Then in PowerChute, I configured it to execute the batch file I created when the battery ran low. When I manually ran the batch file, it would properly shutdown the other servers that were NOT attached to the UPS via the comm cable. But basically what I tried is create a batch file with the commands like tsshutdown (from windows) or psshutdown (from Winternals) with switches that remotely shutdown the servers.

BTW, I have the PowerChute Business Edition 5 Nodes that comes with the APC Smart-UPS 1000Īny ideas ? Or do I have to absolutely buy a port expander or put a single UPS per server ?Īnthony RE: APC shutdown sequence jstreich (Programmer) 10 Feb 05 14:27 I even tried calling a batch file that resides on the remote server from the script and it still doesn't work. I'm wondering if the APC software somehow detects you are trying to shutdown a remote system without using a port expander and blocks it. It won't work when you run it from the computer connected to the UPS even through command line. With nltest and shutdown, they seem to only work locally (must be run from the remote system). With tsshutdn, you see a message appear on the screen indicating the server will shutdown but after the time elapses, nothing happens, the server keeps on running. However, when the UPS calls the script then it doesn't work.

Using psshutdown and tsshutdn works fine when executed within a. Now I've tried the following tools to remotely shutdown my other server : psshutdown (from PSTools), nltest.exe (comes with Windows 2000 Server), tsshutdn (usable if you have terminal services running) and shutdown.exe (comes with PowerChute). I know that you can buy the port expander so that there are multiple communication cables going to each server but I don't want to use that option. The script is placed in the Shutdown Sequence menu.

When there's a power failure, you can program a little script so that certain operations can be performed before the UPS shuts down the server that is connected to it (via the communication cable). I have the ups connected to one of the servers. Have any of you successfully used the shutdown sequence to turn off remote servers within the same lan ? Currently I have 1 UPS with 1 communication port and 2 servers.

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