Apc Powerchute Personal Edition Vs Business Edition
I have three Back-UPS NS 1500M2 FW:957.e3.D USB FW:e3 connected via USB to my utility VM (full usb pass-through) and I can use USBTerm.exe to identify them all. Powerchute personal edition works as well.
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I've installed APC's 'Powerchute Personal Edition' for an APC XS1300 on a business network server. It has a lot of problems right of the bat. APC PowerChute Business Edition enables you to simultaneously monitor up to 25 UPSs protecting servers or workstations.
The down side to the personal edition is the simple interface for a single UPS. I use all three for three different systems however I want a single reporting location. I was using NUT with my older APC however these new UPS devices are unsupported.
When I install the business edition, the installer detects the UPS and installs fine. When I open the webGUI it simply states: lost communication with ups. I've disabled all but one UPS to verify powerchute personal works and it does. Services / server has been restarted several times.
Any idea whats going on? Hi Dan, Unfortunately, PowerChute Business Edition is not compatible with the Back-UPS units using USB which is why are seeing the message that it will not communicate. The Back-UPS model lines are only compatible with the Personal Edition software using the USB connection. There is an optional serial cable that allowed you to use the Back-UPS units and our older PowerChute Business Edition versions (not the new 9.5), however, the information you would get via serial connection makes it not really worth trying to use. I linked a forum discussion below for you that discusses using PowerChute Business Edition with our Back-UPS models:. Only our Smart-UPS units up to our 5KVA models are compatible with the PowerChute Business Edition software.