Optional Communication Card
UPS-Manual
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8. Optional Communication Card
The
S
imple
N
etwork
M
anagement
P
rotocol
(SNMP) is a worldwide-standardized communi-
cation-protocol. It is used to monitor any device
in the network via simple control language. The
UPS-Management Software also provides its
data in this SNMP format with its internal soft-
ware agent. The operating system you are us-
ing must support the SNMP protocol. We offer
our software with SNMP functionality for Novell,
OS/2, all Windows running on INTEL and AL-
PHA, DEC VMS, Apple.
Two types of SNMP interfaces with identical
functionality are available: an external SNMP-
Adapter (Box) and an internal SNMP-Card.
Both can manage a parallel system (N mod-
ules) and return either global values - which are
consistent for the whole parallel system - or
specific values from the single modules.
8.1. SNMP Adapter
The adapter may be configured via Telnet,
HTTP (Web-Browser) or serial connection
(Terminal). For normal operation at least one
network connection (Ethernet) is required.
The SNMP adapter can be used, utilising the
RCCMD send function, for an automatic net-
work wide shut down or just for informing con-
nected users. The shut down procedure can be
initiated on a low residual battery autonomy
time (downtime) or by a countdown timer which
is started at the beginning of the alarm. A shut
down is therefore possible without extra input
from the operator, and is fully software con-
trolled.
8.2. Internal SNMP Adapter
The Internal SNMP-Card can be inserted into
an appropriate extension slot of the PMC
.
This
adapter communicates via the serial port of the
UPS and makes a direct multiple server shut
down possible without additional SNMP man-
agement software.
For detailed information please see Software
Manual provided with the PMC-Software CD
ROM. RCCMD - Remote Console Command
module for a multi-server shutdown. This stand-
alone software module is designed to receive
and execute a command issued by a remote
device. Thanks to RCCMD it is possible to
execute a shutdown in an heterogeneous
multiplatform network. The new release
RCCMD2 is an application available for all Op-
erating Systems, analogous to PMC-Software.
Our SNMP Interfaces are compatible to
RCCMD.
9. Customer Service
If you have any technical questions or ques-
tions concerning our product spectrum, contact
the following service address:
Tel.: +49 (0)2772/505-1855
http://www.rimatrix5.com
E-mail: info@rittal.de
UPS
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External SNMP-Adapter
Internal SNMP-Card
