It seems something happened to the servers to where their Dell UPS monitoring software quit working ~5/13. They simply didn't see the UPSs. I installed some new software that I found for them, Dell ULNM, and it found the UPS fine again and displays things about it. However, the old software used to test the UPS. This software simply logs events, such as logging in, and shows you how long it will run in an emergency. However, before the 5/13 time frame, I had one server that showed a steady downward trend in the history that said the UPS had about had it. With this software, it says every thing is perfect, and that it will hold up the system for a long time based on the current draw. The UPS is 4 1/2 years old. I don't see anywhere in the new version where the software tests the UPS like the old software did, nor any log events of it having done it. The only thing I see in the logs, is when I logged in, and a place to set up the server to inform me if there are problems. It is not possible to know the condition of a battery nor how much time it will hold up the server from the voltage, without running discharge tests. I need something that will analyze the UPS from time to time so I know where they are at. (Yes, I do know that Dell got out of the UPS business) What I want to know is, where/what revision gives me the old functionality, and where can I download it from?
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