UPS/400 Installation and Administration Guide TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ………………………………………………………………… INSTALLATION/REINSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS ………………………… GETTING STARTED ……………………………………………………………. RESTARTING AFTER AN IPL ………………………………………………….. MAIN MENU ……………………………………………………………………. SYSTEM ATTRIBUTES ………………………………………………………… SYSTEM ATTRIBUTES (TEST MODE) ……………………………………….. AN EXAMPLE ………………………………………………………………….. REMOTE SYSTEM MAINTENANCE (NETWORKING) ………………………. UPS/400 NETWORK SUPPORT ……………………………………………..
UPS/400 . . . an IBM AS/400 UPS power monitoring system . . . INTRODUCTION UPS/400 is power monitoring software that continuously monitors your UPS hardware, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, for alerts indicating an AS/400 system power fluctuation or loss. Upon detecting a notification, UPS/400 sends messages to users advising them of pending power outage. If power is not returned, UPS/400 notifies users to sign off the system, takes control of your system, and begins an orderly shutdown.
UPS/400 . . . an IBM AS/400 UPS power monitoring system . . . Stage 4: System Restore and Follow-up Monitoring • • If power is returned, all active users are notified and the system is fully restored to its original active state. Remaining battery power is monitored by the system administrator through a UPS current status display which visually depicts remaining battery life by means of a “battery life line.
UPS/400 . . . an IBM AS/400 UPS power monitoring system . . . INSTALLATION/REINSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS If you are installing UPS/400 for the first time or reinstalling, the instructions 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) where it will back up the library UPS400 before it begins installation. At the end of a successful installation, you can delete the library UPSMBKU.
UPS/400 . . . an IBM AS/400 UPS power monitoring system . . . Internet Download Installation 1. At the AS/400 command prompt, type: CRTLIB UPSTRIAL, then: CRTSAVF UPSTRIAL/UPSTRIAL 2. Go to the Pinnacle website at http://www.pbsnow.com, go to “Products.” Go to “UPS/400” and click on “Download your 30-day free trial” at the bottom of the page. You will be asked to register before download. Follow the instructions for download. 3.
UPS/400 . . . an IBM AS/400 UPS power monitoring system . . . GETTING STARTED 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 subsystem, a userid named UPS400 was set up during the installation process. The userid UPS400 will own the UPS monitoring process and will have a password set to *NONE to assure protection against unauthorized user. This userid has an authority level comparable to QSECOFR but cannot be QSECOFR.
UPS/400 . . . an IBM AS/400 UPS power monitoring system . . . MAIN MENU This is the main menu for UPS/400 that provides access to all other system functions. 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 sensitive HELP is available where applicable. Option 1.
UPS/400 . . . an IBM AS/400 UPS power monitoring system . . . SYSTEM ATTRIBUTES The System Attributes display is used to identify the system parameters to be used by UPS/400 to create an orderly system shutdown during a power loss. During a trial period of UPS/400, the date the trial copy expires is displayed on the screen. This trial expiration date is 30 days after the date you installed UPS/400. After the system has been purchased and the copy made permanent, this information does not display.
UPS/400 . . . an IBM AS/400 UPS power monitoring system . . . user program will be ended when the power down occurs. NOTE: There is no exit procedure specified at the last interval F6 = Job Queues: Pressing F6 provides a pop-up window that allows the entry of job queues that you wish UPS/400 to hold during the orderly power down. If the power is restored, these jobs queues will be released. Format is Program/Library.
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UPS/400 . . . an IBM AS/400 UPS power monitoring system . . . SYSTEM ATTRIBUTES (TEST MODE) Test mode of UPS/400 is turned on or off from the UPS/400 System Attributes display by pressing F19 (not shown on the screen). Test mode should not be started until all entries have been made in the System Attributes screen. After turning Test mode on the user should exit to the Main Menu and Start the UPS Power Monitor (Option 2). Several items should be noted before proceeding with a test: 1.
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UPS/400 . . . an IBM AS/400 UPS power monitoring system . . . AN EXAMPLE The following narrative describes an example of the functions performed by UPS/400 during a power loss. The functions performed are based on the system default values carried in the System Attributes screen. The system administrator has a UPS system for the AS/400 with a recharge time of 120 minutes.
UPS/400 . . . an IBM AS/400 UPS power monitoring system . . . SYSTEM ATTRIBUTES SCREEN (EXAMPLE – SYSTEM DEFAULTS) These values will be used where not modified by the system operator.
UPS/400 . . . an IBM AS/400 UPS power monitoring system . . . REMOTE SYSTEMS MAINTENANCE (NETWORKING) The Remote Systems Maintenance screen allows the user to identify remote network AS/400s that will be notified by UPS/400 in case of a power failure and subsequent power restoration. Any AS/400 in the network may serve as the notifying AS/400 with all others identified as remote systems.
UPS/400 . . . an IBM AS/400 UPS power monitoring system . . . UPS/400 NETWORK SUPPORT Note: The sensor cable from the UPS may be connected to an AS/400 on the network. All AS/400s to be networked should be connected to the same power source. The AS/400 with the sensor cable is the “notifying system,” however any system detecting failure or restore of utility power will notify ALL systems in its Remote Systems Notification Table (i.e.
UPS/400 . . . an IBM AS/400 UPS power monitoring system . . . WORK WITH MONITOR STATUS The Work with Active Jobs display shows the performance and status information for jobs that are currently active on the system. All information is gathered on a job basis. The jobs are ordered on the basis of the subsystem in which they are running.
UPS/400 • . . . an IBM AS/400 UPS power monitoring system . . . The subsystem can be interrupted while the job is in this state by other requests such as a user signing on. The job remains in this state until the subsystem has finished processing all of these requests. CPU%: This shows the average of processing unit time used by the system during the elapsed time. This percentage compares to the ratio of the total amount of processing unit time used during the elapsed time to the total elapsed time.
UPS/400 • • • • . . . an IBM AS/400 UPS power monitoring system . . . Open file information File override information Commitment control status Communications status information In addition, the Work with Job Menu allows you to select options to change, hold, release, or end the job. The Work with Reader (WRKRDR) or Work with Writer (WRKWTR) command is issued if this option is selected for a spooling reader or spooling writer job.
UPS/400 • • • • • • • • • . . . an IBM AS/400 UPS power monitoring system . . . 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 attributes to this job over the elapsed time compared to the measurement time interval. FUNCTION: The high-level function being performed by the job.
UPS/400 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • . . . an IBM AS/400 UPS power monitoring system . . . 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 operation to a communications device.
UPS/400 • • • • • • • • . . . an IBM AS/400 UPS power monitoring system . . . SELW: This job is in a select wait. More information 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 request job pair. SVFA: The job is waiting for completion of a Save File operation in the activity level. SVFW: The job is waiting for completion of a Save File operation.
UPS/400 . . . an IBM AS/400 UPS power monitoring system . . . 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 with their default reply. No messages are added to the message queue whether they require a reply or not.
UPS/400 • • . . . an IBM AS/400 UPS power monitoring system . . . Recharge rate: Rate of recharge as defined in the System Setup screen. This value is expressed as the number of minutes recharging time required to yield one minute of usable UPS battery time Minutes remaining: Number of minutes remaining that the UPS can sustain the system during a power outage.
UPS/400 . . . an IBM AS/400 UPS power monitoring system . . . SYSTEM SETUP This menu allows setting of values that are global in nature to the operations of UPS/400. This includes information specific to your type of UPS, as well as requirements for system power down. For this section, you will need to acquire some of this information from you UPS documentation or your supplier.
UPS/400 . . . an IBM AS/400 UPS power monitoring system . . . TO MAKE UPS/400 PERMANENT To make UPS/400 permanent, the user should complete and return the AS/Manager License agreement to PBS. Based on your CPU serial number(s), PBS product support will issue a permanent security number(s). To install this permanent security number, please do the following: 1. Start UPS/400 by keying in STRUPS400 and press Enter. 2. Key in UPDUPSSYSV on the command line and press Enter. 3.
UPS/400 . . . an IBM AS/400 UPS power monitoring system . . . PRODUCT WARRANTY AND SUPPORT This section contains important warranty and product support information. Please read it carefully. PRODUCT SUPPORT: UPS/400 has been thoroughly tested and comes with online help text as well as user documentation. Displays are simple to understand and use. However, if you have any problems using UPS/400, we recommend the following steps: 1.
UPS/400 . . . an IBM AS/400 UPS power monitoring system . . . REMOTE CUSTOMER SUPPORT Automated Customer Support (ACS) is designed to permit remote user access to the PBS customer support AS/400. This product is offered at no charge to customers who are under a software maintenance license agreement. It provides menu screens to assist you in defining ACS connectivity to the PBS customer support machine and in ordering any necessary enhancements or corrections (PTFs) to PBS software products.
UPS/400 . . . an IBM AS/400 UPS power monitoring system . . . procedure – and off at the end. You must insure 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 at 2400 and the phone number should be correct unless you do not have a direct line and need something like “9:” to precede the number in order to get an outside line.
