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CENTRIC User Guide, Release 0.3
6.1.6.5
Remote shutdown (optional feature)
The remote shutdown function is used to instruct the
Centric
to perform an orderly shutdown of a
server or other computer in the event of an ac power outage or after a low-battery condition on
the
Centric
. This function helps prevent data loss by ensuring that computer applications have
been shut down in an orderly way before the UPS's battery runs out. The computer to be shut
down (the "target computer") must of course have connectivity to the same computer network as
the
Centric
.
The target computer must also have a Shutdown Agent installed on it. The Shutdown Agent is
available as a self-installing “setup.exe” file intended to be run on the target computer. The install
file can be downloaded from Gamatronic's website or supplied to you by your Gamatronic
representative.
Upon selection of the remote shutdown option from the "Setup > Connectivity" menu, the remote
shutdown submenu is displayed. From this submenu, the main choices are:
•
Add new destination
.
•
Select destinations from list
.
Figure 26: Remote shutdown submenu
6.1.6.5.1
Add new destination
Choose this option if the desired target computer does not appear in the destination list displayed
by the "Select destinations from list" option.
When this option is chosen, the "New shutdown destination" screen is displayed (see Figure 27).
Upon choosing this option, the user must indicate the network name of the target computer, and
the delay interval after which the computer will be shut down following an ac outage or a low-
battery condition. The delay interval following an ac outage is expressed in minutes; the interval
following a low-battery condition is expressed in seconds.
To create the new shutdown destination, after entering the destination name and changing any of
the default parameters if required, press the arrow in the upper left corner of the screen. Or, to
abandon the definition, press the "Connectivity" icon.
