PowerPanel® Business Edition User’s Manual Rev.
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™ PowerPanel Business Edition Table of Contents Introduction ...................................................................................................................................................... 6 Agent ............................................................................................................................................................. 7 Client............................................................................................................................
™ PowerPanel Business Edition Events ...................................................................................................................................................... 45 Notification Recipient ............................................................................................................................... 53 Action Settings......................................................................................................................................... 55 Logs .....
™ PowerPanel Business Edition Introduction ® PowerPanel Business Edition (PPBE) software provides comprehensive advanced power management for UPS/PDU/ATS systems. It controls unattended shutdowns, scheduled shutdowns, and notifications for computers powered by the UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply) PDU (Power Distribution Unit) or the ATS (Automatic Transfer Switch). ® PowerPanel Business Edition software consists of Agent, Client and Center.
™ PowerPanel Business Edition The Client also has the ability to communicate with a PDU. Each computer powered by a PDU can utilize the Client for protection and control. When a PDU outlet supplying power to a computer running Client is going to be switched off, the Client will perform a shutdown prior to switching off the power. Refer to Configuration C ® of the PowerPanel Business Edition structure illustration.
™ PowerPanel Business Edition Historical logs for events and results about demands to power management. Getting Started Prerequisites Hardware Limitation 733 MHz or higher Pentium-compatible CPU. 256 megabytes (MB) of RAM recommended minimum; more memory generally improves responsiveness. Minimum of 150 MB of free space of hard disk. Serial port or USB port. (Required by the Agent) Network interface.
™ PowerPanel Business Edition Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 or above Firefox 2.0 or above Google Chrome Konqueror Installation Installation on Windows ® A pop-up window will be displayed automatically when inserting the PowerPanel Business Edition installation CD. Users can click the Install PowerPanel Business Edition shortcut on the pop-up window to initiate the installation procedure.
™ PowerPanel Business Edition Choose the component. If one single computer is connected to the UPS directly via a USB or serial connection, Agent should be installed. If the computer is powered by a UPS already connected to an Agent, has a remote management card installed or is connected to a PDU, Client should be installed. If the administrator requires simultaneous monitoring and access to multiple UPS/PDU/ATSs, equipment and computers on a local network, Center should be installed.
™ PowerPanel Business Edition Choose the start menu directory. Click the Finish button to complete the installation.
™ PowerPanel Business Edition Installation on Linux The installer is used to install the software and requires root permission. The installation wizard will guide users in completing the installation. Browse to the CD drive and find the installer in the /Software/Linux folder. Initiate the wizard by running the ./ppbe-linux-x86.sh command or double clicking ppbe-linuxx86.sh on 32-bit systems or by running the ./ppbe-linux-x86_64.sh command or double clicking ppbelinux-x86_64.sh on 64-bit systems.
™ PowerPanel Business Edition Choose the component. If one single computer is connected to the UPS directly via a USB or serial connection, Agent should be installed. If the computer is powered by a UPS already connected to an Agent, has a remote management card installed or is connected to a PDU, Client should be installed. If the administrator requires simultaneous monitoring and access to multiple UPS/PDU/ATSs, equipment and computers on a local network, Center should be installed.
™ PowerPanel Business Edition The daemon ppbed will start during installation. Click the Finish button to complete the installation.
™ PowerPanel Business Edition Installation on Text Mode When the system does not support graphic mode, the Linux installation needs to be initiated in the terminal by using the ./ppbe-linux-x86.sh -c command on 32-bit systems or use ./ppbe-linux-x86_64.sh -c command on 64-bit systems. The installation procedure will be initiated as following steps: Press Enter to start an installation. Accept the license agreement. Choose the component.
™ PowerPanel Business Edition Choose the destination location. Installation procedure starts to process until the installation is complete. Installation on VMware ESXi and ESX Installation on ESXi Installation must be launched in the vMA (vSphere Management Assistant) which is also a virtual machine on the ESXi host; Agent should be installed on the vMA of ESXi 4.1 or later versions.
™ PowerPanel Business Edition Before installing Agent with the USB connection, make sure the host supports USB connection. ESX 4.1 does support USB devices. Refer to Installation on Text Mode section to complete the installation. Virtual Appliance Deployment on ESXi A virtual appliance (VA) is a prebuilt software solution, comprised of one or more virtual machines that is packaged, maintained, updated and managed as a unit.
™ PowerPanel Business Edition The OVF template detail is displayed. Click Next to continue.
™ PowerPanel Business Edition Enter the name for the deployed virtual appliance. This name should be unique within the inventory. Select the virtual disk format for the PPBE virtual appliance. The default option is Thin Provision. Refer to About Virtual Disk Provision Disk Policies for further information about how to select virtual disk format.
™ PowerPanel Business Edition A deployment detail is displayed. Click Finish to start the deployment task. After the deployment task is complete, the PPBE virtual appliance will be added into the inventory. Click Power on the virtual machine to power on the virtual appliance.
™ PowerPanel Business Edition Login the virtual appliance. The default username and password are admin. In order to perform shutdown accurately, you must change the time zone settings of the virtual appliance. This can be a direct copy of the time zone file from the /usr/share/zoneinfo folder. We assume that the host is located under the Chicago CST zone in Chicago, and the time zone can be changed by running the command cp /usr/share/zoneinfo/America/Chicago /etc/localtime.
™ PowerPanel Business Edition ® The PowerPanel Business Edition web interface can be accessed following the directions below. To access the web interface on a local computer, select Start > All Programs > CyberPower PowerPanel Business Edition > PowerPanel Business Edition Agent, PowerPanel Business Edition Client or PowerPanel Business Edition Center in the Windows Desktop or enter the http://localhost:3052 as the URL in the browser.
™ PowerPanel Business Edition The local and remote login pages are the same. Selecting the Remember me on this computer option on the login page allows the credentials to be remembered for automatic logon at the next session. To terminate the session, click the Logout button on the Logout page. The session will timeout and you will be logged out if no activity takes place during the time of Session Timeout. The Session Timeout can be configured on the Security/Login page.
™ PowerPanel Business Edition Setup the SNMP community the same as in the remote management card of the UPS/PDU/ATS, or the Secret Phrase used by the Agent on the Security/Authentication page. Set the port used by Client on the Security/Network page to match the port used by the Agent’s port. Assign the network address of the remote management card of the UPS, PDU or Agent, and assigning the connected outlet on the Power/Configuration page.
™ PowerPanel Business Edition In Agent, the Summary page provides an overview of the system operation. This includes the utility power status, operating status of the UPS, issues with the system and items requiring user attention. In Client, the Summary page provides an overview of the system, including the communication status with the UPS/PDU/ATS, issues with the system and items requiring user attention. Information (The content in this section is only applicable to the Client.
™ PowerPanel Business Edition UPS/Status page of a PR1000LCDRTXL2Ua Input Status: Displays the present status of the utility power supplied to the UPS. Normal: The voltage and frequency of the utility power is normal. Blackout: There is no utility power being supplied to the UPS and it is supplying battery power to connected equipment. Over Voltage: The utility voltage is higher than the high voltage threshold and the UPS is using the battery to supply power.
™ PowerPanel Business Edition Current: The current of the utility power supplied to the UPS. Power Factor: The radio of the real power flowing to the UPS, to the apparent power of utility power. In an UPS system, a UPS with a low power factor draws more current than a UPS with a high power factor for the same amount of useful power transferred. Bypass Status: Displays the present status of bypass circuit.
™ PowerPanel Business Edition Overload: The present load exceeds the load threshold of the UPS. Remove some equipment from the UPS to reduce the load. ECO Mode: On-line UPS enters Economy mode. The UPS will enter bypass mode according to thresholds for input voltage. Once the utility voltage exceeds thresholds, the UPS will supply battery power to its loads. Users can configure exclusive days and exclusive time to for UPS when to not enter ECO mode.
™ PowerPanel Business Edition Discharging: The UPS is supplying battery power to support the load. This is caused by a utility power failure or battery test. Charging: The batteries are charging. Boost Charging: Boost charging involves a high current for a short period of time to charge the battery. Boost charger enables the quick charging of depleted batteries. Float Charging: The float charger starts charging the battery by exerting a charging voltage.
™ PowerPanel Business Edition Rectifier Fault: The module rectifier is faulty and stops output power. Inverter Fault: The module inverter is faulty and stops output power. Inverter Protected: The module inverter has been protected and stops operating. Rectifier Overheat: The internal temperature of module rectifier exceeds the normal rating. Inverter Overheat: The internal temperature of module inverter exceeds the normal rating. Inverter Overload: The module inverter is overloaded.
™ PowerPanel Business Edition UPS Type: The type of the UPS. e.g. On-Line, Line Interactive or Sinewave Line Interactive. Power Rating: The Volt-Amp rating and power rating (Watts) of the UPS. Current Rating: The output current rating (Amps) of the UPS. Voltage Rating: The input voltage range (Volts) of the UPS. Frequency Rating: The input frequency range (Hz) of the UPS. Battery Replacement Date: The date that the batteries were last replaced.
™ PowerPanel Business Edition Supplied Power Voltage: Sets the output voltage which is supplied to the connected equipment. Note: On some models belonging to the Paragon Tower series, this setting becomes configurable in bypass mode and the changes require a restart to activate. Frequency Working Mode: Smart App Online series supports two frequency modes: Followup and Fixed. In the Follow-up mode, the UPS supplies power based off of the utility frequency.
™ PowerPanel Business Edition Output Voltage Upper/Lower Bound: Before the UPS uses utility power as its output power, the UPS will detect whether utility voltage exceeds the threshold. If the utility voltage exceeds the threshold, the UPS will supply battery power to connected equipment. Note: High/Low Utility Voltage Threshold & High/Low Output Voltage Threshold settings only come into effect after a restart of the UPS.
™ PowerPanel Business Edition circuit or power source. The Startup Delay option will take effect every time when the UPS is about to restore power. This also includes the scheduling task. Stable Utility Delay: When the utility power is restored, the UPS will delay switching to normal operation from using battery power. If the battery capacity is lower than the Low Battery Threshold as power is restored, the UPS will switch to normal operation immediately.
™ PowerPanel Business Edition Bypass at Power Off: This determines whether the UPS will switch to bypass mode and supply utility power when the UPS is switched off. Battery Prevent Excessive Discharge: When the UPS uses the battery to supply power for output, a deep discharge with a low load can shorten the battery life. If this option is enabled, the UPS will stop supplying power after discharging for 4 hours to avoid a deep battery discharge.
™ PowerPanel Business Edition Dry Relay Function: This configures the power condition for the UPS dry relay to function when the selected condition occurs. Refer to UPS manual for further information about advanced UPS dry relay utilization. The Dry Relay Function provides the following power conditions: Utility Failure: The utility power fails and the UPS is using the battery power. Low Battery: The battery capacity is low and cannot support the connected computers if they require a shutdown.
™ PowerPanel Business Edition UPS/Diagnostics page Battery Test The Battery Test performs a battery test to verify that the batteries are good, and shows information including the result and the date of the last battery test. Click the Initiate button to begin a battery test. Performing a battery test is prohibited when the Frequency Working Mode option is set to fixed. The results will be reported after a battery test completes: Last Test Date: The date the last battery test was performed.
™ PowerPanel Business Edition The Runtime Calibration ensures the runtime estimate is accurate with the current load. The results show the runtime, the result, and the date of the last calibration. When a runtime calibration is initiated, the connected equipment will be run on battery power until the batteries are completely discharged. The batteries will be then automatically recharged following the calibration. Users can click the Start button to initiate a runtime calibration.
™ PowerPanel Business Edition UPS/Load page Manage Loads Users can manage connected loads that include generic equipment and computers from the Load Management page. A UPS and named PDU tabs whose lists contain connected loads. All connected loads can be listed with detailed information including the name, location, contact, and what type of outlet the equipment is plugged in from the list. Plug a load on UPS or PDU.
™ PowerPanel Business Edition Move load’s plug to another outlet. Click the target load you want to move from the list. If you want to move the load’s plug from one outlet to another one, assign the target outlet in the Outlet option; if you want to move the load’s plug from UPS to PDU, from PDU to UPS or between PDUs, assign the target UPS or PDU in the Device option, and then click Apply to complete. Unplug the load from UPS or PDU. Click the target load you wish to unplug from the list.
™ PowerPanel Business Edition Note. PDU or ATS may be configured in the Power/Configuration page of PPBE Client’s web interface directly. A named PDU/ATS tab with tip “Does PDU/ATS connect to UPS?” will appear automatically to inform you to ensure it. Note. PPBE did not allow ATS to connect two input sources to one single UPS.
™ PowerPanel Business Edition Information Power/Information page The Power/Information page shows information about the UPS/PDU/ATS which supplies power to the Client computer. When the Client establishes with a PDU which is connected to a UPS, Information page displays the information about the PDU and the UPS individually. Information illustrates as follows: Device Type: The type of the UPS/PDU/ATS, e.g. UPS/PDU/ATS. Model: The model name of the UPS/PDU/ATS.
™ PowerPanel Business Edition MAC Address: The MAC address of the UPS RMCARD, PDU or Agent’s network interface. IP Address: The IP address of the UPS RMCARD, PDU or Agent’s network interface. Click the hyperlink to open the web interface of the UPS RMCARD, PDU or Agent. UPS on Source A: Indicates which UPS connects to input source A of ATS. UPS on Source B: Indicates which UPS connects to input source B of ATS.
™ PowerPanel Business Edition ATS: Indicates the computer is plugged in an ATS. Network PDU: Indicates the computer is plugged in one single PDU with network function. UPS with Network PDU: Indicates the computer is plugged in a network PDU, which is a power extension from the UPS. UPS with Generic PDU: Indicates the computer is plugged in a generic PDU, which has no network function and is a power extension from the UPS. UPS Address: Assigns the network address of the UPS.
™ PowerPanel Business Edition PDU Address: Assigns the network address of the PDU. Enter the IP address or use the pull down to show the device list and select a device address from the list. Clicking the refresh button (the icon with the rotating arrow) causes to search the network to update the results. This option appears when power connection is set from computer to network PDU directly. ATS Address: This option appears when the power of a computer is configured to connect to an ATS.
™ PowerPanel Business Edition Network communication lost. Make sure the devices network configuration is accurate. The network communication between the computer and the device has been lost. See Troubleshooting the Client’s inability to communicate with the power device section for more details to resolve this condition. Can’t fetch the outlet information. Make sure that the device local communication is connected.
™ PowerPanel Business Edition action settings for the events. The severity of each event is marked by a symbol. Severe level ( ) indicates users must be alerted and the computer shut down to avoid an improper shutdown. Warning level ( ) indicates a warning and users should be notified when it occurs. If a warning condition persists, a system shutdown may be imminent. Information level ( ) indicates the state of the UPS or that the utility power condition has changed.
™ PowerPanel Business Edition Repeat: Determines whether to send one additional notification after the initial notification. Only events which are of severe-level and warning-level type support a repeat notification. Command A command will be executed when an event occurs. Initiated: Determines whether to execute a command and sets the delay for the command execution.
™ PowerPanel Business Edition NO_NEUTRAL WIRING_FAULT FATAL_ABNORMAL 4 OUTPUT_OVERLOAD BYPASS_OVERLOAD MODULE_OVERLOAD SHORT_CIRCUIT 1 MODULE_RECTIFIER_OVERHEAT 1 MODULE_INVERTER_OVERHEAT 1 MODULE_INVERTER_PROTECTED BATTERY_REVERSED BYPASS_SEQUENCE_ERROR COMMUNICATION_FAILURE FAULT Input is no neutral. Site wiring fault. UPS is fatal abnormal. Output is overloaded. Bypass is overloaded. Module is overloaded. Output circuit-short. Module rectifier is overheated. Module inverter is overheated.
™ PowerPanel Business Edition 1 : This event only occurs for the Modular UPS in Agent. 2 : This event only occurs for the PDU in Client. 3 : This event only occurs in Client. 4 : This %EVENT% variable must come with a %EVENT_CONDITION% variable. 5 : This event only occurs for the ATS in Client. 6 : This event only occurs for the environment sensor for UPS/PDU/ATS in Client. Shutdown Initiate a shutdown sequence when an event occurs.
™ PowerPanel Business Edition batteries have fully charged. An excessive load or long shutdown time may cause this event. Reduce some UPS load or set a more accurate shutdown time to avoid this event occurrence. Enters bypass mode. Entering bypass mode, battery power protection will no longer be provided. Utility power failure. Utility power failure, battery power will be supplied. Remaining runtime will be exhausted. Remaining runtime will be exhausted and is not sufficient for a complete shutdown.
™ PowerPanel Business Edition Power redundancy is not enough. The quantity of UPS module has not enough to be redundancy completely and the fault-tolerant ability was reduce or lost completely. Power redundancy provides additional protection against failures of UPS modules. If one module has a fault, the other module will take over. This event will occur when the load consumption are exceeded to use extra power that belong to redundant power, some UPS modules are faulty or manual shutdown.
™ PowerPanel Business Edition Note: Batteries are not present and A schedule has initiated events are only available in the Agent. More events are available for the Client: The output power is going to stop soon. Output power will stop due to power event or user commands. When an UPS or a PDU is about to stop supplying the power to a Client computer, the Client will be notified. The Client will shut down the hosted computer. Cannot establish network communication with Power Device.
™ PowerPanel Business Edition More events are available for the environment sensor within UPS/PDU/ATS in Client: Environment sensor is no response. Environment sensor of the UPS/PDU/ATS has no response.. The sensor may be malfunction or removal from the UPS/PDU/ATS. Environment temperature is overheated. The temperature is measured by the sensor exceeds the high threshold. Environment temperature is undercooled. The temperature is measured by the sensor violates the low threshold.
™ PowerPanel Business Edition Add a new recipient: Click the New Recipient to have the blank notification recipient fields or use the data from a selected recipient. Enter all required data and click the Add button to add a new recipient to the list. Modify the recipient: Select the recipient you wish to modify. After entering in the new data, click the Apply button to complete.
™ PowerPanel Business Edition Plan: The dots and line indicates the specific days and time to send a defined notification to the recipient. When an event occurs at the activated time of the activated days, the notification will be sent to recipients. The dots and the line indicate the specific time and day of the week to notify the recipient of the event Action Settings Settings page allows for configuration of various event actions, including the necessary shutdown time of the hosted computer.
™ PowerPanel Business Edition The Client will warn users there is insufficient time for a complete shutdown in the PDU. Shutdown type: This setting will specify the manner in which the Agent/Client computer is shutdown. The options are Shutdown or Hibernation. The Hibernation option is only visible on operating systems and hardware that support hibernation.
™ PowerPanel Business Edition Email service Activate: Specify whether the Agent/Client can use E-mail to send an email notification to recipients. SMTP server address: Configure the SMTP server that will be used to send E-mail to a recipient's mailbox. Secure connection: Sets which secure connection for the SMTP service to sent the E-mail. Service port: Sets the port number for the SMTP service to use. Sender name & Sender E-mail address: Configure the sender information for the E-mail.
™ PowerPanel Business Edition XMPP Instant Messaging service To use XMPP Instant Messaging, users must provide a unique XMPP Instant Messaging Service account as a sender and assign different account as a receiver on Event Action/Notification Recipient page. Activate: Specifies whether the Agent/Client XMPP Instant Messaging service to notification is active or inactive. Service address: Sets the XMPP server address according to your XMPP Server configuration.
™ PowerPanel Business Edition Note: Messenger service is available on Windows XP, 2000 and Server 2003, Terminal Services is available on Windows Vista and Server 2008, and Remote Desktop Services is available on Windows 7 and Server 2008 R2. Linux Message Linux Message Activate: Specify whether the Agent and Client can use this service to send a notification to all users accessing to this hosted computer. Note: Linux Message service is only available of the Linux.
™ PowerPanel Business Edition Service provider accepts HTTP POST to send messages: This specification from an SMS provider is required before using the HTTP POST method to deliver messages to SMS providers. Select the Using HTTP POST option at the Service Provider field. Insert EVENT_ACTION_PHONE_NUMBER as recipient's mobile phone number and EVENT_ACTION_MESSAGE as the event message content described in the specification, and fill in the URL and POST BODY fields.
™ PowerPanel Business Edition Logs Event Logs Logs/Event Logs page lets you view logs that record power event details in the Agent or the Client. The logs can be analyzed to determine whether the system and the power device are operating correctly. Logs/Event Logs page Using the Previous and Next at the upper right corner of the event log list helps users to view the other range of filtered log result backward or forward.
™ PowerPanel Business Edition A pop-up status window is displayed from the selected event. Filter The following filter options can be utilized by selecting Filter in the upper right corner. Once the configuration of the filter pane is configured; the logs will be requested and displayed. Filter pane on Logs/Event page Days: Selects the day(s) for the events to be displayed. The dropdown menus next to the Days setting can be used for additional preconfigured filters.
™ PowerPanel Business Edition Logs/Status page Additional log pages can be accessed by selecting Previous and Next in the upper right corner of the Status Records page. Clicking Refresh will update the log result to display in the list according to the current filter options and paging settings The time displayed at the upper corner displays the local time of the hosted computer. This time may be different from the time on your computer.
™ PowerPanel Business Edition Weekday: Choose the days of the status records. Max. Logs: Indicates the maximum number of status records that will be displayed. Settings The Logs/Settings page allows for the ability to configure the log options. Click the Apply button to save the settings or remove all logs. Logs/Settings page in the Agent Event Logging Entry Expiration: This option specifies how long the log files will be retained. .
™ PowerPanel Business Edition Shutdown In the Agent, an active schedule will cause the computer to shut down or hibernate, and then ask the UPS to completely power off the output or turn the specific outlets off at a specified date and time. It also allows users to specify the date and the time to turn on output or turn the specific outlets on. The UPS will turn on the specific outlets and begin supplying power which causes the computer to restart or wake from the hibernation.
™ PowerPanel Business Edition Active: Choose Yes to activate this schedule effective. If No is selected, the schedule will be ignored. Bank: There are two conditions for this option. Power off the output completely. When users choose the Master Power option, all equipment connected to the outlets labeled both SURGE and BATTERY, or labeled CL will be turned off. Caution: Surge protected outlets provides surge protection to the equipment but does not provides battery power once a power outage occurs.
™ PowerPanel Business Edition ® The Security/Login page is used to change the PowerPanel Business Edition login account information, including user account, password, and the duration of login session. Security/Login page Account Change Username Enter the password in the Current Password field. Select the Change Username option and enter a new username in the New Username field. Username must be alphanumeric (0-9, A-Z and a-z). Click Apply to complete the change.
™ PowerPanel Business Edition Authentication ® To secure and protect network communication between the PowerPanel applications and the devices, security settings must be configured in the Security/Authentication page. The Secret Phrase and SNMP settings are be configured and used for authenticating network communication between the PowerPanel ® applications and devices such as PDU or UPS.
™ PowerPanel Business Edition the Agent and Client, or on the System/Security page in the PDU and UPS RMCARD web. The Secret Phrase which is used in the Client and devices must match. Secret Phrase on the System/Security page in the UPS RMCARD202 web Note: If the firmware version on the RMCARD202 is earlier than 1.1 (excluding 1.1), you should refer to SNMP, SNMPv1 and SNMPv3 sections for the correct configurations.
™ PowerPanel Business Edition If the Client cannot complete these tasks due to a permission limitation, the following settings must be configured manually in the UPS RMCARD web or in the PDU web: Note: The community can be configured on the Network/Access Control (or Network Service/SNMPv1 Service) page in the UPS remote management card (RMCARD) web or on the Network/SNMP Settings (or Network Service/SNMPv1 Service) page in the PDU web.
™ PowerPanel Business Edition Network/Trap Notification page in the UPS RMCARD201 web Note: SNMP community is limited to 15 characters in the PDU and UPS RMCARD. Note: If you have firewall software installed, configure the settings to allow access through port 3052 (UDP/TCP), port 53568 (TCP), port 162 (UDP) and port 53566(UDP). The communication between the UPS ® RMCARD, PDU and PowerPanel Applications as Agent and Client can only be established when those ports are open.
™ PowerPanel Business Edition ® identification and encryption. HTTPS is usually used for sensitive transactions and PowerPanel Business Edition also provides HTTPS connections to access the web remotely. Network page ® PowerPanel Business Edition allows users to change the secure level and port explained below: Secure Level: Determines which security level to be used to access web interface. Basic: Web access is not protected by HTTPS.
™ PowerPanel Business Edition provides a security certification over the HTTPS connection. This certification may not be trusted by user’s browser and may results in warning page. Users may have to ignore these warning and continue the web access. Below illustration are the warning pages displayed on popular browsers. Follow the steps according to your browser to continue the web access: Internet Explorer Click Continue to this website (not recommended) in order to proceed.
™ PowerPanel Business Edition Firefox displays that the security certification is not trusted. Second, select Permanently store this exception option and click Confirm Security Exception button to continue the web access. Google Chrome: Click Proceed anyway button to continue the web access.
™ PowerPanel Business Edition Google Chrome displays that the security certification is not trusted. Safari Click the Continue button to continue the web access. Safari displays the security certification alert. Note: The performance will be lower once accessing to the website over the HTTPS connection. Preferences User Experience The User Experience page is used to configure common settings for the user's experience.
™ PowerPanel Business Edition Preferences/User Experience page Working Day: Sets the days users normally work. Duty Time: Sets the work hours for users. Help Content The Content page provides an overview which introduces the brief functions of what Agent, Client and Center to do and indicates how to get related online-help content for current function page. It indicates a button to access to online-help directly.
™ PowerPanel Business Edition Using PowerPanel Business Edition Center Management Power Equipment Power Equipment page has the following capabilities in Center: Monitor status and events from a connected UPS/PDU/ATS. Issue commands to the UPS/PDU/ATSs such as a power off, power cycle or power restore. Request that the UPS perform a battery test, sound its alarm or mute the audible alarms.
™ PowerPanel Business Edition Add Group. Click this button and the Add Group dialogue box will appear. Add Device. Click this button and the Add Device dialogue box will appear. Expand All. This button will expand all groups. The other four icons indicate the amount of monitored devices that have had severe-level or warning-level events occur, the numbers of devices that have lost communication with Center and the number of devices that are normal.
™ PowerPanel Business Edition IT Equipment. A computer which has Agent installed. IT Equipment. A computer which has Client installed. IT Equipment. Equipment which may be a computer or powered equipment. A Group. Indicates that this outlet is not being using by any IT equipment. Each node also has a column that indicates what the current state is and what power events have occurred.
™ PowerPanel Business Edition ATS have the following states on functioning: ATS uses this input source as current source, and this source is normal. ATS uses this input source as redundant source, but this source is normal. ATS uses this input source as current source, and this source is power failure. ATS uses this input source as redundant source, but this source is power failure. The sensor on the UPS/PDU/ATS has the following states according to the environment temperature: Normal.
™ PowerPanel Business Edition Add Device item in the context menu of target group Enter the comma-separated IP addresses in the Device Address field or select the IP addresses by clicking Browse. The OK button will attempt to establish communication with the device at the specified IP address. Select IP address by clicking Browse button Move Device Highlight the device you wish to move and select Move in the context menu. A Move window will display and select the target group from the list.
™ PowerPanel Business Edition Highlight the device node you wish to rename and select Rename in the context menu. The Rename Device window will display. After entering the new device name, click OK to apply the modification. Device Details Each UPS/PDU/ATS provides further information from Details in the context menu. This includes summary, status, and information. When local communication or network communication is lost, only the Summary tab can be accessed.
™ PowerPanel Business Edition Statistics: Indicates the state of the device as Normal, Severe, Warning or Untouched. Severe: Devices with severe-level events such as Overheat or Output is off. Warning: Devices with warning-level events such as Utility power failure or Battery need replacement. Untouched: Devices which have lost communication with Center. Type: The type of software the selected device is running, e.g. Agent, Client or Equipment.
™ PowerPanel Business Edition Power Rating: The Volt-Amp rating (VA) and power rating (Watts) of the UPS. Voltage Rating: The output voltage rating (Volts) of the UPS. Frequency Rating: The output frequency rating (Hz) of the UPS. Battery Replacement Date: The date that the batteries were last replaced. This should be set at the time of battery replacement. If this date has not been set, it is recommended that this date should be set immediately.
™ PowerPanel Business Edition A confirmation window lists computers able to be shutdown Power Control Power Off: Click Power Off and a confirmation window will appear. Decide whether to perform an immediate or a sequenced power off then click OK to begin. When a UPS or a PDU initiates a sequenced power off, computers connected to the UPS/PDU/ATS that have Agent or Client installed will initiate shutdown prior to the sequenced power off.
™ PowerPanel Business Edition to begin. A sequenced power cycle will cause computers connected to the UPS/PDU/ATS that have Agent or Client installed to shut down prior to the power cycle. Note: An immediate power cycle off will likely result in connected computers losing power. A confirmation window of a PDU power cycle operation Note: If a PDU is connected to a UPS, a power off or a power cycle to the UPS may also cause all computers on this PDU to shutdown.
™ PowerPanel Business Edition Select the group you wish to move and select Move in the context menu. Select the target group from the list in the Move Group window. After selecting the target group, click OK to move the group. Remove Group Choose a group and select Remove from the context menu. The Remove window will open; click OK to remove this group. Removing a group will not remove the sub-groups or the UPS/PDU/ATSs belonging to this group. These items will be moved to the main group.
™ PowerPanel Business Edition Normal: Indicates a UPS/PDU/ATS which is normal. Severe: Indicates a UPS/PDU/ATS with severe-level power events such as Runtime is insufficient. Warning: Indicates a UPS/PDU/ATS with warning-level power events such as Utility power failure. Untouched: Indicates a UPS/PDU/ATS which has lost communication with Center. Type: Indicates the statistics of UPS/PDU/ATS.
™ PowerPanel Business Edition A confirmation window of a bulk power on operation Power Cycle: Click Power Cycle and a popup window appear. Pick the UPS/PDU/ATS from the list and determine whether to perform an immediate or a sequenced power cycle. Click OK to begin. A confirmation window of a bulk power cycle operation Note: If a group contains the UPS systems which has connected with PDU units, a power cycle or a power off to the selected group will result in computers shutdown on the PDU units.
™ PowerPanel Business Edition ® IT equipment is computers which have PowerPanel Agent or Client installed, or generic equipment that has power supplied by a UPS/PDU/ATS. Center provides the following options to attach new equipment to an outlet, attach existing equipment from another outlet or another device, detach unused equipment and rename equipment Attach New Computer When a new computer running Agent or Client is plugged into a UPS/PDU/ATS, it should be assigned to the correct outlet.
™ PowerPanel Business Edition If the Installed PPBE Client option is enabled, this indicates the generic equipment will be changed to a ® computer which has PowerPanel installed. Refer to Attach New Generic Equipment for further details.If ® the Installed PPBE Client option is disabled, this indicates that a computer has uninstalled PowerPanel and will become generic equipment.
™ PowerPanel Business Edition Power Control Power Off: Select Power Off from the context menu. Decide whether to turn off the outlet immediately or in sequence. Click OK to begin. A computer which has Agent or Client installed will initiate a graceful shutdown prior to turning off the outlet. On specified modes, turning off or restarting one outlet of the bank will also turn off other outlets of this bank. This may cause other computers on this bank to be shut down unexpectedly.
™ PowerPanel Business Edition IT Equipment page Toolbar The Toolbar provides device states and buttons to expand, add group or equipment. Toolbar of the IT Equipment page Add Group. Click this button and Add Group will appear. Add Computer/Equipment. Click this button and the Add Computer/Equipment window will appear. Expand All. All computers and equipment will be visible by clicking this button.
™ PowerPanel Business Edition Indicates that there are no problems with this device. Node Components Each node is named and indicates what type it is. A computer or generic node provides more information. A context menu for each node can be accessed by clicking “ ” icon. This allows you to view detailed information such as Summary and request operations such as Shutdown or Restart. A menu item becomes disabled when this operation is in progress or is not supported.
™ PowerPanel Business Edition Add Group button on toolbar Or click the Add Group item to create a new sub-group from the context menu of a selected group. Enter the new group name and click OK to add a new group. You may have sub-groups but a duplicate name is not allowed. Move Group Select the group you wish to move and select Move in the context menu. The Move Group window will display; select the target group from the list. After selecting the target group, click OK to move the group.
™ PowerPanel Business Edition Each group provides information about the communication state or the computer type from the Summary tab of Details: Group Name: The name of the selected group. Statistics: Indicates statistics about the operating conditions of the equipments belong this group: Normal: Indicates computers and equipment being monitored by Center. Untouched: Indicates computers and equipment which have lost communication with Center.
™ PowerPanel Business Edition Select the Add Computer/Equipment item from the context menu of any group to display the Add Computer/Equipment window. Add Computer/Equipment item on the context menu Select the computers or equipment you wish to add and click OK. Add Computer/Equipment window Move IT Equipment Select Move from the context menu. A pop-up window will appear and you will have to assign a target group. Click OK to move to the target group.
™ PowerPanel Business Edition Select Remove in the context menu. A pop-up window will appear. Click OK to delete the selected item. Note: If a computer/equipment is detached from the UPS/PDU/ATS on the Power Equipment page, this computer/equipment will be also removed from the IT Equipment page. If a computer/equipment is removed from the IT Equipment page, this computer/equipment will remain on the Power Equipment page.
™ PowerPanel Business Edition Select Shutdown or Restart item from the context menu and the confirmation window will appear. Click OK to initiate the shutdown or restart. This is only available for a computer with Agent or Client installed. Power Control Power Off: Select Power Off from the context menu. Decide whether to turn off the outlet immediately or in sequence. Click OK to turn off the outlets.
™ PowerPanel Business Edition Logs page Each log has details which can be viewed by clicking the icon next the each log. Using the paging toolbar at the bottom of the log list allows users to view older logs by changing the page displayed; clicking the refresh icon updates the logs displayed in the list. Security Login Please refer to Security/Login section about how to configure Account and Session settings.
™ PowerPanel Business Edition If the Center doesn’t interact with aforementioned application and devices, refer to SNMP, SNMPv1 and SNMPv3 sections for further details. PowerPanel Secret Phrase. Center can interact with Agent, Client, UPS RMCARD and PDU by using the secret phrase to create secure communication. The default phrase is powerpanel.encryption.key.
™ PowerPanel Business Edition SNMPv3 The Center will use the below SNMPv3 settings to interact with a secure device. These settings can be configured on the Security/Authentication page of Center and on the Network Service/SNMPv3 Service page of the UPS RMCARD/PDU/ATS web. These settings must be matched one. User Name: Specifies a username match for protocol. Authentication Protocol: Sets the protocol to be used for authenticating the network communication between the Client and devices.
™ PowerPanel Business Edition ® Ensure the PowerPanel Business Edition service is running on the hosted computer. If the service is stopped, restart the service and then try again in the same way. Make sure the port 3052 (UDP/TCP) and port 53568 (TCP) on the hosted computer are not blocked by a firewall. Make sure the URL in the address filed of the browser for a remote computer is correct. 2.
™ PowerPanel Business Edition The communities on the Security/Authentication page in the Client and on the Network/Access of Control page in the PDU may be not matched. Confirm that the communities with the write permission are matched. The Client may use the community without write permission to access the PDU. Please promote the permission of the community which is used by the Client to access the PDU. 7. The web interface is displayed abnormally due to large or tiny size on Google Chrome 3.
™ PowerPanel Business Edition When batteries have been used for a long time, they are unable to reach a full charge. Check to see if the output load is too high. A high load on the UPS will cause the batteries to discharge faster and the remaining runtime quickly decrease. Disconnect some load from the UPS to reduce the load in order to extend the runtime. Verify that the batteries are fully-charged. If the capacity is too low, please charge the batteries to full capacity. 10.
™ PowerPanel Business Edition Due to too short shutdown time or an unresolved problem, a power event which causes system shutdown may occur incessantly on each time system starts. For example, if a network communication lost event final results in system shutdown, Client will be aware of communication loss and shutdown system soon. Make sure that Client computer is assigned to match the actual outlet connection.
™ PowerPanel Business Edition linux /boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-27-generic root=UUIS=67f1e90f-d48b-40a3-9559-612cd821e4d1 ro quiet splash $vt_handoff (skip…) Press the Ctrl + x key or F10 key to restart the boot up process of your Linux Core in the runlevel1 mode. (single user mode) Note: These changes are not persistent. Any change to the kernel boot options made this way will only affect the next boot and only if you start that boot by pressing either “Ctrl + x” or “F10” while still in GRUB edit mode.
™ PowerPanel Business Edition 1. If multiple computers are connected to a single UPS, how do I determine which computer to install the Agent or the Client on to ensure each computer can be shut down gracefully in event of power outage? The computer that is connected to the UPS with a serial or USB cable should install the Agent, and the remaining ones should install the Client. 2.
™ PowerPanel Business Edition Communication can be established by assigning the Agent's IP address on the Device Network Address section on the Power/Configuration page in the Client. See the Power/Configuration for more details about how to establish the communication with the Agent. 7. ® How can I make PowerPanel Business Edition run a program when a particular event has occurred? ® Create a .cmd file and save it into the extcmd folder of PowerPanel Business Edition installation folder.
™ PowerPanel Business Edition To receive the trap notification from the UPS/PDU/ATS all the time, follow steps to verify the SNMP settings: Open the Network/Trap Notification page on the UPS/PDU/ATS web and the Security/Authentication page on the Client. Confirm that the IP address of the Client can be found on the Network/Trap Notification page of the UPS/PDU/ATS web. If the IP address can be searched, skip the step 3.
™ PowerPanel Business Edition If the model name conforms to the format of “ORxxxxELCD”, it belongs to Office Rack Mount series. If the model name conforms to the format of “OPxxxxE”, “OPxxxxTE”, “OPxxxxUE” and “OPxxxxUTE”, it belongs to Office Tower series. 17.
™ PowerPanel Business Edition Click Add button of the VMware Machine Properties to add a USB controller. Select USB Controller from the list and click the Next. (Select Serial Port if using serial connection.
™ PowerPanel Business Edition This will add a USB Controller, click Next to add a USB Device. Select New USB Controller and click Add to add a USB device.
™ PowerPanel Business Edition Select USB Device item and click Next to proceed. Select the USB Device of the target UPS which is connected with vMA. Click the Next button to finish.
™ PowerPanel Business Edition Note: In order to make sure that USB device of the target UPS can connect to vMA after a USB controller is added, it is strongly recommended to upgrade the virtual hardware to the latest version prior to adding a USB controller and a USB device. See How do I upgrade the virtual hardware version of vMA for details. 18. How do I upload the installer to vMA? Login the vSphere Client. Select the VMware host.
™ PowerPanel Business Edition Citrix XenServer: A virtual-machine monitor allows several guest operating systems to execute on the same computer hardware concurrently. XenServer is supported by Citrix systems, Inc. IP address: An IP address is a series of numbers that identifies a particular computer or NIC on a network. IP is an abbreviation for Internet Protocol. HTTPS: Abbreviation for HTTP Secure. It provides encryption and secure identification of servers by using HTTP with SSL/TLS protocol.
