UPS Device Model
Contents
System Status Summary
System Status
Energy Usage
Configure
Diagnostics
System Status Summary

The System Status Summary screen, available through the UPS Status menu option, is the default PowerChute Business Edition screen for this Web user interface.

This screen summarizes the current device status and the environmental status, as well as showing the contact information.

The Device Status under UPS System Status indicates the present operating status of the UPS and displays one of the following states:

  • Battery Discharged: The UPS is On Line, but its battery capacity is below the user-specified low battery runtime threshold. If power fails, PowerChute Business Edition immediately begins the process for shutting down your system safely. PowerChute Business Edition displays this status immediately after a runtime calibration (which deeply discharges the battery) or when the UPS returns to On Line operation after an extended power failure.
  • Bypass Contactor Failure: The bypass contactor failed.
  • Bypass: User-Initiated: A user put the UPS on bypass to perform maintenance. While on bypass, the UPS can protect its supported equipment from power surges and minor power disturbances, but not from other power problems such as a power outage.
  • Bypass: UPS Failure: A component of the UPS has failed due to an internal malfunction. Contact APC Technical Support.
  • Calibrating: The UPS is performing a runtime calibration.
  • Low Battery: The UPS is on battery, and the UPS Low Battery Signal Time is at the user-specified runtime remaining threshold. A low battery shutdown will begin immediately.
  • Device Communication Not Established: The PowerChute Business Edition Agent cannot communicate with the UPS. Make sure that the UPS cable is securely connected at both ends and that the COM port is enabled and correctly selected through PowerChute Business Edition (See System Settings on the Server Shutdown page).
  • On Line: The UPS is running normally on AC utility power.
  • On Line (Green Mode) : The UPS is running normally on AC utility power, the battery is charged to 100% of capacity, and the electrical input is being utilized with high efficiency.
  • On Battery: The UPS is using its battery to provide output power.
  • Replace Battery: A UPS battery is no longer usable. If it is not user- replaceable, contact APC Technical Support. If it is user-replaceable, use an APC Web page to order a replacement.
  • AVR Boost Active: The UPS is using AVR Boost to correct a low input voltage without switching to battery power.
  • AVR Trim Active: The UPS is using AVR Trim to correct a high input voltage without switching to battery power.
  • UPS Overloaded: For a Back-UPS Pro, Smart-UPS®, Smart-UPS DP, or PowerStack, the UPS cannot safely support the current load. Unplug equipment to reduce the load, and perform a UPS self-test. If the UPS still indicates an overload, contact APC Technical Support.
  • UPS in Failure Bypass (hardware failure): The UPS is reporting an internal hardware failure that caused the UPS to switch to bypass operation. Contact APC customer support (http://www.apc.com/support/) for assistance.
  • UPS Power Supply Failure: The UPS auxiliary power supply failed. Contact APC Technical Support.
    Caution: If you try to put the UPS on bypass while this condition exists, the UPS loses all output power and the connected load shuts off.

The Environmental Status information is displayed if an Environmental Monitoring device is being used. The device can be configured to monitor and report ambient temperature, relative humidity, and the state of external contact closures of safety and security devices.

You can use an Environmental Monitoring device with a Smart-UPS (except models 420 and 620).

Environmental Status information reports the following:

  • The state of ambient temperature and humidity thresholds for probes one and two, if both probes are configured.
  • Contact zone faults

The Contact Information shows the contact name and system location. These parameters were configured by the user either during the installation process or by accessing System Settings on the Server Shutdown menu.

  • Contact Name: The name of the person responsible for the maintenance of the UPS
  • System Location: The physical location of the protected server
System Status

The System Status screen displays UPS System Parameters Status, Power Status and Battery Status.

UPS System Parameters Status reports the following:

  • Device Status - the present operating status of the UPS
  • UPS Load - the power drawn from the UPS as a percentage of the total load capacity, or how much of the electrical capacity is being used
  • Runtime Remaining - the amount of time the UPS can support the present load when on battery
  • Internal Temperature - the internal temperature of the UPS in degrees Celsius and in Fahrenheit. Normal operating range varies from 40°C to 60°C (104°F to 140°F).
    Note: If the UPS has no internal temperature sensor, this entry will be blank.

Power Status reports the following:

  • Line Voltage - the utility line voltage being supplied to the UPS device
  • Output Voltage - the output voltage output from the UPS device to the protected equipment, your server
  • Output Frequency - the output frequency output from the UPS device to the protected equipment, your server

Battery Status reports the following:

  • Battery Charge - the charge of the UPS system's battery packs, as a percentage of full charge
  • Battery Voltage - the present voltage of the UPS system's battery packs
  • Total Battery Packs - the number of battery packs connected to the UPS system
  • Bad Battery Packs - the number of defective battery packs connected to the UPS system
Energy Usage

Energy Usage enables you to monitor the energy consumption of equipment attached to your UPS. In addition it gives you energy-related data like your carbon dioxide consumption and your energy costs.

The Energy Report Period is by default from the installation date to today. To change this, choose Configure Period. This displays a screen where you can set a start and end date for an energy report.

It is not possible to pick a start date earlier than your installation date, as there is no data previous to that date. In order to change the end date from the default, today, you must first select the check box named Use custom end date. Use Apply to save your changes.

Energy Report Summery gives you information on:
  • Cost Incurred: Your electricity cost over the report period, in your local currency.
     
  • Energy Consumed: Your electricity consumed over the report period in kilowatts per hour (kWh).
     
  • CO2 emitted to generate this energy: Your total emission of carbon dioxide (CO2) over the chosen time period in kilograms or pounds. Carbon dioxide is a greenhouse gas — it traps heat radiation that would otherwise escape from Earth — and is a primary cause of climate change.

On installation, PowerChute reads your system locale and assumes average prices and emissions for your area or country. Your locale is displayed in the Assumes average energy prices for field.

If you wish to change the settings, click on Configure Settings. This brings you to a screen where you can choose another country or area. On the same screen, if you select the check box named Override default energy usage constants, you can enter the cost per kilowatt hour (available from your electricity bill), and the carbon dioxide emitted per kilowatt. If you change the carbon dioxide figure, you should also check that it applies in kilograms or pounds.

UPS Configuration

The UPS Configuration screen, available throught the Configuration menu option, enables you to configure line settings and general settings for your UPS.

Line Settings enables you to configure the following (different options display depending on your UPS):

  • Output Voltage - the voltage the UPS will supply when operating on battery power.
  • Upper Bypass Limit  OR
    High transfer voltage    - the highest voltage the UPS will supply to the connected load.
  • Lower Bypass Limit  OR
    Low transfer voltage    - the lowest voltage the UPS will supply to the connected load.
  • Allowable Frequency Ranges for UPS Bypass - sets the range for output frequency whether the UPS is On Line or on battery (but not when it is on bypass). This setting is available with SURTD devices, BUT Auto Sensing is the only valid option.

  • Power Quality Sensitivity - the sensitivity of the UPS to distortions in the line voltage.

If the supported equipment can tolerate a wide voltage range for On Line operation, you can safely increase the Upper Bypass Limit value and decrease the Lower Bypass Limit value. A wider voltage range reduces the number of times the UPS switches to battery operation, especially in areas where the input voltage is unstable or is chronically high or low.

If you change the Output Voltage setting, the Upper and Lower Bypass Limit values change also. Please check these values again after you set output voltage.

General Settings allow you to configure the following:

  • Connected Battery Packs - specify how many packs are connected.
  • UPS Name - a user-customizable name for the UPS. Note: Depending on the UPS device type, a maximum of between eight to 16 alphanumeric characters is allowed.
  • Last Battery Replacement Date - the date that the battery was last replaced. The typical expected battery lifetime is three to five years.
  • Audible Alarm - when the UPS uses an audible alarm in response to power problems
Diagnostic Settings

The Diagnostic Settings screen, available through the Diagnostics menu option, enables you to view the last diagnostic results, and schedule and initiate diagnostics. The diagnostics that PowerChute Business Edition can perform are a self-test, a runtime calibration and a test of the UPS alarm.

A self-test performs internal UPS diagnostics.

A runtime calibration causes the UPS to recalculate its available runtime capacity based on its current load.

Caution - Runtime calibrations deeply discharge UPS batteries, which can leave a UPS temporarily unable to support its equipment if a power failure occurs. Frequent calibrations reduce the life of batteries. Therefore, select runtime calibrations to occur only annually or semiannually. Also perform a calibration whenever you significantly increase the load that the UPS is supporting.
A UPS alarm test sounds the UPS system's audible alarm, and flashes its lights (if it is a model that has lights).

Last Diagnostic Results reports the following:

  • Self-Test Result - the result of the most recent self-test
    Passed: The UPS passed the self-test diagnostic without fault.
    Failed: The UPS failed the self-test diagnostic; faults found.
    Invalid: The UPS could not perform the self-test diagnostic.
    No Result Available: The UPS cannot report a self-test diagnostic result.

  • Self-Test Date - the date the last self-test was performed, or Value Not Found, if a date cannot be reported
  • Runtime Calibration Result - the result of the most recent runtime calibration test
    Passed: The last calibration completed normally.
    Invalid: The UPS system's battery capacity was not at 100%.
    Cancelled: The calibration was cancelled by a user or due to a power failure.
    Unknown: The UPS cannot report a calibration result.
  • Runtime Calibration Date - the date the last runtime calibration was performed, or Value Not Found, if a date cannot be reported
  • Runtime Calibration UPS Load - the load at which the last calibration was started

For a Smart-UPS On-Line, a Bypass Status field reports on the current bypass status of the UPS.

Scheduled Diagnostics enables you to schedule when the UPS will run a self-test. The options available vary for different UPS devices. The full possible list is:

  • Never
  • On UPS Start-up
  • UPS Start-up and every 7 days since start-up date
  • UPS Start-up and every 14 days since start-up date
  • UPS Start-up and every 7 days since last test
  • UPS Start-up and every 14 days since last test

Initiate Diagnostics enables you to select a diagnostic action. You can choose to run a self-test, a runtime calibration, test the UPS alarm, or put a Smart-UPS On-Line into or out of its bypass mode for maintenance, or run no diagnostics at all.