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Smell of rotten eggs in the server room

A week ago I got the following error on my APC Smart-UPS 1000 which I muted. Warning State: Connect battery Load: 55% Batt: 100% Today, I could smell a sort of sulfur/sulphur/rotten egg smell when I came into the office and the UPS is alarming…
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VMware ESXi shutdown triggered by APC UPS connected via USB

I am shipping a bunch of ESXi 5.1 servers to remote offices where they will be powered via APC UPS. I would like to have the UPS trigger a shutdown of the connected server - I would then rely on the ESXi configuration to take care of the…
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How does a 3-Phase UPS distribute power?

We've got 2 UPSes in our server room. One's 3 phase, and has a 3phase supply, yet the APC network stats thing only says Incoming Voltage: 230.1 Volts The other is a single phase one with no network-type monitoring. What I'd really like to know,…
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UPS Requirements - Max load or actual load?

One of our UPS units failed this weekend (Happy new year!), and so I'm on the look out to replace it. I've done the calculations for our power requirements, and it comes out just under 8000W. This is based on data sheets from manufacturers of the…
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How to perform a APC 9617 Reset?

I've locked myself out of an APC 9617 management card. Trying to figure out how to reset the password, or even the card to factory defaults. All the documentation I can find says to connect to the serial interface on the 9617 and initiate a reset…
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APC Smart-UPS: remote power shutoff?

Given: A server room containing about two dozen rackmount servers and a PBX. About a dozen APC Smart-UPS 2200s providing power to this equipment. A fire suppression project requiring immediate shutoff of power to all servers in the event that the…
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APC Smart UPS serial connection on Windows Server 2012 R2

I have an APC UPS 620 and a Windows Server 2012 R2 (non virtual) server. The server and the UPS are connected with genuine APC serial signaling cable. Without installing any software the APC is not recognized as a device in the Device Manager. Is…
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How to detect APC UPS battery usage and run a script when on battery

I have a couple APC UPS - Smart-UPS RT 6000 RM XL Smart-UPS RT 5000 RM XL Unfortunately the power in my office likes to go out (out of my control) and hence the equipment powered by these UPS shuts down. They power a VMware infrastructure…
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APC UPS replace battery light and apcupsd reporting "replace battery"

We have an APC Smart UPS 1500. The "Replace Battery" light is on, and apcupsd reports: Emergency! Batteries have failed on UPS xxxx. Change them NOW However, from this article,…
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PowerChute vMA server shuts down ESXi host after boot

I've ran into a critical problem first time installing and configuring a UPS connected to a server. Whenever I boot up the vMA server, ESXi starts shutting down all the VM's and then itself. It's like there's a power outage every time I start the…
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UPS unable to power the 1U server

1U rack server: http://ark.intel.com/products/67786/Intel-Server-System-R1304GL4DS9 Power backup: http://www.apc.com/products/resource/include/techspec_index.cfm?base_sku=BR1000G-IN When I try starting the server only on backup power then the whole…
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APC Smart-UPS Amps - How many amps does it use all by itself?

APC Smart-UPS XL 3000 http://www.apc.com/products/resource/include/techspec_index.cfm?base_sku=su3000rmxl3u&tab=models I have two of these APC units. They use NEMA L5-30P electrical plugs. I'm using Kill A Watt EZ devices to measure the Amps used by…
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How to administer an APC Smart UPS 6000?

I did a scan on a APC Smart UPS 6000 that is connected to the network, and it was discovered with a particular mac address and 62078 and 999 closed ports. I tried using telnet to login to the server and also ssh on that port; is there some sort…
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APC 1500 - F01 Code - no battery overload

I have an APC 1500 - About a year ago, I could hear the battery back up kick in and a message would say that I was now on battery back up. There was/is no power failure and no reason for the battery to kick in. This happens about 5 times a week. I…
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Will a NEMA L5-20P plug work in a NEMA L5-30R receptacle?

I need to purchase a UPS & PDU and want to know if they will be compatible. Will the plug of the PDU be able to plug into this UPS? The UPS: APC Smart-UPS X 3000VA Rack/Tower LCD 100-127V with Network Card The PDU: Rack PDU, Basic, Zero U, 20A,…
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