NEC Express 5800 User Manual page 53

Your UPS provides diagnostic and management features that include:
Scheduled server shutdowns
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Interactive and scheduled battery testing
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Detailed power quality logging
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Real-time graphical displays showing
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UPS load
utility line voltage
battery voltage
run time remaining
These features are implemented for a single server (BSU) by connecting the
server's serial port to the UPS computer interface port and installing the
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PowerChute plus software on the server (BSU).
The System Administrator uses the PowerChute
set up the operational parameters required by site policies.
Additional servers installed in the same rack may be connected to the UPS
when:
You install the Smart Slot™ UPS Interface Expander Unit into the UPS.
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You connect the protected server's serial port to the expander accessory
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unit using the simple signaling cables received with the Expander Unit
Interface Kit.
The System Administrator installs PowerChute
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protected server and uses the graphical user interface to set up the
operational parameters required by site policies.
Figure 5-8 illustrates the connections between the UPS, master server, and
additional protected servers.
This procedure summarizes the installation of a UPS in a system rack. For
detailed information about:
UPS
Features
UPS Interface Expander Unit
Installation
Expander Unit Interface Kit
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PowerChute plus
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plus graphical user interface to
Refer to:
Uninterruptible Power Source User's Manual
Interface Expander Unit User's Manual
This Rack User's Manual
Interface Kit User's Manual
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PowerChute plus User's Guide
Installing Rack Components 5-5
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Plus software on each