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Uninterruptable Power Supply (UPS)
Uninterruptable Power Supply (UPS)
An uninterruptible power supply (UPS), also known as battery back-up, provides
emergency power when utility power is not available. A UPS has internal batteries to
guarantee that continuous power is provided to the equipment even if the power source
stops providing power. Of course the UPS can only provide power for a few minutes, but
that is enough to ride out power company glitches or short outages. Even if the outage is
longer than the battery lifetime of the UPS, the UPS provides the opportunity to execute an
orderly shutdown of the equipment.
Configuring UPS
Before a UPS can be added to the Storage Center, it must be configured to provide data to
Storage Center. The procedures for configuring a recommended UPS are described in
Configuring a UPS on page 405 .
Adding UPS to Storage Center
A universal power supply (UPS) is not a component of the Storage Center system. By
adding the UPS IP address to Storage Center, the system reports the status of the UPS. To
add the address of a UPS so that Storage Center can report its status:
1 In the system tree, select UPS.
2 From the shortcut menu, select Create New UPS.
3 Enter the IP address on the network of the UPS to register. You can create up to 16 UPS
entries on the Storage Center system for the APC brand of UPS devices.
4 Click Create Now.
Viewing UPS Status
To view UPS status, select a UPS.The System Manager displays:
•
Name
• IP address
• Status
• Battery life
• Model number
• Serial Number
• Last Update (the last time the system polled the device)