Snmp Card/Adapter For Network Management / Remote Monitoring - ABB PowerWave 33 Series 3 User Manual

When UPSServ detects voltage variations or a power failure it can execute various so called system
„event routines", which for example may shutdown the server or send warning to connected users.
These system event routines which are a part of the UPS-Management Software can be adjusted to
your demands.
The UPS management software includes with every serial number the licence for using the UPS service
on one server with one UPS and an unlimited numbers of connected WINDOWS workstations. When
operating with two or more servers a licence for every additional server is required. It doesn't matter if
the UPS service runs at that location or if the server is halted by a UPS service via remote command.
The same regulations are applicable to the use of remote send/receive modules RCCMD and
multiserver shutdown under NT, UNIX and other operating systems. The service programs are generally
delivered as a single-licence. To use a single CD ROM to shutdown multiple servers you have to
purchase additional CD license keys.
Parallel/redundant UPS systems are also manageable by the software.
The main principle is: let introduce a shutdown of a Server only when strictly necessary. A correct
Parallel Handling has therefore to manage a parallel system as a whole and always considering
redundancy. Following statements apply:
Every alarm on any unit is immediately notified, but ...
−
... a reaction to a severe fault is introduced only when the minimum number of UPS –Modules
necessary to supply the load exhibits an alarming situation.
− The real Battery autonomy time of the (whole) parallel system is computed continuously.
− Maintenance on a redundant unit may be executed without annoyance to the management system
(supervisor).
In order to be managed, a UPS can be integrated into a network in two ways:
1. By means of the server which is being powered by the UPS and is integrated in the network. In
most of the cases the server is used as sub-agent and you only need the PMC-Software without
any SNMP Adapter. You need a standard serial connection between the RS232 JD11 port of the
UPS and the RS232 port of the computer/server.
2. In some situations it is preferable to interface the network via an SNMP adapter. By this way up
to 50 computers can be shut down in a RCCMD environment. RCCMD (Remote Console
Command) is an additional software module, which can be triggered by the SNMP device to
executes a command (typically a shutdown command) on a remote system.

5.2.4 SNMP CARD/ADAPTER for network management / remote monitoring

The Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is a worldwide-standardized communication-
protocol. It is used to monitor any device in the network via simple control language. The UPS-
Management Software also provides its data in this SNMP format with its internal software agent. The
operating system you are using must support the SNMP protocol. We offer our software with SNMP
functionality for Novell, OS/2, all Windows running on INTEL and ALPHA, DEC VMS, Apple.
Two types of SNMP interfaces with identical functionality are available: an external SNMP-Adapter (Box)
and an internal SNMP-Card. Both can manage a parallel system (N modules) and return either global
values - which are consistent for the whole parallel system - or specific values from the single modules.
Modifications reserved
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