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APC Power Distribution Units (PDU)

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Created on: Jun 30, 2011 11:33 AM by jcurry - Last Modified:  Dec 22, 2011 1:05 PM by jcurry

Developed by: Jane Curry                            ZCA_Logo__Three_O_80x64.png


Description:

Provides support for APC PDU (Power Distribution Units) with component and performance  information for Power Supplies, Outlets and Banks.

 

This ZenPack is Zenoss 3 compliant.

Screenshots:

ApcPduComponents.jpg

APC PDU showing components for Power Supplies, Outlets and Banks.

Components:

 

The ZenPack has the following new Device Class

  • /Devices/Power/ApcPdu :

     

  • Components are: 

     

    • ApcPduPS   which has: 
      • Status details for power supplies
      • Performance graphs for power supply availability
    • ApcPduOutlet   which has: 
      • Status details for PDU outlets
      • Performance graphs for outlet load
    • ApcPduBank   which has: 
      • Status details for PDU banks
      • Performance graphs for bank load
  • Modeler plugins are: 

     

    • ApcPduDeviceMap   
      • Gathers Hardware and Software manufacturer and product
      • Serial number
    • ApcPduPSMap   
      • Gathers status information of power supplies
    • ApcPduOutletMap   
      • Gathers outlet name, number state and bank association
    • ApcPduBankMap   
      • Gathers bank number and state
  • There are no device-level templates for this device but each component detailed above, has component templates to generate performance graphs.

 

Installation:

zenhub and zopectl must be recycled after installing the ZenPack.

 


Requirements:

  • Zenoss Versions Supported: 3.0
  • External Dependencies: The APC PDU MIB needs to be available on target devices
  • ZenPack Dependencies:
  • Installation Notes: zopectl restart after installing this ZenPack.
  • Configuration:

History:

Change History:

  • 1.0 initial release
  • 1.1 updated for extra debugging
  • 1.2 updated for new github procedures

Tested: This ZenPack was tested with Zenoss 3.1 against APC AP 7952 B2 devices

Source: https://github.com/jcurry/ZenPacks.ZenSystems.ApcPdu

Latest egg file from github: https://github.com/jcurry/ZenPacks.ZenSystems.ApcPdu/blob/master/dist/ZenPacks.ZenSystems.ApcPdu-1.2-py2.6.egg?raw=true


Known issues:

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