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Probably born of frustration with the anemic PowerChute software included with most APC UPSes, apcupsd (http://www.apcupsd.com/) is a powerful open source (GPL) alternative.

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Most if not all APC UPSes allow only a single system to monitor the UPS' status if PowerChute is used. To support simple tasks like graceful shutdown on additional systems, expensive hardware (network management cards) and/or increased software licensing is required. There are no artificial limits to the number of systems that can be supported by apcupsd and it is supported on Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, BSD and Solaris operating systems.

Apcupsd has both server and client modes. Running as a server on a system directly connected to a UPS, apcupsd monitors the UPS' status and passively provides this information to clients. Running as a client, apcupsd can be configured to periodically request status information from an apcupsd server. Based on the information retrieved, the client can perform local tasks such as a graceful shutdown.

APC technical support is known to recommend apcupsd to its customers.

1 Steps total

Step 1: Download and install apcupsd for your platform(s)

Download and install apcupsd as a server on the system connected to the UPS monitor port (USB or Serial). Change configuration settings in apcupsd.conf as appropriate. The configuration file provides basic documentation and is self-explanatory for the most part. For more detailed information, see the Configuration Examples section of the User Manual (http://www.apcupsd.com/manual/manual.html).
After the server is installed and configured, install apcupsd as a client on the remaining systems protected by the monitored UPS. Configuration on clients will differ slightly from the server configuration. Clients should be configured to begin graceful shutdown before servers, otherwise clients may not be able to retrieve status of the UPS in the case of power failure.

Enjoy your free monitoring software!

References

• American Power Conversion
• Apcupsd
• PowerChute Business Edition

7 Comments

• Habanero
  Jose Franco Aug 7, 2010 at 08:41pm

  Good.. it is able to receive notification before or after shutdown

• Datil
  Tino Todino Aug 9, 2010 at 02:40am

  Can this monitor over a network port to a web management card in the UPS???

• Tabasco
  Ronald Nissley Aug 9, 2010 at 11:19am

  Tino,

  Very likely, yes, though I've never used it this way. Apcupsd documentation indicates that SNMP and PCNET ('an alternative for SNMP available on APC's AP9617 family of smart slot modules') are supported. See the section 'Supported UPSes and Cables' (pp. 8-9) in the User Manual. http://apcupsd.com/manual/manual.pdf

• Jalapeno
  Tim Long Nov 10, 2011 at 06:42am

  apcupsd is GREAT and overcomes a lot of stupid limitations of PowerChute. For example: it will run on a Hyper-V host, which PowerChute will not.

  I can't get spiceworks to scan the UPS's though. Does it recognize apcupsd?

• Pimiento
  Brendan6109 Dec 30, 2011 at 02:05am

  >>>I can't get spiceworks to scan the UPS's though. Does it recognize apcupsd?

  Would be good if this fixed the problem?

• Cayenne
  Nigel M Jun 11, 2014 at 08:27am

  Brilliant software. Monitoring nicely on XP, 2003 & Win7 on USB and serial. Now starting to explore the options.
  Spiceworks can't scan for it as it looks for WMI entries under rootcimv2.
  apcupsd does talk via port 3551 (by default) which could be the source of a future feature addition I hope :-)

• Anaheim
  BHall74 Jan 19, 2016 at 11:22pm

  Do you need the network card or can it be connected to serial?

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The Smart-UPS is a series of enterprise-level uninterruptible power supplies (UPS) made by American Power Conversion (APC).^[1] Most of the units have a SmartSlot (with the exception of SC and SMC series) which accepts an optional interface card providing features ranging from network connectivity to temperature and humidity monitoring.^[2] With the exception of RT and SRT series, Smart-UPS units are line-interactive UPS systems, only running their inverters when the grid power is unavailable.

Models[edit]

There are a few different variations in the Smart-UPS lineup.

Management software[edit]

• All Smart-UPS units work with APC's proprietary PowerChute software which is available for a variety of operating systems.
• A free alternative to PowerChute is the Free software project APC UPS Daemon (Apcupsd), which supports Linux, Mac OS X, UNIX and Microsoft Windows operating systems and can run in stand alone or client-server modes.
• Legacy Smart-UPS (Not SMX, SMT, or SURTD series ^[4]) can also work with Network UPS Tools (NUT), a third party application, under Linux.^[5] The software is designed to safely and automatically shut down any connected computers before the batteries are depleted.

Data interfaces[edit]

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As a way to provide UPS management, monitoring and automatic shutdown of attached equipment, all Smart-UPS models include at least one serial data interface (RS-232 or USB), while most models also have at least one SmartSlot expansion port, with the larger (and in many cases older) Smart-UPS models supporting two SmartSlots. Availability of more SmartSlots in a single Smart-UPS unit can be achieved via expansion modules such as the AP9600 and AP9604 models.^[6][7] Installing an add-on card into a SmartSlot will provide the UPS with additional features, capable beyond the default serial data interface.

Early SmartSlot cards, such as the AP9605, provide SNMP functionality and Telnet access.^[8] The AP9606 and later cards add a web interface that can be used to configure and administer the UPS, as well as email-based alerting. The AP9617 and newer cards add 10/100Base-T connectivity, Secure HTTP, Secure Shell (SSH), RADIUS, SNMP Version 3, PCNS and syslog functionalities.^[9] The AP9612, AP9618, AP9619 and AP9631 models provide environmental monitoring when used together with APC temperature/humidity probes.^[10][11][12] The AP9618 model also provides out-of-band management via a modem connection in case the 10/100 Ethernet connection is down.

SmartSlot cards remain powered by the battery even when the UPS is switched off, allowing the UPS to be remotely cold-started even in a power loss situation (presuming the network infrastructure is still powered up and functioning). The cards will also continue to work for a short while after the UPS has been switched off either manually or due to a low battery condition.^{[citation needed]}

Beginning with the 2009 release of the SMT models (and later SMX and SURTD models), the old RS-232 data interface (a serial port with DB-9 connector) has been replaced with a 10-pin RJ50 socket and an RJ50-to-DB-9 cable connecting to the protected computer's serial port (together with a standard USB interface^[13]). Also, SmartSlot interface has been electrically modified in a backward-incompatible way and appropriately keyed mechanically. As stated by APC, 'the new connection arrangement denotes the new signalling systems.'^{[citation needed]} These new serial and SmartSlot interfaces use the new Microlink signalling protocol which, unlike the previous APC protocol UPSLINK, as of April 2015 has not been publicly documented. However, using the new AP9620 interface card, users are able to add support for the previous signalling protocol to the newer SMT and SMX models. Addition of this card makes the current models backwards compatible with older software built for the older Smart-UPS series.

As of August 2013, an additional option has been made available in form of new firmware for certain SMT and SURTD models, adding publicly documented Modbus signalling capability to the proprietary Microlink protocol, allowing third-party developers to support UPS signalling and control on the newer Smart-UPS series.^[14][15]

SmartSlot card models[edit]

In late 2009, with the release of the SMT and SMX product lines, SmartSlot was migrated to a new communications platform utilizing the APC Microlink protocol. Both electrical and mechanical (slot keying) properties of the new SmartSlot make older SmartSlot cards incompatible with current Smart-UPS models.^[16] For example, current (as of April 2015) Smart-UPS model SMT1500 is compatible only with AP9613, AP9620, AP9630 and AP9631 SmartSlot cards.^[17]

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This new card/slot design is referred-to as 'Network Management Card 2' or NMC2. However, most NMC2 cards (including AP9613, AP9630 and AP9631) are backward compatible with older Smart-UPS models.^[18]

In 2019, APC released Network Management Card 3 or NMC3 (AP9640/AP9641), superseding NMC2 cards. NMC 3 offers enhanced security (Security chip onboard), faster communication (1000BASE/T) and increased space for data and event logs.^[19]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

1. ^'Country Selection Page'.
2. ^'Country Selection Page'.
3. ^'Country Selection Page'.
4. ^'Apcupsd a daemon for controlling APC UPSes'.
5. ^'Network UPS Tools - Hardware compatibility list'.
6. ^'SMARTSLOT EXPANSION CHASSIS'.
7. ^'APC SmartSlot Triple Chassis Black'.
8. ^'AP9605 Network Management Card'.
9. ^'UPS Network Management Card'. Archived from the original on January 18, 2014.CS1 maint: unfit url (link)
10. ^'AP9618 Network Management Card'.
11. ^'AP9619 Network Management Card'. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013.CS1 maint: unfit url (link)
12. ^'AP9631 Network Management Card'.
13. ^'APC USB cable scheme'.
14. ^'Microlink protocol in Apcupsd (forum thread, see 2013-08-16 post)'. forums.apc.com. 2013-08-16. Retrieved 2015-04-26.
15. ^'Modbus Implementation in APC Smart-UPS'(PDF). apcmedia.com. 2014-09-19. Retrieved 2015-04-26.
16. ^Hegde, Subrahmanya (2019-06-25). 'Frequently Asked Questions for the new SMX and SMT series of Smart-UPS products'(PDF). APCestorewale. Subrahmanya Hegde by APCestorewale. Retrieved 2015-05-07.
17. ^'APC Smart-UPS 1500VA LCD 120V'. APC. Retrieved 2016-04-17.
18. ^ ^ab'Additional Management Cards and Options: Quick Reference Sheet'(PDF). apcmedia.com. 2016-03-07. Archived from the original(PDF) on 2016-04-26. Retrieved 2016-04-17.
19. ^'Network Management Card 3 Introduction & Frequently Asked Questions'(PDF). APC. Retrieved 2020-04-29.

External links[edit]

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• Technical Comparison of On-line vs. Line-interactive UPS Designs APC White Paper #79, by Jeffrey Samstad and Michael Hoff

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