Specifications

28 Optimizing IBM Netfinity Servers for SAP R/3 and Windows NT
• Shut down remotely all R/3 application instances on application servers
that are connected to another UPS and then stop remotely their R/3
application instance services.
• Shut down remotely the R/3 central instance if it connected to a different
UPS system and then stop remotely its R/3 central instance service.
• Shut down the database.
• Shut down the operating system.
3. On a database server with central instance
• Notify all R/3 users aboutan impending system shutdown.
• that are connected to another UPS and then stop remotely their R/3
application instance services.
• Shut down the R/3 central instance.
• Stop the R/3 central instance service.
• Shut down the database.
• Shut down the operating system.
4. On an application server with central instance
• Notify all R/3 users aboutan impending system shutdown.
• Shut down remotely all application instances on application servers which
are connected to another UPS and then stop remotely their R/3 application
instance services.
• Shut down the local R/3 application instance.
• Stop the local R/3 application instance service.
• Shut down the R/3 central instance.
• Stop R/3 central instance service.
• Shut down the operating system.If the UPS system where the database
server is connected to is not affected, you do
not have to shut down the
database server.
5. On an application server without central instance
• Notify the R/3 users signed on to this server about impending system
shutdown.
• Shut down the local R/3 application instance.
• Stop the local R/3 application instance service.
• Shut down the operating system.
2.2.3.4 The PowerChute Plus and Netfinity Extension PowerXtend
IBM and American Power Conversion (APC) have worked together to develop a
software extension that allows you to manage the APC Uninterruptible Power
Supplies with the Netfinity Manager.
They developed the program PowerXtend as a plug-in module to Netfinity
Manager. It provides integration into the following Netfinity Manager components:
• System Information
• System Monitor
• Alert Manager
• Event Scheduler
Please refer to Appendix 5.3.5, “Netfinity Manager Functions” on page 121 for
more information about Netfinity Manager modules.