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This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to
part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful
interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses
and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual,
may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is
likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own
expense.
ICES-003
This Class A Interference Causing Equipment meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference Causing
Equipment Regulations ICES-003.
Cet appareil numérique de la classe A respecte toutes les exigences du Règlement sur le matériel brouilleur du
Canada.
Eaton is not responsible for damage to this product resulting f
modification of the product, or other events outside the reasonable control of Eaton or not arising under normal
operating conditions.
rom accident, disaster, misuse, abuse, non-Eaton
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Special Symbols
The following are examples of symbols used on the UPS or accessories to alert you to important information:
RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK - Observe the warning associated with the risk
of electric shock symbol.
CAUTION: REFER TO OPERATOR'S MANUAL - Refer to your operator's
manual for additional information, such as important operating and
maintenance instructions.
This symbol indicates that you should not discard waste electrical or
electronic equipment (WEEE) in the trash. For proper disposal, contact your
local recycling/reuse or hazardous waste center.
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Chapter 1Introduction
The Eaton® Intelligent Power® Manager (IPM) is a power environmental device supervision tool for IT
environments. The Eaton IPM delivers a global view across the network fr
Exceptionally versatile, the software is compatible with any device that supports a network interface, such as
environmental sensors, other manufacturer’s Power Distribution Unit (PDU) or Eaton Enclosure Power
Distribu
management table by groups, centralize alarms, and maintain events logs for preventive maintenance of the
entire installed equipment base.
The Eaton IPM provides the following:
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tion Unit (ePDU®), other manufacturer’s UPSs, and applications. The Eaton IPM can also organize a
Discovers and supervises UPSs, PDUs, and ePDUs connected to the network either a card or a proxy. For
the detailed list of compatible solutions, see “Compatibility” on page 2.
Supervises the remote servers hosting the Eaton® Intelligent Power® Protectorr (IPP) or Network Shutdown
Module V3 application.
Provides advanced management feature (mass configuration and mass upload) with the Eaton® Network
Management Cards (also called NMC): Network-MS (example, 66102/103006826) and Modbus-MS
(example, 66103)
Provides local computer graceful shutdown through Network or local connectivity, such as USB or RS-232
port
Provides an agentless method for directly managing and controlling VMware® Hypervisors through the
®
VMware
vCenter™ management platform
Provides centralized management of Eaton IPP applications running on virtualized servers other than
VMware vCenter (such as Microsoft® Hyper-V™ Hypervisor or Citrix® Xen®).
The Eaton IPP can be remotely managed, configured, and updated using Eaton IPM supervisory software.
Using the Eaton IPM, you can perform mass configurations and mass updates of Eaton IPP applications. The
Eaton IPM can also remotely perform the following:
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Display an Eaton IPP configuration
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Configure a single Eaton IPP
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Synchronize multiple Eaton IPP configurations
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Tr ig g e r Eaton IPP upgrade
Performance Evaluations
To provide a performance evaluation, Eaton has tested the following configurations:
Test with Machine 1 (server Dell PowerEdge 2900)
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CPU: Intel® Xeon® 5130 dual-core @2GHz
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Memory: 2Go DDR2 @666MHz
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HDD: 2 HDDs 67GB 7200 rpm RAID 0 (Mirroring)
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OS: Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 64 bits
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Cannot display the UPS properties page. HTTP 404 error with IE.
Solution:
Check the URL entered.
https://<name or IP of the computer hosting Eaton IPM>:4680/
- or -
http://<name or IP of the computer hosting Eaton IPM>:4679/
This section provides related terms and definitions.
IP Address
When Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) is installed on a computer, an Internet Protocol
(IP) address is assigned to the system. Each address is unique and is made up of four numbers, each between
0 and 255, such as168.8.156.210.
OSGi
OSGi is a module system and service platform for the Java programming language that implements a complete
and dynamic component model.
Secure Socket Layer
The Secure Socket Layer (SSL) is a solution for securing transactions over the internet. SSL is a communication
protocol that authenticates the data exchanged, as well as ensuring its confidentiality and integrity. The protocol
uses a recognized encryption method, the RSA algorithm with a public key. SSL is built into Internet Web
browsers. The padlock in the bottom of your browser screen automatically displays if the server sending
information uses SSL.
Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol
TCP/IP is a family of network and communication protocols for the transport and network layers. Also known
as the Internet Protocol suite of network communication protocols.
Acknowledgements
The Eaton software development team is grateful to the following projects:
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Spider Monkey
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Ext JS
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SQLite
- The SQLite Project (http://www.sqlite.org/) generously donated source code to the public domain that
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Open SSL
-This Eaton IPM product includes software developed by the OpenSSL Project for use in the OpenSSL
-This Eaton IPM product includes cryptographic software written by Eric Young (eay@cryptsoft.com).
-This Eaton IPM product includes software written by Tim Hudson (tjh@cryptsoft.com).
helped us for this project.
Toolkit (http://www.openssl.org/).
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IMPORTANT
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Net SNMP
The full license version for each of these projects is available from Eaton IPM using the Settings > System > About selection path.
Java Licensing
Eaton's advanced software (infra connector) uses the OSGI framework technology. All the constituent modules
of the new features (virtualization, storage, Cisco UCS) are based on OpenJDK (Open Java Development Kit,
which is a free and open source implementation of the Java Platform).
A Java Runtime Environment (JRE) must be installed on the target machine to use these features. This one can
be open source, such as OpenJRE, or business, such as Oracle.
Acceptance of licenses, related to Java Runtime Environment, is the responsibility of the end user.
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Chapter 2Installation
This chapter provides Eaton Intelligent Power Manager (IPM) installation prerequisites and quick start
installation procedures
NOTEPlease refer to the following installation information for operating system
Installation Prerequisites
This section provides installation prerequisites for the following:
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Systems hosting the Eaton IPM
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Systems that display the Web-based graphical user interface (GUI)
On the System Hosting Eaton IPM
The Eaton IPM can be installed on
Vista® 7,
and 2012.
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Microsoft® Windows 7 and 8, and on
For better performances with multiple nodes, Eaton recommends a Microsoft® Windows Server® OS (that
does not have the limitation of 10 simultaneous network connections)
To avoid network or serial port access conflicts, do not install the Eaton IPM on a machine that also hosts:
- Network management system, such as HP OpenView
- Eaton Intelligent Power Protector (IPP)
- Eaton Enterprise Power Manager
- Eaton Network Shutdown Module
- Network Management Proxy
- Eaton UPS Management Software
. Procedures for uninstalling and upgrading the product are also included.
For all features correlated to the infrastructure connector (like VMware, UCS, NetApp) a JRE must be installed
on the system hosting Eaton IPM (see “JRE Installation” on page 15). If this prerequisite is not installed, only
ualization features are available, such as the legacy API for VMware connectors.
virt
Citrix XenCenter
Virtualization,
Table 5. JRE Virtualization, Storage, and Server
SoftwareNo JRE installedJRE 1.6 or greater
Storage, or Server
VirtualizationNew Vmware vCenter—•
New Vmware ESX/ESXi—•
Microsoft SCVMM •
Citrix XenCenter••
Citrix XenServer••
Vmware vCenter (legacy API)••
Vmware ESX/ESXi (legacy API)••
StorageNetApp Storage—•
ServerCisco UCS Manager—•
NOTEOn
ly available if the system hosting is based on Microsoft operating system. See “Eaton Solutions for Microsoft” on page 85.
see NOTE
JRE Installation
The installation of the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) is Operating System platform-dependent. All new Eaton
components have been developed and tested for the Java version 1.6 or later. After installing the correct JRE,
the IPM must be reloaded, to take account this new environment.
Quick Start Instructions
This section includes quick start installation and configuration instructions.
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see NOTE
Graphical Installation
To install the
1.On a computer with a Windows OS, run the Eaton Intelligent Power Manager package under an
administrator account. A Web browser displays the Eaton Intelligent Power Manager Installer Welcome
screen.
2.Observe the prompt and verify that the communication device is connected. Click Nex
The Login screen displays.
Eaton IPM
:
t (see Figure 2).
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Figure 2. Welcome Screen
3.Read the application description. Type the login and password and click Login (se
e Figure 3).
NOTEThe default entry for login and password is admin.
Figure 3. Login Screen
Configuration
When started, the application automatically performs a discovery using the “Quick Scan” option:
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Using the “Quick Scan” operation, you will discover the following through broadcast: Network Management
Cards Network-MS (ex 66102 / 103006826) and Modbus-MS (ex 66103), PXGX2000, PXGX-UPS,
ConnectUPS BD, ConnectUPS X, ConnectUPS MS, Intelligent Power Protector, Network Shutdown Module
V3, new Eaton ePDU, new HP UPS Card, new Dell UPS Card, or new IBM UPS Card.
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Display the discovered nodes using Settings > Auto Discovery (see Figure 4).
For the other nodes, perform the discovery based on IP address ranges using the “Range Scan” option.
Using “Range Scan” discovers the nodes that are outside of the network segment and nodes that are not
compatible with the “Quick Scan” feature.
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Refer to the Compatibility list to determine if your node supports the “Quick Scan” feature.
onal) To set the computer running Eaton IPM to shut down in the event of a power failure:
(Opti
1.Select Settings > System. The Edit modules settings dialog displays.
2.Select the Shutdown checkbox on the Edit modules settings dialog (see Figure 5). The Shutdown menu
sele
ction displays in the Settings menu hierarchy list (see Figure 6).
Figure 5. Edit Modules Settings Dialog
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Figure 6. Shutdown Displays in the Settings Menu Hierarchy
3.From the Settings > Shutdown page, assign the following:
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IP address of the UPS that powers the local computer (power source)
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Shutdown configuration parameters (timer, duration, type of shutdown, and (if needed) shutdown script
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Select or deselect (check or uncheck) the checkbox for standard shutdown sequence
Installation
License Code
The Eaton IPM monitors up to 10 devices (including UPS Web Card, ePDU, or Eaton IPP Shutdown Controller)
without a license key.
If there are more devices to be monitored, an appropriate licen
se is needed. The license can also be upgraded
later without reinstallation.
Only for “Silver” or “Gold” paid versions:
1.I n Set
tings > System > Edit System Information, enter the license product key that is printed on the
[Optional] If you have enabled the Shutdown module, the Views > Power Source menu item allows you to
supervise the current state of the UPS that powers the server running Eaton IPM. This menu is available
when you have enabled the Shutdown module in System > Settings > Edit Modules Settings.
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The Events > Event List view allows you to view the device events.
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The Management menu provides functions that allow you to mass configure and mass upgrade cards.
Installation Result
If you install a new
and your product settings.
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At the end of the installation, the following shortcuts are created in the group Start > Programs > Eaton >
Intelligent Power Manager:
en Eaton Intelligent Power Manager: Starts the main Eaton IPM graphical interface
- Op
t Eaton Intelligent Power Manager: Starts the service
- Star
op Eaton Intelligent Power Manager: Stops the service
- St
ninstall Eaton Intelligent Power Manager: Uninstalls the program
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A service called “Eaton Intelligent Power Manager” is also created for the Database Acquisition Engine.
- This program continuously polls the status of Eaton
- This service automatically starts on machine boot-up.
- This service provides the Web Interface.
Eaton IPM
release without uninstalling the old one, you will keep your database
devices and Applications connected on the network.
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A system tray icon displays the alarms on the local computer. Right-click this icon to display the same
shortcuts as in the Windows Start menu.
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Uninstalling the Eaton IPM
The following methods for uninstalling the
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Access the control panel selection for your operating system to uninstall programs and remove the Eaton
Intelligent Power Manager
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You can also uninstall from the shortcuts to remove the product and custom files (if you confirm the action):
Vx.xx package per your system instructions.
Start > Programs > Eaton > Intelligent Power Manager> Uninstall Intelligent Power Manager
Upgrading the Eaton IPM Product
If you install a new Eaton IPM Release without uninstalling the old release, you will keep your database and
your product settings. See “Nodes Upgrade” on page 74 for upgrade information. Also see “System Settings”
on page 29 for information on configuring automatic upgrade.
Installing/Uninstalling the Eaton IPM (Command Line)
You can install or uninstall the Eaton IPM product from a command line in order to deploy the software in a
group, with or without using the graphical interface. You can also configure protection settings from the
command line.
Detail of available command options can be obtained using the following command:
-install Launches the installation/upgrade process (default).
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-uninstall Launches the process to uninstall the application.
The available options are:
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-debug Displays debugging information on the console.
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-silent Install the application silently.
Access the installation folder:
-dir <installPath>
Example
The command <packageName> -install -silent -dir "C:\Program Files\MyFolder" will install
Eaton IPM silently in C:\Program Files\MyFolder.
the
After the installation is completed, open a Web browser with the following URL:
http://<host>:4679/, where <host> is the host name or IP address of the machine hosting the Eaton IPM.
The installation of the Java Runtime Environment is Operating System platform dependent. All new Eaton
components have been developed tested for the Java version 1.6 or later. After installing the correct JRE, the
Eaton IPM must be reloaded to take account this new environment (see “JRE Prerequisites” on page 10 ).
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Chapter 3Configuration
This chapter describes how to configure the Eaton Intelligent Power Manager (IPM).
Configure Nodes
Each node (Network Management Card, proxy, or application) must have a valid IP address (or a DNS name) in
the range that you have entered for auto-discovery (s
Eaton IPM automatically receives the alarms (through notification or polling) without specific configuration on
the network card, proxies, or applications.
ee “Compatibility” on page 2).
For SNMP communication, configure the
Discover Nodes Connected on the Network
To discover nodes connected on the network:
1.From the left-side Views panelDiscovery menu item.
2.From the right panel, select a discovery method (see Figure 8):
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Quick Scan: Automatically performed when application starts
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Range Scan: Click the Range Scan button
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Address Scan: Click the Address Scan button
SNMP parameters using the System > Scan Settings selection.
of the Eaton IPM main interface window, select the Settings > Auto
The Quick Scan request is a broadcast frame on 4679 IANA reserved port and 69 standard TFTP port. Using
the Quick Scan operation, you will discover any of the following within a few seconds:
- PXGX2000, PXGX-UPS, ConnectUPS BD, ConnectUPS X, or ConnectUPS MS
- ePDUs
- Eaton Intelligent Power Protector (IPP) or Network Shutdown Module V3
Range Scan
Using the Range Scan operation, you will discover the nodes that are outside of the Network segment and
nodes that are not compatible with the Quick scan feature. See “Compatibility” on page 2 to determine if your
node supports Quick scan feature.
In the Range scan dialog bo
authentication settings checkbox to specify authentication parameters that are different from global scan
settings (see Figure 9).
x, you can edit IP address ranges. You can also check (select) the Override global
Figure 9. Range Scan Dialog Box
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Address Scan
This type of node discovery performs a single address scan (or for several IP addresses separated by the “;”
character).
In the Address(es) Scan dialog bo
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You can check (select) the Force node(s) creation checkbox to create a node with an IP address even if the
x, edit IP addresses to scan.
scan operation did not identify the device.
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You can also check (select) the Override global authentication settings checkbox to specify authentication
parameters that are different from global scan settings (see Figure 10).
NOTEThe option "Force node(s) creation" will create empty nodes if the scan operation did
not identify the devices. Then it is possible to assign a different driver to the nodes
created (see ).
Administrators can set scanner authentication parameters that will be used as the default when discovering
new devices. These authentication settings can be set for the XML, SNMPv1, SNMPv3 and NUT protocols.
When discovered, manually or automatically, newly
parameters. Depending on the device-supported protocols, IPM will choose the needed parameters. See
“Compatibility” on page 2 to determine which protocols are supported.
The administrator can also activate the automatic scanner
a direct scan action of the administrator. For example, with automatic scan enabled, the presence of a new card
on the network would be auto-discovered and added.
To change scan settings:
1.From the left-side Views panel
menu item. The System page displays.
2.Click the Edit scan settings button on the right-side page. T
Figure 8).
3.Set the scan settings by selecting or deselect
drop-down list.
of the Eaton IPM main interface window, select the Settings > System
discovered devices will use these authentication
to add any automatically discovered devices without
he Edit scan settings dialog box displays (see
ing checkboxes, typing data, or make selections from the
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Figure 12. Edit Scan Settings Dialog Box
Change driver node
After discovering a node, it is possible to assign a different driver to this node.
To change driver mode:
1.Select the Set
2.From the right-side panel, select Change driver node (see ).