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  • Page 1 Liebert® IntelliSlot™ Unity™ Card Installer/User Guide...
  • Page 2 The products covered by this instruction manual are manufactured and/or sold by Vertiv. This document is the property of Vertiv and contains confidential and proprietary information owned by Vertiv. Any copying, use or disclosure of it without the written permission of Vertiv is strictly prohibited.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    6.1 Communications Tab Menu Folders 6.2 Active Events Folder 6.3 Downloads Folder 6.4 Configuration Folder 6.4.1 System Folder 6.4.2 Local Users Folder 6.4.3 Remote Authentication Folder 6.4.4 Network Folder 6.4.5 Web Server Folder Vertiv | Liebert® IntelliSlot Unity Card Installer/User Guide |...
  • Page 4 6.5.4 YDN23 Folder 6.6 Status Folder 6.7 Support Folder 6.7.1 Active Networking Folder 6.7.2 Firmware Update Folder 6.7.3 Configuration Export/Import Folder 6.7.4 Manually Restarting the Card 6.7.5 Manually Resetting to Factory Defaults Vertiv | Liebert® IntelliSlot Unity Card Installer/User Guide |...

  • Page 5: Introduction

    1 INTRODUCTION This Liebert Unity platform delivers enhanced communication and control of AC Power, Power Distribution and Thermal Management products. The platform communicates with Vertiv™ software tools and services, including Trellis™, Trellis Power Insight, LIFE™ Services, Liebert SiteScan Web™ and Liebert Nform™.

  • Page 6: Support For Liebert Sn Sensors

    Sensor tab menus permit configuring sensors and putting them in user-configured order for easier checking of high-priority conditions. Sensor data is available via SNMP and the Web user interface. See Sensor Tab Menu page 26. Vertiv™ | Liebert® IntelliSlot Unity Card Installer/User Guide...

  • Page 7: Installation

    NOTICE Risk of improper installation. Can cause equipment damage. Only a qualified service professional should install these products. We recommend that a Vertiv™ technician perform the installation in large UPS system. Contact Vertiv™ at https://www.vertivco.com/en-us/support/. NOTICE Risk of duplicate node IDs if two or more Liebert IntelliSlot cards are installed. Can cause network conflicts.

  • Page 8: Connecting Directly To Computer For Configuration

    NOTE: Enter ipconfig /renew to for acquisition of an Autoconfiguration IPv4 Address if one is not listed. 2. On the computer, open a web browser session and enter 169.254.24.7 to connect to the card's web server. The Unity user interface opens. Vertiv™ | Liebert® IntelliSlot Unity Card Installer/User Guide...

  • Page 9: Determining The Dhcp Ip Address

    Figure 2.1 Autoconfiguration Lines in the Command Prompt ITEM DESCRIPTION Autoconfiguration Enabled Autoconfiguration IPv4 Address Subnet Mask 2.1.2 Determining the DHCP IP Address The Unity card is factory-configured for DHCP. If a Static or BootP network configuration is required, change the Boot Mode as described in Assigning a Static IP Address below.

  • Page 10: Connecting An Rs-485 Serial Cable

    6. Plug the cable into the 485 RJ-45 port on the Unity card. See IS-Unity-DP Card Features page 1, for the location of the port. Vertiv™ | Liebert® IntelliSlot Unity Card Installer/User Guide...

  • Page 11: Change User Names And Passwords Immediately

    IDs must be avoided during installation. The following instructions apply when the second card to be installed is an IntelliSlot Unity card. If the second card is not a Liebert IntelliSlot Unity card, follow instructions in the user manual for that card.

  • Page 12: Security Best Practices

    Enable to require users to log in before any Password Protect Web Access Web Server Folder on page 39 device information is displayed to the user. Vertiv™ | Liebert® IntelliSlot Unity Card Installer/User Guide...
  • Page 13 Only to prevent changes to the device through YDN23 Folder on page 59 the YDN23 interface. Enable/disable the Velocity Protocol which is Velocity Protocol Settings used by Vertiv™ management applications to Velocity Protocol Folder on page 47 access device data. 2 Installation...
  • Page 14 Only trap port 162 may be changed Modbus TCP TCP 502 BACnet IP UDP 47808 Velocity Protocol UDP 47808 LIFE TCP 80 Details for configuration of all options are provided in the remainder of this guide. Vertiv™ | Liebert® IntelliSlot Unity Card Installer/User Guide...

  • Page 15: Enable Communication Protocols

    3 ENABLE COMMUNICATION PROTOCOLS The Unity card communicates with equipment and 3rd-party systems over the following protocols: • BACnet IP • BACnet MSTP • Modbus TCP • Modbus RTU • SNMP • YDN23 NOTE: No more than two protocols may be enabled on one card. Only one version of BACnet may be selected: BACnet IP or BACnet MSTP.
  • Page 16 NOTE: Contact your system administrator if you are uncertain about the settings. 4. Click Save to confirm the changes or Cancel to discard them. 5. Restart the card: a. On the Communications tab, click Support. b. Click Enable. c. Click Restart. Vertiv™ | Liebert® IntelliSlot Unity Card Installer/User Guide...

  • Page 17: Enable Bacnet Protocol

    3.1.2 Enable BACnet Protocol NOTE: Contact your system administrator or building management system administrator if you are uncertain about the settings. On the Communications tab, select Protocols > BACnet. 2. Click Edit, and enter a user name and password if necessary. 3.

  • Page 18: Enable Snmp

    Click Restart. Global Products MIB for SNMP Integration The Liebert IntelliSlot Unity card enables SNMP management of Liebert equipment. To integrate the card into a SNMP implementation, import or compile the Liebert Global Products MIB on the network management station (NMS).
  • Page 19 The Liebert Global Products MIB is available at https://www.vertivco.com/en-us/support/software- download/monitoring/management-information-bases-mibs-for-liebert-products/. It supports both ® Windows (192436P1) and Unix (192435P1) file formats. Configure SNMP Settings SNMPv3 Users or SNMPv1/v2c Trap and Access settings must be made before SNMP access or notifications can occur. The Unity card permits up to 20 SNMPv3 Users, up to 20 SNMPv1 Trap targets, and up to 20 SNMPv1/v2c Access addresses.
  • Page 20 2. Click Edit, and enter a user name and password if necessary. 3. Enter the information and set the permissions appropriate to the user. For descriptions of the settings, see SNMPv1 Trap Folder on page 58. Vertiv™ | Liebert® IntelliSlot Unity Card Installer/User Guide...

  • Page 21: Download Protocol Mappings

    4. Click Save to confirm the changes or Cancel to discard them. 5. Repeat through for any additional users. 6. Restart the card to activate the changes: a. On the Communications tab, click Support. b. Click Enable. c. Click Restart. Configure SNMPv1/v2c Access Settings On the Communications tab, select Protocols >...

  • Page 22: Enable Cloud Client For Liebert® Mini-Mate

    Cloud Service URL – typically https://icomcms.com • The Cloud Client must be enabled. With these items in place or staged, proceed to Registering with the Cloud Service Administration Portal to Allow Mobile-app Users Access on the facing page. Vertiv™ | Liebert® IntelliSlot Unity Card Installer/User Guide...

  • Page 23: Registering With The Cloud Service Administration Portal To Allow Mobile-App Users Access

    4.2 Registering with the Cloud Service Administration Portal to Allow Mobile-app Users Access Thermal-management units must be registered to provide data to the cloud so that mobile-app users will receive the notifications from the cooling unit. Units are registered based on domain portion of the organization’s e-mail address. The domain is the part after the “@”...
  • Page 24 Click Restart Card. The device is registered with the Cloud Client Administration Portal. Figure 3.2 Cloud Client page ITEM DESCRIPTION Communications tab Cloud Client status and settings Cloud Client folder Communications folders Vertiv™ | Liebert® IntelliSlot Unity Card Installer/User Guide...

  • Page 25: Unity Card Web-Page Layout

    5 UNITY CARD WEB-PAGE LAYOUT Default settings of the Unity card let you use it immediately after installation to monitor the equipment in which the card is installed. The Web interface customizes the information to ease equipment monitoring and troubleshooting problems. You can name the equipment, enter a location, set up email and text alerts and change equipment settings.
  • Page 26 Status panel displays the status of the monitored equipment, the Unity card, and any Liebert SN sensors connected to the card. Identification panel displays the System Name, System Location, and System Description. Vertiv™ | Liebert® IntelliSlot Unity Card Installer/User Guide...

  • Page 27: Help Text

    5.2 Help Text Each Web page shown by the Unity card has informational text that is revealed by hovering the cursor over the icon to the left of the Status, Events or Settings row. The Web UI may display any of the 6 icons described in the following table. Table 4.1 Help text and icons ICON DESCRIPTION...
  • Page 28 Remote Services • Velocity Protocol • Messaging Protocols • Modbus Lists information and settings related to available Protocols third-party protocols employed to monitor Folder • BACnet equipment. page 53 • SNMP • YDN23 Vertiv™ | Liebert® IntelliSlot Unity Card Installer/User Guide...
  • Page 29 Table 4.2 Communication-tab menus (continued) MENU DESCRIPTION DETAILS: Status • System Status • System Restart Required Shows the overall condition of the system and ™ ™ whether a restart is needed to activate configuration Status Folder • LIFE device identity changed-LIFE needs to changes;...

  • Page 30: Sensor Tab Menu

    Icons indicate sensor status readings for example: cable fault or door open/closed depending on sensor function. Sensor details—data for sensor selected in the summary list. Sensor settings—editable data/configuration for sensor selected in the summary list. Vertiv™ | Liebert® IntelliSlot Unity Card Installer/User Guide...

  • Page 31: Sensor-Tab Summary Page

    The Sensor menu contains folders showing an overview of the installed sensors, the event status of the sensors, download links for log files and sensor-configuration settings described in the following table. Table 4.3 Sensor-tab menu folders FOLDER DESCRIPTION Displays a list of currently discovered sensors, with their status and values. Also displays a Summary detail section about the sensor that is currently selected Active Events...

  • Page 32: Changing Sensor Order

    2. Click Edit, and enter the user name and password. 3. Select the radio button for the sensor to move. 4. Use the arrows at the right of the list to move the sensor up or down. 5. Click Save. Vertiv™ | Liebert® IntelliSlot Unity Card Installer/User Guide...

  • Page 33: Editing The Unity Card Configuration

    6 EDITING THE UNITY CARD CONFIGURATION The Web UI can be used to configure the settings for the Unity card and for the monitored equipment. The following steps apply to making changes to all configuration settings. To edit the configuration: Open a Web browser and enter the card’s IP address. 2.

  • Page 34: Configuration Folder

    NTP Time Sync Rate The rate at which time will be synchronized with the Network Time Protocol server, if NTP is the external time source. Time Zone Time zone where the device is located. Vertiv™ | Liebert® IntelliSlot Unity Card Installer/User Guide...

  • Page 35: Local Users Folder

    Enable Auto-Sync to Managed Device Enable automatic writing time to the managed device. Managed Device Auto-Sync Rate Rate at which time will be written to the managed device, if an external time source has been selected. 6.4.2 Local Users Folder The Local Users subfolder offers up to 10 users and 3 access levels described in Table 5.1 below.
  • Page 36 The attributes are in a config file or a GUI interface depend on the authentication server implementation. • The unity_group=unityuser; can be used in the same manner as unity_group=unityadmin; . • The unity_group=unityadmin; and unity_group=unityuser; string must be terminated with a semicolon. Vertiv™ | Liebert® IntelliSlot Unity Card Installer/User Guide...
  • Page 37 LDAP Authentication Authentication and authorization is provided by the remote LDAP server. NOTE: If you are using an out-of-the-box Linux OpenLDAP installation, you must add the "Info" attribute to specify the Unity-group authorization, or the LDAP authorization will not work. See Adding "Info"...
  • Page 38 $ Info ) MAY ( userPassword $ loginShell $ gecos $ description ) ) To add the "Info" attribute on an existing OpenLDAP installation: Use “ldapmodify” or other LDAP administrator tool to add the “Info” attribute to the user accounts. Vertiv™ | Liebert® IntelliSlot Unity Card Installer/User Guide...
  • Page 39 TACACS+ Authentication Authentication and authorization is provided by the remote TACACS+ server. TACACS+ Settings [Enable/Disable selection] Enables TACACS+ authentication in the card. Primary Authentication Server IP address of the primary TACACS+ server. Secondary Authentication Server IP address of the secondary TACACS+ server. Secret The shared secret that serves as a password between the client and the server.
  • Page 40 The attributes are in a config file or a GUI interface depend on the authentication server implementation. • The unity_group=unityuser; can be used in the same manner as unity_group=unityadmin; . • The unity_group=unityadmin; and unity_group=unityuser; string must be terminated with a semicolon. Vertiv™ | Liebert® IntelliSlot Unity Card Installer/User Guide...

  • Page 41: Network Folder

    Kerberos Authentication Kerberos Settings [Enable/Disable selection] Enables Kerberos authentication in the card. Server (Realm) IP address of the Kerberos server. Realm Domain Name Name of the realm of systems that share the Kerberos database. Domain Name Domain where Kerberos database resides in the master system.. 6.4.4 Network Folder The top level of the Network subfolder displays the following: Speed Duplex...
  • Page 42 Mode the card boots into to be a network ready device (Static, Auto). Default = Auto. Static IP Address Network address for the interface. Prefix Length Prefix length for the address that divides a network into manageable segments. Vertiv™ | Liebert® IntelliSlot Unity Card Installer/User Guide...

  • Page 43: Web Server Folder

    Default Gateway IP address of the gateway for network traffic destined for other networks or subnets. Default = 64. DNS Server Address Source Source of DNS server identification (None, Automatic, Configured). Default = Automatic. Primary DNS Server Primary DNS Server Secondary DNS Server Secondary DNS Server Domain Name Server (DNS) Test Folder The Domain Name Server Test checks key points of a Domain Name Server (DNS) setup for a given domain.
  • Page 44 169.254.24.7 is required to enable this setting. Session Idle Timeout The interval the software will wait before logging off a user unless there is user activity (Default is 5 min.) Figure 5.1 Remote-write-access-disabled indicator Vertiv™ | Liebert® IntelliSlot Unity Card Installer/User Guide...
  • Page 45 Certificate Folder When the Web Server Protocol is configured to use HTTPS communications, all web-server communication with all browsers is encrypted and validated based upon the security algorithms and validity checks specified in the SSL certificate that is currently-installed in the card. By default, the card generates its own unique, self-signed SSL certificate when it is first powered up.
  • Page 46 The upload dialog opens. See the following figure. 3. Follow the instructions in the dialog to select and upload the appropriate files. Figure 5.2 Upload SSL Key & Certificate PEM Files dialog Vertiv™ | Liebert® IntelliSlot Unity Card Installer/User Guide...

  • Page 47: Life™ Folder

    The LIFE subfolder contains settings that affect use of the Vertiv™ LIFE Technology, a remote monitoring and diagnostic service for Vertiv™ units. The LIFE settings are for use by trained Vertiv™ personnel only and require no user changes. The following tables provide reference information about the LIFE settings.
  • Page 48 Load On Bypass SMS LIFE Load on Bypass SMS Enable The amount of time to delay sending an SMS after a Load is on Bypass if the condition Load On Bypass SMS Delay still exists. Vertiv™ | Liebert® IntelliSlot Unity Card Installer/User Guide...

  • Page 49: Remote Services Folder

    6.4.7 Remote Services Folder The top level of the Remote Services subfolder offers options for remote-service connections. Settings in this folder are managed by Vertiv™. A service contract is required. For support, contact Vertiv™ LIFE Services at 1-800-435-7250, option 3.
  • Page 50 User name of the proxy server. Proxy User Password Password of the proxy server. Remote Service Cloud URL URL address of the remote-service cloud. Do not enter the "http://" or "https://" prefix. Vertiv™ | Liebert® IntelliSlot Unity Card Installer/User Guide...

  • Page 51: Velocity Protocol Folder

    NOTE: With the exception of changing the node ID when multiple cards are used or when disabling Velocity-Protocol IP access, the settings in the Velocity Protocol sub-folders should not be modified unless directed by a Vertiv™ representative. NOTE: Liebert® Nform™ requires that IP access to Velocity be enabled.

  • Page 52: Messaging Folder

    SMTP server connection type. Determines the capabilities of the SMTP server. Options are: • Clear = Do not use encryption • SSL/TLS = Encryption using SSL/TLS connection • STARTTLS = SSL/TLS encryption initiated using STARTTLS. Vertiv™ | Liebert® IntelliSlot Unity Card Installer/User Guide...
  • Page 53 SMTP Authentication Enable or disable email SMTP authentication. An email account must be provided for the SMTP service provider to authenticate. NOTE: Some email servers may require account-configuration changes to allow communication with the Unity card. For example, Gmail only recognizes Google applications as being secure. However, they provide an account setting that allows authentication with what they consider “less-secure apps.”...
  • Page 54 Please see your network administrator or service provider for configuration details. SMTP Username Username of the SMS account to use when SMS SMTP authentication is enabled. SMTP Password Password for the SMS account to use when SMS SMTP authentication is enabled. Vertiv™ | Liebert® IntelliSlot Unity Card Installer/User Guide...
  • Page 55 Include IP Address in Message If checked the IP Address of the agent card will be included in outgoing messages. Include Event Description in Message If checked SNMP event description will be included in outgoing messages. Include Name in Message If checked the agent card Name will be included in outgoing messages.

  • Page 56: Cloud Client Folder

    Unique key pre-programmed at the factory that identifies the Mini-Mate unit/Unity card for the cloud service. Cloud Service URL The address for the cloud service administration portal, through which mobile-app users are managed. The default URL is https://icomcms.com. Vertiv™ | Liebert® IntelliSlot Unity Card Installer/User Guide...

  • Page 57: Protocols Folder

    Modbus RTU and BACnet MSTP cannot be used at the same time because there is one RS- 485 port used for the output protocol. The card allows two third-party protocols to be enabled. NOTE: To enable and configure the Vertiv™ Velocity protocol, see Velocity Protocol Folder on page 47.

  • Page 58: Modbus Folder

    6.5.2 Modbus Folder Modbus Settings Managed Device Write Access Enable or Disable the Modbus server to write to the managed device Modbus Interface Select the Modbus interface, either Modbus TCP or Modbus RTU Vertiv™ | Liebert® IntelliSlot Unity Card Installer/User Guide...
  • Page 59 Modbus TCP Folder The Modbus TCP permits connection to the card by: • Any client (Open) permits communication by any IP address • Clients on the same subnet as the Unity card • Clients with specific IP addresses (Trusted IP Lists); only five addresses are permitted Modbus TCP Settings Limit Network Access Type IP Access List...

  • Page 60: Snmp Folder

    It provides a text description of the event in a varbind of the trap message. The LGP MIB must be enabled for LGP Notify traps to operate. Vertiv™ | Liebert® IntelliSlot Unity Card Installer/User Guide...
  • Page 61 SNMPv3 Engine ID Format Type Selects method to build the engine ID. Valid values: • MAC Address (default) = Engine ID built from the Unity card’s MAC address. • Text = Engine ID built from text entered in SNMPv3 Engine ID Text. See Select SNMPv3 Engine ID Format on page 15.
  • Page 62 Port used by the target host for receiving notifications; default is 162. SNMP Trap Community String String identifying a 'secret' known only by those hosts that want to be notified of device status changes. Default: public (case-sensitive). Vertiv™ | Liebert® IntelliSlot Unity Card Installer/User Guide...

  • Page 63: Ydn23 Folder

    SNMPv1/v2c Access Folder This page contains settings for network hosts that access data using SNMPv1/v2c. Up to 20 access hosts can be enabled and configured. Port 161 is required as the default SNMP trap port to receive alarms. Like the SNMPv3 pages, the setting for each host may be reached by clicking the links in the data portion of the page or by clicking the folders for the access hosts.

  • Page 64: Support Folder

    FDM Version The card’s FDM version; the FDM is a data model document that defines data supported by devices that use the Velocity Protocol. Product Sequence ID The card’s product sequence identifier Vertiv™ | Liebert® IntelliSlot Unity Card Installer/User Guide...

  • Page 65: Active Networking Folder

    Commands Enable/Cancel Restart Card Restart card and implement configuration changes Reset Card to Factory Defaults Reset the card’s configuration to its factory defaults Generate and download diagnostic file Generate a file containing diagnostic information and download it with a Web browser. 6.7.1 Active Networking Folder Status of the currently active IP network settings for the Unity card along with some previous values for troubleshooting IP communication issues.

  • Page 66: Firmware Update Folder

    The label of the firmware running on the card Current Firmware Date The build date of the firmware running on the card Alternate Firmware Version The version of the alternate (previous) firmware Vertiv™ | Liebert® IntelliSlot Unity Card Installer/User Guide...
  • Page 67 Alternate Firmware Label The label of the alternate (previous) firmware Alternate Firmware Date The build date of the alternate (previous) firmware Firmware Commands Run Alternate Firmware Return the card's firmware to the alternate (previous) version. Firmware Update Update the card’s firmware to a new/different version. Updating the Card Firmware For description of the field and folders used when updating, see Firmware Update Folder...

  • Page 68: Configuration Export/Import Folder

    IP address or other unintended duplications. NOTE: If you add sensitive data such as passwords to the file, we recommend that you use an HTTPS connection when importing to ensure that the file is encrypted when transmitted. Vertiv™ | Liebert® IntelliSlot Unity Card Installer/User Guide...
  • Page 69 General Format The exported file is self-describing using commented lines and includes the following format designations: • # precedes comments. • Settings and their values are not commented. • A colon (:) separates the setting and value. • Double quotes (") enclose all text-based values •...
  • Page 70 See About the Exported Configuration File on page 64, for security and format details. On the Communications tab, select Support > Configuration Export/Import. 2. Click Enable and enter a user name and password. Vertiv™ | Liebert® IntelliSlot Unity Card Installer/User Guide...

  • Page 71: Manually Restarting The Card

    3. Click Export. The .txt file is saved to the web browser's default down-load folder. 4. To prepare the file to use for import: • Save the file on a computer or network folder. • Open the file in a text editor, and un-comment the line containing password/secret data (remove #).
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  • Page 74 VertivCo.com | Vertiv Headquarters, 1050 Dearborn Drive, Columbus, OH, 43085, USA © 2018 Vertiv Co. All rights reserved. Vertiv and the Vertiv logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Vertiv Co. All other names and logos referred to are trade names, trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. While every precaution has been taken to ensure accuracy and completeness herein, Vertiv Co.

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