Eaton 9e 1000i LCD Screen automatically dims after 15 Seconds
How to Stop this and Make the LCD Screen of my UPS to stay on all time
View ArticleEATON 9SX 5 KVA UPS - KW & AMPS value fluctuating continuously.
Hi, I recently installed an EATON 9SX 5 KVA UPS at one of my work sites.After installation and powering up, the total load value and amps values were continuously fluctuating. No alarms were present on...
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Question about Online Double-conversion UPS
OK, well I am not an electrician but I do have concerns about this question:My issue is with the "It will continually run off of ..." either the inverter or battery.What does this mean "will...
View ArticleAPC unable to change settings after upgrade
Hi, I've been upgrading our 100+ APC network cards (mainly 9630s) to v7.0.4. Most have gone smoothly but I'm finding I cannot change any settings via SSH after the upgrade. On one, I was disabling http...
View ArticleNew UPS Software: Thanks to Spiceworks Beta Testers! Do you like beta testing?
To start:Big thanks tothe Spiceheads who helped us with beta testing:dimforest&snowbsgallela! Feedback is a big part of making good software, and you helped us make it happen!For the rest of the...
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Critical Alarms after battery replacement in APC Smart-UPS RT 20000 XL
Hi,We recently replaced all 8 batteries in our 20000XL with genuine APC parts. After replacement, the unit displays a red fault light. The home page of NMC2 console shows that we have 3 critical alarms...
View ArticleTesting runtime of a UPS
At the company I work at we are looking to get a device to put a constant load on a UPS to test the runtime of it, but are not sure what to get.We have multiple clients with UPSs from multiple...
View Articleapc ups 3000 access denied
We installed a new APC UPS 3000 latest model and configured the network. I suddenly disconnected myself from the web UI and could not be reached. I can ping the IP. I was able to ssh into that then I...
View ArticleMoving away from Eaton UPS
I am considering moving from Eaton back to APC.The Eaton hardware seems very reliable, but the management software is terrible. Since they moved to the new version of IPM, I feel that they went...
View ArticleAPC APV9601 Upgrade failure
Hello,i have several APC SRV1KIL UPS with a APC9601 SNMP Network card. So when i want upgrade this card to the newest firmware a failure appears."Start formattingformatting is completedUpgrading files,...
View ArticleUPS on battery
I have a new APC UPS x 3000. UPS sends an alert from time to time "On battery power in response to distorted input." I checked the logs and found nothing related to the input voltage. I came across a...
View ArticleEaton Network card
Any reason your network cards don't allow you to do a self test or a runtime calibration? All of your competitors cards do. :)Seems like a huge oversight, especially for the > $300 cost of the card.
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NUT + RaspberryPi For Free UPS Monitoring: Feedback & Pull Requests Welcome!
Tl;dr: We have a cool little script that can make it easy to configure UPS monitoring on a RaspberryPi in a matter of minutes. Feel free to use it, provide feedback, and make it more gooder via pull...
View ArticleStrange loss of PoE during power outage
We have a small server, a firewall, and a 48 port UniFi PoE switch on a UPS. However, when there is a brief power outage, the PoE will cycle off, meaning all of our Ethernet powered devices power off....
View ArticleEaton UPS network card disconnecting from mail server
We have several Eaton 9PX UPS's at various locations, each with a Eaton network card.I have set up a postfix mail server to send alerts on certain event triggers, especially now with loadshedding in...
View ArticleEaton 5P UPS literally stinks
We got a brand new Eaton 5P 850VA UPS which came to us in a sealed box. The UPS itself works fine, and I do like the display and the easy access to the batteries (although I'm not sure why a...
View ArticleWhere to install PowerChute
I'm just trying to work out where I need to install PowerChute (best practice, etc).I understand that it should be installed to each of our Hyper-V Cluster Nodes (we can't afford SCVMM) to gracefully...
View ArticleDo I need an Eaton Network Card to Setup Email Notifications
Hello. I have a 5p2200 and I have it currently connected through USB to the PC. I have IPM installed and running but I can't seem to get Email working. I called and chatted with Eaton support and both...
View Articleapcupsd Doesn't Gracefully Shut Down Windows
Hello,I have apcupsd running on a Windows server. My issue is while the apcupsd.event log file shows a shutdown is initiated, at the same second, apcupsd also kills the UPS power. This result in a...
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