Performing A Manual Ups Battery Test; Viewing The Ups History Logs; Ups Management From An Snmp Nms - Powerware BD User Manual

Performing a Manual UPS Battery Test

You can use the ConnectUPS Web/SNMP Card to manually
perform a UPS battery test. The ability to test the UPS is model
dependent (consult your UPS documentation for more
information).
1. To manually start a battery test on a specific UPS,
select
page.
2. Become a Superuser and then select
followed by

Viewing the UPS History Logs

Selecting
UPS History
page allows you to choose the current
. The data log provides numerical data logged once a
Event Log
minute from the UPS. The event log contains text messages
regarding the status of the UPS and the ConnectUPS
Web/SNMP Card. Past data and event logs are also accessible,
as well as a data log applet that displays the data in a graphical
format.

UPS Management from an SNMP NMS

To access the ConnectUPS Web/SNMP Card via SNMP, use the
following steps:
1. Use these Community strings:
GET Community string: public
SET Community string: private
By default, the ConnectUPS Web/SNMP Card's Write
Access Managers table is configured for read-only
SNMP access to any NMS with a public community
string. An NMS with a private community string has
read/write SNMP access.
NOTE For security, it is recommended to change the Write Access
Managers table using specific IP addresses and nonstandard community
strings.
ConnectUPS Web/SNMP Card (X and BD Models) User's Guide
UPS Power Management
from the menu at the top of the home
Control
to start the process.
Set Values
from the menu at the top of the home
UPS Data Log
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Initiate Battery Test
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