emulate UPS network traffic

Hello,

I am the Director of IT for OutBack Power Systems. We manufacture power inverters, solar charge controllers, etc. and we "eat our own dog food" here. Our server room is backed up using a FW500 dual stack inverter setup, and I'm looking to evaluate DSS V6 Lite, and eventually upgrade to the 16TB full version if the test goes well.

I've written software that interfaces with our OutBack gear, and I can easily add the ability to send the necessary TCP/UDP packets to notify DSS V6 Lite that the power has gone out, or that the batteries are low or that it's time to shut down. My question is this;

- Can Open-E give me some pointers as to what those packets should look like or give me a UPS protocol document or something?

Thanks,
Amal Graafstra
OutBack Power Systems
www.outbackpower.com