System Startup, Configuration, and Shutdown Reference Manual (32650-90907)

Appendix G
UPS and UPS Monitor/iX Software
Configuring a UPS Device
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Configuring a UPS Device
You use one of two configuration methods to add UPS devices to a Series 9X8, 9X9, N-Class or A-Class
systems. For the first or only UPS, which is attached to the third serial port on the system’s LAN/Console I/O
interface card, you use NMMGR to set the data preconfigured in the default configuration group supplied with
the FOS tape. You perform this procedure once, immediately after you install a new system. For additional
UPS devices, which are attached to a DTC serial I/O port, you use NMMGR to supply all of the information
necessary to configure the device(s). (As the final step in this second method, you will cross-validate the
configuration files with SYSGEN.)
On a Series 991 995,or 997, all UPS devices are attached to the system via a DTC serial I/O port. As a result,
you use NMMGR to configure them in a procedure similar to configuring terminals, and then cross-validate
the configuration files with SYSGEN. Use this procedure any time you need to configure UPS devices.
NOTE Each UPS device, and only a UPS device, must have its device class name set to HPUPSDEV
during I/O configuration. Otherwise, the UPS Monitor/iX software will not be able to initialize
and communicate with the UPS device(s) correctly.
To Configure the First UPS on a Series 9X8, 9X9, N-Class, or A-Class
After you have installed a new Series 9X8, 9X9, N-Class or A-Class system, you will want to use a UPS device
with your system. You must configure the UPS port on the Core I/O card so that the UPS Monitor/iX Software
will recognize the device attached as a UPS unit. The following steps describe the process to configure the
first UPS device on the system which is attached to the Core I/O card. The proper configuration must be
defined in both the Sysgen and NMMGR utilities.
The process for configuring the device on the Core I/O card of all these systems is the same except for the two
Sysgen parameters, PATH and ID. The ldev is configured differently depending on whether the system is a 9x8,
9x9, N-Class or A-Class system. The following table lists the values to be used for the Sysgen parameters:
By convention, the UPS device on the Core I/O card is configured as ldev 22, but any available ldev number
could be used.
Configure the ldev first in Sysgen and then in NMMGR as follows:
1. Boot the system using the CONFIG.SYS configuration group.
2. Configure the UPS ldev into the system using the Sysgen program by executing the following steps:
Table G-1
System Model Console Path UPS Path Device ID
9x8 56/56.0 65/65.3 A1703-60003-CONSOLE-TERMINAL
9X9 10/4/0.0 10/4/0.3 A1703-60003-CONSOLE-TERMINAL
N-Class 0/0/4/0.0 0/0/4/0.2 C1099A
A-Class 0/0/4/0.0 0/0/4/0.2 C1099A
PA-8700 N-Class 0/0/4/1.0 0/0/4/1.2 C1099A
PA-8700 A-Class 0/0/4/1.0 0/0/4/1.2 C1099A