Secure UPS

Management
PowerChute™ Serial
Shutdown

PowerChute Serial Shutdown provides UPS management, graceful

shutdown and innovative energy management capabilities. In the
event of an extended power outage, graceful unattended shutdown
ensures no information is lost and time to recovery is minimized.
Energy cost and CO2 reporting provides greater understanding of
the energy consumed by IT equipment enabling improved energy
efficiency.

UPS management, graceful shutdown, and energy management Peace of mind at home
software for desktop, servers, and workstations using dedicated or the office
serial or USB connections featuring:
• Protect and prevent data corruption
• UPS monitoring & management
• Single pane view of current UPS status
• Unattended, graceful shutdown during power events
• Fact-based reporting of energy usage of
• Secure web user interface (UI) access
your protected equipment
• Energy & CO2 emissions reporting
• Configurable energy cost
• Multiple languages support
• Multiple operating system support

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Graceful system shutdown
Unattended shutdown in the event of an
extended power outage helps to protect
against data corruption and costly equipment
damage.

• Option to run command files to shut down

applications
• Configurable shutdown- immediately, UPS
on battery for a duration and on battery
runtime limit

Energy reporting
Energy usage, cost and CO2 reporting of
protected IT equipment enables improved
energy understanding and greater efficiency.
The ability to update energy costs as they
change increases reporting accuracy

• Fact-based understanding of energy usage

• Associated energy cost reporting of
protected equipment
• Environmental impact monitoring of CO2
emissions

Enhanced notifications and troubleshooting

• Configure email and other notifications on

supported events
• Data logging to help identify problematic
trends
• Event logging to help identify timing and
sequence of events leading to an incident
• Troubleshooting content available for
download

Unified, modern &

secure user experience
supporting Back-UPS, Smart-UPS,
and Easy UPS*.

Manage UPS via serial or USB

with PowerChute Serial
Shutdown UPS management
software.

*PowerChute Software is only compatible with Easy UPS

Online (SRV, SRVL models)

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Features Benefits

Protection

Operating system shutdown Prevents possible data corruption by performing graceful, unattended operating system
shutdown in the event of an extended power outage.

Load shedding* Turn off select outlet groups in a pre-determined sequence to shed less critical equipment
and conserve runtime.*

Sequenced server shutdown and Customize shutdown and reboot sequence of connected servers.*
reboot*

Scheduling capability* Customize a schedule for the shutdown and reboot of connected equipment and UPS.*

Outlet group control* Turn on/off, reboot or shut down select outlet groups to save dispatching technicians to remote
locations.*

Desktop hibernate support On hibernate option being available and enabled, Back-UPS users can configure between
operating system hibernate and shutdown on power disturbance.

Compatibility

UPS support Supports APC Back-UPS, Easy UPS** and Smart-UPS (3kVA & below) using dedicated
serial or USB connections

PowerChute Serial Shutdown This software supports numerous operating systems and processors. For further information,
OS compatibility please visit https://www.se.com/dsu/ug/pcssCT

Enterprise management system Make device information available to your preferred enterprise management system by
compatible forwarding SNMP traps (events) across SNMPv1 and SNMPv3 using the PowerNet MIB
(Supported with Smart-UPS and Easy UPS** only).

Manageability

Status at a glance Quickly assess the power status

Quick access Easy access to Back-UPS PowerChute User Interface from the Windows system tray

System event log integration Writes events to Windows operating system event logs

Run command file Run command file on network shutdown sequence as well as start-up sequence

Event logging Pinpoint the timing and sequence of events leading up to an incident with the event log

Data logging Identify problematic trends before they escalate or export the data log for analysis

Notification Be notified of problems to ensure crucial situations are dealt with in a timely manner

Smart battery management Battery replacement data and replacement battery cartridge (RBC) number available (for
Smart-UPS only) via software user interface which provides seamless link to order the correct
RBC's online

Multiple UPS management View and monitor multiple UPS using SNMP over the network with any 3rd party Network
Management System (NMS) (Supported with Smart-UPS and Easy UPS** only

60% of *Next Generation Smart-UPS with outlet groups only

**PowerChute software is only compatible with Easy
UPS Online (SRV models)
APC Smart-UPS customers install and use
PowerChute software and there are millions of
protected customers to date!

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Features Benefits

Energy management

Energy usage reporting Gain a fact-based reporting of the energy usage of your protected equipment.

Energy cost reporting Understand the cost of powering your protected equipment.

CO2 emissions reporting Monitor the environmental impact of powering your protected equipment.

Configurable energy costs Update energy costs as they change to ensure your energy cost reports are completely
accurate.

Convenience

Password security User-selectable password with strong password rules and reset password mechanism.

Convenient access Able to restrict access to Back-UPS PowerChute User Interface only on the installed
desktop, without username and password
Initial set-up wizard Enables ease of configuration and ensures IT equipment is protected as quickly as possible.

Secure e-mail notifications Secure mail transfer protocol (SMTP) support to authenticate e-mail.

Secure communications Secured web access via HTTPS, as the default, ensures that communication between the
device and the client interfaces cannot be interpreted.

Multiple language support User interface and documentation available in English, French, German, Italian, Simplified
Chinese, Japanese, Brazilian Portuguese and Spanish (International)

To download:

SFPCSS
PowerChute Serial Shutdown
commercial reference.
Download on apc.com/pcss.

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