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" on page 67
• "Viewing UPS Information" on page 68
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To view a list of UPSunitssupportingtheASUSDS300fG2:
1. Click the Device tab.
2. Click the UPS icon.
Information in the UPS List includes:
• ID
–TheIDnumberoftheUPS
• 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.
• Model–ModelnameoftheUPS
• BatteryCapacity–Backupcapacityexpressedasapercentage.
• LoadingRatio–ActualoutputofUPSasapercentageoftheratedoutput.SeetheNotebelow.
• RemainingMinutes–NumberofminutestheUPSisexpectedto
poweryoursystemintheeventofapowerfailure.
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. Click the Device tab.
2. Click the UPS icon.
3. Click the UPS Settings button.
4. Perform the following actions as required:
•
VerifytheCurrentUPSCommunicationmethod.SeeNote1:
SNMP–Networkconnection.
USB
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–DoesnotmonitorUPS.
• 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.
• 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 Submit to save your settings.
Note1:ASUSDS300fG2supportsmultipleUPSunitsusingnetworkorUSB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.