User Manual

Monitored devices

The StruxureWare Central server can monitor and manage APC, MGE, Modbus TCP,

NetBotz, and third-party devices. Once these devices have been discovered, you can do

the following:

•

Review sensor and devices status information about the devices in the Device

View and Map View.

•

Review information about existing device alarm conditions in the Active Alarms view.

•

Review information about historical device alarm conditions in the Alarm History

view.

• Launch to the remote device management applications.

• Generate reports for sensors at the devices.

•

Assign devices to groups and subgroups in the Device Groups view.

• Create alert thresholds on device sensors.

Supported devices

The StruxureWare Central server can monitor APC, MGE, Modbus TCP, NetBotz, and

third-party devices that it can discover on its public and private LANs.

• NetBotz Rack or Wall Appliances (except for 300, 303, 310, 400, and 410 models).

• Modbus TCP Output devices

• First generation power distribution units (PDUs) and AP76xx outlet strips, when

discovered on the private LAN, only.

• Any APC or third-party device that can communicate with the server using SNMPv1

or SNMP v3 communication, with three levels of support provided.

Basic SNMP support The StruxureWare Central server can provide only Type ( SNMP

Device only), on-line or communication lost Status, Hostname, and

Groups information.

Model ID SNMP

support

The StruxureWare Central server can report Model information, in

addition to the information provided for basic SNMP support.

Full SNMP support

The StruxureWare Central server can provide sensor data and alarms

information, in addition to the information provided for model ID SNMP

support.

Note: Additional sensors can be created on devices using Supplemental OIDs, an SNMP

Device Communication Settings option in the Device menu.

Device Definition File (DDF)

DDF files include information on which sensors the StruxureWare Central can report for

SNMP and Modbus devices. The StruxureWare Central server ships with the DDF files

necessary for reporting sensors on all APC devices and some Modbus and third-party

devices. In addition:

• DDF files, for third-party and Modbus devices, may be available from APC Technical

support.

StruxureWare Central 6.3.0