Pinnacle UPS manual

UPS/400 Installation and Administration Guide T ABLE OF C ONTENTS P AGE I NTRODUCTION ………………………………………………………………… I NTRO I NSTALLATION /R EINSTALLAT ION INSTRUC TIONS ………………………… 1 G ETTING S TARTED ……………………………………………………………. 2 R ESTARTING[...]

UPS/400 . . . an IBM AS/400 UPS powe r monitoring system . . . 2 I NTRODUCTION UPS/400 is power monitoring software t hat continuously monitors your UPS hardware, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, for alerts indicating an AS/400 sy stem power fluctuation or lo ss. Upon detecting a notification, UPS/400 sends messages to users advising them of pendi ng[...]

UPS/400 . . . an IBM AS/400 UPS powe r monitoring system . . . 3 Stage 4: System Restore and Follo w-up Monitoring • If power is returned, all active users a re notified and the system is fully restored to its original active state. • Remaining battery power is monitored b y the syst em administrator through a UPS current status display which v[...]

UPS/400 . . . an IBM AS/400 UPS powe r monitoring system . . . 4 I NSTALLATION /R EINSTALLATION I NSTRUCTIONS If you are installing UPS/400 for the first time or reinstalling, the in structions are the same. The program will install the product for you. If you are re-installing UPS/400 , the installation program will create a library (UPSMBKU) wher[...]

UPS/400 . . . an IBM AS/400 UPS powe r monitoring system . . . 5 Internet Download Installati on 1. At the AS/400 command prompt, type: CRTLIB UPSTRIAL , t hen: CRTSAVF UPSTRIAL/UPSTRIAL 2. Go to the Pinnacle web site at http://www.pbsn ow.com, go to “Product s.” Go to “UPS/400” and click on “Downl oad your 30-day free trial” at the bot[...]

UPS/400 . . . an IBM AS/400 UPS powe r monitoring system . . . 6 G ETTING S TARTED Use the command STRUPS400 to start UPS/400 . This will transfer you to the UPS/400 Main Menu. Because UPS/400 runs within its own subsy stem, a userid named UPS400 was set up during the installation process. The userid UPS400 will own the UPS monitoring process and w[...]

UPS/400 . . . an IBM AS/400 UPS powe r monitoring system . . . 7 M AIN M ENU This is the main menu for UPS/400 that provides access to all other system fun ctions. However, where the user knows the display name, a menu transfer can be made directly to the desired system function. HELP is available from all screens and cursor se nsitive HELP is avai[...]

UPS/400 . . . an IBM AS/400 UPS powe r monitoring system . . . 8 S YSTEM A TTRIBUTES The System Attributes display is used to i dentify the system parameters to be used by UPS/400 to create an orderly system shutdown du ring a power loss. During a trial period of UPS/400 , the date the trial copy expires is displayed on the screen. This trial expi [...]

UPS/400 . . . an IBM AS/400 UPS powe r monitoring system . . . 9 user program will be ended when the p ower down occurs. NOTE: There is no exit procedure specified at the last interval F6 = Job Queues : Pressing F6 provide s a pop-up window that a llows the entry of job queue s that you wish UPS/400 to hold during the orderly power down. If th e po[...]

UPS/400 . . . an IBM AS/400 UPS powe r monitoring system . . . 10 S YSTEM A TTRIBUTES S CREEN[...]

UPS/400 . . . an IBM AS/400 UPS powe r monitoring system . . . 11 S YSTEM A TTRIBUTES (T EST MODE ) Test mode of UPS/400 is turned on or off from the UPS/400 System Attributes displ ay by pressing F19 (not shown on the screen). Test mode shoul d not be st arted until all entries have been made in the System Attributes screen. After turning Test mod[...]

UPS/400 . . . an IBM AS/400 UPS powe r monitoring system . . . 12 S YSTEM A TTRIBUTES S CREEN (T EST MODE )[...]

UPS/400 . . . an IBM AS/400 UPS powe r monitoring system . . . 13 A N E XAMPLE The following narrative describes an example of the function s performed by UPS/400 during a power loss. The functions performed are based on the system default values carrie d in the System Attributes screen. The system administrator h as a UPS system for t he AS/400 wi[...]

UPS/400 . . . an IBM AS/400 UPS powe r monitoring system . . . 14 S YSTEM A TTRIBUTES S CREEN (E XAMPLE – SYSTEM DEFAU LTS ) These values will be used where not modified by the sy stem operator.[...]

UPS/400 . . . an IBM AS/400 UPS powe r monitoring system . . . 15 R EMOTE S YSTEMS M AINTENANCE (N ETW ORKING ) The Remote Systems Maintenance screen allows the us er to identify remote network AS/400s that will be notified by UPS/400 in case of a power failure and subsequent power re storation. Any AS/400 in the network may serve as the notifying [...]

UPS/400 . . . an IBM AS/400 UPS powe r monitoring system . . . 16 UPS/400 N ETWORK S UPPORT Note: The sensor cable from the UPS may be conn ected to an AS/400 on the network. All AS/400s to be networked should be conn ected to the same power source. The AS/400 with the senso r cable is the “notifying system,” however any system detecting failur[...]

UPS/400 . . . an IBM AS/400 UPS powe r monitoring system . . . 17 W ORK WITH M ONITOR S TATUS The Work with Active Jobs display shows the pe rform ance and status information for jobs that are currently active on the system. All information is gathered on a j ob basis. The job s are ordered on the basis of the subsystem in which they are running. J[...]

UPS/400 . . . an IBM AS/400 UPS powe r monitoring system . . . 18 • The subsystem can be interru pted while the job is in this state by other requests su ch as a user signing on. The job remains in this state until the sub system has finished processing all of these requests. CPU%: This shows the average of pro cessing unit time used by the syste[...]

UPS/400 . . . an IBM AS/400 UPS powe r monitoring system . . . 19 • Open file information • File override information • Commitment control status • Communications status informatio n In addition, the Work with Job Menu allows you to select options to chan ge, hold, release, or end the job. The Work with Reader (WRKRDR) or Work with Writer ([...]

UPS/400 . . . an IBM AS/400 UPS powe r monitoring system . . . 20 • EVK : Started by a procedure start request • INT : Interactive • MRT : Multiple request terminal • PJ : Prestart job • PDJ : Print driver job • RDR : Reader • SBS : Subsystem monitor • SYS : System • WTR : Writer ELAPSED CPU%: The percent of processing unit time a[...]

UPS/400 . . . an IBM AS/400 UPS powe r monitoring system . . . 21 • BSCW : The job is waiting for the completion of an I/O operation to a binary synchronous device. • CMNA : The job is waiting for the completion of an I/O operation to a communications device in the activity level. • CMNW : The job is waiting for the completion of an I/O opera[...]

UPS/400 . . . an IBM AS/400 UPS powe r monitoring system . . . 22 • SELW : This job is in a select wait. More informat ion on the select() function is in the Sockets APIs chapter in the System API Reference, SC41-4801. • SRQ : The job is the suspended half of a system requ est job pair. • SVFA : The job is waiting for completion of a Save Fil[...]

UPS/400 . . . an IBM AS/400 UPS powe r monitoring system . . . 23 DELIVERY: The following values may be shown: • * BREAK : The job to which the message queue is allocated is interrupted when a message arrives, and the program or action specified in the Program parameter is performed. • * DFT : Messages requiring replies are answered wi th their[...]

UPS/400 . . . an IBM AS/400 UPS powe r monitoring system . . . 24 • Recharge rate : Rate of recharge as defined in the System Setup scre en. This value is expressed as the number of minutes recha rging time required to yield one minute of usable UPS battery time • Minutes remaining : Number of minutes remaining that the UPS can sustain the syst[...]

UPS/400 . . . an IBM AS/400 UPS powe r monitoring system . . . 25 S YSTEM S ETUP This menu allows setting of values that are global in nature to the o perations of UPS/400 . This includes information specific to your type of UPS, as well as requirements for system power do wn. For this section, you will need to acquire some of this informatio n fro[...]

UPS/400 . . . an IBM AS/400 UPS powe r monitoring system . . . 26 T O M AKE UPS/400 P ERMANENT To make UPS/400 permanent, the use r should complete and return the AS/Manager Li cense agreement to PBS. Based on your CPU serial num ber(s), PBS pr oduct support will issu e a permanent security number(s). To install this permanent security number, plea[...]

UPS/400 . . . an IBM AS/400 UPS powe r monitoring system . . . 27 P RODUCT W ARRANTY AND S UPPORT This section contains important warranty and product suppo rt informat ion. Please read it carefully. PRODUCT SUPPORT : UPS/400 has been thoroughly tested and comes with online he lp text as well as user documentation. Displays are simple to understand[...]

UPS/400 . . . an IBM AS/400 UPS powe r monitoring system . . . 28 R EMOTE C USTOMER S UPPORT Automated Customer Support (ACS) is designed to permit remote user access to the PBS customer support AS/400. This product is offered at no char ge to custome rs who are under a software maintena nce license agreement. It provides menu screens to assi st yo[...]

UPS/400 . . . an IBM AS/400 UPS powe r monitoring system . . . 29 procedure – and off at the end. You must insu re that there are no other lines varied onto the resource that you name for this line. In most cases the screen can be used with the provided defaults. • Enter the resource name if different from LIN011. The line speed should be left [...]