Batch file to execute APC UPS self test

[Anonymous user]

Hi All,

May i know if theres any way to create a batch file to trigger a remote self test to an UPS?

I managed to ssh into the UPS using the below command in my batch file,

start C:\USERS\Putty\putty.exe -ssh user@apcups.com -pw password

but was unable to proceed to the stage where i can execute the self-test.

Does anyone know how can i proceed from here?

Thanks

[voidstar_apc · Accepted solution]

>
May i know if theres any way to create a batch file to trigger a remote self test to an UPS?
>

The easiest way to do this is to enable SNMP on the network management card. Get the NetSNMP suite of command line tools from here. You may also want to download GetIF for an easy GUI for experimenting with SNMP, as well as the [PowerNet MIB|http://www.apc.com/resource/include/techspec_index.cfm?base_sku=SFPMIB403].

From the batch script, you can set the upsAdvTestDiagnostics SNMP variable to "2" to initiate a self-test. Here's an example for SNMPv1:

snmpset -c private -v 1 ip_goes_here 1.3.6.1.4.1.318.1.1.1.7.2.2.0 i 2

Hope that helps!