Remote monitoring for APC

[BillP]

Hello,

Anybody knows of a piece of software I could install on my Windows 10 PC to remotely monitor 2 different APC UPS's connected to 2 different NAS machines?

Thanks

[BillP]

hello Bernard , what model are your ups?

[BillP]

Hello,

Those are a CS350 and a CS650

[BillP]

that ups doesn't have Ethernet port so you need to install powerchute in every NASmachine and access them remotely from your pc , the powerchute can be downloaded here:

http://www.apc.com/us/en/tools/download/software_comp.cfm?sw_sku=SFPCPE302

regards.

[BillP]

I have some daemon running on the NAS machines that do connect to the APC UPS's and provide some data on their internal webpage. But Powerchute refuses to install on Windows if it does not see a physical USB connection to the UPS's.

Any other solution?

[BillP · Accepted solution]

Hi,

I am sorry to say that those unit are not designed to do what you are requiring. APCUPSD does offer the option of monitoring multiple UPS from one system however as noted in the APCUPSD User's Guide "Apcupsd on Windows is limited to a single instance and cannot support monitoring multiple UPSes." You would need a linux system. 

Also, PowerChute Personal Edition is designed for a single UPS and single Windows PC connected to the UPS over USB. It is not designed for multiple UPS or remote management.  

If the NAS support SNMP you may be able to monitor each Back-UPS using a SNMP monitoring tool running on the PC if the NAS will publish UPS data over SNMP.