User`s guide

User Drivers
112 Eaton Intelligent Power Manager (IPM) User’s Guide v1.40 P-164000289—Rev 2
Buttons
The following buttons allow you to manage drivers and rules.
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New driver: Click the New driver button to add a new driver to the list and define the properties for the
driver. A new empty driver can be created or you can use a copy of an existing driver. Predefined drivers
provided with the application are read-only and cannot be changed. They can only be deactivated or
duplicated for customization purposes.
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Delete driver: The Delete driver button deletes the driver that is selected in the left panel.
NOTE When a driver is deleted after applying modifications, it is not possible to recover
this driver.
To manage and define rules, use the following buttons:
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Add rule...: Add a new rule
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Edit rule...: Edit the selected rule
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Delete rule(s)...: Delete the selected rule(s)
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Bring a rule down...: Move the selected rule to a lower position in the table
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Bring a rule up...: Move the selected rule to a higher position in the table
You can enable or disable a rule by selecting (checking) or
deselecting (unchecking) the check box in the first
column. When a rule is disabled, the data defined in the rule is no longer acquired.
Driver Data
The right side of the page provides data for the driver selected in the left panel.
The top right data fields identify the selected driver and allow you to set actions to occur during discovery as
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llows:
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Scan active: This option provides the ability to activate or deactivate a driver. When this option is deselected
(unchecked), the driver is filtered during discovery action. It allows using a modified copy of a driver instead
of the default driver.
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Driver name: This name defines the unique friendly name of the driver. This name displays in the
information Class column of the node view.
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Ty p e : Type defines the driver type as follows:
- UPS device
- PDU device
- Power meter
- Power generator
- DC controller
- Power over Ethernet (PoE) appliance
-Server
- Storage appliance
- Network appliance
-Ambiance meter
- Cooling system
- Other device