Monitoring the PPC UPS

eG Enterprise has developed a dedicated PPC UPS monitoring model which periodically checks the different parameters of UPS such as voltage, battery status, charge, and current. UPS monitoring helps to understand that charge is available and equipment is up. Keeping track helps to ensure that devices are up and business operations are completely sustained.

Figure 1 : The layer model of the PPC UPS

Every layer ofFigure 1 is mapped to a variety of tests which connect to the SNMP MIB of the target PPC UPS to collect critical statistics pertaining to its performance. The metrics reported by these tests enable administrators to answer the following questions:

• Is the UPS currently running on battery or on power?

• Are any UPS components in an abnormal state currently?

• Are any defective battery packets in use currently? Do they need to be replaced?

• What is the current state of the UPS battery? Will the battery be able to sustain the current load?

• What is the current state of the UPS?

• Is the UPS accessible over the network?

• Were any severe power/voltage fluctuations discovered in the input lines?

• Is any output line consuming the power capacity of the UPS excessively?