Hi JMBraun,
Thanks for your respond. I've got it working as well. Figured out as well that the service needs to be used as administrator. Never got round to write it down in here.
Thanks
Greetz
Peter
Hi Akwong,
did you try it already? I'm experiencing problems with this. With the permissions issue solved I'm able to test my command file for network shutdown, but when Power fails, my command file doesn't get executed. Why I don't know...
Have you experienced the same?
APC finally gave me the solution for a remote shutdown using a CMD-file:
To clear up any permission problem, you can make the APC services run as Administrator. To do this, go to the system services and: 1. Stop the APC PBE Agent and APC PBE Server services 2. modify their properties by setting...
Hi, Akwong. I have tried to do a network shutdown in the same way you mentioned. Used a cmd-file that uses the shutdown.exe file. The file works on its own, but in Powerchute it doesn't. I have emailed APC but they don't seem to give me a good answer.
I even tried to let a first cmd file open...
ok
On monday APC will call me so we can work it out.
In the meantime, I managed to make a program myself that will shutdon a remote computer and itself when the power to the UPS gets cut off.
I did it with Visual Basic. Now I'll expand the program so that one can choose on which COM-port the...
Well, if that is the case I will write my own program that scans my serial port and regarding the incoming signals, I will shutdown the devices in my network.
Using Visual Basic for instance, this should be possible.
Well, I don't have that option. The devices that I want to shutdown are Lacie Ethernet drives and they WinXP Embedded installed on them. And I cannot install any other software on them. The manufacturer made sure off that.
So my only other option is to do the remote shutdown. I've heard from...
Hi,
I've posted this question at numerous places, even asked APC, but they are not the quickest to respond. So I wanted to give it a try here.
I want to execute a batch file (command file) using Powerchute Business Edition. I'm able to write it so that an exe file gets executed, I can logon to...
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