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ODUCT SUP PORT QUIC CK NOTES – – DELL UPS MANAGEM MENT SOFTW WARE QN – Dell UPS Man nagemen nt Softwa are ntents: ‐ Scena ario 1: Single UPS, multiple e servers, US B or RS232 lo ocal connectio on ‐ Scena ario 2: Single UPS, multiple e servers, Ne twork Manag gement Card connection ‐ Scena ario 3: Multip ple redundant t UPS, multip le servers wit th redundant t power suppl lies ‐...
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ODUCT SUP PORT QUIC CK NOTES – – DELL UPS MANAGEM MENT SOFTW WARE Scen nario 1: ‐ Server 1 is s powered by y a single UPS Sand is conne cted by USB. ‐ Server 2, 3 and 4 are a lso powered by the UPS. ‐ Server 2, 3 and 4 moni itor Server 1’s s agent for no otification of events and sh hutdown. ‐ Network M Management t card is not in nstalled. S econdary S e...
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: Dr rivers & Down nloads Cho oose model Choose R71 10 server or s imilar Syst tem Firmware e Dell CD IS SO Image Once e installation o of the softwa are is complet te, add the U PS to the man nagement co nsole: 1. Act as adm ministrator (d default passw word is to leav ve the cell em mpty, just pres ss OK). Note that if at any time ...
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ODUCT SUP PORT QUIC CK NOTES – – DELL UPS MANAGEM MENT SOFTW WARE 4. To configu ure server sh utdown settin ngs click on th he primary se erver ID in the e network tre ee diagram (S SLOUKWE in this exa ample). 5. Edit the sh hutdown par ameters: Me nu UPS Shutdown Pa arameter. a. En nsure the cor rrect connect ion method ( USB or RS232 2) is selected ...
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ODUCT SUP PORT QUIC CK NOTES – – DELL UPS MANAGEM MENT SOFTW WARE iii. Begin shutdown im mediately if b battery low: keep this opt tion checked. Should the U UPS return n to service af fter a power f failure and ha ave low batte ry, a subsequ uent power fa ailure would leave the UP PS with little b battery powe r and require e immediate s shutdown of s servers. To con nfigure the UP PS to restart w when a minim mum charge h has been gain ned, refer to L...
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ODUCT SUP PORT QUIC CK NOTES – – DELL UPS MANAGEM MENT SOFTW WARE Linki ng the Agent ts: In or der to create a secure link k between bo th primary an nd secondary y server softw ware Agents: Prima ary Server: Add t the secondar ry server agen nt information n in the Shutd down Conditi ions box: Me enu Shutdo own Paramete er Shutd down Conditi ions Add. Enter the IP a address(es) o...
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I N P U T 2 3 0 V ~ 1 0 A 2 5 0 V A C 1 6 A 2 5 0 V A C Dell UP S w ith optional H 910P Network M anagement Card (NMC ) ins ta lled.
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ODUCT SUP PORT QUIC CK NOTES – – DELL UPS MANAGEM MENT SOFTW WARE card revisions) or v2 (later card d revisions) – so enable the e SNMP servi ices on the se erver(s) and s et the comm unity string g (public is de efault on netw work card). Quic ck Start Su ummary: All se ervers comm unicate direc ctly with the Dell UPS Net work Manag gement Card. Enter r the NMC se ttings throug gh a web brow wser (http://[ [IP ADDRESS]) ). The defaul...
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ODUCT SUP PORT QUIC CK NOTES – – DELL UPS MANAGEM MENT SOFTW WARE 2. Enable SN NMP through the Menu Access Contr rol SNMP. You will be p prompted to restart the N MC for changes t o take effect . To do this, c click the hype erlink at the t top of the pag ge, or visit Me enu System m Reset Com mmunication. . Note that th he “Reset Com mmunication n” button is cl ose to the “F actory Reset”...
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PS Manageme ent software o on all servers s. Get the late est version of f the software e from supp ort.dell.com : Dr rivers & Down nloads Cho oose model Choose R71 10 server or s imilar Syst tem Firmware e Dell CD IS SO Image Once e installation o of the softwa are is complet te, add the U PS to the man nagement co nsole: 1. Click on th he SNMP tree e item, then A Act as admini strator (defau ult password is to leave th he cell empty, , just ...
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ODUCT SUP PORT QUIC CK NOTES – – DELL UPS MANAGEM MENT SOFTW WARE 4. To configu ure the shutd down settings s, first click on n the server y you are config guring in the n network tree diagram (SLOUKW WE in this exam mple), then: M Menu UPS S Shutdown n parameters s. Choose SNM MP from the drop down box x and confirm m this is the co orrect IP addr ress in the nex xt box. The s settings on th e NMC preva ail over ...
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ODUCT SUP PORT QUIC CK NOTES – – DELL UPS MANAGEM MENT SOFTW WARE Mass s configuratio ons: Lates st versions of the Dell UPS Managemen nt software su upports silent t installation a and mass con nfiguration pu ush across the n network. This s removes the e need to inst tall the client and create s ettings manu ually on each s server. Refer r to the speci ific document tation of thes se features fo or full support t. Your r installation i...
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ODUCT SUP PORT QUIC CK NOTES – – DELL UPS MANAGEM MENT SOFTW WARE enario 3 ‐ Server 1 is s powered by y UPS 1 and U UPS 2. Server is connected by USB to UP PS 1. ‐ Server 2 is s powered by y UPS 1 and U UPS2. Server i s connected by USB to UP PS 2. ‐ Server 3 c connects to U UPS 1, Server 4 4 is connecte ed to UPS 2. S ec ondary S erv e nec ted to UP S throug...
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ODUCT SUP PORT QUIC CK NOTES – – DELL UPS MANAGEM MENT SOFTW WARE Quic ck Start Su ummary: Serve ers 1 & 2: Ma anaging shut tdown condit tions with a re edundant UP PS supply. Insta ll the Dell UP PS Manageme ent software o on servers 1 a and 2. Config gure shutd down parame eters on the s servers in kee eping with ins stallation note es for scena ario 1 for prim mary servers. Ensure that both UPS 1 a and UPS 2 are e visible on ...