Smart PDU Uptime

[Emmanuelle_apc]

This was originally posted on APC forums on 9/3/2018

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Hi All,

I would like your support on how to confirm the PDU uptime for the below models:

AP8858, AP8953

I have logged into the PDU and want to make sure that the Uptime mentioned in the parameters is the actual duration when the power was restored and not the network connection (management uptime).

Thanks in advance.

[B-DoubleE_apc]

This was originally posted on APC forums on 9/4/2018

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Hi Emmanuelle,

The uptime given in the web interface is for the network management card, not power output of the PDU. If the management card restarts (which does not impact the power output of the unit) then the uptime will reset.

[Emmanuelle_apc · Accepted solution]

This was originally posted on APC forums on 9/5/2018

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Thanks Matt, is there any way where i can confirm uptime of the PDU related to power?

[Antojons]

Recently I was worried about a similar question. I solved it through a third-party monitoring service to track uptime and other metrics. For me, it turned out to be easier than installing some additional software or writing a script.