Supported hardware configurations, Configuration a – HP Tower Uninterruptible Power System User Manual

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NOTE:

For the latest supported operating systems, see the HP website

(

http://www.hp.com/go/rackandpower

).

Supported hardware configurations

HPPP requires that the HPPP Administrator and the servers running the HPPP Clients are connected to the

network. UPSs can be attached in any of the following configurations:

Configuration A (on page

11

)—An HPPP Administrator is serially attached to one UPS.

Configuration B (on page

12

)—One HPPP Administrator is serially attached to a UPS and

communicates to several HPPP Clients over the network.

Configuration C (on page

13

)—An HPPP Administrator is attached to one UPS through the USB port.

Configuration D (on page

13

)—One HPPP Administrator is attached to a UPS through the USB port and

communicates to several HPPP Clients over the network.

Configuration E (on page

14

)—One or more HPPP Clients are powered by a UPS and communicate

with one UPS Network Module over the network.

Configuration F (on page

15

)—One or more HPPP Clients are redundantly powered by two UPSs and

communicate with two UPS Network Modules over the network.

Configuration A

This figure illustrates a UPS serially attached to an HPPP Administrator that is plugged into a load segment of

the UPS. The HPPP Administrator is connected directly to the network. A remote workstation can browse into

the HPPP Administrator over the network.

Item

Description

1

Remote workstation browsing into the HPPP Administrator over the

network

2

HPPP Administrator

3

UPS

4

Network

Green

Power connection

Red

Communication path

Black

Serial connection

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