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USER’S GUIDE
Battery Management System
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Configuration
Use this option to change the
Discharge
and
Charge Log Interval
settings
which define how often data will be sampled and recorded in the data log.
Contents
Main
Contents
Features of the System
Getting Started
Accessing the User Interfaces
Battery Management
Network Menu
System Menu
Event-related Menus
Data Logging (Web interface)
Boot Mode
Security
Using the APC Security Wizard
How to Export Configuration Settings
APC Device IP Configuration Wizard
File Transfers
Alarms
Troubleshooting
Product Information
Index
Features of the System
Battery Management Capabilities
System capacity
Battery management features
Network Management Features
Supported network management applications
Supported Web browsers
Getting Started
Initial Setup
Configuring TCP/IP settings
Useful terms
Accessing the User Interfaces
Access Procedures
Access priorities among the interfaces
Access priority for logging on
Web i nterf ace
Control console interface
Structure.
Local access to the control console.
Teln et.
Logging on.
SNMP interface
Password-protected Accounts
Account types and access
How to recover from a lost password
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Wat ch do g F eatures
Network interface watchdog mechanism
Resetting the network timer
Battery Management
Main Screen
General system information
Information displayed in both interfaces.
Information displayed in the control console only.
Battery System and Device Manager Menus
Displaying data and alarms
Web in terfac e.
Control console.
Viewing details on alarms
Web interface example.
Control console example.
Interpreting alarm details
Environment alarms.
Charger alarms.
Battery alarms.
Management Controller alarms.
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Configuration menu
Battery Type Selection. Battery Configuration.
Temperature Configuration.
Alarm Configuration.
Calibration menu
String.
Unit.
Modbus
Reset Discharge Voltages
Reset Lowest Discharge Voltages (control console).
Reset Lowest Discharge Voltages (Web interface).
Reset Charge Current Deviation Benchmark
Reset Charge Current Deviation Benchmark (control console). The
Network Menu
Access Restrictions and Menu Options
Access
Option Settings
TCP/IP
Current TCP/IP settings fields.
Boot mode setting.
Advanced settings.
Page
DNS
Send DNS Query (Web interface).
Ping utility (control console)
FTP S erv er
Telnet/SSH
Page
Page
Page
Page
SSH User Host Key File
Page
SNMP
Email
Syslog
Syslog settings.
Page
Syslog test (Web interface).
Syslog message format.
Web/SSL
Page
Page
Page
SSL Server Configuration
Page
Page
Expires on
Page
System Menu
Access Restrictions and Menu Options
Purpose and access
Page
Option Settings
User Manager
Use this option to define the access values shared by the control console and Web interface.
RADIUS
Page
Configuring the RADIUS server.
Identification
Date & Time
Set Manually.
.
Page
Too ls
Initiating an action.
Uploading an initialization file (Web interface only).
File Transfer (control console only).
Preferences (Web interface)
Links (Web interface)
Use this option to modify the links to APC Web pages.
About System (control console)
Event-related Menus
Page
Event Log
Logged events
Accessing the log
How to use FTP or SCP to retrieve log files
To use SCP to retrieve the file.
To use FTP to retrieve the file.
Page
Actions Option (Web interface only)
Enabling and disabling event actions
Severity levels of events
Event Log action
SNMP Tra ps ac tion
Email action
Related topics
Recipients Option
Tra p Rec eive rs
Email Recipients
Email Test
Email Option
Requirements for using SMTP
DNS servers
SMTP settings
How to Configure Individual Events
Options to configure individual events
Event list access
Event list format
Event mask settings
Bits 0 to 3.
Bit 4 and bits 6 to 9.
event:
and trap receivers for the event:
Bits 10 to 13.
Event mask example
Management Card and Battery Manager Events
Event generation
Discharge cycle counter
Severity levels defined
Management Card events
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Page
Battery Management System events
Page
Data Logging (Web interface)
Description
Page
Boot Mode
DHCP & BOOTP boot process
Page
DHCP Configuration Settings
Management Card settings
Page
DHCP response options
Vendor Specific Information (option 43).
Page
TCP/IP options.
Other options.
Security
Security Features
Planning and implementing security features
Summary of access methods
Serial control console. Remote control console.
SNMP.
File transfer protocols.
Web Se rver.
Changing default user names and passwords immediately
Port assignments
User names, passwords, community names (SNMP)
Authentication
Authentication versus encryption
Encryption
Secure SHell (SSH) and Secure CoPy (SCP)
Page
Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
Page
Creating and Installing Digital Certificates
Purpose
Choosing a method for your system
Method 1: Use the Battery Management Systems auto-generated default certificate.
Page
Method 2: Use the APC Security Wizard to create a CA certificate and a server certificate.
Page
Page
Page
Firewalls
Battery Management SystemBattery
Using the APC Security Wizard
Overview
Authentication
How certificates are used.
How SSH host keys are used.
Files you create for SSL and SSH security
Page
Create a Root Certificate & Server Certificates
Create the CA root certificate.
Load the CA root certificate to your browser.
Create an SSL Server User Certificate.
Page
Page
Create a Server Certificate and Signing Request
Create the Certificate Signing Request (CSR).
Page
Import the signed certificate.
Load the server certificate to the Management Card.
Create an SSH Host Key
Create the host key.
Page
Load the host key to the Management Card on the Battery Management System master controller.
How to Export Configuration Settin
gs
Retrieving and Exporting the .ini file
Summary of the procedure
Contents of the .ini file
Detailed procedures
Retrieving.
Customizing.
Exporting the file to a single Battery Management System Management Card.
Exporting the file to multiple Battery Management System Management Cards.
The event and its error messages
Messages in config.ini
Errors generated by overridden values
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APC Device IP Configuration Wizard
Purpose and Requirements
Purpose: configure basic TCP/IP settings
System requirements
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Use the Wizard
Launch the Wizard
Configure the basic TCP/IP settings remotely
Prepare to configure the settings.
Run the Wizard to perform the configuration.
Configure or reconfigure the TCP/IP settings locally
File Transfers
Upgrading Firmware
Firmware defined
Benefits of upgrading firmware
Obtain the latest firmware version
Firmware files (Battery Management System)
Firmware file transfer methods
Use FTP or SCP to upgrade one Battery Management System Management Card
Page
Page
Use FTP or SCP to upgrade multiple Battery Management System Management Cards
Use XMODEM to upgrade one Battery Management System Management Card
Page
Verifying Upgrades and Updates
Last Transfer Result codes
Alarms
Fault Alarm Criteria
Alarm Relay and LED Operation
Troubleshooting
Management Card
Access problems (Battery Management System Management Card)
Page
SNMP issues (Battery Management System Management Card)
Product Information
Warranty and Service
Limited warranty
Warranty limitations
Obtaining service (service contracts)
Life-Support Policy
General policy
Examples of life-support devices
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