Owner's Manual

Supported PDU and UPS Events
Power Center supports events for different PDU and UPS devices. The following table lists the events that are validated
by Power Center for specific devices. There may be other events not mentioned in this table.
Table 10. PDU and UPS Events
PDU/UPS Model Supported Events
Dell UPS UPS Low Battery, UPS Bad Input
APC UPS UPS Low Battery, UPS Shutdown, UPS On Bypass
Eaton UPS UPS Low Battery, UPS Bad Input, UPS Bad Battery
Emerson UPS UPS Low Battery
Dell PDU PDU Low Load, PDU High Load, PDU Overload, PDU Outlet
Low Load*, PDU Outlet High Load*, PDU Outlet Overload*,
PDU Outlet On*, PDU Outlet Off*
NOTE: Events marked with * are only supported on
Dell Managed Rack PDU 6605.
APC PDU PDU Low Load, PDU High Load, PDU Overload
ServerTech PDU PDU High Load, PDU Outlet On, PDU_Outlet Off
Emerson PDU PDU Low Load, PDU High Load, PDU Overload
Event Severity Levels
NOTE: Severity levels defined in Power Center may be inconsistent with the levels defined on monitored devices.
For example, an event defined as severe on a device might be considered a warning event in Power Center.
Table 11. Power Center Event Severity Levels
Severity Level Icon Description
Critical Errors that cause managed devices or
Power Center to stop working
properly. You must take action to
resolve the issue.
Warning Errors requiring attention. You should
look into the root cause to determine
whether to take action.
Informative Event that is not an error or warning.
This is an informational event; you do
not need to take action.
Viewing Events
There are several ways to view Power Center events:
Using the left navigation pane:
Click Events in the left navigation pane.
NOTE: If the event log is empty of critical events, the Critical Event Notification icon will not be present.
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