LVD is installed 3 LVD 1 Trip V Voltage above this threshold trips opens the LVD Minimum 58 00 Volts Maximum 30 00 Volts 4 LVD 1 Reset V Voltage above this threshold resets closes the LVD Minimum 58 00 Volts Maximum 30 00 Volts 5 LVD 1 Open Alarm Alarm condition indicating that the LVD is tripped Opened Allowed values any standard alarm selection 6 LVD 1 Hardware Alarm condition indicating that a conflict exists between the Alarm commanded position and sensed position of the LVD Allowed values any standard alarm selection 7 Accept Changes Use this option to save your changes a Standard alarm selections Major activates the major relay Minor activates the minor relay Relay 1 through Relay 6 activates the relay specified Ignore ignores the alarm YU dead C T z U 0 x O gt E T C 63 Power Plant Alarms Internal Log From Device Manager type 1 to select DC Power Plant Then type 7 to select Power Plant Alarms Internal Log The following options are displayed l Power Plant Status 2 Power Plant Internal Log Alarm Status From the Power Plant Alarms Internal Log sub menu type 1 for Power Plant Status to display the status of all DC Power Plant
24. causes the Management Card to restart a process that typically takes approximately 15 seconds 6 Press ENTER as many times as necessary to redisplay the User Name prompt then use 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 start the login procedure again at step 4 7 From the Control Console menu select System then User Manager 8 Select Administrator and change the User Name and Password settings both of which are now defined as apc 9 Press CTRL C and log off thes YU dead C T z U 0 x O gt E T C Q Reconnect any cable that you disconnected in step 2 and restart any service that you disabled in step 1 Note Main Screen Example main screen The following is an example of the screen that appears when you log onto the control console at a Network Management Card AP9617 User Name apc Password American Power Conversion Network Management Card AOS v1 0 7 lt c gt Copyright 2004 All Rights Reserved MX28B DC APP vl 1 1 Name Plantl Date 04 15 2004 Contact Tom Adams Time 05 49 30 Location TestLab User Administrator Up Time 1 Day 4 Hours 5 Minutes Stat P N A DC Power Plant No Alarms Present SSSaSSs Control Console aps Se Se eeann ee Seca 1 Device Manager 2 Network 3 System 4 Logout lt ESC gt Main Menu lt ENTER gt Refresh lt CTRL
25. menu 48 converters 55 6 Power Plant and Internal Log menu 64 rectifiers 51 Primary NTP Server 38 Send DNS Query 30 Proxy servers SET commands Troubleshooting 87 configuring not to proxy the Management Set Manually 38 a4 Card 19 Set point for converters 52 p S R Shunt Gain 47 i Read access by anNMS 34 ae leer ee p Reboot 39 _ From Address 77 preventing automated reboot for inactivity 7 Server 77 C Receiver NMS IP 75 SMTP Server 77 Recipient s SMTP Server 78 SNMP 98 YU dead C D U 0 lt x O gt E T C Access Type setting 34 Authentication Traps 75 Community Name setting 33 enabling and disabling 33 NMS IP setting 33 security access for SNMP interface 83 SNMP traps option 73 troubleshooting problems 87 Specifications 92 electrical 92 physical 92 Standby Alarm converters 54 rectifiers 50 Status in Web interface 23 on control console main screen 14 summary 22 system and battery 41 Supported browsers 12 Synchronize with NTP Server 38 System information obtaining 26 Name 37 System menu 35 About System option control console 26 Date amp Time 38 Identification 37 Tools 39 User Manager 37 System Status displaying Web interface 41 T TCP IP Current settings fields 29 setting port assignments for extra security 83 Telnet 32 Temperature battery status field 57 Temperature Sane battery temperature acceptable 57 Testing the network connection to the DNS serv
26. section of the online help that covers that page s content The Help menu also has an About System option you use to view information about the Management Card s Model Number Serial Number Hardware Revision Manufacture Date MAC Address Application Module and APC OS AOS Module including the date and time these modules were loaded Q In the control console the About System option which is a System menu option identifies the Flash Type used Note YU dead C D U D lt x O gt E T C 26 D YU dead C T U O lt x O gt hed T C Links menu Provides three user definable URL link options By default these links access the following APC Web pages e APC s Web Site accesses the APC home page e Testdrive Demo accesses a demonstration page where you can use samples of APC web enabled products e APC Monitoring accesses the APC Remote Monitoring Service page where you can find more information about pay for monitoring services available from APC You can use the following procedure to redefine these links so that they point to other URLs 1 Click on Links in the System menu 2 Define any new names for the User Links 3 Define any new URL addresses that you want the User Links to access 4 Click Apply 27 Network Menu Introduction Overview The Network menu has the options that you use to do the following tasks
27. selection 4 1 of N Alarm The alarm action that occurs if one rectifier fails in a DC Power Plant with multiple rectifiers Allowed values any standard alarm selection 5 2 of N Alarm The alarm action that occurs if two or more rectifiers fail Allowed values any standard alarm selection 6 Diagnostic The alarm action that occurs in response to a diagnostic alarm for Alarm the rectifier controller Allowed values any standard alarm selection or n of NP 7 Imbalance The alarm action that occurs for rectifier imbalance Alarm Allowed values any standard alarm selection or n of NP a Standard alarm selections e Major activates the major relay e Minor activates the minor relay e Relay 1 through Relay 6 activates the relay specified e Ignore ignores the alarm bn of N activates the alarm setting for menu item 4 1 of N if one rectifier fails or activates the alarm setting for menu item 5 2 of N if two or more rectifiers fail 49 YU dead C D U 0 lt x O gt E T C Rectifier Alarms Description 8 Current Limit Alarm The alarm action that occurs if one or more rectifiers have been forced into the current limited mode Allowed values any standard alarm selection or n of NP 9 Standby Alarm The alarm action that occurs if the control unit is holding one or more rectifiers in the standby mode Allowed values any st
28. system information about the Management Card Web Interface Introduction Overview The Web interface provides options that you use to manage a Management Card and the DC Power Plant Web menu options Two Web menu options affect access to the Web interface e Access Enables by default or disables the Web interface e Port Defines the Web server port 80 by default used for the Web interface For more information about the Access and Port options see FTP Server and Telnet amp Web options YU eed C T z U 0 a x D O gt E T C Supported Web browsers As your browser you can use Microsoft Internet Explorer IE 5 0 and higher or Netscape 4 0 8 and higher to access the Management Card through its Web interface Some Web interface features data verification Event Log and Data Log require that you enable the following for your Web browser e JavaScript e Java Cookies In addition the Management Card 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 Configure the Web browser to disable the use of a proxy server for the Management Card e Configure the proxy server so that it does not proxy the specific IP address of the Management Card D YU dead C T U O lt x O gt hed T C How to Log On Overview You can use a
29. 10 100 MB per second Generates e mail notifications for DC Power Plant events and system events Limits SNMP traps and e mail notifications based on the severity level of the DC Power Plant or system events For Magnum models can be managed through InfraStruXure Manager Initial set up You must define three TCP IP settings for the Network Management Card before it can operate on the network e IP address of the Management Card e Subnet mask IP address of the default gateway To configure the TCP IP settings see the Network Management Card Quick Start Manual doc en Qckguide provided in printed form and in PDF on the APC Network Management Card utility CD 1 D thee J C T z T D C z O gt C Network management features The Management Card can perform a variety of tasks The figure that follows identifies and briefly describes the network management applications that can work with a DC Power Plant that connects to the network through the Management Card The APC Management Card Wizard identified in the Q following figure can be used to configure multiple Management Cards either serially or over the network It Note cannot be used to download firmware upgrades UDP FTP DC Power HTTP Plant m The Management Card connects the DC Power Plant to the network SNMP SNMP Uses SNMP OIDs to provide SETs and o x Me Brow
30. 30 VDC Maximum total current draw 110 mA Physical Item Specification Size H x W x D 1 46 x 4 75 x 4 3in 3 7 x 12 1 x 10 9 cm Weight 25 Ib 11 kg Shipping weight 8 Ib 36 kg U Le AY Led lead Q Q P AS AY E Sen O gt aed oD Cc 92 U w U WJ J C Q Q 0 U C U re O gt Q G Numerics 1 of N alarm converters 53 rectifiers 49 2 of N alarm converters 53 rectifiers 49 A About DC Power Plant menu 65 About System menu 26 40 About your DC Power Plant system 65 Access FTP Telnet and Web interface 32 limiting NMS SNMP access by IP address 33 security options for each interface 83 troubleshooting 86 Access Type setting 34 Actions 72 Alarm Delay for input relay 62 for output relay 62 Alarms battery configuring in control console 60 converters 53 failure alarm status of 55 DC Power Plant 64 input relays allowed values 62 LVDs hardware 63 output relays allowed values 62 rectifiers 49 failure alarm status of 50 system 46 47 interpreting system alarms 64 Amp Hour Capacity configuring in control console 59 displaying 57 Amp Hours battery threshold 59 APC OS 26 Apply Local Computer Time 38 Authentication 85 SNMP Traps 75 versus encryption 85 Auto Logout 37 B Batteries menu 57 Battery Status displaying 41 Battery Thresholds configuring 58 BOOTP Status LED indicating BOOTP requests
31. 55 157 Serial JA0217009306 Date 11 01 2002 Time 02 42 48 Code 0x0D02 Severe DC Communications Lost 1 You can bypass the DNS lookup of the mail server s IP address by using the IP address in brackets instead of the e mail domain name For example use jsmith xxx xxx x xxx instead of jsmith company com This is useful when DNS lookups are not working correctly D YU dead C T U O lt x O gt hed T C 79 How to Configure Individual Events Event List page The Actions option in the Events menu opens the Event Actions Configuration page You use the Details button in this page to access a complete list of the System Management Card and DC DC Power Plant events that can be reported by your Management Card Each event is identified by its unique code its description and its assigned severity level as shown in the following examples For information about severity levels and how they define the actions associated with events see Event Actions Web Interface only Code Description Severity 0x0008 System Password changed Informational 0x0D06 DC A Minor alarm is active in the DC power plant Warning Detailed Event Action Configuration page The event codes provide a link to a page that allows you to do the following e Change the selected event s severity level e Enable or disable whether the event uses the Event L
32. Contents Introduction 1 Product DESCHDUGN 0 0 pecs ca Kees e ena eee da iia aaa i Rem aae 1 Internal Management Features 0 0000 eee eee eee 3 Front Panel 6 00 00 ce en ee REPS SAME ENE A ee ORE ewe 5 Watchdog Features 66sec cceckada taser es idea eee eee own 7 Control Console 8 How To eg Oise tis Get teak etad aama i Aes Od Dee 8 How to Recover from a Lost Password 0000 00 nanana 11 Maina Scree aa sie say aE seh vac a separ Sa a esac ta se ee ee Sea eee ap a 12 Control Console Menus 0 0002 eee eee ee es 15 Web Interface 18 INGTOGUCHION s ios sosar os eee ee ee awe 18 How to Log OM 62 4 b6006 bs prore ta o 6 IHDRA TODA RES RG RDS 20 SUMMAary Pages ce csc cee eee ew RE ee eee ee was 22 Navig ti n MENU 22 tidick eee eee he Sach SS aan 24 Network Menu 28 INTOGUCHON icc ee Gee eee eee aE ee eee ee 28 Option Settings 6 6 4 55 6504 06 26453 CH META DS Ea S 29 System Menu 35 INTOGUCHION 6 2666 e Ghee eee eee eS ee ee ees 35 Option Settings 6 50655 6404 2k E enaa COREA A Oe RE Ewa 37 DC Power Plant amp Device Manager Menus 41 UW eed C T z U 0 a x D O gt E T C Status OptiONS csi das bese d beeen rent distroin oe 41 Management Options 16425602 686565 Hades he Dew eaeeaas 44 Event Related Menus 66 Introduction s aasi Skea eden hee ee eee ee 66 Event L g recesie det cca ees ba aheea awe OS 6 eked ed Saas 68 Event Actions Web Interface only
33. Green The Management Card does not have valid TCP IP settings Solid Orange A hardware failure has been detected in the Management Card Contact APC Worldwide Customer Support Flashing Orange The Management Card is making BOOTP2 requests settings 1 If you do not use a BOOTP server see the Network Management Card Quick Start Manual doc en Qckguide provided in printed format and in PDF on the APC Network Management Card utility CD for information about how to configure the Management Card s TCP IP 2 To use a BOOTP server see the Management Card Addendum doc Addendum pdf on the APC Network Management Card utility CD Watchdog Features Overview To detect internal problems and recover from unanticipated inputs the Management Card uses internal system wide watchdog mechanisms When it reboots itself to recover from an internal problem a System Warmstart event is recorded in the Event Log Network interface watchdog mechanism The 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 Managemen
34. Management Card s DNS name or System IP address for the URL address of the Web interface Use your case sensitive User Name and Password settings to log on by default apc and apc for an Administrator or device and apc for a Device Manager For information about the Web page that appears when you log onto the Web interface see Summary Page D YU head C T U O lt a4 O gt hed T C 20 YU dead C T z U 0 x O gt n T C URL address formats Type the Management Card s DNS name or IP address in the Web browser s URL address field and press ENTER Except as noted below http is automatically added by the browser Internet Explorer only someone is logged onto the Web interface or control console If the error No Response Netscape or This page cannot be displayed Internet Explorer occurs Web access may be disabled or the Management Card may use a non default Web server port that you did not specify correctly in the address Q If the error You are not authorized to view this page occurs Note For more information see FTP Server and Telnet amp Web options e Fora DNS name of Web1 the entry would be http Web1 e For a System IP address of 158 205 12 114 when the Management Card uses the default port 80 at the Web server the entry would be http 158 205 12 114 e For a System IP address of 158 205 12
35. Worldwide Customer Support and be ready to provide the following e The Management Card s serial number To find the serial number of the Management Card use the About System menu option e The date you obtained the card either as part of your DC Power Plant or as a replacement for the original card 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 without A prior authorization The terms of your warranty and service contract may require that service be performed by an Warning authorized APC technician only D tes J C T z T D C z O gt end C 89 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 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 Amer
36. anagement Card 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 express 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 ro Specifically APC is not liable for any costs such as lost profits or revenue loss of equipment loss of use 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 If you could not resolve the problem using the information in Troubleshooting contact APC
37. andard alarm selection or n of NP 10 Fan Failure Alarm The alarm action that occurs if the fan fails in one or more rectifiers Allowed values any standard alarm selection or n of NP 11 Failure Alarm The alarm action that occurs if the output of one or more rectifiers fails 12 Hardware Voltage Alarm The alarm action that occurs if rectifier voltage is outside reasonable limits or if a voltage measurement failure occurs Note There is a single rectifier voltage for all rectifiers Allowed values any standard alarm selection 13 Accept Changes Use this option to save your changes a Standard alarm selections e Major activates the major relay e Minor activates the minor relay e Relay 1 through Relay 6 activates the relay specified e Ignore ignores the alarm bn of N activates the alarm setting for menu item 4 1 of N if one rectifier fails or activates the alarm setting for menu item 5 2 of N if two or more rectifiers fail 50 D thee J C T z T D C z O gt C From the Rectifiers sub menu type 3 for Rectifier Status Then at the prompt enter the number of a rectifier for a report of its status Status Field Description Device Type The device type of the rectifier including voltage and amperage All rectifiers in a DC Power Plant must be the same type In Standby Reports Yes if the control unit is holding the rec
38. ard Addendum doc en addendum pdf provided on the APC Network See also Management Card utility CD Current TCP IP settings fields The current values for System IP Subnet Mask Default Gateway and the Management Card s MAC Address are displayed above the TCP IP settings in the control console and Web interface YU dead C D U 0 lt x O gt E T C 29 DNS This control console option is part of the TCP IP amp DNS option in the Web interface Configure Domain Name Server Settings fields Use these fields to define the IP addresses of the primary and secondary Domain Name Servers DNS used by the Management Card s e mail feature See E mail Feature and DNS servers Send DNS Query Web interface only Use this option available only through the TCP IP amp 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 Passed Failed or Not Responding e Use the Query Type setting to select the method to use for the DNS query The URL name of the server By Name The IP address of the server By IP The Mail Exchange used by the server By MX e Use the Query Question text field to specify the value to be used for the selected Query Type For Name specify the URL Fo
39. can route e mail to external SMTP servers Typically SMTP servers are not configured to forward e mail Always check with the administrator of your SMTP server before changing its configuration to allow forwarding e Set up a special e mail account for the Management Card to forward e mail to an external mail account e Directly to the recipient s SMTP server the Recipient s option On a busy remote SMTP server the time out may prevent some e mail from being sent and with this option the Management Card tries to send the e mail only once When the recipient uses the Management Card s SMTP server this setting has no affect Generation Enables by default or disables sending e mail to the recipient 1 You can bypass the DNS lookup of the mail server s IP address by using the IP address in brackets instead of the e mail domain name For example use jsmith xxx xxx x xxx instead of jsmith company com This is useful when DNS lookups are not working correctly thes YU dead C T z U 0 x D O gt E T C 78 Setting Description Format Selects the format used for e mail messages Short Identifies only the event that occurred For example DC Communications Lost Long Includes information about the Management Card and the DC Power Plant as well as the event For example Name PowerPlant1 Location Testing Lab Contact John Winslow http 159 223
40. e who will receive e mail notifications of events e To do the following see Data Menu Web Interface Only Access the Data Log Define the log interval how often data will be sampled and recorded for the Data Log e To do the following see Network Menu Configure new TCP IP settings for the Management Card Identify the Domain Name Service DNS Server and test the network connection to that server Define settings that affect FTP Telnet the Web interface SNMP and E mail For information about how the Network menu s Telnet Web option can affect access to the Web interface see Web menu options D thee J C T z o D C z O gt C 25 e To do the following see System Menu Control Administrator and Device Manager access Define the system Name Contact and Location values Set the Date and Time used by the Management Card Reboot the Management Card Reset control console settings to default settings Select Fahrenheit or Celsius for temperature displays Define the URL addresses used by the Web interface s user and APC logo links as described in Links menu Help menu When you click Help the Contents for the online help is automatically displayed to provide for easy navigation to a specific online help topic However from any of the Web interface pages you can use the question mark that appears in the quick status bar to link to the
41. ent txt or data txt file 1 Ata command prompt type ftp and the Management Card s IP address and press ENTER If the Port setting for FTP Server in the Network menu has changed from its default value 27 you must use the non default value in the FTP command For some FTP clients you must use a colon to add the port number to the end of the IP address For Windows FTP clients use the following command including spaces ftp gt open ip address port number To use non default port values to enhance security see Port assignments 70 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 to your local drive ftp gt get event txt or ftp gt get data txt 4 You can use the del command to clear the contents of the Event 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 a Deleted Log event will be recorded in the Event Log If you clear te Event Log a new event txt file will be created to record the Deleted Log event 5 Type quit at the ftp gt prompt to exit from FTP D YU dead C T U O lt x O gt hed
42. er 30 Thresholds converter high voltage 52 low voltage 52 high temperature battery 58 system 46 low temperature battery 58 LVD for resetting breaker 63 for tripping breaker 63 rectifier high voltage 48 low voltage 48 system high temperature 46 Time Zone 38 To Address 78 Tools menu 39 Reboot 39 Reset Card to Defaults 39 Reset Card to Defaults Except TCP IP 39 XMODEM 39 Trap Generation 75 Trap Receivers 75 Traps 75 troubleshooting inability to receive traps 87 troubleshooting unidentified traps 87 Troubleshooting by pinging a network node 86 e mail configuration 76 GET and SET performance 87 inability to access Web interface 86 inability to perform GETs 87 inability to perform SETs 87 D YU dead C T U O lt x O gt hed T C inability to receive traps 87 security access 83 proxy server problems 19 Status 23 SNMP problems 87 Summary page 22 Traps not identified 87 troubleshooting access problems 86 verification checklist 86 Up Time 23 URL address formats 21 U Web option Network menu 32 Unidentified traps troubleshooting 87 X Up Time control console main screen 13 XMODEM 39 Web interface 23 Update Interval 38 URL address formats 21 Use SMTP Server 78 User access identification control console interface 13 User Manager 37 Auto Logout 37 Password 37 User Name 37 User Name default for Administrator account 20 default for Device Manager account 20 User Manager access
43. erly N The network is functioning properly N A BOOTP request cycle is in progress N The Management Card failed to connect to the network N Another device is using the Management Card s IP address A The application is functioning properly A The application has a bad checksum A The application is initializing A The application is not compatible with the AOS If the AOS status is not P contact APC Worldwide Customer Support even if you can still access the Note Management Card e A DC model and name field reports the status of the DC Power Plant For example DC Power Plant No Alarms Present D YU head C T U O lt a4 O gt hed T C Control Console Menus Overview The control console dynamically expands to provide options that you use to manage a Management Card and the DC Power Plant Main menu The main Control Console menu has options that provide access to the control console s management features 1 Device Manager 2 Network 3 System 4 Logout Q When you log on as Device Manager you can access only the Device Manager menus and the Logout menu Note Menu structure The menus in the control console list options by number and name To use an option type the option s number and press ENTER then follow any on screen instructions Some options access a new menu other options allow you to change a setting Menus that allow you to change a settin
44. ers 51 fs _ servers 78 Fan Failure Alarm e mail to a recipient 78 converters 54 C LVDs 63 rectifiers 50 5 sending any traps toan NMS 75 Firewalls for added security 85 sending authentication traps to an NMS 75 Fimwars Error messages 21 e Event Log for converter 55 vy accessing 16 l for rectifier 51 T deleting by typing d in control console 69 versions displayed on main screen 13 O disabling 73 l Float Voltage displaying the log in control console 69 battery threshold 58 Q using FTP del command 71 status field 57 using FTP to retrieve log files 70 From Address 77 rT event txt file FTP 32 C 95 Ae YU dead C D U D lt x O gt E T C G Generation 78 GET commands troubleshooting 87 H Hardware Current Alarm battery 60 Hardware Temperature Alarm battery 60 system 47 Hardware Voltage Alarm converters 54 rectifiers 50 Help About System option Web interface 26 on control console 16 High Knee Temperature configuring in control console 59 displaying 57 High Temperature Alarm battery 60 system 46 High Temperature Threshold battery 58 system 46 High Voltage Alarm battery 60 rectifiers 49 High Voltage Threshold battery 58 converters 52 rectifiers 48 Hyperlinks defining 40 Identification 37 fields on main screen 13 MIB II variables 37 Imbalance Alarm converters 53 rectifiers 49 In Standby status converters 55 rectifiers 51 Input relays alarm 62 alarm delay 62 name
45. et mask Cannot access the Web interface e Verify that HTTP access is enabled e Verify that you can ping the Management Card e Verify that you are using either Internet Explorer version 5 0 or higher or Netscape version 4 0 8 or higher 86 SNMP issues Problem Solution Unable to perform a GET e Verify the read GET community name e Use the control console or Web interface to ensure that the NMS has access See SNMP Unable to perform a SET e Verify the read write SET community name e Use the control console or Web interface to ensure that the NMS has write SET access See SNMP Unable to receive traps at the NMS Query the mconfigTrapReceiverTable PowerNet MIB OID to check whether the NMS IP address is listed correctly and whether the community name defined for the NMS matches the community name in the table Use SETs to the mconfigTrapReceiverTable OIDs or use the control console or Web interface to make any necessary corrections See SNMP 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 D thee J C T z T D C z Aa O gt C 87 pe w U WJ dea C Q Q 0 U C U X re O gt p oD G Product Information Warranty and Service Limited warranty APC warrants the Network M
46. files e Reset or reboot the Management Card e Define the URL links available in the Web interface e Access hardware and firmware information about the Management Card e Set the units Fahrenheit or Celsius used for temperature displays Q Only an Administrator has access to the System menu Note UW eed C T z U 0 a x D O gt E T C 35 Menu options Unless noted the following menu options are available in the control console and Web interface e User Manager e Identification e Date amp Time e Tools e Preferences Web interface e Links Web interface e About System Q The About System option is a Help menu option in the Web interface Note U Le Av Lal lead Q Q P AS AY E Sen O gt aed oD Cc 36 Option Settings User Manager Use this option to define the access values shared by the control console and the Web interface Setting Definition Auto Logout The number of minutes 3 by default before a user is automatically logged off because of inactivity Administrator and Device Manager User User Name Defines the case sensitive name maximum of 10 characters used to log onto the control console or Web interface apc by default for Administrator and device by default for Device Manager User Password Defines the case sensitive password maximum of 10 characters apc is the default for both Password settings
47. g have an Accept Changes option which you must use before you exit a menu to save the changes you made While in a menu you can also do the following e Type and press ENTER to access brief menu option descriptions if the menu has help available e Press ENTER to refresh the menu e Press ESC to go back to the menu from which you accessed the current menu e Press CTRL C to return to the main Control Console menu e Press CTRL L to access the Event Log For information about the Event Log see Event Related Menus Device Manager option This option accesses the Device Manager menu This menu s options allow you to select the device that you want to manage For example 1 DC Power Plant D thee J C T z o D C z O gt C D YU dead C T U O lt x O gt hed T C Network option To do any of the following tasks see Network Menu Configure the Management Card s TCP IP settings e Use the Ping utility Define settings that affect the Management Card s FTP Telnet Web interface SNMP e mail and DNS features System option To do any of the following tasks see System Menu e Control Administrator and Device Manager access e Define the system Name Contact and Location values e Set the Date and Time used by the Management Card e Reboot the Management Card e Reset control console settings to their default values e Access
48. gement Card Network menu Email control console 77 FTP Server 32 Telnet 32 Web 32 Network Time Protocol NTP 38 NMS receiving unidentified trap troubleshooting 87 NMS IP setting 33 NTP 38 O OEM Parameters DC System menu control console 47 OS APC 26 Output current converters 55 rectifiers 51 Output relays alarm 62 alarm delay 62 name 62 97 P Rect Current status field 51 Rect Voltage status field 51 disabling use of 19 Severity levels of Events events with no severity level 73 Paging by using e mail 78 Rectifiers Passwords configurable parameters 48 default for Administrator account 20 rectifier gain 47 default for Device Manager account 20 rectifier offset 47 for NMS that is a trap receiver 75 Rectifier Parameters 48 User Manager access 37 status of 51 using non standards ports as Remote configurability disabling and Ae extra passwords 83 re enabling 47 ws PCB Serial Number Reset Card Ay converters 55 to Defaults 39 U rectifiers 51 to Defaults Except TCP IP 39 Physical specifications 92 dead Ping utility sS C for troubleshooting Management Card U access 86 Secondary NTP Server 38 for troubleshooting Management Cards Security network connection 31 disabling remote write access 47 Ports firewalls 85 D assigning 83 options for each interface 83 changing port settings 32 using non standards ports as extra defaults for FTP Telnet and Web passwords 83 AS interface 32 Self Test status C Power Modules
49. he DC Power Plant voltage in volts To set this value see Battery Thresholds Maximum Recharge A The battery maximum recharge rate in amps To set this value see Battery Thresholds Amp Hour Capacity AHr Battery amp hour size To set this value see Battery Thresholds Compensation Temp Coefficient mV degC cell High Knee Temperature OV degC cell Compensation temperature coefficient in millivolts To set this value see Battery Thresholds The temperature in Celsius above which Float Voltage no longer changes to compensate for increase in temperature To set this value see Battery Thresholds Low Knee Temperature OV degC cell The temperature in Celsius below which Float Voltage no longer changes to compensate for decrease in temperature To set this value see Battery Thresholds Current A The battery current in amps Temperature The battery temperature in degrees Celsius Current Sane Indicates by yes or no whether battery current is within an acceptable range Temperature Sane Indicates by yes or no whether battery temperature is within an acceptable range 57 YU dead C D U 0 lt x O gt E T C Battery Thresholds From the Batteries sub menu type 2 to display and configure Battery Thresholds Menu Item 1 Float Voltage V Description The DC Power Plant voltage in volts M
50. ican 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 thes YU dead C T z U 0 x D O gt E T C 90 THE NETWORK MANAGEMENT CARD IS SENSITIVE TO STATIC ELECTRICITY WHEN HANDLING THE MANAGEMENT CARD TOUCH ONLY THE END PLATE WHILE USING ONE OR MORE OF THESE ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE DEVICES ESDS WRIST STRAPS HEEL STRAPS TOE STRAPS OR CONDUCTIVE SHOES Caution D thes U J C a z T D C z O gt S ped U C 91 Specifications Electrical Item Specification Acceptable input voltage 19
51. icient in millivolts Minimum 4 99 Maximum 0 11 High Knee Temperature mV degC cell The temperature in Celsius above which Float Voltage no longer changes to compensate for increase in temperature Minimum 0 Maximum 100 00 12 Low Knee Temperature mV degC cell The temperature in Celsius below which Float Voltage no longer changes to compensate for decrease in temperature Minimum 100 00 Maximum 100 00 13 Accept Changes Use this option to save your changes 59 thes YU dead C T z U 0 x D O gt E T C Battery Alarms From the Batteries sub menu type 3 to display and configure Battery Alarms Menu Item 1 Discharge Alarm Description The alarm action that occurs if battery output current exceeds the Discharge Threshold See Battery Thresholds Allowed values any standard alarm selection 2 High Voltage Alarm The alarm action that occurs if system battery voltage exceeds the High Voltage Threshold See Battery Thresholds Allowed values any standard alarm selection 3 Low Voltage Alarm The alarm action that occurs if system battery voltage drops below the Low Voltage Threshold See Battery Thresholds Allowed values any standard alarm selection 4 High The alarm action that occurs if system battery temperature exceeds Temperature the High Temperature Threshold See Battery Thresholds
52. ings e The IP addresses of the primary and secondary Domain Name Service DNS servers as described in DNS servers e The DNS name of the SMTP Server and the From Address settings for SMTP as described in SMTP settings The e mail addresses for a maximum of four recipients as described in Email Recipients Q You can use the To Address setting of the Email Recipients option to send e mail to a text based pager Note DNS servers The Management Card cannot send any e mail messages unless the IP address of the primary DNS server is defined see DNS The Management Card will wait a maximum of 15 seconds for a response from both the primary and if specified the secondary DNS servers If the Management Card 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 Management Card or on a nearby segment but not across a WAN Once 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 test whether you can look up the IP address for that DNS name 76 SMTP settings The Email option in the Network menu accesses the following settings Setting Description SMTP Server Defines the SMTP server by its DNS name NOTE This definition is required only when the SMTP Server option see Email Recipients is set to Local From Address Defines the contents of the Fr
53. inimum 58 00 Maximum 40 00 2 Max Recharge A The battery maximum recharge rate in amps Minimum 0 Maximum The maximum possible output power of your specific DC Power Plant model 3 Discharge Threshold A If battery output current exceeds this threshold in amps the battery discharge alarm occurs Minimum 0 Maximum 200 00 4 High Voltage Threshold V If system battery voltage exceeds this threshold in volts the battery high voltage alarm occurs Minimum 60 00 Maximum 40 00 5 Low Voltage Threshold V If system battery voltage drops below this threshold in volts the battery low voltage alarm occurs Minimum 60 00 Maximum 30 00 6 High Temperature Threshold If system battery temperature in Celsius exceeds this threshold the battery high temperature alarm occurs Minimum 100 00 Maximum 200 00 7 Low Temperature Threshold If system battery temperature in Celsius drops below this threshold the battery low temperature alarm occurs Minimum 100 00 Maximum 200 00 58 D YU dead C T U O lt x O gt hed T C Menu Item Description 8 Amp Hours AHr The battery amp hour size in amp hours 9 Compensation Method On enables and of disables battery temperature compensation 10 Comp Temp Coefficient mV degC cell The compensation temperature coeff
54. ions e Event Log e Event Actions Web Interface only e Event Recipients e E mail Feature e How to Configure Individual Events D YU dead C T U O lt x O gt hed T C 67 Event Log Overview The DC Power Plant supports an event logging capability for all DC Power Plant application firmware modules This allows you to record and view DC Power Plant and Management Card events You can use any of the following to view the Event Log e Web interface e Control console e FTP Logged events By default any event which causes an SNMP trap will be logged except for SNMP authentication failures Additionally the Management Card will log its abnormal internal system events However you can use the Actions option in the Web interface s Events menu to disable the logging of events based on their assigned severity level as described in Event Actions Web Interface only Some System Management Card events do not have a severity level Even if you disable the Event Log for all severity levels Note events with no severity level will still be logged To access a list of the System Management Card and DC DC Power Plant events see Event List page D thee J C T z o D C z O gt C 68 Web interface The Log option in the Events menu accesses the Event Log This log displays all of the events that have been recorded since the log
55. larm action see Rectifier Alarms 2 Low Voltage Threshold V If rectifier voltage drops below this value a rectifier low voltage alarm occurs To set the alarm action see Rectifier Alarms 3 Fail Safe V The value sent to rectifier controllers to use if communication is lost with the master controller or if the master controller board fails 4 Communications Fail sec The time in seconds 60 by default that a rectifier waits for communication with the master controller before resetting all its values to their defaults 5 Accept Changes Use this option to save your changes D thee J C T z o D C z O gt ead C 48 thes YU dead C T z U 0 x O gt E T C From the Rectifiers sub menu type 2 for configurable Rectifier Alarms Rectifier Alarms Description 1 High Voltage Alarm The alarm action that occurs if the High Voltage Threshold has been violated See Rectifier Parameters Allowed values any standard alarm selection 2 Low Voltage Alarm The alarm action that occurs if the Low Voltage Threshold has been violated See Rectifier Parameters Allowed values any standard alarm selection 3 Configuration Alarm The alarm action that occurs if a new rectifier is detected that was not present when the system was rebooted or powered on Allowed values any standard alarm
56. larm selection 6 Diagnostic Alarm The alarm action that occurs in response to a diagnostic alarm for the converter controller Allowed values any standard alarm selection or n of NP 7 Imbalance Alarm The alarm action that occurs for converter imbalance Allowed values any standard alarm selection or n of NP a Standard alarm selections Major activates the major relay Minor activates the minor relay Relay 1 through Relay 6 activates the relay specified Ignore ignores the alarm b n of N activates the alarm setting for menu item 4 1 of N if one converter fails or activates the alarm setting for menu item 5 2 of N if two or more converters fail 53 Converter Alarms Description 8 Current Limit Alarm The alarm action that occurs if one or more converters have been forced into the current limited mode Allowed values any standard alarm selection or n of NP 9 Standby Alarm The alarm action that occurs if one or more of the converters are in standby mode Allowed values any standard alarm selection or n of NP 10 Fan Failure Alarm 11 Failure Alarm The alarm action that occurs if the fan fails in one or more converters Allowed values any standard alarm selection or n of NP The alarm action that occurs if the output of one or more converters fails 12 Hardware Voltage Alarm The alarm action that occurs if converter voltage i
57. n on quick status tab Click on the question mark 7 in the quick status tab in the upper right corner of any Web interface page to access the online help for that page 23 D YU dead C T U O lt x O gt hed T C Navigation Menu Overview When you log onto the Web interface the navigation menu left frame includes the following elements e The Management Card s IP address e DC menus to manage the DC Power Plant and its components System menu with DC Parameters and Active Alarms as options Power Modules menu with Rectifiers and Converters as options Distribution menu with Breakers and Fuses as options Batteries menu with Parameters and LVD as options 1 0 menu with Input and Output as options e Menus to manage the logs network connection system parameters Events menu Data menu Network menu System menu Q When you log on as a Device Manager the Network and System menus do not appear in the navigation menu Note e Logout option e Help menu e Links menu 24 Selecting a menu to perform a task Use the menus to perform tasks as follows e To manage a DC Power Plant see DC Power Plant amp Device Manager Menus To do the following see Event Related Menus Access the Event Log Configure the actions to be taken based on an event s severity level Configure SNMP Trap Receiver settings for sending event based traps Defin
58. og SNMP traps or e mail notifications D thee J C T z o D C z O gt C 80 Data Menu Web Interface Only Log Option Use this option to access a log that stores information about the DC Power Plant and the power input to that DC Power Plant The information in the Data Log is sampled and stored based on the log interval defined by the Data menu s Configuration Option Each entry is listed by the date and time the data was recorded and provides the data in a column format For descriptions of the recorded data that is specific to the DC Power Plant see the online help in your Management Card s Web interface for information about how you can retrieve the Data Log as a text file see How to use FTP to retrieve log files UW eed C T z U 0 a x D O gt E T C 81 Configuration Option Use this option to access the Data Log Configuration page This page reports how much data can be stored in the Data Log based on the Log Interval setting which defines how often data is sampled and recorded in the Data Log If you change the Log Interval the report updates to reflect the effect of the new setting The minimum interval is 60 seconds the maximum interval is 8 hours 10 minutes 15 seconds D YU head C T U O lt a4 O gt hed T C 82 LLI LLI V 2 pe w U
59. ollowing options are displayed 1 Input Relays 2 Output Relays Type 1 for a menu of Input Relays or type 2 for a menu of Output Relays including the Minor and Major Relay From either menu to display the status On or Off and the following configurable options of a relay type the menu option number for that relay Menu Item Description 1 Name The name of the relay Maximum 16 characters 2 Alarm Delay sec If the condition causing the alarm clears before this delay expires the Management Card does not initiate the action associated with the alarm Minimum 0 seconds Maximum 60 00 seconds Note If menu item 3 Alarm is set to MAJOR or Minor you cannot configure an alarm delay 3 Alarm Allowed values any standard alarm selection Major activates the major relay Minor activates the minor relay Relay 1 through Relay 6 activates the relay specified Ignore ignores the alarm Note You cannot change this value for the Major or Minor Relay 4 Accept Changes Use this option to save your changes 62 LVD Low Voltage Disconnect From Device Manager type 1 to select DC Power Plant Then type 6 to select LVD At the prompt enter the number of a Low Voltage Disconnect LVD on your system to view the status Opened or Closed and to configure options for that LVD The following table uses LVD 1 as an example Menu Item for LVD 1 Description 1 LVD 1
60. om field in the e mail messages sent by the Management Card NOTE The SMTP server s configuration may require that you use a valid user account on the server for this setting See the server s documentation for more information Email Recipients Web interface The Recipients option in the Events menu or the Configure the Email recipients link in the Email Configuration page accesses the settings you use to identify up to four e mail recipients Use the Email Test option to send a test message to a configured recipient D thee J C T z T D C z Aa O gt C 77 Control console The Email option in the Network Menu accesses the e mail recipient settings Setting Description To Defines the user and domain names of the recipient To use e mail for Address paging use the e mail address for that recipients 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 Use SMTP Selects one of the following methods for routing e mail Server e Through the Management Card s SMTP server the recommended option Local This option ensures that the e mail is sent before the Management Card s 20 second time out and if necessary is retried several times Also do one of the following Enable forwarding at the Management Card s SMTP server so that it
61. ont panel Accept Changes Use this option to save your changes a Standard alarm selections Major activates the major relay Minor activates the minor relay Relay 1 through Relay 6 activates the relay specified eIgnore ignores the alarm From the DC System menu type 2 to select OEM Parameters which displays the following calibration parameters which are set at the factory and cannot be changed Menu Item Description Rectifier Offset Rectifier offset adjustment in volts Rectifier Gain Rectifier measurement gain adjustment Converter Offset Converter offset adjustment in volts Converter Gain Converter measurement gain adjustment Shunt Offset YU dead C T z U 0 x O gt E T C Battery shunt offset adjustment in amps Shunt Gain Battery shunt measurement gain adjustment 47 1 Rectifiers 2 Converters Parameters Power Modules Rectifiers and Converters From the Device Manager menu type 1 to select DC Power Plant Then type 2 to select Power Modules The following options are displayed Each option has sub menus for parameters alarms and status Rectifiers From the Rectifiers sub menu type 1 for configurable Rectifier Rectifier Parameters Description 1 High Voltage Threshold V If rectifier voltage exceeds this value a rectifier high voltage alarm occurs To set the a
62. pyright 2004 American Power Conversion All rights reserved Reproduction in whole or in part without permission is prohibited APC the APC logo and InfraStruXure 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 1249A 04 2004 NOTE All Magnum models of the DC Power Plant can be managed through the InfraStruXure Manager Other DC Power Plant models cannot D thee J C T z T D C z O gt C 102
63. r IP specify the IP address For MX specify the Mail Exchange address e Use the DNS Server to Query to select whether you want to query the Primary DNS Server or Secondary DNS Server YU dead C D U D lt x O gt E T C 30 Ping utility control console Select this option available only in the control console to check the Management Card s network connection by testing whether a defined IP address 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 of any device known to be running on the network U Le Av Led lead Q Q P AS AY E Sen O gt aed oD Cc 31 FTP Server and Telnet amp Web options Q The Telnet and Web options are combined in the Web interface but separate in the control console Note Each of these options has a setting which enables by default or disables Access and a Port setting that identifies the TCP IP port used for communications with the Management Card The default Port settings are 21 FTP 23 Telnet and 80 Web interface To enhance the protection provided by User Name and Password settings change the Port setting to a unique port number from 5000 to 65535 After this change when you log on you must add a colon and the non default Port number to the IP address used The following examples show the FTP Telnet and Web inte
64. rface commands needed when the Port numbers have been changed to 5000 for FTP 59401 for Telnet and 65002 for HTTP at a management card with a System IP address of 159 215 12 114 ftp 159 215 12 114 5000 telnet 159 215 12 114 59401 http 159 215 12 114 65002 To use FTP to download configuration files see the Management Card Addendum doc en addendum pdf on the APC Network See aiso Management Card utility CD To use FTP to access a text version of the Management Card s Event Log or Data Log see How to use FTP to retrieve log files YU dead C T z U 0 x O gt E T C 32 SNMP is used An Access option the Settings option 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 To define up to four NMSs to serve as trap receivers see Trap Receiver settings Setting Definition Community Name Defines the password maximum of 15 characters which an NMS that is defined by the NMS IP setting below uses to access the channel NMS IP Limits access to the NMS or NMSs specified by the format used for the IP address 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 162 255
65. rms 5 Relays 1 0 Relays Output Relays and Input Relays 6 LVD Batteries gt LVD LVD Low Voltage Disconnect 7 Power Plant Alarms Internal Log System gt Active Alarms Internal Log not available Power Plant Alarms Internal Log 8 About DC Power System not available About DC Power Plant System In the Web interface you display Power Plant alarms by selecting Active Alarms from the first menu System in the Note Navigation panel 44 DC System DC System Parameters amp OEM Parameters Web Interface DC System Parameters are displayed at the bottom of the DC Power Plant page which you access by selecting DC Parameters at the first menu System in the navigation panel At the bottom of the page are two links e To configure the DC System Parameters click Configure e To display OEM Parameters click View OEM Parameters For descriptions of the parameters see Control Console D YU head C T U O lt a4 O gt hed T C 45 YU dead C D U D lt x O gt E T C Control Console From Device Manager type 1 to select DC Power Plant then type 1 again to select DC System The following options are displayed 1 DC System Parameters 2 OEM Parameters From the DC System menu type 1 to select DC System Parameters which displays the following menu items Menu Item Description 1 Descrip
66. rols access by providing basic authentication through user names passwords and IP addresses but provides no type of encryption These basic security features are sufficient for most environments in which sensitive data is not being transferred 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 85 U w U WJ J C Q Q 0 U C U re O gt Q G Troubleshooting Management Card Management Card access problems For problems that are not described in the following table see SNMP issues If you still cannot resolve the problem see Warranty and Service Problem Solution Unable to ping the Management Card If the Management Card s Status LED is green try to ping another node on the same network segment as the Management Card If that fails it is not a problem of the Management Card If the Status LED is not green or if the ping test succeeds perform the following checks e Verify all network connections Verify the IP addresses of the Management Card and the NMS e If the NMS is on a different physical network or subnetwork from the Management Card verify the IP address of the default gateway or router e Verify the number of subnet bits for the Management Card s subn
67. s outside reasonable limits or if a voltage measurement failure occurs Note There is a single converter voltage for all converters Allowed values any standard alarm selection 13 Accept Changes Use this option to save your changes a Standard alarm selections Major activates the major relay Minor activates the minor relay Relay 1 through Relay 6 activates the relay specified Ignore ignores the alarm b n of N activates the alarm setting for menu item 4 1 of N if one converter fails or activates the alarm setting for menu item 5 2 of N if two or more converters fail YU dead C D U 0 lt x O gt E T C 54 D thee J C T z T D C z O gt ead C From the Converters sub menu type 3 for Converter Status Then at the prompt enter the number of a converter for a report of its status Status Field Description Device Type The device type of the converter In Standby Reports Yes if the control unit is holding the converter in standby mode Firmware The firmware revision of the converter device Version Conv Fail Reports Yes if the converter has failed Alarm PCB Serial No The PCB Printed Circuit Board serial number of the converter Conv Voltage The system level converter voltage Self Test Result Reports whether the converter has passed or failed its diagnostic testing Con
68. ser GETs on a DC Power Plant 0 HTTP Provides a graphical UI to the DC 3 Web Browser Power Plant through a standard Web browser v Z FTP Management Card Wizard Configures multiple Management Cards over a network thes YU dead C T z U 0 x D O gt E T C Internal Management Features Overview The Management Card has two internal interfaces control console and Web interface which provide menus with options that allow you to manage the DC Power Plant and the Management Card The Management Card s SNMP interface also allows you to use an SNMP browser with the PowerNet Management Information Base MIB to manage the DC Power Plant For more information about the Management Card s internal user interfaces see Control Console and Web Interface To use the PowerNet MIB with an SNMP browser see the eS PowerNet SNMP Management Information Base MIB Reference Guide doc en Dcmibgde pdf which is provided on See also the APC Network Management Card utility CD Access priority for logging on Only one user at a time can log onto the Management Card 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 Management Card always has the highest priority e Telnet access to the control console from a remote computer has priority over Web access e Web access ei
69. ses to be used when an event occurs that has the SNMP traps or e mail enabled See Event Actions Web Interface only Trap Receiver settings To access the Trap Receiver settings that allow you to define which NMSs will receive traps e In the Web interface use the Recipients option in the Events menu e In the control console use the SNMP option in the Network menu Item Definition Community Name This setting defines the password maximum of 15 characters used when traps are sent to the NUS identified by the Receiver NMS IP setting Receiver NMS IP Identifies by IP address the NMS that will receive traps If this setting is 0 0 0 0 the default value traps will not be sent to any NMS Generation Web interface Enables by default or disables the sending of any traps to the NMS identified by the Receiver NMS IP setting Trap Generation control console Authentication Traps Enables or disables the sending of authentication traps to the NMS identified by the Receiver NMS IP setting YU dead C D U 0 lt x O gt E T C Email options See E mail Feature 75 YU dead C T z U 0 x O gt E T C E mail Feature Overview You can use the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol SMTP to send e mail to a maximum of four recipients when an event occurs To use the E mail feature you must define the following sett
70. t 6 Fail Min V The value sent to the converter controllers to define the minimum set point allowed the converter fail minimum limit 7 Communications Fail The time in seconds 60 by default that a converter waits sec for communication with the master controller before resetting all its values to their defaults 8 Accept Changes Use this option to save your changes YU dead C D U D lt x O gt n T C 52 YU dead C T z U 0 x O gt E T C From the Converters sub menu type 2 for configurable Converter Alarms Converter Alarms Description 1 High Voltage Alarm The alarm action that occurs if the High Voltage Threshold has been violated See Converter Parameters Allowed values any standard alarm selection 2 Low Voltage Alarm The alarm action that occurs if the Low Voltage Threshold has been violated See Converter Parameters Allowed values any standard alarm selection 3 Configuration Alarm The alarm action that occurs if a new converter is detected Allowed values any standard alarm selection 4 1 of N Alarm The alarm action that occurs if one converter fails in a DC Power Plant with multiple converters Allowed values any standard alarm selection 5 2 of N Alarm The alarm action that occurs if two or more converters fail Allowed values any standard a
71. t 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 9 5 minute timer frequently enough to prevent the Management Card from rebooting thes YU dead C T z U 0 x O gt E T C 5 U WJ J C Q Q D Ay C U Y re O gt Q C Control Console How To Log On Overview You can use either a local serial connection or a remote Telnet connection with a computer on the Management Card s subnet to access the control console Use case sensitive User Name and Password entries to log in by default apc and apc for an Administrator or device and apc for a Device Manager If you cannot remember your User Name or Password see How to Recover from a Lost Password Remote access to the control console You can use Telnet to log into the control console from any computer on the same subnet as the Management Card 1 Ata command prompt type telnet and the Management Card s System IP address and then press ENTER For example telnet 139 225 6 133
72. the Web In the control console use the NTP Client option to enable Q interface use the Set Manually option to disable the Note thes YU dead C T z U 0 x D O gt E T C updates Setting Definition Primary NTP Server Identifies the IP address of the primary NTP server Secondary NTP Server Identifies the IP address of the secondary NTP server when a secondary server is available Time Zone Defines the offset to be used from Greenwich Mean Tlme GMT based on the Management Card s time zone Update Interval Defines how often in weeks the Management Card will access the NTP Server for an update 1 week minimum 52 weeks maximum Use Update Using NTP Now to initiate an immediate update as well 38 D YU dead C T U O lt x O gt hed T C Tools Use this option to reboot the Management Card or to reset some or all of its configuration settings to their original default values Action Definition Reboot Restarts the Management Card Reset to Defaults Resets all configuration settings Reset to Defaults Except TCP IP Resets all configuration settings except the TCP IP settings XMODEM control console only Allows you to download firmware using a terminal emulation program when you use a local connection to the control console only To connect to the control console locally
73. ther directly or through the InfraStruXure Manager for InfraStruXure compatible products has the lowest priority For information about how SNMP access to the Management Card is controlled see SNMP 3 Types of user accounts The Management Card has two levels of access Administrator and Device Manager both of which are protected by Password and User Name requirements An Administrator can use all of the management menus available in the control console and the Web interface The Administrator s default User Name and Password are both apc e A Device Manager can use only these menus The Device Manager menu and its sub menus in the control console and all menus in the top section of the navigation panel of the Web Interface System Power Modules Distribution Batteries I O the Log option in the Events menu and in the Data menu in the Web interface A Device Manager can also access the Event Log in the control console by pressing CTRL L A Device Manager cannot access the Network menu or the System menu that are in the second part of the navigation panel in the Web interface and are sub menus of the main Control Console menu in the control console The Device Manager s default User Name is device and the default Password is apc For information about how to set Administrator and Device Manager User Name and Password settings see User Manager YU dead C D U D lt
74. tifier in standby mode Firmware Version The firmware revision of the rectifier device Rect Fail Alarm Reports Yes if the rectifier has failed PCB Serial No The PCB Printed Circuit Board serial number of the rectifier Rect Voltage The system level rectifier voltage Self Test Result Reports whether the rectifier has passed or failed its diagnostic testing Rect Current The DC output current in amps Fan Fail Reports Yes if the rectifier fan has failed Current Limit Reports Yes if the rectifier has been forced into its current limited mode 51 Converters From the Converters sub menu type 1 for configurable Converter Parameters Converter Parameters Description 1 High Voltage If converter voltage exceeds this value a converter high Threshold V voltage alarm occurs To set the alarm action see Converter Alarms 2 Low Voltage If converter voltage drops below this value a converter low Threshold V voltage alarm occurs To set the alarm action see Converter Alarms 3 Fail Safe V The value sent to the converter controllers to use if communication is lost with the master controller or if the master controller board fails 4 Set Point V The initial set point used in the voltage control loop 5 Fail Max V The value sent to the converter controllers to define the maximum set point allowed the converter fail maximum limi
75. tion1 2 Description2 3 Description3 Descriptions related to your DC Power Plant system Maximum per field 16 characters 4 High The ambient high temperature threshold Temperature Minimum 0 Celsius Maximum 100 00 Celsius 5 High The alarm action to occur when the ambient high temperature Temperature threshold item 4 above is violated Alarm Allowed values any standard alarm selection 6 Low The ambient low temperature threshold Temperature Minimum 100 00 Celsius Maximum 100 00 Celsius 7 Low The alarm action to occur when the ambient low temperature Temperature threshold item 6 above is violated Alarm Allowed values any standard alarm selection a Standard alarm selections Major activates the major relay Minor activates the minor relay Relay 1 through Relay 6 activates the relay specified Ignore ignores the alarm 46 Menu Item Description 8 Hardware Temperature Alarm The alarm action to occur in response to any of the following e No temperature probe cable is connected e A faulty temperature probe cable is connected e The temperature probe itself is faulty This alarm action occurs only if temperature compensation is enabled See Battery Thresholds Allowed values any standard alarm selection 9 Remote Configurability Disables remote write access to the DC Power Plant You can re enable access only from the DC Power Plant s fr
76. ue but which does not require immediate attention e Severe Indicates an event that requires immediate attention Unless resolved severe Device and System events can cause incorrect operation of the DC Power Plant or its Management Card Event log action You can disable the recording of events in the event log By default all events are recorded even events that have no severity level assigned Even if you disable the event log action for all severity levels System DC Power Plant events that have no severity level Note assigned will still be logged For more information about this log see Event Log SNMP traps action By default the SNMP Traps action is enabled for all events that have a severity level assigned However before you can use SNMP traps for event notifications you must identify the network management stations NMSs that will receive the traps by their IP addresses To define up to four NMSs as trap receivers see Event Recipients 73 Email action By default the Email action is enabled for all events that have a severity level assigned However before you can use e mail for event notifications you must define the e mail recipients See E mail Feature U Le Av Lal lead Q Q P AS AY E Sen O gt aad Q Cc 74 Event Recipients Overview The Web interface and control console both have options that allow you to define up to four trap receivers and up to four e mail addres
77. v Current The DC output current in amps Fan Fail Reports Yes if the converter fan has failed Current Limit Reports Yes if the converter has been forced into its current limited mode 55 Distribution Breakers and Fuses From Device Manager type 1 to select DC Power Plant Then type 3 to select Distribution The following options are displayed 1 Breakers range of numbers 2 Fuses range of numbers From the Distribution sub menu type 1 for Breakers or 2 for Fuses Then at the prompt enter the number of a distribution breaker or fuse to display its state open or closed its configurable name and its configurable alarm setting e The name can be up to 16 characters e You can specify any of the standard alarm settings Major activates the major relay Minor activates the minor relay Relay 1 through Relay 6 activates the relay specified Ignore ignores the alarm D YU dead C T U O lt x O gt p T C 56 thes YU dead C T z U 0 x O gt E T C Batteries Status Thresholds and Alarms From Device Manager type 1 to select DC Power Plant Then type 4 to select Batteries The following options are displayed 1 Battery Status 2 Battery Thresholds 3 Battery Alarms Battery Status From the Batteries sub menu type 1 for Battery Status Menu Item Description Float Voltage V T
78. was last deleted in reverse chronological order The Delete Log button clears all events from the log Control console When logged on at the control console press CTRL L to display up to 300 events from the Event Log with the most recent events displayed first Use the SPACE BAR to scroll through the recorded events While viewing the log type d and press ENTER to clear all events from the log Q After events are deleted they cannot be retrieved Note D YU dead C T U O lt x O gt hed T C 69 YU dead C T z U 0 x O gt E T C How to use FTP to retrieve log files You can use FTP to retrieve a tab delineated Event Log event txt or Data Log data txt file that you can import into a spreadsheet application e The file reports all of the events event txt or data data txt recorded since the log was last deleted e The file includes information that the Event Log or Data Log does not display The version of the file format first field The Date and Time the file was retrieved The Name Contact Location and IP address of the Management Card In the event txt file the unique Event Code for each recorded event The Management Card uses a 4 digit year for log entries You may need to select a four digit date format in your Note Spreadsheet application to display all four digits of the year To use FTP to retrieve the ev

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