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APC Smart-UPS turning off by itself?

I have an APC Smart-UPS 3000. Last Sunday, it turned off by itself. Noone was in the office and noone was logged in at the time it happened. What could cause this ? I'm concerned it may happen again. The log show the outputs "has been commanded to…
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APC SMX3000 Smart-UPS Battery has never been cycled. Is it still good?

I've recently inherited an APC SMX3000 Smart-UPS. The UPS has never been used. Is the battery still good? The battery is plugged in, but the UPS reports "No Batteries".
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HP DL380G5 with APC SC1500 UPS -- transfer time failure

I have 2 of these things: APC SmartUPS SC1500 (220v). My Proliant G5 DL380 PSUs seem to really hate them. This is what happens when UPS switches to battery (PSU2 is plugged into the SC1500): iLo IML log: hpiLO-> show system1/log1/record2 …
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How to configure an Ubuntu client with an APC Smart-UPS RT 5000 XL UPS

I have an Ubuntu machine an APC Smart-UPS RT 5000 XL UPS. I'd like to configure the UPS to send shutdown messages to the client when there is a power outage but I can't figure out how to install the software on Ubuntu. Is there any Ubuntu compliant…
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APC SC1000I over USB and NUT

I've got an APC SC1000I which I want to set up to be monitored with NUT, likely with newhidups. The basic config doesn't work: # tail -n 1 /var/log/messages Poll UPS [apc@localhost] failed - Driver not connected What puzzles me, is that the UPS…
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apcupsd doesn't show voltage with "SmartUPS 1000 LCD"

I'm trying to config apcupsd on my Ubuntu 10.04 Server, I've got an "APC Smart UPS 1000 LCD" connected via USB ( Bus 003 Device 003: ID 051d:0003 American Power Conversion UPS ). My apcupsd.conf file highlights: UPSCABLE usb UPSTYPE usb DEVICE And…
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Nut says APC UPS is on battery. It is not

Since 2 days my Smart-UPS 1500 RM reports it is on battery but this is clearly not the case since it's been running for more than two days indicating 100% battery with 01:30:00 running time. Batteries were replaced a couple of months ago. I do not…
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APC PowerChute management

I have 3 server with their Smart-UPS connected by USB cable. I downloaded PowerChute B.E. to manage ups. If I well understand PowerChute usage, I have to install an agent for each server and on unique server to centralize management. Is it right? I…
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Getting APCUPSD working with PowerChute (pcnet)

After configuring apcupsd and starting the service the service eventually times out and reports Warning communications lost with UPS. The ups is configured with the IP of the client and the client is configured with the correct passphrase (working…
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ipkg and apcupsd disappear after logging out of the session in which they are installed

I'm attempting to install apcupsd on 2 Synology NAS servers (RS3411 and RS3412) so that they shutdown when batterlife on the UPS (APC SmartUPS X 1500) reaches a set minimum. Here is what I do: - ssh into the NAS as root - install ipkg (sh…
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What size UPS should I be considering for ~2500 max W?

I need to purchase a UPS for my server Rack. The UPs will be supplying power to three devices. 2 IBM x3550 at ~700 max watts. And one IBM ds3200 with two power supplies drawing ~500 watts each. My current UPS claims (via (w/1000) * 4560 hours =…
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Force-enable write cache on an AX150 disk array or fake APC SmartUPS communication

I have a Dell-branded EMC AX150i disk array that refuses to enable its write cache. After calling Dell support, it turns out that the system will refuse to enable its write cache unless an APC SmartUPS is connected to the system. However, the AX150…
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APC 2200 RM in a continual self-test! Why?

I've purchased two different used APC 2200 RM units, and both have entered into a mode where they execute a continual self-test: that is, they go on battery briefly, test, then the test comes back good, and life continues - until the next test a few…
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APC AP9606 web-demo

Where can i find a demo of the web-interface for the smart card AP9606 from APC (i'm interested in geting a glimpse at the features and see if i can use it with my current newer version APC ups's) ?
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APC SmartUPS suddenly all lights flashing. What's going on?

upsfault: I have a APC SmartUPS 2U 1500 somewhere in a rack far away. Batteries were replaced recently and UPS was working without issues for a long time. Suddenly yesterday, the entire equipment attached to the UPS was off. I send someone there to…
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