Communicator e3000 MPE/iX Release 7.5 (Software Release C.75.00) (30216-90336)
Chapter 5
Technical Articles
UPS Monitor/iX and UPSUTIL Enhancements
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5. Powerfail Command File: Similar to the powerfail grace period status display, this line shows the
current state of the powerfail command file: either “Not Running” (no powerfail, or powerfail has not yet
exceeded the grace period time), or “Running” (power failure in progress and has exceeded the grace
period; the user’s powerfail command file is now being executed), or “Completed” (powerfail command file
execution completed). If it completed, then the date and time of completion are shown on this line.
6. Action on UPS Low Battery: The configured action of the UPS Monitor in case of UPS “low battery
charge” condition is shown here in the status display. It may be either System Abort or Keep Running.
RESETPFAlL Command
RESETPFAIL is a new command added to the UPSUTIL command set, to support the new “powerfail
command file” capability. All it does is to reset (clear) the information in the UPSUTIL status display that
pertains to the Completed state and date/time of completion of the powerfail grace period timer and the
powerfail command file execution. That is, the RESETPFAIL command changes the states of the Powerfail
Grace Timer and Powerfail Command File in the UPSUTIL status display from Completed to Not Running,
and clear-out the dates and times of completion of the Powerfail Grace Timer and Powerfail Command File.
The motivation for this capability is to preserve the Completed states and dates and times of completion of
the most recent executions of the Powerfail Grace Period Timer and Powerfail Command File until the system
manager has had an opportunity to observe them. Having observed them via the STATUS command, then
the system manager can use the RESETPFAIL command to clear them back to a “dormant” condition (Not
Running), waiting for the next system power failure to be recorded.
For Further Information
For further detailed information about the new UPS Monitor enhancements, including a full discussion of the
UPS Monitor Configuration File and Powerfail Command File, refer to the new chapter on UPSUTIL in the
MPE/iX System Utilities Reference Manual, which has been added as part of Release 7.5 manual updating.