UPS Monitoring &
Hyper-V Shutdown
on Autopilot

The UPS Hyper-V Shutdown Monitor supports all UPS manufacturers that speak SNMP v1, v2c or v3 — including APC (American Power Conversion) with the PowerNet MIB, Eaton with manufacturer-specific OIDs, and all devices that implement the IETF standard RFC 1628 (UPS-MIB). Additionally, the NUT protocol (Network UPS Tools) via TCP port 3493 is supported, which is used by many other manufacturers.

As soon as the UPS switches to battery operation, the tool monitors configurable thresholds (battery charge in percent and/or runtime in seconds). After a configurable number of consecutive confirmation polls (anti-false-trigger), the shutdown process is triggered: All Hyper-V hosts are processed in the defined order — for each host, all running VMs are processed first. Depending on the per-VM configuration, either Stop-VM (graceful shutdown — OS shuts down normally) or Save-VM (suspend/hibernate — RAM is saved to disk, immediate halt without OS shutdown). The host itself is then shut down via shutdown.exe. All configured alert channels are notified immediately when the outage is detected.

On the Hyper-V host, Enable-PSRemoting -Force must be run once as administrator. If the tool runs on a different machine or in a workgroup, the host must be added as a TrustedHost: Set-Item WSMan:\localhost\Client\TrustedHosts -Value '192.168.1.10' -Force. The configured user requires membership in the "Hyper-V Administrators" group. A complete step-by-step guide is included in the app's FAQ window.

Email (SMTP): Enter server, port, TLS/SSL, username and password in the app — done.
Email (Microsoft 365 App-only): Azure app registration with application permission Mail.Send in Microsoft Graph, admin consent and a client secret. Enter Tenant ID, Client ID and Secret in the app. Ideal for Windows Service operation without a logged-in user.
Microsoft Teams (PRO): Azure app registration with application permission ChannelMessage.Send — no interactive user needed. Enter Team ID, Channel ID, Tenant ID, Client ID and Client Secret.
SMS via seven.io (PRO): Create an API key at seven.io and enter recipient number(s) in E.164 format.
Every channel has a Test button directly in the app. Detailed setup guides are available in the in-app FAQ under "Notifications".

Yes. The UPS Hyper-V Shutdown Monitor requires no internet connection for core operation. UPS communication takes place in the local network via SNMP or NUT, the Hyper-V connection via WinRM is also local. Only optional features such as Microsoft 365 email, Microsoft Teams, SMS (seven.io) or the software updater (when configured with an HTTP URL) require an outbound network connection.

The Standard license includes the complete core feature set: UPS monitoring (SNMP v1/v2c/v3 + NUT), automatic Hyper-V emergency shutdown with any number of hosts and VMs, email alerts (SMTP + Microsoft 365), SNMP Trap, Windows Service operation and the automatic software updater.
The Pro license additionally includes: multiple UPS devices (assign each Hyper-V host to a specific UPS — if one UPS fails, only its hosts shut down), Microsoft Teams alerts (Graph API), SMS alerts via seven.io, Availability Reports (interactive charts, battery charge history with real measurement data, battery event log), Energy Consumption Analysis (kWh estimation, load data, electricity cost calculation €/kWh), CSV and PDF export of reports, and the monthly manager report (automatic PDF sent via email, configurable day and time, includes UPS model and serial number). All PRO features are fully unlocked during the 30-day trial.

Yes, any number of Hyper-V hosts can be configured. Each host has its own connection configuration (IP, port, user, SSL) and a freely definable shutdown order. Hosts with a lower order number are shut down first. The shutdown process waits for each host to complete before starting the next one.

After installation, the UPS Hyper-V Shutdown Monitor automatically starts as a 30-day fully functional trial — all features are unlocked, no registration or credit card required. After 30 days, UPS monitoring and emergency shutdown are blocked until a license is activated. Buy the license directly online — one-time payment, instant activation via key in the app.