Expansion/triple chassis installation, Overview, When to use the ac adapter (ap9505) option – APC AP9606 User Manual

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Expansion/Triple Chassis Installation

Overview

You must use an SmartSlot Expansion Chassis or a SmartSlot
Expansion Triple Chassis (AP9604, AP9604R or AP9604SR)
under the following circumstances:

• The expansion slot or slots are in use for the Smart-UPS,

Matrix-UPS, or Symmetra Power Array.

• The UPS, such as an older model Matrix-UPS or a Silcon

DP300E series UPS, does not have an expansion slot.

Note: A Silcon DP300E series UPS always uses a Triple

Chassis (AP9604R or AP9604SR).

The Management Card installs in the chassis and communicates
with the UPS through the cable connection between the chassis
and the UPS.

When to Use
the AC Adapter
(AP9505)
Option

You need to use the optional AC Adapter with a chassis under
the following circumstances:

• You want to connect the chassis to an independent AC

input so that the Management Card can continue to
operate if the UPS is turned off or fails.

• The APC management peripherals mounted in a Triple

Chassis may use more current than the UPS can provide
through the UPS-to-chassis cable. The Management Card
uses 110mA. For information about the current used by
other APC management peripherals, see the SmartSlot
Expansion Triple Chassis User’s Guide.

– A Silcon DP300E series UPS provides up to 500 mA.
– A Matrix-UPS, Smart-UPS, or Symmetra Power Array

provides up to 200 mA.

Step 1: Install
PowerChute
plus

If you are installing PowerChute

®

plus and a Management Card

for the same server, first install PowerChute plus. This allows
you to make sure that PowerChute plus is working properly
before you install the Management Card.

Step 2:
Disconnect the
chassis from all
power

Make sure that the chassis is disconnected from any power
source: Disconnect the chassis cable from the UPS and, if the
AC Adapter (AP9505) option is used, disconnect the adapter
from the chassis.

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