Is PCBE only for serial connections?

BillP · ‎2021-06-30

I am really sorry if this has been answered somewhere before (I'm sure it has) - Seems like such an important question.

I have an IBM H-Chassis with HS22 Blades in it. Neither of which have Serial Connections.

An APC UPS which is badged "IBM UPS 7500XHV" Which APC Model is this actually?

Is PowerChute Business Edition only capable of running over Serial Ports?

and if so...

Is my only alternative to run PowerChute Network utility of ethernet?

Thanks very much!

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BillP · ‎2021-06-30

Hi Oli, welcome to APC Forums.

PowerChute Business Edition will work using Serial or USB but only one at a time on a single computer. If you do not have serial ports on your computers the best solution for you is to get a Network Management Card to manage the UPS and install PowerChute Network Shutdown on each computer that requires graceful shutdown.

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BillP · ‎2021-06-30

Hi Oli, welcome to APC Forums.

PowerChute Business Edition will work using Serial or USB but only one at a time on a single computer. If you do not have serial ports on your computers the best solution for you is to get a Network Management Card to manage the UPS and install PowerChute Network Shutdown on each computer that requires graceful shutdown.