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USER’S GUIDE
Network Management Card
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The shutdown option
A Silcon UPS or an AIS 5000 UPS uses only the Low-Battery Duration,
Maximum Shutdown Time, and Shutdown Delay settings.
Setting Definition
Low-Battery
Duration
How long the UPS can run on battery power after a low-battery condition occurs.
N
OTE: This setting also defines the time available for PowerChute to shut down
servers safely n response to the Control option Signal PowerChute Server
Shutdown.
Maximum
Required
Delay
Reports the delay defined by the Maximum Required Delay setting, accessible
through the PowerChute option on the left navigation menu.
N
OTE: For information about PowerChute features, including how Maximum
Shutdown Time is determined, see The PowerChute Option.
Shutdown
Delay
How long the UPS waits before it shuts down in response to a turn-off command.
Basic
Signaling
Shutdown
When enabled, provides safe system shutdown and notification, but without the
advanced features available with advanced signaling. Enable basic-signaling
shutdown if your computer is connected to the UPS by a basic-signaling cable,
and the type of UPS either does not support advanced signaling or is configured
to communicate in basic signaling.
Basic Low
Battery
Duration
Available for only some UPS models. Defines the amount of available battery
runtime at which the UPS sends the signal for a low-battery shutdown if basic-
signaling shutdown is enabled.
Sleep Time Defines how long the UPS sleeps (keeps its output power turned off) when you
use the Control option Put UPS To Sleep.