I'd interpret two things...

First powerchute is probably still trying to see the USB version of the UPS.
Second if the UPS battery is over 3 years old, and something important is
attached to it you should refresh the UPS.

 - WJR


On Tue, Sep 14, 2010 at 07:51, John Aldrich <jaldr...@blueridgecarpet.com>wrote:

> I had to reinstall PowerChute (Business Edition Basic) on one of our
> servers
> yesterday because it went brain dead and couldn't see the UPS. I also
> switched from USB to serial for the communications.
>
> I got a bunch of alternating messages from PowerChute overnight, one saying
> self-test failed, and the next one would say the self-test completed
> successfully. I also got errors about the site wiring, but when I look at
> the local console on the server, it says it's fine. I'm not sure what to
> make of it. Granted the UPS is over 3 years old, but the lights on the UPS
> itself show the battery is in good condition and has plenty of run-time.
>
> How would you guys interpret the results?
>
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