Specifications

DS300f G2 Series User Manual
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Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) Management includes the following functions:
• "Viewing a List of UPS Units (CLU)" on page 159
• "Making UPS Settings (CLU)" on page 159
• "Viewing UPS Information (CLU)" on page 160
vIewInG a lISt of uPS unItS (clu)
To view a list of UPS units supporting the ASUS DS300f G2:
1. From the Main Menu, highlight Additional Info and Management and press Enter.
2. Highlight UPS Management and press Enter.
Information in the UPS List includes:
• Operational Status
–OKmeansNormal.
OnACmeanstheUPSisconnectedtoaviableexternalACpowersource.
OnBatterymeanstheexternalACpowersourceisofineandtheUPSisrunningonbatterypower.
• Capacity–Backupcapacityexpressedasapercentage.
• Remaining Minutes–NumberofminutestheUPSisexpectedto
poweryoursystemintheeventofapowerfailure.
• Loading–ActualoutputofUPSasapercentageoftheratedoutput.SeetheNotebelow.
Note
The maximum recommended Loading Ratio varies among models of UPS units. The
general range is 60% to 80%. If the reported Loading Ratio exceeds the recommended
value for your UPS unit:
Have fewer subsystems or peripherals connected to this UPS unit.
Add more UPS units, or use a higher-capacity UPS unit, to protect your RAID systems.
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These settings control how the ASUS DS300f G2 subsystem detects the UPS unit and responds to data reported
by the UPS unit.
To make UPS settings:
1. From the Main Menu, highlight Additional Info and Management and press Enter.
2. Highlight UPS Management and press Enter.
3. Highlight UPS Settings and press Enter.
4. Perform the following actions as required:
• VerifytheCurrentUPSCommunicationmethod.SeeNote1:
SNMP–Networkconnection.
Serial–Serialconnection.
Unknown–Noconnection.
• ChooseaDetectionSettingfromthedrop-downmenu:
Automatic–Default.IfaUPSisdetectedwhenthesubsystemboots,thesettingschangestoEnable.
Enable–MonitorsUPS.Settingschanges,reportswarnings,andlogsevents.
Disable–MonitorsUPSonly.
• TypevaluesintotheThresholdelds.SeeNote2:
RunningTimeRemainingThreshold–Actualtimebelowthisvalueresetsadaptivewritebackcacheto
writethrough.
WarningTemperatureThreshold–Actualtemperatureabovethisvaluetriggersawarningandlogsan
event.
LoadingRatioThreshold–Actualloadingratio(percentage)abovethisthresholdtriggersawarning
andlogsanevent.SeeNote3.
BatteryChargeRemainingThreshold–Reservecapacitybelowthispercentagetriggersawarningand
logsanevent.
• ForUPSunitswithnetworkcards,typetheIPaddressesorDNS
namesineldsUPS1andUPS2.SeeNote4.
5. Press Control-A to save your settings.
Note 1: ASUS DS300f G2 supports multiple UPS units using network or serial connections, but not a
combination of both methods.
Note 2: Detection Setting must be set to Auto. If a UPS is detected, the settings changes to Enable.
Note 3: The maximum recommended Loading Ratio varies among models of UPS units. The general range
is 60% to 80%.
Note 4: To specify UPS units by DNS names, ask your IT administrator to add the DNS names to the DNS
server, before you make UPS settings.