Adding the PPC UPS

eG Enterprise cannot auto-discover a PPC UPS. This implies that you need to manually add the component for monitoring. The steps for manually adding the PPC UPS component are detailed below:

  1. Log into the eG administrative interface.
  2. Click on the Add Component button in the right corner of the Components at a Glance page that appeared or follow the Infrastructure -> Components -> Add/Modify menu sequence.

  3. The Components page will then appear. In the Components page, select PPC UPS as the Component type and click the Add New Component button.

  4. Figure 1 will then appear.

    Figure 1 : Adding a PPC UPS

  5. Specify the Host IP/Name and the Nick name for the PPC UPS component.

  6. Next, select the External agent that will monitor the target Alcatel Lucent Switch component.

  7. Finally, click the Add button to register the changes

  8. Once the PPC UPS component is added successfully, you will be again redirected to the Components page (see Figure 2). Using the options provided in the Components page, you can modify, unmanage or delete the newly added component. In addition, you can also configure the tests, set thresholds and maintenance policies, and change the IP address.

    Figure 2 : Configuring the PPC UPS component

  9. To collect the performance metrics, you may need to manually configure the tests that are mapped to the PPC UPS component. To configure the tests that need manual configuration, click on the icon in Figure 2. This will lead you to the Specific Test Configuration page where the unconfigured tests for the PPC UPS component will be listed in the Unconfigured Tests list box.

    Figure 3 : Unconfigured tests for the PPC UPS component

  10. Now, click on the PPC Battery Input Status test to configure it. To know how to configure this test, refer to the Monitoring the PPC UPS

  11. Once all the tests are configured, switch to the Monitor tab to view the performance metrics reported by the tests.