Questions tagged [apc-smart-ups]
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Smell of rotten eggs in the server room
A week ago I got the following error on my APC Smart-UPS 1000 which I muted.
Warning State:
Connect battery
Load: 55%
Batt: 100%
Today, I could smell a sort of sulfur/sulphur/rotten egg smell when I ...
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VMware ESXi shutdown triggered by APC UPS connected via USB
I am shipping a bunch of ESXi 5.1 servers to remote offices where they will be powered via APC UPS.
I would like to have the UPS trigger a shutdown of the connected server - I would then rely on the ...
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How does a 3-Phase UPS distribute power?
We've got 2 UPSes in our server room. One's 3 phase, and has a 3phase supply, yet the APC network stats thing only says
Incoming Voltage: 230.1 Volts
The other is a single phase one with no ...
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UPS Requirements - Max load or actual load?
One of our UPS units failed this weekend (Happy new year!), and so I'm on the look out to replace it.
I've done the calculations for our power requirements, and it comes out just under 8000W. This is ...
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APC Smart-UPS: remote power shutoff?
Given:
A server room containing about two dozen rackmount servers and a PBX.
About a dozen APC Smart-UPS 2200s providing power to this equipment.
A fire suppression project requiring immediate ...
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How to perform a APC 9617 Reset?
I've locked myself out of an APC 9617 management card. Trying to figure out how to reset the password, or even the card to factory defaults. All the documentation I can find says to connect to the ...
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APC UPS replace battery light and apcupsd reporting "replace battery"
We have an APC Smart UPS 1500. The "Replace Battery" light is on, and apcupsd reports:
Emergency! Batteries have failed on UPS xxxx. Change them NOW
However, from this article,
http://sturgeon....
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APC Smart UPS serial connection on Windows Server 2012 R2
I have an APC UPS 620 and a Windows Server 2012 R2 (non virtual) server. The server and the UPS are connected with genuine APC serial signaling cable.
Without installing any software the APC is not ...
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How to detect APC UPS battery usage and run a script when on battery
I have a couple APC UPS -
Smart-UPS RT 6000 RM XL
Smart-UPS RT 5000 RM XL
Unfortunately the power in my office likes to go out (out of my control) and hence the equipment powered by these UPS shuts ...
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UPS unable to power the 1U server
1U rack server: http://ark.intel.com/products/67786/Intel-Server-System-R1304GL4DS9
Power backup: http://www.apc.com/products/resource/include/techspec_index.cfm?base_sku=BR1000G-IN
When I try ...
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APC Smart-UPS Amps - How many amps does it use all by itself?
APC Smart-UPS XL 3000
http://www.apc.com/products/resource/include/techspec_index.cfm?base_sku=su3000rmxl3u&tab=models
I have two of these APC units. They use NEMA L5-30P electrical plugs.
I'm ...
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PowerChute vMA server shuts down ESXi host after boot
I've ran into a critical problem first time installing and configuring a UPS connected to a server.
Whenever I boot up the vMA server, ESXi starts shutting down all the VM's and then itself. It's ...
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APC 1500 - F01 Code - no battery overload
I have an APC 1500 - About a year ago, I could hear the battery back up kick in and a message would say that I was now on battery back up. There was/is no power failure and no reason for the battery ...
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Will a NEMA L5-20P plug work in a NEMA L5-30R receptacle?
I need to purchase a UPS & PDU and want to know if they will be compatible. Will the plug of the PDU be able to plug into this UPS?
The UPS: APC Smart-UPS X 3000VA Rack/Tower LCD 100-127V with ...
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How to administer an APC Smart UPS 6000?
I did a scan on a APC Smart UPS 6000 that is connected to the network, and it was discovered with a particular mac address and 62078 and 999 closed ports.
I tried using telnet to login to the ...
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APC SMX3000 Smart-UPS Battery has never been cycled. Is it still good?
I've recently inherited an APC SMX3000 Smart-UPS. The UPS has never been used. Is the battery still good?
The battery is plugged in, but the UPS reports "No Batteries".
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HP DL380G5 with APC SC1500 UPS -- transfer time failure
I have 2 of these things: APC SmartUPS SC1500 (220v). My Proliant G5 DL380 PSUs seem to really hate them. This is what happens when UPS switches to battery (PSU2 is plugged into the SC1500):
iLo IML ...
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How to configure an Ubuntu client with an APC Smart-UPS RT 5000 XL UPS
I have an Ubuntu machine an APC Smart-UPS RT 5000 XL UPS.
I'd like to configure the UPS to send shutdown messages to the client when there is a power outage but I can't figure out how to install the ...
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APC SC1000I over USB and NUT
I've got an APC SC1000I which I want to set up to be monitored with NUT, likely with newhidups.
The basic config doesn't work:
# tail -n 1 /var/log/messages
Poll UPS [apc@localhost] failed - Driver ...
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APC Smart-UPS turning off by itself?
I have an APC Smart-UPS 3000.
Last Sunday, it turned off by itself. Noone was in the office and noone was logged in at the time it happened.
What could cause this ? I'm concerned it may happen again....
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apcupsd doesn't show voltage with "SmartUPS 1000 LCD"
I'm trying to config apcupsd on my Ubuntu 10.04 Server, I've got an "APC Smart UPS 1000 LCD" connected via USB ( Bus 003 Device 003: ID 051d:0003 American Power Conversion UPS ).
My apcupsd.conf file ...
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APC SmartUPS suddenly all lights flashing. What's going on?
upsfault: I have a APC SmartUPS 2U 1500 somewhere in a rack far away. Batteries were replaced recently and UPS was working without issues for a long time.
Suddenly yesterday, the entire equipment ...
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Force-enable write cache on an AX150 disk array or fake APC SmartUPS communication
I have a Dell-branded EMC AX150i disk array that refuses to enable its write cache. After calling Dell support, it turns out that the system will refuse to enable its write cache unless an APC ...
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APC 2200 RM in a continual self-test! Why?
I've purchased two different used APC 2200 RM units, and both have entered into a mode where they execute a continual self-test: that is, they go on battery briefly, test, then the test comes back ...
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What size UPS should I be considering for ~2500 max W?
I need to purchase a UPS for my server Rack. The UPs will be supplying power to three devices. 2 IBM x3550 at ~700 max watts. And one IBM ds3200 with two power supplies drawing ~500 watts each. My ...
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Nut says APC UPS is on battery. It is not
Since 2 days my Smart-UPS 1500 RM reports it is on battery but this is clearly not the case since it's been running for more than two days indicating 100% battery with 01:30:00 running time. Batteries ...
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Getting APCUPSD working with PowerChute (pcnet)
After configuring apcupsd and starting the service the service eventually times out and reports Warning communications lost with UPS.
The ups is configured with the IP of the client and the client is ...
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ipkg and apcupsd disappear after logging out of the session in which they are installed
I'm attempting to install apcupsd on 2 Synology NAS servers (RS3411 and RS3412) so that they shutdown when batterlife on the UPS (APC SmartUPS X 1500) reaches a set minimum.
Here is what I do:
- ssh ...
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APC AP9606 web-demo
Where can i find a demo of the web-interface for the smart card AP9606 from APC (i'm interested in geting a glimpse at the features and see if i can use it with my current newer version APC ups's) ?
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APC PowerChute management
I have 3 server with their Smart-UPS connected by USB cable. I downloaded PowerChute B.E. to manage ups. If I well understand PowerChute usage, I have to install an agent for each server and on unique ...
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Using a single APC UPS via network switch to gracefully shutdown many servers
Here is my situation. I have 10 Dell servers in my rack with 8 1500VA battery backups. I would like to take 1 of those battery backups and connect it to my network switch and use a software solution ...
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Unattended Shutdown for Smart-UPS on Windows Server 2012
We will have two smart APC ups. Each server is a VMware server with dual power supplies. How would I configure it so that the VMware server does an unattended safe shutdown only when the ups are both ...
