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Vess R2000 Series Product Manual Promise Technologies
MAnAgIng uPS unItS
Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) Management includes the following functions:
• “Viewing a List of UPS Units” on page 130
• “Viewing UPS Information” on page 133
ViewiNg a list oF ups uNits
To view a list of UPS units supporting the Vess R2600:
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bat-
tery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.