PowerChute plus User's Guide

Introduction and Overview

This User's Guide provides essential information for operating the PowerChute plus software, a product from American Power Conversion (APC). This software is designed to control and monitor the functionality of your Uninterruptible Power Source (UPS) units on UNIX operating systems.

Within this guide, blue text signifies hypertext links to other sections, allowing for easy navigation. Key topics covered include:

• Overview of the User's Guide
• Typeface Conventions used for clarity
• Information on obtaining Technical Support

For a comprehensive understanding of terms used, please refer to the Glossary. Note that Symmetra Power Array support is available for versions 4.2.3 and 4.2.4 on Solaris for SPARC and AIX 3.x-4.x.

Overview of User's Guide Chapters

This guide is structured to help users effectively manage their UPS systems:

1. Chapter 1: How to Start Monitoring a UPS: Details the components of PowerChute plus and the initial steps for its use.
2. Chapter 2: PowerChute plus Main Screen: Explains the primary interface displayed upon launching the software.
3. Chapter 3: How to Configure PowerChute plus: Covers essential post-installation configuration for operations, shutdown parameters, FlexEvents, Measure-UPS, and monitoring preferences.
4. Chapter 4: How to Configure FlexEvents: Guides users on utilizing FlexEvents for logging, notifications, running executables, and system shutdowns.
5. Chapter 5: System Monitoring and Shutdown: Describes how to monitor other servers, schedule, and perform immediate system shutdowns.
6. Chapter 6: Logging Data: Details how to manage the recording of UPS and power data in log files.
7. Chapter 7: Performing UPS Diagnostics: Explains how to conduct UPS tests, runtime calibrations, and manage bypass modes.
8. Chapter 8: Configuring your System Shutdown: Provides instructions to ensure sufficient time and battery power for system shutdowns during power failures.

Appendices offer further details on FlexEvents, Measure-UPS, initialization files, data graphing, and language selection for event text.

Typeface Conventions

To ensure clarity, specific text styles are used throughout this guide:

• Various typefaces highlight references to interface elements such as buttons, events, menu options, and field names.
• The Courier New font is used for file data and keyboard input.
• Italicized fonts emphasize variable definitions, specific documents, or important points.

Technical Support

For any inquiries regarding APC products, users can contact the nearest APC Technical Support Center. APC offers technical support at no charge. For online resources, visit the APC Corporate Web Site at www.apcc.com or the APC Japan Web Site at www.apc.co.jp. Additional support is available at support.apcc.com.

Contact information for various regions, including North America, Latin America, Europe, Middle East, Africa, Japan, Asia, and Australia, is provided for assistance.