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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configuration options for powerfail command file, powerfail grace period, and powerfail low battery action. In
addition, a new command, RESETPFAIL, has been added to UPSUTIL. It clears-out status display
information pertaining to any prior execution of the “powerfail command file”.
Status Display Enhancements
a sample of the new version of the UPSUTIL status display. The enhancements to the status display are
marked with “arrows and numbers” in the right margin, and are explained below.
Figure 5-1 Status Display
1. Powerfail Command File Name and its status: This part of the status display shows the name of the
current powerfail command file (if any; it may be $null), and its status with respect to its validity as a
powerfail command file (either “OK” or “has error”).
2. Powerfail Command File Parms: If the UPS Monitor configuration file command
(powerfail_command_file = filename [; <parm1> … <parmN>]) that specified the current powerfail
command file did include some parameters, then those parameters are listed here. If not, then this part of
the status display will be blank.
3. Powerfail Grace Period: This part of the status display shows the current powerfail grace period, in
seconds, if one was specified in the UPS Monitor configuration file. Otherwise, zero appears here.
4. Powerfail Grace Timer: This part of the status display shows the current state of the powerfail grace
timer, either “Not Running” (no powerfail is in progress, timer is not running), or “Running “(AC power
failure in progress, grace period timer is running), or “Completed” (AC power failure lasted longer than
the grace period, timer has run-out). If the timer has completed, then the date and time of completion is
shown on this line.
Begin display of UPS Monitor status.
UPS MONITOR PROCESS STATUS:
UPS Monitor Operating State : Running (PIN = 196)
UPS Monitor Version Number : 9 2 UPS Devices Configured
System Power State : Power has failed. 2 UPS Devices Monitored
Powerfail Recovery Messages : All terminals. 2 UPS Devices Allocated
Configuration File Name : UPSCNFIG.PUB.SYS ( Config File Ok )
Powerfail Command File Name : MYPFAIL1.PUB.SYS ( Pfail Cmd File Ok )
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Powerfail Command File Parms: [inventory_data_set orders_data_set]
2
Powerfail Grace Period (secs: 300
3
Powerfail Grace Timer : Completed. WED, FEB 20, 2002, 10:34 AM
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Powerfail Command File : Running.
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Action on UPS Low Battery : Keep Running
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UPS DEVICES STATUS:
UPS# Ldev# Alloc Init State Power Hardware Status
~~~~ ~~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1 22 Yes Yes Monitoring Normal AC Power Normal
2 104 Yes Yes Monitoring Failed AC Power Fail
End display of UPS Monitor status.