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Eaton IPP does not send email

Hello alland a happy new year.I’m having this issue with IPP since the last release (1.50 build 140). I didn’t noticed it was not working until I had a power fault last weekend (previous release was...

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Eaton EX 2200 + 2EBMs - predicted runtime not as expected

Hi thereI've just installed an Eaton EX2200 with 2x EBM modules with a load of approx 750w. According to http://powerquality.eaton.com/68411.aspx?CX=53 I should get around 172 minutes of runtime with...

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UPS and Hyper-V

I thought I had decided on a couple of CyberPower CP1500PFCLCD units to provide battery backup for two servers. https://www.cyberpowersystems.com/products/ups/pfc-sinewave/cp1500pfclcdThen I realized...

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Problem running batch files from APCUPSD events

I have an APC Back-UPS 1080G running 2 PCs and a Dell Poweredge SC1430. One of the PCs is running Windows 10. It has apcupsd 3.14.13 on it. The Dell and the other PC are running Xenserver with one...

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Eaton UPS supervisor alert.

The Eaton UPS supervisor has an alert that I need a new battery. The battery has already been replaced.I already clicked on the replace battery tab. Any one know how to resolve this?Thanks in...

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UPS selection

Being new to figuring out UPS needs I have referred to the APC website and used the UPS selector tool. However, having discussed this issue with a data center architect, he said it is always not an...

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Tripplite SNMPWEBCARD accessing via browser Click here for help with applets

I am trying to connect to a Tripp Lite SNMPWEBCARD.  I can see the card via ping, via Powerlalert software.  I even updated the card to the latest firmware via the Poweralert software.  But everytime I...

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Non Stop Energy!

UPS systems are highly reliable and last for several years, but their technology may not be adequate anymore. To protect your latest server technology and be compatible with modern IT devices, check...

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Power protection vs UPS topology

Surge Protection for Critical LoadsThe optimisation of Power Quality (PQ) is a significant challenge for managers of electrical networks and critical facilities– in parallel with managing increasingly...

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APC 5000 XL omitting constant beep but no lights on

I was in our computer room (not touching anything) when the servers connected to the UPS turned off and the UPS started giving out the constant beep, which I thought meant it was powering everything...

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UPS recommendations

Hello fellow spiceheads!We have a mobile mammography coach which needs a new UPS.  Our current Eaton 9155 (15kVA) has reached end of life and management wants me to investigate replacing the unit with...

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APC PowerChute network monitoring, thin clients

One location I support uses a number of the older APC Back-UPS ES 550 units. Those have a network type jack, and a cable that converts that RJ45 (presumably) to usb.Two HP thin clients are connected to...

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UPS & Battery Packs for Sale

I have a surplus-to-requirements APC 3000XL (LINK) and 6 x XL Battery Packs (LINK) that are no longer required due to part of our company being sold to another.The units are approx. 12 months old &...

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Which UPS for desktop PC?

Hello all.I used to install a lot of the smaller APC UPS devices many moons ago. I need to fit 10 of these to a customer site with power problems.They will just sit under desks and power a single Acer...

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What type of power plug is this?

I am in the process of replacing my APC Smart UPS 3000 XL.  The UPS is directly connected to this splitter that you see in the picture (used to have 2 UPS' connected, one died so that was removed)....

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PDU's and power architecture

Well, had an incident today that took down two servers, nothing makes you rethink the PDU layout and overall power architecture more when your praying an Oracle server and VMware host bootsback. So...

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UPS communication connection…what’s your preference?

If you have a moment to think about it let us know your preference.RS232 or USB connection, what’s the future? Can people break away from RS232? The USB is taking over, but the RS232 still seems to...

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Monitoring Multiple Smart UPS

We have about 100 Smart UPS 1500 in our wiring closets around our buildings. Is there a way to monitor them from a single pane of glass? They all have the network cards in them and are configured......

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Need UPS Recommendation for a Few Network Devices

Hello,The UPS for our core networking equipment (listed later) seems to have kicked the bucket as it is 19 years old and continues with battery alerts after the batteries have been replaced. Replacing...

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Have a question about "Line Interactive-Step Wave”, Line Interactive-Sine Wave"?

We get lots of questions about the difference between “Offline”, “LineInteractive – Step Wave”, Line Interactive – Sine Wave” and “On Line” Here are a few notes to help you along.Offline means that the...

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