If you know Linux, it doesn't. Windows takes too much time to fiddle with IMO (most of the time).
Josh On Tue, Jan 6, 2015 at 1:51 PM, Jon Langeler <jon-ispli...@michwave.net> wrote: > We use PRTG and Intermapper together. Using Linux takes way too much time > to fiddle with IMO. > > -Jon > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Jan 6, 2015, at 11:47 AM, Chuck McCown <ch...@wbmfg.com> wrote: > > > > Speaking of NMS, is there a consensus as to what is the favorite? > > > > -----Original Message----- From: Adam Moffett > > Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2015 9:42 AM > > To: af@afmug.com > > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] 24V UPS > > > > If you just need to know when the power goes out, get a Site Monitor for > > $99. It has two power inputs. Connect input 1 to your battery backed > > power, and input 2 to a wall wart on an A/C outlet. > > > > Monitor the voltage on the two power inputs in your NMS. When input 2 > > has zero voltage, then the power is out. Add a current shunt for $20 > > more and then you can measure your load and voltage, from there you can > > estimate your expected run time. > > > > Probably not as easy as the APC management card. > > > > > >> I'm at my end. I've been looking at this for a while now and it's > obvious that no one makes an industrial APC UPS that works. > >> > >> We've tried the Alpha Cordex (DIN rail) and the ICT (19" rack) and > neither one can do what a APC management card can. We just need it to > provide 24vDC to a load and when the AC power goes out, send an alert and > let us monitor the system status via SNMP. > >> > >> Alpha: > >> PROS: DIN rail mounted > >> CONS: Web interface is IE only, SNMP requests are completely broken, > have not tested SNMP traps, cost is about $700. > >> > >> ICT: > >> PROS: It works well as a dumb power supply/charger with UPS > functionality, web interface works in all browsers. > >> CONS: SNMP is limited to about 6 values, all remote communication is > lost when AC is removed, no battery monitoring at all other than the > voltage for use with LV cutoff which is one of the values that is not > available via SNMP. Also costs about $700 > >> > >> I have to give it to Alpha at this point, at least their unit remains > "intelligent" when AC power is removed. If they would fix their web > interface and SNMP it would be perfect. > >> > >> So... Does anyone have a solution that works that isn't completely > cobbled together? I need to know when we lose/regain AC power, that the > battery is draining, what the battery voltage is so that I know when it's > about to cut off, it needs a LV cut off to protect the batteries, and all > this information needs to be available via SNMP and web. Am I asking for > too much or does something of this nature exist outside of TrippLite and > APC? > > >
