Eaton UPS and Windows Server

[philjans]

Hi,
I have an Eaton 5PX1500RTNG2 with network card.
I have a Windows 2016 server on a physical host (no VM).
I have plug the USB cable on the Serveur and Windows sees it.
How can I set things up so that when there is a 5 minutes remainting power: the server shutdown?

All I see in the (primitive) Windows settings seems to indicate that the Server will shutdown “after being on batteries for 5 minutes” which is absolutely not the same thing as “server will shuts down when there is 5 minutes of batteries remaining”

Windows also has an “Advanced section” which seems to contradict each other:

This second one is what I want: it says “When critical at 25% of battery: shutdown” !
Should I put the first option to “Never” and just leave this 2nd menu/option and it will shutdown after 25% remaining… they are both confusing!

thank you

[jay-eaton]

Hello, you may want to check out Intelligent Power Protector Agent: https://www.eaton.com/us/en-us/catalog/backup-power-ups-surge-it-power-distribution/eaton-intelligent-power-protector.html

This should do what you are looking for.

[philjans]

Yeah but now they are charging for that… One UPS one server should be basic and free. The UPS cost already 2,000$ am I not to buy a yearly subscripting on top of that.

[jay-eaton]

IPP is free.

https://www.eaton.com/us/en-us/forms/backup-power-ups-surge-it-distribution/eaton-intelligent-power-protector-software-download-form/eaton-intelligent-power-protector-download-thank-you.html

[philjans]

Oh you’re right; I though you were talking about IPM. Didn’t know IPP existed. Really nice soft.
Now I need to find where is the settings for the shutdown when there is 5 minutes left.
There is that 120 seconds but it doesn’t mean that. “Durée de l’arrêt” means “duration of the stoppage” which means nothing much

[jay-eaton]

I don’t have a running copy to look at unfortunately. I’d check the manual next or contact local tech support. Most of the use cases are answered in the manual. Sorry I couldn’t help more.

[philjans]

The manual is not too good at explaining the process and Eaton didn’t produce any Video that explains it. Calling support just for something so basic …

The key is located in this graphic and I need to figure out.