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| PowerChute®
Inventory Manager Web-based inventory management and reporting tool for network administrators allowing them to maximize the availability of the network by maintaining the health and efficiency of its APC UPS system. PowerChute Inventory Manager is an invaluable software tool for any APC customer with a large number of APC UPSs or customers with UPSs spread across a wide geographic area. Simply enter the IP addresses of all SNMP-enabled APC UPSs, schedule the software to gather information from the UPSs, then select any one of the eleven pre-defined reports. (see below for a complete list of reports) |
To learn more about PowerChute® Inventory Manger, please click here for a flash demo. Evaluate this product at testdrive. |
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| PowerChute Inventory Manager v1.1.0. | ||||
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| Hardware Requirements | ||||
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| UPS Model | APC Back-UPS, Back-UPS Pro, Smart-UPS, Matrix-UPS, Symmetra Power Array, and Silcon | |||
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| UPS Adapter Card | AP9606 Web/SNMP Management Card, Ethernet, AP9605 SNMP Management Card, Ethernet, AP9603 SNMP Management Card, Token Ring | |||
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| Communications | SNMP running on TCP/IP | |||
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| Operating System | Server: Windows NT
4.0 with Service Pack 4 or newer Client: Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT 4.0, Solaris 2.6 & 2.7 |
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| Web Browser | Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 or
later for Windows 95, 98 and NT 4.0 (recommended) Netscape Navigator 4.51 or later for Solaris 2.6, Solaris 7 |
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| APC SNMP Software Agent | SNMP software agents are available
for Windows NT 4.0 and Novell Netware Requires PowerChute plus software to be installed and running |
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| Note: | PowerChute Inventory Manager
requires one of two UPS configurations: - An APC Smart Signaling UPS with an APC SNMP Management Card installed on the network - An APC UPS attached via a serial connection to a networked server/workstation running PowerChute plus and an APC SNMP Software Agent |
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| Availability | ||||
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| AP9403, PowerChute Inventory
Manager, up to 25 APC UPSs AP9404, PowerChute Inventory Manager, up to 100 APC UPSs AP9405, PowerChute Inventory Manager, up to 1,000 APC UPSs AP9406, PowerChute Inventory Manager, up to 10,000 APC UPSs |
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| User Interface | ||||
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| Inventory and Battery Status Reporting |
Detailed reports that allow the network administrator to maximize availability of the network by maintaining the health and efficiency of the APC UPSs. Facilitates proactive management of APC UPSs by gathering, sorting and presenting UPS information on demand | |||
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| Reports can be exported in Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel or RTF format | Integrate reports. Sort information for custom reports. Reformat reports in corporate standard | |||
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| ODBC compliant database | A single database of all APC UPS information which is accessible to 3rd party applications for custom reports and analysis | |||
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| Scheduled Operation | Database updates can be scheduled at off-hours to optimize network performance | |||
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| Inventory Reports | ||||
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| UPS Model | Breaks down your UPS system by model type (Matrix-UPS, for example) and allows you to generate a graph of that breakdown. Double-clicking on any UPS model listing (or graph segment) gets a detailed listing of all UPS systems of that model type | |||
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| Location | Breaks down your UPS system by location (Accounting, for example) and allows you to generate a graph of that breakdown. Double-clicking on any listed location (or graph segment) gets a detailed listing of the UPS systems at that location | |||
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| IP Address | Lists all UPS systems by IP Address, and identifies the DNS Name, Firmware Rev, and UPS Model for each UPS | |||
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| Detailed IP Address | Lists all UPS systems by IP Address, and identifies the DNS Name, Firmware Rev, UPS Model, Contact, Serial #, Location, and UPS Name for each UPS | |||
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| UPS Age** | Breaks down your UPS system by their age (UPS system between 1 and 2 years old, for example) and allows you to generate a graph of that breakdown. Double-clicking on any age range (or graph segment) gets a detailed listing of all UPS systems in that UPS age range | |||
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| Battery Age*** | Breaks down your UPS system by their battery's age (Batteries between 1 and 2 years old, for example) and allows you to generate a graph of that breakdown. Double-clicking on any age range (or graph segment) gets a detailed listing of all UPS systems in that battery age range | |||
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| Unavailable Devices | Lists each UPS that did not respond to the last data store update, and identifies the DNS Name, Firmware Rev, UPS Model, Contact, Serial #, Location, Last Update, IP Address, and UPS Name for each UPS | |||
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| ** The UPS age is
determined by subtracting the Manufacture Date from the current date *** The battery age is determined by subtracting the Battery Last Replaced Date from the current date. The Battery Last Replaced Date is a user-defined value that cannot be verified as accurate. |
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| Self-Test Results | Breaks down your UPS systems by self-test results and allows you to generate a graph of that breakdown. Double-clicking on any result (or graph segment) gets a detailed listing of the UPS systems that had that self-test result | |||
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| Replace Bad-Battery Indicator Status | Lists all UPS systems that have a bad battery, and identifies the IP Address, DNS Name, Firmware Rev, UPS Model, Contact, Serial #, Location, % Load, Self-Test Date, Self-Test Result, Battery Last Replaced Date, and Manufacture Date for each UPS | |||
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| Load | Breaks down your UPS systems by the percentage of full load capacity (10 to 20%, for example) and allows you to generate a graph of that breakdown. Double-clicking on a listed load value (or graph segment) gets a detailed listing of the UPS systems that have that load value | |||
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| Runtime Remaining | Lists all UPS systems by Runtime Remaining, and identifies the IP Address, DNS Name, Firmware Rev, UPS Model, Contact, Serial #, Location, % Load, and UPS Name for each UPS | |||
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