System

System settings allows an administrator to set some general PowerAlert configuration parameters.

 

'Write Config file' button

 

This button writes a paconfig.ini text file in the \tripplite\poweralert directory.  This file contains all of the current settings for PowerAlert and can be used to configure other systems running PowerAlert.  

 

To configure other systems the necessary steps are:

1) Stop the PowerAlert service,

2) Place the paconfig.ini file in the \tripplite\poweralert directory

3) Delete all *.dat files in the \tripplite\poweralert\data directory

4) Start the PowerAlert service

 

PowerAlert upon startup will then configure itself based upon the settings in the ini file.

 

 

Shutdown

 

Hibernation-  This allows an administrator to configure any PowerAlert initiated operating system shutdown (Windows only) to perform either a complete power down or into a hibernation state.   By default PowerAlert uses the complete power down method.

 

Shutdown- Selecting shutdown configures PowerAlert to initiate a typical shutdown.

 

Multiple Device Shutdown

 

Shutdown when one device indicates shutdown -  PowerAlert 12 has the capability of monitoring more than one UPS attached to a computer system. Therefore, if you are monitoring more than one UPS you can define if a shutdown should occur when any device indicates to shutdown i.e. shutdown when one device indicates shutdown or wait to shutdown until all devices being monitored indicate to shutdown i.e. shutdown when all devices indicate shutdown.

 

 

Configuration Settings

 

 

Enable auto update trap

Checking the "Enable auto update trap" option configures PowerAlert to periodically send a SNMP trap to any PowerAlert Network Management systems or PowerAlert Network Shutdown agent registered with the PowerAlert Local software containing it's current status.  

 

Should the engine not search for new connected devices at startup?

Enabling this setting configures PowerAlert to NOT check for new devices upon startup.  The default setting is unchecked, this allows PowerAlert to discover new devices or additional devices every time PowerAlert starts.

 

SYSLOG Settings

 

 

 

SYSLOG

 

To configure PowerAlert to send event messages to a networked based SYSLOG sever click the 'New' button and enter either the IPv4 address or the DNS name of the SYSLOG server(s) on the network.  

 

Note: PowerAlert can send SYSLOG message to more than one SYSLOG server if required.