Buck Start, Buck Stop error message
I have two Minuteman UPS', E1500RM2U and E1000RM2U that recently had new batteries all replaced recently. These UPS' have loads on them currently, E1500RM2U - 53% load, E1000RM2U - has 80% load. Had...
View ArticlePower Outage - Lesson learned
When was the last time you were in during a power outage?I learned a couple lessons during an outage this morning. :)Just when you think you have everything right, a power outage can give you a dose of...
View ArticleEaton 5PX 1500, cut power to device on specific outlet?
Hi!I have a Eaton 5PX 1500 (5PX1500iRT) along with Network-MS card powering my 48-port switch and three servers (one in Group1 and two in Group2). From time to time I need to completely cut the power...
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"Modern" SMTP (SSL/TLS with custom ports) settings on Eaton UPS
Is it even possible to use a external SMTP server that enforces SSL/TLS encryption (such as Gmail for instance) on Eaton UPS using the optional $300 Network Card-MS? All our mail servers require...
View ArticleCyberPower RMCARD205 local account
I have several CyberPower UPS units with the RMCARD 205 installed in them. I've been going around changing their default settings to match them up to our environment and all is going well until I...
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UPSs, surge protectors, no generator thoughts.
Our campus has 2 main buildings (1 building is actually more like 3 buildings joined together) and 3 small separate buildings. Our issue is that building 1 is currently the only one with a generator....
View ArticleUPS 4power output plugs (can I use one to share switch)
I want to replace an old UPS. which had 8 power outputs (system has been downgraded). I realise now that that each server has two power supplies which means I need four outputs from the UPS. The old...
View ArticleServer fan all of a sudden up 100% constantly
after replacing a UPS server worked fine for 15min. But now one out of the two servers FAN is going full speed? Any suggestions how i can diagnose this? / what might happened?
View ArticleAPC ATS initialized by itself
Hello, I currently have an APC ATS connected in my coloc rack. I'm only using Source A connected to the power supplied to my Rack and Source B is not connected at all. I'm only using the ATS for it's...
View ArticleLiebert Multilink with PfSense and unRAID
Hi,I've just purchased a Vertiv/Emerson Liebert PSI 1500VA but am struggling to get the software set up. I have three servers: an ESXi environment, an unRAID NAS and a PfSense firewall. I've got the...
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Eaton, WebPower & IPM
We have an EATONEDX2000H, a WebPower SNMP Card II (img 1) and I have just installed Intelligent Power Manager.I cannot make IPM to see the UPS as power source. It is greyed out (img 2).IPM sees the UPS...
View ArticleShould I research an electrical outage or let it be?
Its my second week on a new site. I came in this morning to 100+ alerts about a UPS or two at another adjacent building going offline. I arrive to the other building (which is being downgraded from a...
View ArticleCyperPower UPSs restart on power interuption
Hi, All.We have several CyberPower UPS . For some reason 3 out of 8 restart on power loss / fluctuation. Instead of keeping the servers up and running, they just reboot. Other 5 work just fine....
View ArticleNetwork Interface Cold start - APC UPS and NMC2
We have two APC SMT2200RM2U with NMC2 network cards installed in each. Over the past several months I have been getting event alerts of "UPS: On battery power in response to rapid change of input,"...
View ArticleQuestion on UPS - APC 2200XL
We currently have an APC 2200XL Smart UPS as our main UPS for the servers and switch and other network devices, my question is, are all 9 of the outlets in back powered by the battery in the event of a...
View ArticleTracking Line Voltage
I am looking for a way to track line voltage over time and be able to store that data for future graphing. Does anyone know of a good tool for that?
View ArticleSingle Server UPS Configuration Hack - Am I Nuts or is this Good Stuff?
I have a single rack-mount server that runs my small business functions. I put an APC Back-UPS Pro 1500VA unit(item BR1500G) behind it and it looks like it did a graceful shutdown using the native...
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Eaton IPP installation problem
Hi,We are trying to install Eaton Intelligent Power Protector on one of our systems with Windows 10 and are getting error "Socket is not defined" (screenshot attached). On other systems (with Windows...
View ArticleUPS power requirements with POE
Hi spiceheads,I have a question for you about ups size with poe.I have looked up and just would like to run it passed others first.we have 2 tplink gs1920-24hp ports it says their power usage is 476.7...
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