41UPS Network Management Card 2 User’s Guide
The self-test schedule option
Path: UPS > Configuration > self-test schedule
Use this option to define when the UPS will initiate a self-test.
The firmware update option
Path: UPS > Configuration > firmware update
This option is not available for all UPS models.
Use this option to upgrade the UPS firmware. The firmware update file must have been previously sent using
FTP to the NMC and stored in the /upsfw/ directory.
Don’t confuse this with an NMC firmware upgrade (see “File Transfers” on page76)!
The PowerChute clients option
Path: UPS > Configuration > PoewrChute clients
When you install a PowerChute Network Shutdown client on your network, it is added to this list
automatically. When you uninstall a PowerChute Network Shutdown client, it is removed automatically.
Click Add Client to enter the IP address of a new PowerChute Network Shutdown client. To delete a client,
click the IP address of that client in the list, a nd then click Delete Client. The list can contain the IP addresses
of up to 50 clients.
The sync control option
Path: UPS > Configuration > sync control
This option is not available for all UPS devices.
What is the synchronization process? If you apply an action to a Synchronized Control Group (SCG),
enabled members of the group behave as follows:
• Each UPS receives the command regardless of its output status (e.g., even if on a low battery).
• The action uses the delay periods (such as Shutdown Delay, Synchronized, and Return Delay)
configured for the initiating UPS.
• When the action begins, a UPS that is unable to participate retains its present output status while the
other UPS models perform the action. If a UPS is already in an output state that the action requires
Last Battery Replacement The month and year of the most recent battery replacement.
Number of Batteries
or
External Batteries
The number of batteries, excluding built-in batteries, that the UPS has. Some
models that have more than 16 batteries must add batteries in quantities of 16
(e.g., 16, 32, 48, etc.), but can then be adjusted to the correct value.
External Battery Cabinet The battery cabinet Amp-Hour rating of an external battery source.
Setting Definition