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USER’S GUIDE
Network Management Card
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PowerChute Network Shutdown clients
Click Add Client for a field in which 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,
and then click Delete Client.
The list can contain the IP addresses of up to 50 clients.
PowerChute Network Shutdown parameters
When you install a PowerChute Network Shutdown client on your network, it
is added to the list automatically, and when you uninstall a PowerChute
Network Shutdown client, it is removed from the list automatically
Parameter Description
Maximum
Required Delay
Displays the delay required to ensure that each PowerChute client has
enough time to shut down safely when the UPS or the PowerChute client
initiates a graceful shutdown.
When Force Negotiation is selected, PowerChute polls each server listed
as a PowerChute Network Shutdown client for information on the time it
needs for a graceful shutdown. PowerChute recalculates this delay
whenever the management interface of the UPS turns on or is reset.
Maximum Required Delay is the longest shutdown delay needed by any
server on the list, plus two additional minutes to allow for unforeseen
circumstances. The negotiation can take up to 10 minutes.
If you do not select Force Negotiation, two minutes is used by default as
the shutdown delay for all clients.
On-Battery
Shutdown
Behavior
After the PowerChute Network Shutdown clients shut down their computer
systems, this parameter determines whether the UPS turns on
automatically or must be turned on manually when input power is restored.
Authentication
Phrase
The case-sensitive phrase of 15 to 32 ASCII characters to be used during
MD5 authentication for PowerChute communication. Default settings are
admin user phrase for Administrator, device user phrase for Device
User, and readonly user phrase for Read-Only User.