Help
  • Explore Community
  • Get Started
  • Ask the Community
  • How-To & Best Practices
  • Contact Support
Notifications
Login / Register
Community
Community
Notifications
close
  • Forums
  • Knowledge Center
  • Events & Webinars
  • Ideas
  • Blogs
Help
Help
  • Explore Community
  • Get Started
  • Ask the Community
  • How-To & Best Practices
  • Contact Support
Login / Register
Sustainability
Sustainability

Join our "Ask Me About" community webinar on May 20th at 9 AM CET and 5 PM CET to explore cybersecurity and monitoring for Data Center and edge IT. Learn about market trends, cutting-edge technologies, and best practices from industry experts.
Register and secure your Critical IT infrastructure

NMC & 1500L UPS - help with network shutdown (idiots guide please) :)

APC UPS Data Center & Enterprise Solutions Forum

Schneider, APC support forum to share knowledge about installation and configuration for Data Center and Business Power UPSs, Accessories, Software, Services.

cancel
Turn on suggestions
Auto-suggest helps you quickly narrow down your search results by suggesting possible matches as you type.
Showing results for 
Show  only  | Search instead for 
Did you mean: 
  • Home
  • Schneider Electric Community
  • APC UPS, Critical Power, Cooling and Racks
  • APC UPS Data Center & Enterprise Solutions Forum
  • NMC & 1500L UPS - help with network shutdown (idiots guide please) :)
Options
  • Subscribe to RSS Feed
  • Mark Topic as New
  • Mark Topic as Read
  • Float this Topic for Current User
  • Bookmark
  • Subscribe
  • Mute
  • Printer Friendly Page
Invite a Co-worker
Send a co-worker an invite to the portal.Just enter their email address and we'll connect them to register. After joining, they will belong to the same company.
You have entered an invalid email address. Please re-enter the email address.
This co-worker has already been invited to the Exchange portal. Please invite another co-worker.
Please enter email address
Send Invite Cancel
Invitation Sent
Your invitation was sent.Thanks for sharing Exchange with your co-worker.
Send New Invite Close
Top Experts
User Count
BillP
Administrator BillP Administrator
5060
voidstar_apc
Janeway voidstar_apc
196
Erasmus_apc
Sisko Erasmus_apc
112
TheNotoriousKMP_apc
Sisko TheNotoriousKMP_apc
108
View All

Invite a Colleague

Found this content useful? Share it with a Colleague!

Invite a Colleague Invite
Solved Go to Solution
Back to APC UPS Data Center & Enterprise Solutions Forum
Solved
Anonymous user
Not applicable

Posted: ‎2021-07-01 02:28 AM . Last Modified: ‎2024-03-05 11:20 PM

0 Likes
3
787
  • Mark as New
  • Bookmark
  • Subscribe
  • Mute
  • Subscribe to RSS Feed
  • Permalink
  • Print
  • Email to a Friend
  • Report Inappropriate Content

Link copied. Please paste this link to share this article on your social media post.

Posted: ‎2021-07-01 02:28 AM . Last Modified: ‎2024-03-05 11:20 PM

NMC & 1500L UPS - help with network shutdown (idiots guide please) :)

This is in a home network setting.....

APC UPS1500L (lcd display)

APC AP9630 NMC

1x Windows Home Server X64 2011 server just running backups etc.

Up to 6 PC's & Laptops (Windows 7 64 & 32 bit) connected at any one time.

Server and PC's have Powerchute Network Shutdown server client installed on each.

Amazingly, I seem to have managed to set the whole thing up without any errors and without any experience.

I'm having problems getting to grips with exactly how the shutdown procedure works. Ideally I would like all PC's on the network to have some sort of warning pop up when mains power goes off and then after 15 minutes, PCNS to gracefully shutdown all remaining PC's that have not been manually shutdown. The confusion for me is do I need to run a command file on each PC to achieve this or will PCNS shut down the PC's and server anyway i.e. does the PCNS client take control in any event. I know I could just flip the mains switch to see what happens but that would be a last resort.

Is there some FAQ or SIMPLE set of examples of what command files look like, what commands they can contain etc. somewhere that could get a newbie up and running. I have searched the web and the APC site but even the simple stuff reads like VCR instructions.

Regards,  Jeff.

(in awe of those who find this stuff simple)

Labels
  • Labels:
  • UPS Management Devices & PowerChute Software
Reply

Link copied. Please paste this link to share this article on your social media post.

  • All forum topics
  • Previous Topic
  • Next Topic

Accepted Solutions
BillP
Administrator BillP Administrator
Administrator

Posted: ‎2021-07-01 02:29 AM . Last Modified: ‎2024-03-05 11:19 PM

0 Likes
0
787
  • Mark as New
  • Bookmark
  • Subscribe
  • Mute
  • Subscribe to RSS Feed
  • Permalink
  • Print
  • Email to a Friend
  • Report Inappropriate Content

Link copied. Please paste this link to share this article on your social media post.

Posted: ‎2021-07-01 02:29 AM . Last Modified: ‎2024-03-05 11:19 PM

You're welcome!

See Answer In Context

Reply

Link copied. Please paste this link to share this article on your social media post.

Replies 3
BillP
Administrator BillP Administrator
Administrator

Posted: ‎2021-07-01 02:28 AM . Last Modified: ‎2024-03-12 07:06 AM

0 Likes
0
787
  • Mark as New
  • Bookmark
  • Subscribe
  • Mute
  • Subscribe to RSS Feed
  • Permalink
  • Print
  • Email to a Friend
  • Report Inappropriate Content

Link copied. Please paste this link to share this article on your social media post.

Posted: ‎2021-07-01 02:28 AM . Last Modified: ‎2024-03-12 07:06 AM

 

This is the first thing I thought of providing you for reference -> https:://www.apcmedia.com/salestools/TDOY-5UQVBV/TDOY-5UQVBV_R3_EN.pdf

 

 

another helpful thing but be the image in the PCNS help file that shows how the shutdown occurs.

 

Here it is at the UPS level:

https://www.schneider-electric.com/library/SCHNEIDER_ELECTRIC/ITB/NAM/ITB_US/Tiger_NE/FA156160/timeline1.jpg

 

And if your UPS has outlet groups:

https://www.schneider-electric.com/library/SCHNEIDER_ELECTRIC/ITB/NAM/ITB_US/Tiger_NE/FA156160/outlet%20group%20timeline1.jpg

 

The only pop-up notification PCNS can do itself is if you have a Windows OS that supports the Messenger Service. I don't think anything new than XP offers that unfortunately so you may need to come up with something on your own for that issue.

 

How much total runtime do you have on your UPS? If you just install PCNS and don't do anything else, everything is forced to shutdown when the UPS hits the "low battery duration" (which by default is 2 minutes of runtime remaining). Any shutdown delays are also factored in there as well as command file delays if you set those on PCNS. This is sort of idiot proof but if your devices take longer than 2 minutes to shutdown, you could run into issues. You can raise the low battery duration (also known as signaling time) so that this value is higher and the clients have more time to shutdown. The values available for this setting depend on UPS model. In the AP9630 interface, you'll see this under UPS tab->Configuration->Shutdown. This setting is a good way of getting everything to shutdown at the same time.

 

On the other hand, if you want to stagger shutdown per client (like one server takes longer than the others to shutdown), you can configure event actions on each PCNS client so that after a condition, such as UPS on battery, lasts for X seconds/minutes, then you can have that particular PCNS client shutdown.

 

The only time you need a command file is when you want to do something special. PCNS will shutdown the OS as if you go to issue a shutdown command i.e. Start->Shutdown on windows OS. If you need programs to close down first or to shutdown special services, you may need a command file to do that.

 

Hope this helps get you start and makes sense..it sounds like you're off to a good start.

 

 

Reply

Link copied. Please paste this link to share this article on your social media post.

Anonymous user
Not applicable

Posted: ‎2021-07-01 02:29 AM . Last Modified: ‎2024-03-05 11:19 PM

0 Likes
0
787
  • Mark as New
  • Bookmark
  • Subscribe
  • Mute
  • Subscribe to RSS Feed
  • Permalink
  • Print
  • Email to a Friend
  • Report Inappropriate Content

Link copied. Please paste this link to share this article on your social media post.

Posted: ‎2021-07-01 02:29 AM . Last Modified: ‎2024-03-05 11:19 PM

Angela,

Many thanks for such a helpful reply.

With all connected equipment I have a predicted 31 minutes of runtime. The power outages we bought the UPS to handle typically last for 10-15 minutes so I am going to leave everything as factory settings which should handle all but the most serious power cut. I experimented with the "Control" section of the PCNS software and indeed a box pops up telling the client machine user that it will shut down in two minutes which I imagine simulates what would happen in a discharged battery situation.

This will get me the rest of the way I think.

Thank you for your time, much appreciated.

Regards, Jeff.

Reply

Link copied. Please paste this link to share this article on your social media post.

BillP
Administrator BillP Administrator
Administrator

Posted: ‎2021-07-01 02:29 AM . Last Modified: ‎2024-03-05 11:19 PM

0 Likes
0
788
  • Mark as New
  • Bookmark
  • Subscribe
  • Mute
  • Subscribe to RSS Feed
  • Permalink
  • Print
  • Email to a Friend
  • Report Inappropriate Content

Link copied. Please paste this link to share this article on your social media post.

Posted: ‎2021-07-01 02:29 AM . Last Modified: ‎2024-03-05 11:19 PM

You're welcome!

Reply

Link copied. Please paste this link to share this article on your social media post.

Preview Exit Preview

never-displayed

You must be signed in to add attachments

never-displayed

 
To The Top!

Forums

  • APC UPS Data Center Backup Solutions
  • EcoStruxure IT
  • EcoStruxure Geo SCADA Expert
  • Metering & Power Quality
  • Schneider Electric Wiser

Knowledge Center

Events & webinars

Ideas

Blogs

Get Started

  • Ask the Community
  • Community Guidelines
  • Community User Guide
  • How-To & Best Practice
  • Experts Leaderboard
  • Contact Support
Brand-Logo
Subscribing is a smart move!
You can subscribe to this board after you log in or create your free account.
Forum-Icon

Create your free account or log in to subscribe to the board - and gain access to more than 10,000+ support articles along with insights from experts and peers.

Register today for FREE

Register Now

Already have an account? Login

Terms & Conditions Privacy Notice Change your Cookie Settings © 2025 Schneider Electric

This is a heading

With achievable small steps, users progress and continually feel satisfaction in task accomplishment.

Usetiful Onboarding Checklist remembers the progress of every user, allowing them to take bite-sized journeys and continue where they left.

of