PRO ODUCT SUPPORT QUIC CK NOTES –– DELL UPS MANAGEM MENT SOFTW WARE PSQ QN – Dell UPS Man nagemen nt Softwaare Con ntents: ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ Scenaario 1: Single UPS, multiplee servers, USB or RS232 lo ocal connectio on Scenaario 2: Single UPS, multiplee servers, Network Managgement Card connection Scenaario 3: Multip ple redundantt UPS, multiple servers witth redundantt power suppllies Messaaging and Em mail Alerts Assu umptions: Netw work: All servvers should bee connected tto the same LLAN.
PRO ODUCT SUPPORT QUIC CK NOTES –– DELL UPS MANAGEM MENT SOFTW WARE Scen nario 1: ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ Server 1 iss powered byy a single UPSSand is connected by USB. Server 2, 3 and 4 are also powered by the UPS. Server 2, 3 and 4 moniitor Server 1’ss agent for no otification of events and sh hutdown. Network M Managementt card is not in nstalled.
PRO ODUCT SUPPORT QUIC CK NOTES –– DELL UPS MANAGEM MENT SOFTW WARE Quicck Start Su ummary: Shutdown parameters managed from a priimary server,, all others ass secondary. PS Manageme ent software o on all the servvers. On the primary servver the UPS w will be discoveered by Install the Dell UP me in the netw work tree diaagram Auto Search. To cconfigure shutdown settings, first click on the primary server nam and tthen configurre required sh hutdown paraameters.
PRO ODUCT SUPPORT QUIC CK NOTES –– DELL UPS MANAGEM MENT SOFTW WARE 4. 4 To configu ure server shutdown settin ngs click on th he primary se erver ID in thee network treee diagram (SSLOUKWE in this exaample). 5. 5 Edit the sh hutdown parameters: Menu  UPS  Shutdown Paarameter. nsure the corrrect connection method (USB or RS232 2) is selected in the first m menu list. a. En b. Choose your sh hutdown setttings. Availab ble options: i.
PRO ODUCT SUPPORT QUIC CK NOTES –– DELL UPS MANAGEM MENT SOFTW WARE iii. Begin shutdown immediately if b battery low: keep this opttion checked. Should the U UPS return n to service affter a power ffailure and haave low battery, a subsequ uent power faailure would leave the UP PS with little b battery power and requiree immediate sshutdown of sservers. To con nfigure the UP PS to restart w when a minim mum charge h has been gain ned, refer to LLoad Segmeent Control. iv.
PRO ODUCT SUPPORT QUIC CK NOTES –– DELL UPS MANAGEM MENT SOFTW WARE Linking the Agentts: In order to create a secure linkk between both primary an nd secondaryy server softw ware Agents: Prima ary Server: Add tthe secondarry server agen nt information n in the Shutd down Conditiions box: Meenu  Shutdo own Parameteer  Shutd down Conditiions  Add. Enter the IP aaddress(es) o of the secondaary servers ru unning the Deell UPS Managgement Softw ware.
PRO ODUCT SUPPORT QUIC CK NOTES –– DELL UPS MANAGEM MENT SOFTW WARE Sce enario 2 ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ Server 1 iss powered byy a single UPSS. Server 2, 3 and 4 are also powered by the same UPS. Server 2, 3 and 4 moniitor the UPS ffor notificatio on of events aand shutdown n. Network M Managementt card is installed.
PRO ODUCT SUPPORT QUIC CK NOTES –– DELL UPS MANAGEM MENT SOFTW WARE card revisions) or v2 (later card d revisions) – so enable thee SNMP serviices on the seerver(s) and set the community stringg (public is de efault on netw work card). Quicck Start Su ummary: All se ervers communicate direcctly with the Dell UPS Network Managgement Card. Enterr the NMC settings througgh a web brow wser (http://[[IP ADDRESS])). The default username aand password d is ‘adm min’, ‘admin’.
PRO ODUCT SUPPORT QUIC CK NOTES –– DELL UPS MANAGEM MENT SOFTW WARE 2. 2 Enable SN NMP through the Menu  Access Contrrol  SNMP. You will be p prompted to restart the NMC for changes to take effect. To do this, cclick the hypeerlink at the ttop of the pagge, or visit Meenu  System m  Reset Com mmunication.. Note that th he “Reset Com mmunication n” button is close to the “Factory Reset”” button. 3.
PRO ODUCT SUPPORT QUIC CK NOTES –– DELL UPS MANAGEM MENT SOFTW WARE Shu utdown parameter windo ow of Networrk Managemeent Card Softw ware Installattion: Install the Dell UP PS Manageme ent software o on all serverss. Get the late est version off the software e from support.dell.
PRO ODUCT SUPPORT QUIC CK NOTES –– DELL UPS MANAGEM MENT SOFTW WARE 4. 4 To configu ure the shutd down settingss, first click on n the server yyou are configguring in the n network tree diagram (SLOUKW WE in this exam mple), then: M Menu  UPSS  Shutdown n parameterss. Choose SNM MP from the drop down boxx and confirm m this is the co orrect IP addrress in the nexxt box. The ssettings on the NMC prevaail over the default values in th he software so the only ch hanges require ed are: a.
PRO ODUCT SUPPORT QUIC CK NOTES –– DELL UPS MANAGEM MENT SOFTW WARE Masss configuratio ons: Latesst versions of the Dell UPS Managemen nt software su upports silentt installation aand mass con nfiguration pu ush across the n network. Thiss removes thee need to insttall the client and create settings manu ually on each sserver. Referr to the speciific documenttation of thesse features fo or full supportt. power from tthe Dell UPS and wait unttil the Yourr installation iis complete.
PRO ODUCT SUPPORT QUIC CK NOTES –– DELL UPS MANAGEM MENT SOFTW WARE Sce enario 3 Server 1 iss powered byy UPS 1 and U UPS 2. Server is connected by USB to UP PS 1. Server 2 iss powered byy UPS 1 and U UPS2. Server is connected by USB to UP PS 2. Server 3 cconnects to U UPS 1, Server 4 4 is connecteed to UPS 2.
PRO ODUCT SUPPORT QUIC CK NOTES –– DELL UPS MANAGEM MENT SOFTW WARE Quicck Start Su ummary: Serve ers 1 & 2: Maanaging shuttdown condittions with a re edundant UP PS supply. Install the Dell UP PS Manageme ent software o on servers 1 aand 2. Configgure shutd down parameeters on the sservers in keeeping with insstallation notees for scenaario 1 for prim mary servers. Ensure that both UPS 1 aand UPS 2 are e visible on each of server 1 & & 2 through th he LAN or WA AN tree itemss.