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PowerPanel® Business Edition

User’s Manual Rev. 29 2018/04

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Introduction

® PowerPanel Business Edition (PPBE) software provides comprehensive advanced power management for UPS/PDU/ATS systems. It controls unattended shutdowns, scheduled shutdowns, and notifications for computers powered by the UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply), PDU (Power Distribution Unit), or the ATS…

be switched off, the Client will perform a shutdown prior to switching off the power. Refer to Configuration C ® of the PowerPanel Business Edition structure illustration. Agent Aside from the primary function of shutting systems down in the event of an outage, the Agent also provides the following…

Getting Started

Prerequisites Hardware Limitation  733 MHz or higher Pentium-compatible CPU.  256 megabytes (MB) of RAM recommended minimum; more memory generally improves responsiveness.  Minimum of 150 MB of free space of hard disk.  Serial port or USB port. (Required by the Agent)  Network interface.…

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS  VMware vMA 4+  Ubuntu 12.04 LTS  VMware vMA 5+  Ubuntu 12.10  VMware vMA 6+  Ubuntu 14.04  MAC OS X 10.8  Ubuntu 15.04  MAC OS X 10.9  VMware ESX/ESXi 4+  MAC OS X 10.10  VMware ESX/ESXi 5+  MAC OS X 10.11  VMware ESX/ESXi 6+ Note: Because of the abundance of…

Installation

Installation on Windows After you have downloaded PowerPanel Business Edition from CyberPower Systems’ website (www.cyberpower.com) follow the setup installation wizard as described below.  Click the Next button to start an installation.  Accept the license agreement.  Choose the component. If…

If a user is unsure of which are the correct components, they can click Use recommendations button to launch a wizard for assistance. Note: Agent, Client and Center cannot be installed on the same computer.  Select Protected Target. If the target computer is powered by a UPS, a PDU or an ATS, the…

 Check the USB or serial port. If the target computer is connected to the UPS directly via a USB or serial connection, the Yes option should be selected. If the computer is powered by a UPS already connected to an Agent, has a remote management card installed, or is connected to a PDU/ATS, the No…

 Confirm the recommended components

 Choose the destination directory. 11

 Choose the start menu directory

 Click the Finish button to complete the installation. 12

Installation on Linux

After you have downloaded PowerPanel Business Edition from CyberPower Systems’ website (www.cyberpower.com) follow the setup installation wizard as described below. The installer is used to install the software and requires root permission. The installation wizard will guide users in completing the…

simultaneous monitoring and access to multiple UPS/PDU/ATSs, equipment and computers on a local network, Center should be installed. If a user is unsure of which are the correct components, they can click the Use recommendations button to launch a wizard for assistance. Note: Agent and Client cannot…

 Monitor other power devices. If a user wants to monitor additional UPS, PDU or ATS units from this computer, the Yes option should be selected. 16

 Confirm the recommended components

 Choose the destination directory. 17

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Installation in Text Mode

When the system does not support graphic mode, the Linux installation needs to be initiated in the terminal by using the ./ppbe-linux-x86.sh -c command on 32-bit systems or use ./ppbe-linux-x86_64.sh -c command on 64-bit systems. The installation procedure will be initiated as following steps: …

 Check the USB or serial port. If the target computer is connected to the UPS directly via a USB or serial connection, the Yes option should be selected. If the computer is powered by a UPS already connected to an Agent, has a remote management card installed, or is connected to a PDU/ATS, the No…

Installation on Mac

After you have downloaded PowerPanel Business Edition from CyberPower Systems’ website (www.cyberpower.com) double click the file named Setup.dmg, then double click the file named CyberPower PowerPanel Business Edition Installer to initiate the wizard. Follow the installation wizard to complete the…

 Choose the component. If one single computer is connected to the UPS directly via a USB or serial connection, Agent should be installed. If the computer is powered by a UPS already connected to an Agent, has a remote management card installed or is connected to a PDU, Client should be installed.…

 Select power devices. Users must select which power device provides power protection to the target computer.  Check the USB or serial port. If the target computer is connected to the UPS directly via a USB or serial connection, the Yes option should be selected. If the computer is powered by a…

 Monitor other power devices. If a user wants to monitor additional UPS/PDU/ATS units from this computer, the Yes option should be selected.  Confirm the recommended components.  Choose the destination directory. 24

Note: If the PPBE service stops unexpectedly in OS X version is 10.6 or earlier, please update Java to the latest version via Software Update, then execute restartService.sh to restart PPBE service, the default file path is /Applications/ppbe/bin/restartService.sh. 25

Installation on VMware ESXi and ESX

Installation on ESXi Installation must be launched in the vMA (vSphere Management Assistant) which is also a virtual machine on the ESXi host; Agent should be installed on the vMA of ESXi 4.1 or later versions. In order to deploy vMA on the ESXi host and install PPBE in the vMA, users must install…

Note: In order to make sure that Agent on vMA of the ESXi host can establish communication with UPS through USB connection, you should upgrade virtual hardware to the latest version. Refer to How do I upgrade virtual hardware version of vMA of FAQ chapter from PowerPanel Business Edition User Manual…

deployment task

 The OVF template detail is displayed. Click Next to continue. 28

 Enter the name for the deployed virtual appliance. This name should be unique within the inventory. 29

 Select the virtual disk format for the PPBE virtual appliance. The default option is Thin Provision. Refer to About Virtual Disk Provision Disk Policies for further information about how to select virtual disk format.  A deployment detail is displayed. Click Finish to start the deployment task.…

 After the deployment task is complete, the PPBE virtual appliance will be added into the inventory.  Click Power on the virtual machine to power on the virtual appliance.  Log into the virtual appliance. The default username and password are admin. In order to perform a shutdown accurately, you…

Installation on Hyper-V Server

After you have downloaded PowerPanel Business Edition from CyberPower Systems’ website (www.cyberpower.com) run the ….\setup.exe file on a command prompt as illustrated below to start the installation procedure. A popup window will be displayed when the installation is launched. Refer to…

PowerPanel Business Edition supports multiple-language function and allows users to change language. It will choose the suitable language as the default one to display at the initial access. Users can change the language from the banner. After the language is changed, the page will refresh…

Quick Configuration

A Welcome screen will display at the first time to use Agent and Client. The welcome screen will lead you to complete the quick configuration. You can decide whether to continue or ignore it. It is strongly recommended to complete the quick configuration. Inability to complete the quick…

Using PowerPanel Business Edition Agent and Client

System Summary System/Summary page in Agent In Agent, the System/Summary page provides an overview of the system operation. This includes the utility power status, operating status of the UPS, issues with the system and items requiring user attention. In Client, the System/Summary page provides an…

Information

(The content in this section is only applicable to the Client.) System/Information page The System/Information page shows detailed information about the Client as follows.  Name: The name of the hosted computer, e.g. Web Server or Bill's Computer.  Location: Where the hosted computer is located…

UPS

(The content in this section is only applicable to the Agent.) Status The UPS/Status page displays detailed status on the UPS power conditions, batteries, and system. UPS/Status page of a PR1000LCDRTXL2Ua Input  Status: Displays the present status of the utility power supplied to the UPS.  Normal…

No Neutral: The neutral wire is not connected properly.  Generator Detected: UPS is being supplying power by generator.  Power Failure: The utility power being supplied to the UPS is not within spec due to other power noise and distorted conditions.  Voltage: The voltage of the utility power…

Buck: The utility voltage is beyond the regular voltage range. The UPS is decreasing the output voltage closer to normal. Note: The Boost and Buck function are only available on a UPS with AVR; only high-end units with AVR have a Buck feature. The UPS uses the AVR function to improve the utility…

Battery

 Status: Displays the present status of the battery packs.  Fully Charged: The batteries are at 100% capacity.  Discharging: The UPS is supplying battery power to support the load. This is caused by a utility power failure or battery test.  Charging: The batteries are charging.  Boost Charging…

 Module Status: Displays the present operating status of each UPS module

 Normal: The module is operating normally.  Offline: The module is not installed.  Rectifier Fault: The module rectifier is faulty and stops output power.  Inverter Fault: The module inverter is faulty and stops output power.  Inverter Protected: The module inverter has been protected and stops…

The UPS/Information page shows information about the UPS

 Model: The model name of the UPS.  Firmware Version: The firmware version of the UPS.  Serial Number: The serial number of the UPS.  UPS Type: The type of the UPS. e.g. On-Line, Line Interactive or Sine wave Line Interactive.  Power Rating: The Volt-Amp rating and power rating (Watts) of the…

Battery Status

The UPS/Battery Status page shows information about the battery. UPS/Battery Status page of a PR750ERT2U Status Update Update the status of built-in battery and Extended Battery Module. The Last Update Date will also be shown here. User can click Update button to get latest battery status, or the…

Configuration

The UPS/Configuration page allows for customized UPS configurations to meet specific operational requirements. UPS/Configuration page of a PR1000LCDRTXL2Ua Supplied Power  Voltage: Sets the output voltage which is supplied to the connected equipment. Note: On some models belonging to the Smart App…

 Fixed Frequency: Sets the fixed value of the output frequency on the Fixed mode

Caution: The wrong frequency settings may damage the connected equipment. Make sure the selected frequency is correct for the connected equipment. An alert warning message will remind you of the following conditions:  The frequency mode has changed from the Follow-up mode to the Fixed mode, and the…

Power Restore

® When a utility power failure occurs, PowerPanel Business Edition software may order the computer to shut down and power off after the specified remaining runtime is met or if the battery capacity is low. After the utility power is restored the UPS turns on automatically and supplies power to the…

Bypass Condition

The Online UPS series supports the bypass function. When the UPS is in bypass mode, the utility power is supplied directly to the connected equipment. To configure whether the UPS is allowed to enter or remain in bypass mode in select from the following:  Qualification: This configures the…

 Low Battery Threshold: When the UPS supplies battery power and the remaining capacity is lower than this threshold, the UPS will sound an alarm.  Battery Pack Type: Sets the type of extended battery packs. When the UPS is installed with standard battery packs, Agent has capability of measurement…

 Dry Relay Function: This configures the power condition for the UPS dry relay to function when the selected condition occurs. Refer to UPS manual for further information about advanced UPS dry relay utilization. The Dry Relay Function provides the following power conditions:  Utility Failure: The…

Diagnostics

The UPS/Diagnostics page provides the ability to verify that the UPS can supply adequate battery runtime for the connected computers to shutdown properly. Perform a complete runtime estimation to ensure an accurate estimate of the runtime for the connected load. The buzzer can be tested to ensure…

Follow the steps below if the battery test fails

 Repeat the battery test and replace the batteries if the test fails again.  Contact CyberPower for assistance if the battery test fails after the batteries have been replaced. Runtime Estimation The Runtime Estimation ensures the runtime estimate is accurate with the current load. The results…

Load

The UPS supplies power to generic equipment and shutdown-protected computers that connect to native outlet sockets of UPS or extended PDU. The UPS/Load page provides detailed information about connected loads and the extended PDU. PowerPanel Business Edition Agent: UPS/Load page Manage Loads Users…

Enter the Name, Location and Contact of the load, if the load is a Client computer and has more than one power supply, choose the power supply which is actually supplied power by the target outlet. Click Finish to close the Load Setup wizard.  The Load Management page will show the information…

 Move PDU/ATS’s plug to another UPS outlet. Select the target PDU/ATS tab you want to move. Select

Configure PDU/ATS from the drop-down menu by clicking the Power Distribution shortcut on the list and select another UPS outlet on UPS outlet option. Click Apply to complete.  Uninstall the PDU/ATS from UPS. Select the target PDU/ATS tab you want to uninstall. Select Configure PDU/ATS from the…

EnergyWise

Cisco EnergyWise technology allows Cisco switches to discover Cisco EnergyWise-controllable devices, keep track of the power use and take actions to reduce the power consumption. The EnergyWise page allows users to configure the connection details for Cisco switch and manipulate the device as…

 Domain Name: Sets the domain name for Agent interaction with the Cisco switch. The default domain name is cyber.  Off-State Cache: If this option is enabled, Client will allow its own endpoint data to be cached on the Cisco switch when it becomes non-operational.  Secure Mode: Determines whether…

Power

(The content in this section is only applicable to the Client.) The Client can interact with a UPS or a PDU through a network interface. If the UPS has no remote management card, the Agent can be installed on a single computer which is using a USB or a serial connection directly to the UPS in order…

 Current Rating: The output current rating (Amps) of the UPS/PDU/ATS

 Voltage Rating: The output voltage rating (Volts) of the UPS/PDU/ATS.  Frequency Rating: The output frequency rating (Hz) of the UPS.  Battery Replacement Date: The date that the batteries were last replaced.  NCL Outlet: The amount of NCL (Non-Critical Load) outlets in the UPS.  Extended…

Power/Configuration page

Network communication between a computer and UPS or PDU can be established by assigning the correct power connection, address of UPS or PDU, and a computer connected outlet of UPS or PDU. The details are described as following:  Redundant Policy: Configure the computer’s power supply redundancy…

ATS: Indicates the computer is plugged into an ATS PDU.  Network PDU: Indicates the computer is plugged into a PDU with network connection.  UPS with Network PDU: Indicates the computer is plugged into a network PDU, which is a powered by a UPS.  UPS with Generic PDU: Indicates the computer is…

Clicking the refresh button to search all devices again on the local network

 PDU Address: Assigns the network address of the PDU. Enter the IP address or use the drop down menu to show the device list and select a device address from the list. Clicking the refresh button causes to search the network to update the results. This option appears when Power Connection is set…

If the ATS is using a UPS for both input power sources, enter the IP address of UPS individually. Click OK to establish the communication.  If the ATS is using a UPS as one of the input power sources, enter the IP address of UPS for one power source while the other power source should be set to…

Troubleshooting Communication Problems

If Client is unable to communicate with the power devices, the following steps can help users troubleshoot the issue:  Verify the network address is correct.  Verify the network configuration for the UPS or PDU is correct. The Power Device Network Utility tool can be used to configure the network…

Energy Consumption

(The content in this section is only applicable to PowerPanel Business Edition Agent.) Energy Reporting This page presents the information such as the amount of power, cost and equivalent carbon emission that the UPS system consumes in a period of time. The cumulative amount of power consumed by a…

Energy Settings

In this page, we can set the average rate of power consumption and carbon emission by selecting the country, or assign and apply a customized rate. When rates are updated, the information displayed in the energy reporting page will also be updated. Country Selection Power costs vary by country…

CO ₂ Emissions

Because the rate of carbon emissions also changes by time, users can update the carbon emission per kWh.  CO2 Emitted per kWh: The weight of equivalent emitted carbon when one kWh power is consumed.  Unit of Measurement: kilogram or pound Event Action ® An event is generated when the UPS/PDU/ATS…

Event Action/Events page in the Agent

After selecting an event, the event will become configurable. Configure all of the action settings for the selected event and apply to save the settings. The clicked event item will be configurable. Use these parameters to configure actions for individual events: Notify The administrator can be…

A command will be executed when an event occurs

 Initiated: Determines whether to execute a command and sets the delay for the command execution. If the event is cleared within the command execution delay, the command for this event and the corresponding event will not be executed.  Duration: Sets the estimated time for the command to complete.…

BATTERY_REVERSED

BYPASS_SEQUENCE_ERROR COMMUNICATION_FAILURE FAULT The polarity of battery is reversed. The phase sequence of bypass is wrong. 4 LOST_IN_LOCAL 3 LOST_IN_NETWORK Local communication lost. Network communication lost. GENERIC_FAULT BYPASS_FAN_FAULT BYPASS_FAULT 1 MODULE_RECTIFIER_FAULT 1…

: This %EVENT% variable must come with a %EVENT_CONDITION% variable. 5 : This event only occurs for the ATS in Client. 6 : This event only occurs for the environmental sensor for UPS/PDU/ATS in Client. 7 : This event only occurs for the Metered by Outlet PDU in Client. Shutdown Initiate a shutdown…

 Available runtime is insufficient. There is not sufficient runtime for PPBE to perform a complete shutdown based on current configuration even if the battery is 100% charged. An excessive load or long shutdown time may cause this event. Reduce some UPS load or set a more accurate shutdown time to…

 Bypass power source has failed. Power input from the bypass source is out of regular range or is experiencing a black out. UPS will shut down, Bypass mode will not be activated.  Insufficient inverter capacity. There was not enough capacity in the inverter for the UPS to switch from bypass mode…

Note: Batteries are not present and A schedule has initiated events are only available in Agent

More events are available for Client:  The output power is going to stop soon. Output power will stop due to power event or user command. The Client will shut down the host computer.  Cannot establish network communication with Power Device. Communication with the Power Device has been lost. The…

 ATS has automatically switched to redundant power source. The primary power source has failed or is experiencing a power event, the ATS has automatically switched to the redundant power source.  ATS redundant power source has experienced a power failure. The primary ATS power source is…

Event Action/Recipient page

Recipients can be managed as follows:  Add a new recipient: Click the New Recipient to have the blank notification recipient fields or use the data from a selected recipient. Enter all required data and click the Add button to add a new recipient to the list.  Modify the recipient: Select the…

® If PowerPanel Business Edition and the recipients are on Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, Windows Server 2012 or Windows 8, and then the alert messages will only be sent to a local ® user account on the computer running PowerPanel Business Edition. ® Note: Computer Name filed and…

Trap Receivers

PowerPanel Business Edition Agent supports SNMP traps. Users can set a maximum of 10 receivers to receive trap messages. Both SNMPv1 and v3 are supported. The listed TRAP receivers will be notified when configured Events occur. Trap Receivers settings in Agent Trap Receivers can be managed as…

Action Settings

Settings page allows for configuration of various event actions, including the necessary shutdown time of the hosted computer. After configuring all of the action parameters, and applying the settings, the Verify button can be used to verify whether the user’s configurations are correct. To test…

 Also turn off UPS: This setting is used for Agent to determine whether to turn off the UPS after the Agent and all Client computers are shut down completely. If Yes is checked, the UPS will be turned off after the Agent computer shutdown. The output power supplied to all equipment will also be…

Email service - Gmail

Email service - Gmail  Service provider is Other: Select the Other option at the Service Provider field. Complete all details of E-mail account, and fields are explained below: 80

Email service

 Activate: Specify whether the Agent/Client can use E-mail to send an email notification to recipients.  Service Provider: Select the service provider of E-mail account.  SMTP server address: Configure the SMTP server that will be used to send E-mail to a recipient's mailbox.  Secure connection…

XMPP Instant Messaging service

To use XMPP Instant Messaging, users must provide a unique XMPP Instant Messaging Service account as a sender and assign different account as a receiver on Event Action/Notification Recipient page.  Activate: Specifies whether the Agent/Client XMPP Instant Messaging service to notification is…

Linux Message

 Activate: Specify whether the Agent and Client can use this service to send a notification to all users accessing to this hosted computer. Note: Linux Message service is only available of the Linux. Short Message Service (SMS) Short Message Service (SMS) is a communication service used by mobile…

provider

e.g. URL: http://send-sms-company.com/sms POST Body: user=xxxxxx&password=xxxxxx &to=EVENT_ACTION_PHONE_NUMBER &text=EVENT_ACTION_MESSAGE  Service provider accepts HTTP GET to sends messages: This specification from the SMS provider is required before using the HTTP GET method. Select the Using…

Logs/Event Logs page

Using the Previous and Next at the upper right corner of the event log list helps users to view the other range of filtered log result backward or forward. Clicking Refresh will update the log result to display in the list according to the current filter options and paging settings. The time…

A pop-up status window is displayed from the selected event

Filter The following filter options can be utilized by selecting Filter in the upper right corner. Once the configuration of the filter pane is configured; the logs will be requested and displayed. Filter pane on Logs/Event page in Agent  Days: Selects the day(s) for the events to be displayed. The…

The Logs/Status Records page is used to view the logs of the UPS status. This page is only available for the Agent. Logs/Status page Additional log pages can be accessed by selecting Previous and Next in the upper right corner of the Status Records page. Clicking Refresh will update the log result…

Filter pane on Logs/Status page

 Days: Selects the day(s) for the status records to be displayed. The dropdown menus next to the Days setting can be used for additional preconfigured filters.  Time: Selects the time range of the status records.  Weekday: Choose the days of the status records.  Max. Logs: Indicates the maximum…

Event Logging

 Entry Expiration: This option specifies how long the log files will be retained. .  Clear All Logs: When this option selected with Yes, Now, all event logs will be removed immediately after clicking Apply. The log clearing is permanent and once applied the log files cannot be recovered.  Log to…

Schedule page

 Create schedule: Select the New Schedule shortcut to have the blank fields or use the data of the selected schedule. Enter all required data and click Add to add a new schedule.  Modify the schedule: Select the schedule you wish to modify. After entering the new data, click the Apply button to…

Turn off the NCL outlet. If the NCL option is chosen, users can assign a scheduled shutdown to particular outlets on the UPS with NCL support. If there are two NCL outlets on the UPS, the NCL 1 and NCL 2 outlet can be assigned individual schedules.  Frequency: There are three frequencies that can…

Security/Login page

Account Change Username  Enter the password in the Current Password field.  Select the Change Username option and enter a new username in the New Username field. Username must be alphanumeric (0-9, A-Z and a-z).  Click Apply to complete the change. Change Password  Enter the password in the…

Authentication

® To secure and protect network communication between the PowerPanel applications and the devices, security settings must be configured in the Security/Authentication page. The Secret Phrase and SNMP settings (in Client) ® are configured and used for authenticating network communication between the…

Agent and Client, or on the System/Authentication page in the PDU and UPS RMCARD web interface. The Secret Phrase which is used in the Client and devices must match. Secret Phrase on the System/Security page in the UPS RMCARD205 web SNMP The Client establishes communication and access device…

 Outlet Off Delay Setting - Specify the necessary time for the Client to shut down the computer on the Outlet/Outlet Configuration page in the PDU web.  Add the IP address of the Client computer to the Trap Receiver list of the UPS RMCARD/PDU/ATS on the Network/Trap Notification page in the UPS…

53568 (TCP), port 162 (UDP) and port 53566(UDP). The communication between the UPS RMCARD, PDU and

® PowerPanel Applications as Agent and Client can only be established when those ports are open. SNMPv3 The Client uses the below SNMPv3 settings to interact with a secure device. These settings can be configured on the Security/Authentication page in Client and on the Network Service/SNMPv3 Service…

Security/Authentication page in Agent

SNMP Settings

® PowerPanel Business Edition Agent allows users to change the port of SNMP Agent.  SNMP Agent Port: Determines which port to be used for SNMP Agent. The default port is 161. SNMPv1 Service The Agent uses the SNMPv1 Service settings below to communicate with the NMS. These settings can be…

Network

Data may be eavesdropped upon or falsified due to eavesdroppers or unknown network attacks when using the ® PowerPanel Business Edition. HTTP is insecure and subject to eavesdroppers or other network attacks which can obtain the sensitive information such as website accounts or passwords. HTTPS…

When the secure level has been changed from Basic to Sensitive/Complete, the browser warning will be presented after the new level is taken effect. This indicates that the user’s browser considers the connection is risky. Users can ignore the warning page and continue the web access, or provide a…

Mozilla Firefox

First, click I Understand the Risks item to expand the content and click Add Exception button to continue the next step. Firefox displays that the security certification is not trusted. Second, select Permanently store this exception option and click Confirm Security Exception button to continue the…

Google Chrome

Click Proceed anyway button to continue the web access. Google Chrome displays that the security certification is not trusted. Safari Click the Continue button to continue the web access. Safari displays the security certification alert. Note: The performance will be lower once accessing to the…

 Enter the Key Passphrase field and the Keystore Password field. Click the Continue button to import the SSL certificates. Note: Applying for a certificate from the commercial certificate provider will be subject to the provider fee. Add SSL Certificate into Trust List A certificate trust list is a…

Preferences

User Experience The User Experience page is used to configure common settings for the user's experience. The settings configured here will be used on the Event Action/Recipient, Logs/Event Logs and Logs/Status Records pages. Preferences/User Experience page Working Day and Time  Working Day: Set…

 IP Range: Set the range which used in devices and computers scanning

Power Equipment In order for Client to operate properly with the power device, device options can be configured in Client:  Auto Configure：Any time the IP address of the power device is changed, the Client will lose communication with the power device. If this option is checked, the Client will…

Profile

In order for administrators to do mass deployment, Profile page allows users to export all power configuration and system settings from the target computer. Each computer running PowerPanel Business Edition can import this profile to apply the same power configuration and system settings. Organize…

When a profile is imported, the content will be verified to determine whether it can be applied. One profile cannot be applied to every computer because not all settings and configuration are applicable for both Agent or Client. For example, when Agent attempts to import the profile exported by…

installation directory in Windows systems. /opt/ppbe or /usr/local/ppbe will be the default installation directory in most Linux distributions, Help Content The Content page provides an overview which introduces the brief functions of what Agent, Client and Center to do and indicates how to get…

Using PowerPanel Business Edition Center

Management Power Equipment Power Equipment page has the following capabilities in Center:  Monitor status and events from a connected UPS/PDU/ATS.  Issue commands to the UPS/PDU/ATSs such as a power off, power cycle or power restore.  Request that the UPS perform a battery test, sound its alarm…

The Toolbar provides information about the status of monitored devices and options to expand, add group or device. Toolbar of Power Equipment page These three buttons will allow users to add groups, add devices or expand all groups. Add Group. Click this button and the Add Group dialogue box will…

Node Components

Each node has a name and an icon indicating what type it is. A UPS/PDU/ATS node provides detailed information about what power events have occurred and what the current status is. A context menu for each node is available by clicking “ ” icon. This allows users to view detailed information such as…

Each node also has a column that indicates what the current state is and what power events have occurred. The column in a UPS node displays power events such as Utility power failure or Runtime is insufficient event while the column in a PDU node displays power events such as Input is low load or…

ATS have the following states on functioning

ATS uses this input source as current source, and this source is normal. ATS uses this input source as redundant source, but this source is normal. ATS uses this input source as current source, and this source is power failure. ATS uses this input source as redundant source, but this source is power…

Or it can be added directly to a group by selecting the Add Device item in the context menu for the selected group. Add Device item in the context menu of target group Enter the comma-separated IP addresses in the Device Address field or select the IP addresses by clicking Browse. The OK button will…

Remove Device

Highlight the device to remove or click Remove in the context menu. Click OK to remove the device. When a device is removed, its powered computers and equipment will also be removed. Rename Device Highlight the device node you wish to rename and select Rename in the context menu. The Rename Device…

 Outlet Off: The outlets which are not supplying power

 Power Source: The power source of the UPS, e.g. Utility or Battery.  Remaining Runtime: The estimated amount of time remaining that the UPS can supply power, given its current load.  Capacity: The capacity of the batteries expressed as a percentage of full charge.  Statistics: Indicates the…

Information tab shows information about the UPS/PDU/ATS

 Type: The type of the device, such as On-Line, Line Interactive or Sinewave Line Interactive for UPS; or Monitored or Switched for PDU/ATS.  Model Name: The model name of the UPS/PDU/ATS.  Firmware Version: The firmware version of the UPS/PDU/ATS.  MAC address: The MAC address of the UPS…

For PDU and outlets of Metered by Outlet PDU, the Peak Load value will also be recorded. Center will show the Peak Load value, the time when this value happens and the time when the Peak Value is reset. The Energy tab allows administrators to configure the proper thresholds to aware of violating…

 Power Off: Click Power Off and a confirmation window will appear. Decide whether to perform an immediate or a sequenced power off then click OK to begin. When a UPS or a PDU initiates a sequenced power off, computers connected to the UPS/PDU/ATS that have Agent or Client installed will initiate…

Battery Test

Click Battery Test from the context menu and the UPS will initiate a battery test. Mute Click Mute from the context menu to mute the alarm. Alarm Click Alarm from the context menu to enable or disable the UPS alarm. Preferred Source Click Preferred Source from the context menu to select which input…

Group Details

Summary tab of Details Each group provides the statistics of all UPS/PDU/ATS from the Summary tab of Details and includes the following summary information:  Group Name: A name of the selected group.  Statistics: Indicates statistics about the operating conditions of the UPS/PDU/ATS:  Normal…

 Power Off: Click Power Off and a confirmation window will appear. Pick the UPS/PDU/ATS from the list and decide whether to perform an immediate or a sequenced power off. Click OK to begin. When the UPS/PDU/ATS initiates a sequenced power off, computers with Agent or Client installed will initiate…

 Power Cycle: Click Power Cycle and a popup window appear. Pick the UPS/PDU/ATS from the list and

determine whether to perform an immediate or a sequenced power cycle. Click OK to begin. A confirmation window of a bulk power cycle operation Note: If a group contains the UPS systems which has connected with PDU units, a power cycle or a power off to the selected group will result in computers…

 Choose Computer Equipment with installed PPBE Client software, and enter the IP address of computer or select it from the drop-down list. Click Next to continue.  Enter the Name, Location and Contact of the Client, if the Client computer has more than one power supply, choose the power supply…

IT Equipment Details

Summary The Summary tab provides an overview of the equipment information, the operating status of the UPS/PDU/ATS and which outlet it is plugged into. IT Equipment  Name: The name of this computer or equipment.  Status: The operating status of this computer or equipment.  Type: Either computer…

IT Equipment Operations

Shutdown/Restart Select Shutdown or Restart from the context menu and a confirmation window will appear. Click OK to initiate the shutdown or restart. This is only valid for a computer with Agent or Client installed. Power Control  Power Off: Select Power Off from the context menu. Decide whether…

IT Equipment page

Toolbar The Toolbar provides equipment states and buttons to expand, add group or equipment. Toolbar of the IT Equipment page Add Group. Click this button and Add Group will appear. Add Computer/Equipment. Click this button and the Add Computer/Equipment window will appear. Expand All. All computers…

A context menu for each node can be accessed by clicking “

” icon. This allows you to view detailed information such as Summary and request operations such as Shutdown or Restart. A menu item becomes disabled when this operation is in progress or is not supported. A context menu appears by accessing a computer node. Each node can be one of the following…

Add Group button on toolbar

Or click the Add Group item to create a new sub-group from the context menu of a selected group. Enter the new group name and click OK to add a new group. You may have sub-groups but a duplicate name is not allowed. Move Group Select the group you wish to move and select Move in the context menu.…

Group Details

Summary tab of Details Each group provides information about the communication state or the computer type from the Summary tab of Details:  Group Name: The name of the selected group.  Statistics: Indicates statistics about the operating conditions of the equipment belong this group:  Normal…

 Power On: Click Power On from Power Control in the context menu and a pop-up window will appear. Click “X” to exclude a computer or equipment and decide whether to do this operation immediately or in sequence. Click OK to turn on output power.  Power Cycle: Click Power Cycle in Power Control from…

Add Computer/Equipment window

Move IT Equipment Select Move from the context menu. A pop-up window will appear and you will have to assign a target group. Click OK to move to the target group. Rename IT Equipment Select Rename in the context menu. A pop-up window will appear and you must enter a new group name to replace the…

IT Equipment Details

Summary tab of Details window of printer IT Equipment  Name: The name of this computer or equipment.  Status: The operating status of this computer or equipment.  Type: Which type this computer or equipment is. Either Agent or Client depending on which the computer has installed. Equipment if it…

 Power Off: Select Power Off from the context menu. Decide whether to turn off the outlet immediately or in sequence. Click OK to turn off the outlets. A computer which has Agent or Client installed will initiate a graceful shutdown prior to turning off the outlet. On specified modes, turning off…

Service Infrastructure

Service Infrastructure page provides the management for infrastructures such as VMware virtualization: Service Infrastructure view  Monitor the operating status from the infrastructures.  Define detailed action setting for each event of the infrastructure’s power source.  Manage the service…

Node Components

Each node has a name and an icon indicating what type it is. Each node provides detailed information about what power events have occurred and what the current status is. A context menu for each node is available by clicking “ ” icon. This allows users to view detailed information such as Summary. A…

If the plugin has been installed in vCenter server, the plugin will also be uninstalled during removal. If the infrastructure has been connected with the power device, the power source will also detach the infrastructure. Service Infrastructure Details Summary The Summary tab provides an overview of…

Type: Specifies it is local or shared Storage.  Status: Displays the present status of the Storage.  UPS: Displays detailed information of the UPS which is supplying power to the selected infrastructure.  Name: The name of the UPS.  Address: The IP address of the UPS.  Outlet: Indicates the…

Only root ESXi hosts, Clusters and shared Storages can be set with power protection. In order to make sure that the infrastructure can be protected, you should connect the infrastructure to the target UPS by assigning the UPS outlet. When the infrastructure stays in the left column, this indicates…

Shutdown Settings page of Cluster

 Virtual Machine Migration is set if virtual machines migrate to other hosts when power events happen. The necessary migration duration for all virtual machines can also be set here. This option is available in the Cluster Settings Wizard.  vApp Shutdown configures the shutdown of vApp and also…

Event Action setting page of Cluster

The Event Action step lists all events and allows users to configure the shutdown delay time for each event. Each event in the Event Action step will use the identical Shutdown for Infrastructure setting to the according event in the Event Action/Events page. When users change the shutdown delay…

Energy Consumption

Statistics The Statistics page shows a chart of how energy is spent in a specified period of time and also shows the energy statistics of the current target node and entire system. Energy Consumption/Statistics page The consumption of each UPS, PDU, ATS and outlet of Metered by Outlet PDU is logged…

Energy Consumption/Settings page

Center has the capability of reminding users of power consumption violations. The Setting page allows users to configure thresholds. When power consumption thresholds are violated, Center will notify the user. Country Selection Power costs vary by country, therefore the Energy Cost and equivalent…

CO ₂ Emissions

Because the rate of carbon emission will be changed by time, so the functionality the user can update the carbon emission per kWh is implemented.  CO2 Emitted per kWh: The weight of emitted carbon when one kWh power is consumed.  Unit of Measurement: kilogram or pound Alerts  System Energy Set…

Event Action

An event is generated when the UPS/PDU/ATS encounters specific power conditions. The Center can monitor multiple power devices and computers and can be configured to respond to specific events and notify users based on the event. In the event of power devices and computers, the Center can send the…

 Power consumption is too high. System power consumption has gone above the high threshold

 Power consumption is too low. System power consumption has gone below the low threshold. Group  Power consumption is too high. Device group power consumption has gone above the high threshold.  Power consumption is too low. Device group power consumption has gone below the low threshold. UPS …

 A PDU outlet is overloaded. An outlet of Metered by Outlet PDU is in an overload condition. The safe load threshold has been exceeded.  A PDU outlet is near overload. An outlet of Metered by Outlet PDU is near an overload condition. The load level is near the safe load threshold for the outlet.…

Logs

System Logs The System Logs page in Center provides users logs of recorded details from operations performed in Center. The logs can be used for analysis or to determine whether operations have been performed correctly. Logs page Each log has details which can be viewed by clicking the icon next the…

Event Logs

Logs/Event Logs page records the event logs that can be analyzed whether the devices and the system are functioning well. Each log records what event occurred of the device. Using the paging toolbar helps users to view the other range of the filtered logs backward or forward, and update the result…

Filter

The following filter options can be utilized by expanding Filter panel. Once the configuration of the filter pane is configured; the logs will be requested and displayed. Filter pane on Logs/Event page  Days: Selects the day(s) for the events to be displayed. The dropdown menus next to the Days…

 PDU whose model is not PDU20SW8RNET or PDU15SW8RNET

If the Center doesn’t interact with aforementioned application and devices, refer to SNMP, SNMPv1 and SNMPv3 sections for further details. PowerPanel Secret Phrase. Center can interact with Agent, Client, UPS RMCARD and PDU by using the secret phrase to create secure communication. The default…

SNMPv3

The Center will use the below SNMPv3 settings to interact with a secure device. These settings can be configured on the Security/Authentication page of Center and on the Network Service/SNMPv3 Service page of the UPS RMCARD/PDU/ATS web. These settings must be matched one.  User Name: Specifies a…

 Add a new IP range: Click the New Range to have the blank IP range fields or use the data from a selected IP range. Enter all required data and click the Add button to add a new IP range to the list.  Modify the IP range: Select the IP range you wish to modify. After entering in the new data…

Technical Support

Troubleshooting 1. ® I cannot access the PowerPanel Business Edition web interface after complete installation. Please follow the below steps resolve the problem:  Make sure that there is no other application utilizing port 3052 (UDP/TCP) and port 53568 (TCP). Use a command prompt with the command…

 Replace the batteries if the batteries have used over 3 years

 Contact CyberPower for assistance and replace the batteries if the battery test still fails. 5. ® The PowerPanel Business Edition installation failed. If the installation file is from CyberPower web site, it may have downloaded incompletely or become corrupt. Download the installation file again.…

runtime quickly decrease. Disconnect some load from the UPS to reduce the load in order to extend the runtime.  Verify that the batteries are fully-charged. If the capacity is too low, please charge the batteries to full capacity. 9. Pages cannot be displayed after I set up another port number in…

 Make sure that Client computer is assigned to match the actual outlet connection. Computers on NCL outlets will shutdown prior to ones on CL outlets when a power event occurs. Follow below steps to avoid the Client shutdown/hibernation on each time system boots. For Windows Users.  Press F8 when…

the next boot and only if you start that boot by pressing either “Ctrl + x” or “F10” while still in GRUB edit mode.  Edit the preferences.xml file located at <Installation_directory>/etc/client folder on the Client computer and search the <shutdown_pause> tag as below example: <?xml version="1.0"…

When using sshpass tool cannot shut the NAS down during power failure, the version of the sshpass tool may be 1.04. The sshpass tool whose version is 1.04 will result in inabiltiy to shutdown NAS. You must check whether the version of the sshpass tool is 1.04. If the version is 1.04, you must change…

Click Remove button of the VMware Machine Properties to remove the present USB controller. 160

Click Add button of the VMware Machine Properties to add a USB controller. 161

Select USB Controller from the list and click the Next. 162

Select xHCI of the USB Controller type and click the Next.  Click Finish to complete add USB Controller. 163

16. Communication cannot be established between Agent, Client and Center

The SSL certificate changed in PPBE 3.1.2, so PPBE versions earlier than 3.1.2 cannot interact with PPBE 3.1.2 or later. For example, Client version 3.1.1 cannot interact with the Agent version is 3.1.2. To resolve this problem, please update PPBE to the latest version. Otherwise, contact CyberPower…

Click Unblock button to unblock the installation file.  Click Apply to save the change and click Ok to close Properties window. 165

18. The PowerPanel® Business Edition installation file's digital signature is not valid

It is caused because the operating system does not support the SHA-256 signature the installation file uses. Please follow the solutions below to resolve the problem for different versions of Windows:  On Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Server 2012 or Windows Server 2008 R2, please…

FAQ

1. If multiple computers are connected to a single UPS, how do I determine which computer to install the Agent or the Client on to ensure each computer can be shut down gracefully in event of power outage? The computer that is connected to the UPS with a serial or USB cable should install the Agent…

® How can I make PowerPanel Business Edition run a program when a particular event has occurred? ® Create a .cmd file and save it into the extcmd folder of PowerPanel Business Edition installation folder. Then write a command to run your own programs into this script file. Please refer to the…

 If the IP address of the Client could not be found, click the Trap Receiver shortcut of the Network/Trap Notification page to enter the Trap Configuration page. Enter the required data to add a new trap receiver.  If the IP address of the Client could be found, verify the SNMP settings are…

 Launch vSphere Client to click edit virtual machine settings to the target vMA

 Click Add button of the VMware Machine Properties to add a USB controller. 171

 Select USB Controller from the list and click the Next. (Select Serial Port if using serial connection.)  This will add a USB Controller, click Next to add a USB Device. 172

 Select New USB Controller and click Add to add a USB device

 Select USB Device item and click Next to proceed. 173

 Select the USB Device of the target UPS which is connected with vMA. Click the Next button to finish. Note: In order to make sure that USB device of the target UPS can connect to vMA after a USB controller is added, it is strongly recommended to upgrade the virtual hardware to the latest version…

 Right-click the virtual machine and select the Upgrade Virtual Hardware menu option to upgrade virtual hardware.  Click Yes to continue with the vMA upgrade.  Power on the vMA to make the changes take effect. 20. How do I restart the PowerPanel Business Edition service? For windows, restart the…

 Enter “y” to apply the certificate removal

 Restart the Agent service to reload the trust list and take effect. Refer to How to restart PowerPanel Business Edition service of FAQ chapter for more details. 176

Glossary

 Citrix XenServer: A virtual-machine monitor allows several guest operating systems to execute on the same computer hardware concurrently. XenServer is supported by Citrix systems, Inc.  IP address: An IP address is a series of numbers that identifies a particular computer or NIC on a network. IP…

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