User`s guide

USER’S GUIDE

Network Management Card

The PowerChute Option

This option enables you to use the APC PowerChute Network Shutdown utility to shut

down a maximum of 50 servers on the network that use a client version of the utility.

Minimum

Battery

Capacity Offset

Return

Runtime

Duration Offset

A UPS supports only one of these parameters, depending on UPS model. You

can configure this value differently for each member of the Synchronized

Control Group through each member's management interface.

Minimum Battery Capacity Offset: A percentage of battery capacity that will

be subtracted from Minimum Battery Capacity of the UPS that initiates a

synchronized action to determine the battery capacity required for this group

member to turn on during synchronized actions.

Return Runtime Duration Offset: A number of seconds that will be

subtracted from Return Runtime Duration of the UPS that initiates a

synchronized action to determine the available runtime required for this group

member to turn on during synchronized actions.

Authentication

Phrase

The case-sensitive phrase (15 to 32 ASCII characters) used to authenticate

members of a synchronized control group. All members of a synchronized

control group must have the same authentication phrase. The default is APC

SCG auth phrase.

Encryption

Phrase

The encryption key for the protocol that ensures secure communication

among members of a synchronized control group. All members of a

synchronized control group must have the same encryption phrase. The

default is APC SCG crypt phrase.

Synchronized

Control Port

The network port that synchronized control groups use to communicate. Use

any non-standard port from 5000 to 32768.

Parameter Description

See these HTML files and flowcharts on the Management Card utility CD:

• PowerChute Network Shutdown Installation Guide in the \pcns folder

• PowerChute Network Shutdown Release Notes in the \pcns folder

• PCNS Shutdown Behavior.pdf, PCNS Low-Battery Shutdown Behavior.pdf,

and PCNS Maximum Shutdown Time Negotiation.pdf in the \trouble folder