Power, UPS & PDU monitoring · 6 min read

Monitor an APC UPS over SNMP (Network Management Card)

APC's Network Management Card exposes battery status, load and runtime over SNMP. Here's how to turn it on and what Linivo reads from it.

What you'll need

  • An APC UPS with a Network Management Card (AP96xx or newer) installed
  • Administrator access to the card's web interface
https://10.20.5.10/ Status Control Configuration Network SNMPv1 SNMPv3 APC Network Management Card Access Enabled Community Name public NMS IP 10.20.0.50 Access Type Read Trap Generation Enabled ● Set this to a non-default value — the factory community is a public secret.
1

Open the SNMP configuration page

In the Network Management Card's web interface, go to Configuration > Network > SNMPv1 (or SNMPv3 for encrypted access) and enable access.

2

Set a non-default community string

The factory-default read community on most APC cards is publicly known; change it before exposing the card to anything beyond an isolated management VLAN.

3

Add the UPS in Linivo

Linivo polls load percentage, battery runtime remaining, input/output voltage and on-battery status from the standard UPS MIB, and can alert the moment a unit switches to battery power, not just when it eventually fails.