You may set the PXE so that it automatically reports the latest readings or states of one or multiple sensors by sending a message or email or simply recording the report in a log. These sensors can be either internal or environmental sensors as listed below.
Inlet sensors, including RMS current, RMS voltage, active power, apparent power, power factor and active energy.
Outlet sensors, including RMS current, RMS voltage, active power, apparent power, power factor, active energy and outlet state (for outlet-switching capable PDUs only).
Overcurrent protector sensors, including RMS current and tripping state.
Peripheral device sensors, which can be any Raritan environmental sensor packages connected to the PXE, such as temperature or humidity sensors.
In the "Action name" field, type a new name for the action. The default name is New Action <number>, where <number> is a sequential number starting at 1.
In the Action field, click the drop-down arrow and select the desired action: Send Sensor Report.
In the Destination Actions field, select the method(s) to report sensor readings or states. The number of available methods vary, depending on how many messaging actions have been created.
The messaging action types include:
Log event message
Syslog message
Send SMTP message
Send SMS message
If no messaging actions are available, click Create New Destination Action to immediately create them.
To select any method, select it in the right list box, and click to move it to the left list box. To make multiple selections, press Ctrl+click or Shift+click to highlight multiple ones.
To select all methods, simply click .
To delete any method, select it in the left list box, and click to move it back to the right list box. To make multiple selections, press Ctrl+click or Shift+click to highlight multiple ones.
To remove all methods, simply click .
In the Available Sensors field, select the desired sensor.
Select the sensor type from the field to the left.
Select the specific sensor from the field to the right.
Click the Add button to add the selected sensor to the Report Sensors list box.
For example, to monitor the current reading of the Inlet 1, select Inlet 1 from the left field, and then select RMS Current from the right field.
To report additional sensors simultaneously, repeat the above step to add more sensors.
To remove any sensor from the Report Sensors list box, select it and click the Delete button . To make multiple selections, press Ctrl+click or Shift+click to highlight multiple ones.
To immediately send out the sensor report, click Send Report Now. A message appears, indicating whether the sensor report is sent successfully.
To save this action, click OK.
Note: When intending to send a sensor report using custom messages, use the placeholder [SENSORREPORT] to report sensor readings. See Email and SMS Message Placeholders.