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Operational measurements and accou n ting
The Business Communications Manager collects operational measurement (OM) information
from the UPS and saves the data in a log file. The OM information is viewed through the Unified
Manager or archlog applications. The OM values can be reset using the Unified Manager. For
further information on how to access logs using the Unified Manager, refer to the Management
User Guide.

Log files and traces

The BCM UPS service logs into (APC PowerChute.log) to track internal and external UPS service
functionality. The messages described in Figure 1 on page 18 are captur ed in the log fil e which can
be viewed through the Unified Manager.
1Event Log Location (“F:\Program Files\PwerChute\PwrChute.log”, Fixed), this file is
checked periodically by Unified Manager collecting OMs information and UPS overall status.
2Data Log Location (“F:\Program Files\PwerChute\PwrChute.dat”, Fixed), this file is checked
periodically by Unified Manager collecting UPS Status Monitor information.
3Error Log Location (“F:\Program Files\PwerChute\PwrChute.err”, Fixed), this file is
checked periodically by Unified Manager collecting the UPS failures.
UPS default configuration settings
The UPS software is configured under the default settings defined in the following table.
Table 2 UPS default settings
General
Signalling Type Smart
Port COM1
Auto UPS Reboot Enabled Yes
Cable Type Normal
Event Logging
Event Log Enabled Yes
Event Log Location “F:\Program Files\PwerChute\PwrChute.log”
Select the Event Log Maximum 5000 KB
Data Logging
Data Log Enabled Yes
Data Log Location “F:\Program Files\PwerChute\PwrChute.dat”
Select the Data Log Maximum 5000 KB
Data Logging interval 60 Seconds
Error Logging