RBMS Plus Installation and Opera
RBMS Plus Installation and Operation Manual
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SNMP
The Alpha Technologies battery monitoring system provides an SNMP interface for third party software management.
The advantage of our approach is that it allows operators to choose the software with which they wish to use as
opposed to being locked into one software offering. Many operators will have their own SNMP management software
and will want to integrate the controller into their existing network management infrastructure. SNMP is a well-known
communication protocol which provides a standard interface to different management software platforms.
Alpha Technologies offers an
enterprise-class software package
designed specifically for monitoring
DC power plant and UPS back up
batteries. The Altilium software
platform is an SNMP manager which
provides many features users will
require, including a friendly web-
based user interface, friendly
controller provisioning (labels and
alarms, etc.), reporting tools, flexible
notification plans and administration
privileges.
Other commercially available SNMP
managers such as NetCool or
FirmSuite could be used to manage
the RBMS Plus.
Alpha Technologies also offers a simple software tool that can be used to manage the RBMS Plus. While not an
enterprise-class management system the Alpha Lookout software provides a convenient tool to manage a small group
of systems. Lookout is available at
and is provided for free without a warranty of any kind. Refer to the
Lookout manual included with the download for additional details.
6.
6.1.
MIBs
All of the information presented on the web pages and complete configuration capability is available from SNMP.
SNMP uses the standard UDP ports 161 and 162. If the device does not respond to SNMP Requests or does not appear
to send traps, confirm that these ports are not blocked.
The RBMS Plus uses a combination of standard and proprietary MIBs. Contact Alpha for more details.
