APC AP9830 User Manual

Remote Power-Off Device

AP9830

Installation and Quick Start

Contents

Features and Requirements 1

Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Hardware Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Safety Information 3

Avoid Hazardous Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Example of the potential hazard Accessory devices that can override the RPO

Eliminate the Hazard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Use an Emergency Power Off system Block access to accessory devices

Contact Closure Setup with Multiple UPSs . . . . . . . 6

Verify Contents of the Shipment 7

Unpack and Inspect the RPO Package . . . . . . . . . . 7

Please recycle Receiving inspection

Components of the RPO 9

Side Views . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

View from the server side of the RPO View from the UPS side of the RPO

Top View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Configuration and Setup 11

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Configure the Remote Power-Off Device . . . . . . . 12

Types of remote switches supported

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Set up the Remote Power-Off Device . . . . . . . . . . 14

Remote switch: requirements and pin assignment Pin locations for the keystone jack Pin locations for the RJ-11 connector Connect the switch cable to the keystone jack Placement of accessories

How to Turn Off the Output of Multiple UPSs . . . 20

Cascade multiple RPOs (serial setup) Matrix-UPS® in a cascading configuration Connect multiple RPOs in parallel setup (voltage input

switches only)

Product Information 22

Selecting and Ordering Components. . . . . . . . . . 22

Remote switch specifications Cable requirements Ordering components

Product Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Warranty and Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Limited warranty Warranty limitations Obtaining service

Life-Support Policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

General policy Examples of life-support devices

Radio Frequency Interference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

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Features and Requirements

Features

The APC® Remote Power-Off Device (RPO), AP9830, enables you to turn off the output power of an APC uninterruptible power supply (UPS) immediately by a remote switch. For example:

• If the UPS itself is not readily accessible, place the RPO in a convenient location.

• To turn off the output power of more than one UPS remotely by a single switch, set up each UPS with its own RPO.

See “How to Turn Off the Output of Multiple UPSs” on page 20.

The Remote Power-Off Device works with a variety of switches – normally open, normally closed, and applied voltage – and supports all functions normally available to the UPS, including the following:

• Applying power to accessories

• Smart-signaling (advanced signaling)

•UPS Turn-on

•UPS Turn-off

Hardware Requirements

The Remote Power-Off Device requires the following:

• A Smart-UPS

or Matrix-UPS™.

A Symmetra™ UPS has a built-in remote power-off mechanism that turns off the System Enable switch. For Symmetra UPS models, use that mechanism, not this

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external Remote Power-Off Device.

• A switch (SELV or Class 2 circuit).

See “Remote switch: requirements and pin assignment” on page 16.

• A cable to connect the remote switch to the Remote Power-Off Device.

See “Cable requirements” on page 22.

Incorrect installation can cause improper functioning of the device or damage to hardware. Substandard cables can produce

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toxic fumes if a fire occurs.

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Safety Information

Avoid Hazardous Configurations

Example of the potential hazard

Accessory devices that can override the RPO

1. An administrator uses the remote switch connected to the Remote Power-Off Device to turn off the output power from a UPS, but the UPS continues to receive utility power.

2. From an interface of an APC accessory device, a user issues a command for the UPS to begin providing output power.

3. Although the remote switch connected to the Remote Power-Off Device is off, the UPS provides output power briefly and then turns off again, providing output power that is potentially dangerous to anyone servicing attached devices.

The following APC accessories can cause a brief override to a a UPS output turnoff initiated by the Remote Power-Off Device:

• Network Management Card (AP9617, AP9618, AP9619)

In many case, an APC accessory device has a built-in Network Management Card, which does not have its own separate part number.

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• PowerView (AP9215), the display interface on many APC products

• Out-of-Band Management Card (AP9608)

• Two devices that are no longer sold by APC but that

might still be a part of your system:

– Web/SNMP Management Card (AP9606) – PowerNet SNMP Adapter (AP9605)

Eliminate the Hazard

If brief periods of UPS output power (when the remote switch is off) can cause personal injury or damage to hardware or data, do not use the

Warning

Remote Power-Off Device as the only means of controlling UPS output power.

Use an Emergency Power Off system

Matrix-UPS models and many Smart-UPS models have an integrated EPO system that allows connected equipment to be deenergized immediately from a remote location without the UPS switching to battery operation.

The Remote Power-Off Device does not provide full Emergency Power-Off (EPO) protection. For full EPO protection, connect the Remote Power-

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Off Device to an EPO system that removes utility power from the UPS when engaged.

To set up the integrated EPO system of an APC UPS, see the manual provided with the UPS.

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To avoid damage to the UPS, connect its EPO system only to Safety Extra Low Voltage (SELV) circuits that are contact-closure

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circuits.

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Safety Information: Eliminate the Hazard

Block access to accessory devices

The Remote Power-Off Device can provide a useful alternative to the integrated EPO interface of a UPS in any of the following situations:

• Your system configuration requires either of the following to turn off the output from the UPS:

– a switched-voltage signal (instead of a contact

closure)

– a normally closed contact closure

• A limited number of contact closures is available at the

remote EPO interface for turning off the output of multiple UPSs.

If you cannot use an EPO system with your Remote Power-Off Device, block access to any accessory device that could override the RPO.

You must prevent users from inadvertently using accessory devices to turn on the UPS if you cannot remove utility power from the UPS

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and if it is essential that the RPO continue to keep the UPS output power turned off.

You can block access to accessory devices in the following ways:

• To block access by all accessories that could briefly override the RPO over a network connection, plug the network router (or concentrator) into the UPS. With this setup, turning off output power to the UPS turns off power to the network connection to the UPS.

• To prevent users from issuing UPS turn-on commands from specific APC accessory devices:

– PowerView display interface: Limit users’ access to

this accessory device.

– Network Management Card, Web/SNMP

Management Card, or PowerNet SNMP Adapter:

Remove the Ethernet cable.

– Network Management Card EM/MDM (AP9618):

Unplug the telephone cable.

– Out-of-Band Management Card: Disconnect the

modem connection.

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Contact Closure Setup with Multiple UPSs

To connect multiple UPSs to a system that uses contact closures to turn off the UPSs, you must provide a separate set of contact closures for

Warning

To eliminate the need for multiple contact closures at the remote switch, do one of the following:

• Use an applied voltage switch.

• Use a cascading setup.

each UPS. Do not set up multiple UPSs in a parallel configuration to a single set of contacts. A parallel configuration can introduce intersystem ground noise or generate false EPO signals at the integrated EPO interface of a UPS or at the Remote Power-Off Device.

See “Cascade multiple RPOs (serial setup)” on page 20.

You can include only one APC Matrix-UPS in a cascading configuration, and you must place it at the end of the series of UPSs.

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Verify Contents of the Shipment

Unpack and Inspect the RPO Package

Please recycle

Receiving inspection

The shipping materials are recyclable. Please save them for later use, or dispose of them appropriately.

Inspect the package and contents for shipping damage, and make sure that all parts were sent. Report any damage immediately to the shipping agent, and report missing contents, damage, or other problems immediately to APC or your APC reseller.

Check to be sure that you received all the following items:

• DB9-DB9 Cable (940-0064)

• RJ-11 Cable, 10 ft (607-0035)

• RJ-11 Cable, 6 in. (607-0036)

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