I have two windows server 2008 system, both are 64 bit, and i am lost without your powerchute software. I set the power levels for percentage of battery loss using the windows ups options and i was set. Upgraded all the agentsservers and console in one of my networks. The ups we used for the old server is a ge netpro 1500va unit. I have recently puchchased and installed an apc backups cs 500 on one of my servers, but the software that is included powerchute personal does not seem to be compatible with the operating system. Apc or is it likely to work with any ups which has a usb port, which i can connect to the server. It came with jump datashield monitoring software, which seems to not have been updated since 2005. Powering server core the things that are better left unspoken. Remove and uninstall apc powerchute business edition agent. The ups mode, the ups server ip address, and the server net port. Find answers to ups software for server 2008 r2 from the expert community at experts exchange.
Using apc backups xs1500 apc and powerchute on windows. As part of a refresh cycle we have replaced that 1500 ups with a newer model 1500 ups. Apc powerchute agent normally can only shut down server to which it has direct connection. Hello, i had a apc 1500 ups connected to my server and was able to manage the ups without issues using powerchute business edition 7. Hi, i have a ups surtd3000 connected to windows server 2008 machine through com1. It is subject to change without notice and is provided as is without warranty of.
If you do not see your language, it is because a hotfix is not available for that language. Prerequisites to apply this hotfix, you must be running windows server 2008 r2 or windows 7. In the event of an extended power outage, graceful unattended shutdown ensures no information is lost and time to recovery is minimized. I am running windows 2008 server dell poweredge t300 which is connect to a ups apc smartups cs 350.
If you run with apcupsd, then you can make it work in your dmz punch a port for the listener and youre all set. Powerchute integration requires at least one computer running windows xp, vista, or windows server 2008. Select apc ups or apc battery backup from the list of drivers. Someone installed apc powerchute on windows server 2012. Ups software for server 2008 r2 solutions experts exchange. I had the same problem with whs suffering an unplanned shutdown when my apc xs1500 ran down during a power outage. I pull the plug on the ups and it hibernates after 1 min. Windows native power management microsoft community. Apc powerchute business edition software is available for server. Sep 27, 20 apc does not provide replacement boards. What i usually do is have 2 apc units and i make sure one has a higher load then the other. The information provided in the apc software firmware download is provided for general informational purposes. Installing pcns on windows server core 2008 domain controller follow the instructions in the zipfile except for these two problems you will run into. When i unplug the power to the ups windows correctly reports it is on battery.
I had to upgrade to a smartups 1500 and that worked perfectly with windows 2008. This is just like the older free business agent and does not support exchange or sql. Dec 04, 2010 i have a windows 2008 r2 server which is currently having bsodand subsequent reboot at random times pretty much every day. As soon as i replaced it the battery meter began flashing and the system reported discharged, no other alarms present. I cannot find anything on the apc website that says anything about 32bit vs 64bit. Shutdown software for server 2008 r2 apc by schneider. I have debugged the memory dump and gotten the below output.
However, hotfixes on the hotfix request page are listed under both operating systems. Windows 2008 server powerchute business edition not. I was recently trialling apc powerchute on a small sbs 2008 server, attempting to maintain some automated shutdown while also gleaning some stats on how frequently the ups was intervening. Apc has a software called powerchute which can be installed on the windows operating system which allows us to shutdown the server automatically if the battery falls below certain time.
I need a battery backup solution for my home server which is an esxi box with two server 2008 guest vms. This is an exchange 2007 server so i would really like it to shut down cleanly. I even configured email script and tried to test via telnet. Solved apc battery backup and esxi ups forum spiceworks. The location of the label as well as letter and number sequences will vary by model and product type. All of the other servers look at the usb connected one in my case, the dc, if that tells them its running on batteries, they shut down after a specified period. Since most ups devices are rebranded units from american power conversion apc, you can use the apc software. This article describes a method to integrate xenserver and apc powerchute software, so that a power failure detected by the uninterruptible power supply ups triggers a shutdown of both xenserver virtual machines and hosts. For a serial ups use powerchute business edition or usb to serial converter. Aug 01, 2010 i was recently trialling apc powerchute on a small sbs 2008 server, attempting to maintain some automated shutdown while also gleaning some stats on how frequently the ups was intervening. Apc powerchute business edition enables you to simultaneously monitor up to 25 upss protecting servers or workstations. And to make this ups backup feature even more userfriendly.
How to restore apc powerchute device drivers on windows. The unit we are using does not support the apc software for sbs 2008. For a nuts and bolts analysis of your ups power supplies, spiceworks ups software gives you all the essential details of your devices. So i installed the apc powerchute software ill see if installing that fixes the native ups service or it winds up installing its own to test the system, i set it to turn off after 1 minute. Windows server 2008 r2 standard, enterprise, datacenter edition. The model number is not on the front of the unit, but can be found on a sticker on either the bottom or rear of your product. Java runtime will be the first problem here are some test results. For any usb connected ups these os do have some configuration for shutdown if you do not want to use the supported apc software. Ge netpro ups monitoring software available for windows. I used the native windows software on another server in the office standard 2008 r2, and it worked fine. I have not found a specific post on the internet that points to the cause of these reboots for server 2008, only vista, 7, xp. I saw the stats, but it never shut the server down on power failure. Note the hotfix download available form displays the languages for which the hotfix is available.
Unable to shutdown server gracefully when battery low. If you want the vms to shutdown when the powerchute network shutdown initiates a windows server 2008 os shutdown, you need to follow the instructions i posted. Tutorial for installing apc powerchute business edition agent ups monitoring software on microsoft windows. When i got the new apc ups here i couldnt believe it was only capable of controlling the one server, so i ditched powerchute and installed this. Powering server core the things that are better left.
I have installed the latest powerchute business edition. I just bought a new smart ups 750 hoping it would include software supported by windows server 2008 but the cd that shipped with the battery was 9912000q i believe it is ver 7. In fact powerchute network shutdown explicitly supports hyperv server 2008 and windows server 2008 core with hyperv role installs. The install stops with a disable native windows power management statement. Solved server 2008 r2 battery and shutdown spiceworks. I recently got a ups system for my server but just found that the software, which allows me to manager the ups does not work with windows server 2008. Furthermore when windows server shuts down, vmware server needs to perform some actions on the guests as well. A company had a singe apc smartups 1500 device connected to a windows server 2008. There were a couple on ebay, but not for any of the models that i have.
Im trying to enable my ups apc backups350 on my new windows 7 desktop pc. Features may vary based on your model and operating system. Need to configure apc ups to alert me when on battery in. I would setup to shut down the server when the battery got to a set percent of life. Im trying to enable my ups apc backups1500 on my new windows xp desktop pc. Configuring power outage shutdown via apc upss server fault. Rj45 male to usb male data cable this should be included with your ups powerchute personal edition software windows only included with the ups. Installing powerchute business edition agent on windows youtube. Fortunately, my rs 1500 apparently had an intermittent problem loose internal connection as it did come back to life. They also had a windows server 2003 and wanted both servers to be properly shutdown in an event of power failure. Weve replaced our old file server with a new one running windows server 2008.
I put the mgmt card in that apc and then have all of my servers register with the card. Each of our apc s smart or usb cable connects to linux box which in turns hosts a service for other servers to connect and listen too. Installing pcns on windows server 2008 core domain controller. I have not found a specific post on the internet that points to the cause of these reboots for server 2008. Windows 7, windows 8, windows server 2008, windows server 2012, windows server 2016. Use your ups to gracefully shut down your pc during power. I toss out the junk software that comes with apc s hardware every time. Since there is no timetable for windows 2008 support for the powerchute software by apc, how is everyone. When presented with search for driver software in this location and let me pick from a list of device drivers click on let me pick from a list of device drivers. Does apc powerchute software work with server 2008 64bit. Apr 05, 20 i replaced the battery in a smartups 3000 rm dl3 a few weeks ago. Hi all, i got an apc ups with a couple dl380s running windows 2008 hanging off it. Before i would connect to com1 on the server and the server would recognize the apc smart ups. Jan 15, 2014 group policy in windows server 2008 r2 is most powerful network administration tool, and being able to efficiently manage group policy is an important skill for experienced systems administrators.
Ups is not recognized by install, and manually setting com1 and smart type results in unknown status. Ive used the software before, but this time it refused to play ball. Youll get a list of all power events for that ups, when the battery was last replaced, realtime alerts, and the devices current status. I am looking to have it automatically shutdown my vms and esxi if theres a power failure when im not at home. Windows server 2008 2 windows server 2012 6 windows server 2016 4 windows vista 9 windows xp show more. Apc ups, powerchute app and the native ups service. Windows vista, windows 2008, windows 7, windows 8, windows 10, windows server core. Software deploy using group policy in windows server 2008. Sep 09, 2008 i had the same problem with whs suffering an unplanned shutdown when my apc xs1500 ran down during a power outage. I saw the stats, but it never shut the server down on. All of the other servers look at the usb connected one in my case, the dc, if that tells them its running on. Windows 7, windows 8, windows server 2008, windows server 2012. Need replacement circuit boards for apc ups systems solutions. Powerchute business edition software provides ups management, graceful shutdown and innovative energy management capabilities.
This video features the installation of powerchute on windows 2012 and its integration with an apc ups rt6000. Windows server cal 2008 french 1pk dsp oei 5 clt user cal. I connected the usb cable to my computer, it acknowledges the apc 1500 and reported 100% charged. I dont have any core installs available in my lab to try it, but im fairly confident it would work, apcupsd has very little windowscentric requirements, it is just a service, which should in theory work.
Get an error disable native windows power management. We have 2 apc backup xs1500 devices in our server room. Solved apc powerchute software questions ups forum. Using a usb connected apc ups with windows server 2008 and.
There are a lot of references on the internet about the apc software well, more like ups vendor supplied software in general being crap. American power conversion apc is a leading manufacturer of uninterruptible power. I approached apc and their approach was to send me for free a data cable that was serial connection on to the server and to have me download and use powerchute business version basic which is also free from apc. Luckily, windows server 2008 and 2003 have builtin support for apc upses. I set the critical action for when the battery reaches 70% to shutdown. Home server multilanguage sfpcpe302 easytouse, safe system shutdown software with power and energy management features for home computers and battery backups. Deploy a new software package, you must copy the installation files to a distribution point, which is a shared folder accessible to both the server. Apc powerchute problems ok, just got a new server, everything is running fine on it. On the servers working as apc clients, there are only three steps to the setup in the gui. Ge netpro ups monitoring software available for windows server 2008.
Ups not detected in device manager apc by schneider. This video features the installation of powerchute on windows 2008 and its integration with an apc ups rt6000. The apc network management card gets installed into the ups and it communicates with powerchute network shutdown software installed on your own computer server. Apc told me to install powerchute software drivers.
Solved sbs 2008 smtp setup windows server essentials. Powerchute software and windows server 2008 smartups. Is it necessary and possible that all parts of the software agent, server and console are installed on the windows server who is connected to the apc. Someone installed apc powerchute on windows server 2012 ups. Plenty of backup power to shut down my server safely. Windows server 2008 2 windows server 2012 6 windows server. How can i make the esx server to shutdown the guests oss when the battery is low and turn it back on when its running on electrical power. From other software apc powerchute business email notifications work. Microsoft windows server 2008 doesnt offer this builtin support anymore.
Microsoft windows server 2012 client access license 5 user multilanguage \geschikt. Apc products support ups, pdu, powerchute downloads, etc. If youre using a single connection, skip to step 16 below. The system uses upsilon 2000 software and it doesnt work with server 2008 and i carnt find a version that will. Shutting down multiple servers with single apc powerchute agent. Energy cost and co 2 reporting provides greater understanding of the energy. The information provided in the apc software firmware download is provided for general informational purposes only. First power drop the next day, my server did an emergency power down. Remember backups come with the personal version if the software and they does does not work with windows 2008. I have only one server2008r2 connected to one apc powerchute. Windows 7 and windows server 2008 r2 file information notes important windows 7 hotfixes and windows server 2008 r2 hotfixes are included in the same packages.
Apc ups, powerchute app and the native ups service solutions. Apc ups powerchute installation on windows 2012 ap9631. This includes the network shutdown software which you install on your server and register with the network mgmt card which is installed in the apc. The information provided in the apc software firmware download is provided for general.
Apc ups discharged, no other alarms present solutions. Struxureware data center expert virtual machine trial software download. I have a windows 2008 r2 server which is currently having bsodand subsequent reboot at random times pretty much every day. I was going to buy deluxe but according to apc the deluxe agents only work on newer ups units. I looked for powerchute agents that supported 2008 and found the 8.
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