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1. Start Up Time Format HH HH D Shut Down Time 24 hour clock S Start Up Time system start up time e D Shut Down Time system shut down time e Format these inputs are in 24 hours format with HH MM be ignored with a blank input For instance in the scheduled shutdown table shown in the above the system will be turn on 9 00 next Monday morning and be turn off 6 00 at night The system will be turn on 8 30 Tuesday morning and be turn off 5 30 in the afternoon the rest may be deduced by analogy The system will not be turn on or turn off on Sunday Attention Do not turn off the UPS power switch That will make the UPS unable to wake up UPSilon 2000 41 NetWare Main Menu Functions 4 4 5 Setup SNMP Choose this function to monitor UPS via Net Agent or SNMP Agent in Lan The meaning of each field is as detailed below SNMP Configuration Use SNMP to Monitor the UPS y n M IP Address 192 168 0 1 Community Name public Allow UPS Shutdown y n e Use SNMP to Monitor the UPS Set this value to Monitor UPS via Net Agent or SNMP Agent e IP Address Set Net Agent or SNMP Agent s IP Community Name Set public or private e Allow UPS Shutdown Shutdown UPS when power event occurs UPSilon Version 2 NetWare Loadable Module Wednesday January at 2001 PM 01 50 36 Input AC Power Normal Battery Low NO Next Shutdown Time N A Next Startup Time2. This RS232 port could only be used by UPS do not shared with other equipment UPSilon 2000 37 NetWare Main Menu Functions setting range COM1 COM4 default value COM1 Time of History Recording This option sets the delay time between every system status record in the history file setting range 0 120 minutes efault value 1 minute Attention System status recording will be turn off when this option set as 0 Period of UPS Auto Testing The battery of UPS would not be last long if it is always in the ample state Therefore you should make the UPS testing itself and using the power of battery once in a while That is exactly what the function of UPS auto testing is doing This option sets the period of UPS auto testing setting range 1 4 weeks default value 1 week Battery Voltage Rating This option sets the reference voltage of the UPS battery The UPSilon could calculate the battery capacity only if the accurate input of the battery voltage This voltage setting is also the reference for showing UPS capacity Most of the on line UPS could provide this information for UPSilon and the users do not have to give the battery voltage setting here If the status of battery capacity shows incorrect value or you are using off line UPS you have to give the voltage rating of UPSilon 2000 38 NetWare Main Menu Functions the UPS battery Please refer to the manual of UPS for battery voltage rating
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4. Enable Pager y n This option sets whether to send the warning messages to inform the administrator by pager e Enable E mail y n This option sets whether to e mail the warning messages to inform the administrator 4 4 2 Configure E mail You can configure to send the messages i e AC power fail UPS battery low or system shutdown signal detected by UPSilon to inform the system administrator by e mail The setting mode and figure is as below 1 Postoffice server IP address input the server IP address in digital e g 210 71 130 1 and press Enter to save 2 E MAIL ADDRESS input the e mail address for receiving the event messages and you can send the messages to different stuff respectively You should compart the addresses with comma and press Enter to save Email Configuration Postoffice xxx xxx xxx xxx 127 0 0 1 POWER EVENT E MAIL ADDRESS at FAIL Battery Low maintenanceGmegatec com tw AC Power Recovered maintenance megatec com tu maintenanceGmegatec com tw maintenanceGmegatec com tw maintenanceGmegatec com tw Battery Low Recovered Schedule Down Schedule Down Cancelled UPSilon 2000 39 NetWare Main Menu Functions 4 4 3 Configure Pager You can configure to send the messages i e AC power fail UPS battery low or system shutdown signal detected by UPSilon to the system administrator by pager The setting mode and figure is as below 1
5. d System Shutdown Delay Time When AC Power Failed This is he pm atenano ease eet allotted time for IA Setan Shutin netan Time When Battari lan 4 8 Mia users to save files and logout before the system shutdown when utility failure occurs UPSilon will send periodic alerts to users to inform them about the impending system shutdown every minute based on this setting When countdown ends the system will be shut down Maximum value is 24 hours minimum value should not less than the battery low delay time b System Shutdown Delay Time When Battery Low This is the delay time when a battery low condition occurs during power failure countdown This is usually shorter than the utility failure delay time since the UPS battery is almost depleted Minimum value is minute maximum value should not be greater than the delay time when AC power fails LU ey ster NULU VCLOY AMC wen ne ower TUKKICU eo LI b System Shutdown Delay Time When Battery Low 1 0 Min u UPS Turn OFF Delay Time 3 0 Min ful Ratteru Ratinn llnltanefi not nrnnided hu WPS linit u UPS Turn Off Delay Time This is delay time before the UPS stops providing output power It has to be long enough to make sure the Unix system can be shut down completely The turn off command is issued to the UPS at the same time when system begins the shutdown process This delay time can be 0 2 0 3 0 9 1 0 2 0 3 0 10 0 minutes UPSilon 2000 52
6. Cancels an impending UPS shutdown or turns on the UPS if utility is present e UPSilon configured to monitor the UPS from an SNMP Agent Short Description of Each Option UPSilon UPS COMMAND CENTER Ver 1 3 Copyright C 1998 Hega System Technologies Inc 98 81 15 16 21 Thu s Shut Down UPS f Flash and Beep c Cancel Shut Down Command i Test Indicators o Turn On UPS l l l l l u Reboot UPS l 1 Put UPS to Sleep l m Simulate Power Fail l b Conserve Battery l l l d Diagnostic Self Test r Redraw t Test Run Time Calibration q Quit Put UPS to sleep Duration of Sleep 12 Minutes l l l Press to increase l to decrease Sleep Time l l l UPS Status With Utility power With output power Press p to proceed Esc to cancel s Shut Down UPS UPS stops providing output power after a few seconds c Cancel Shut Down Command Cancels an impending UPS shutdown a o Turn On UPS Turns on the UPS if utility is present UPSilon 2000 67 Linux FreeBSD Control your UPS u Reboot UPS UPS shuts off then turns back on l Put UPS to Sleep Specify the duration of sleep using and keys UPS will not provide outpu
7. Linux FreeBSD Configuration k lt lt Change UPS Monitoring gt gt Set this value to Monitor UPS from local E ai if the UPS providing your computer s power is connected to your system s serial port SNULUUMIa e e ee ee k Change UPS Honitoring gt gt Honitor UPS from local serial port col Sano Canfinuratinn See chapter 5 3 2 for more information Set this value to Monitor local UPS SNMP agent if the UPS providing your computer s power is connected to an SNMP agent on the network Ethernet Network SNULUUWI aia k Change UPS Honitoring gt gt Monitor local UPS SNMP agent el Canna Panfliauesrtion See Chapter 5 3 3 for more information n Shutdown Count Down Display Set this value to ON if you want users to receive periodic alerts before system shutdown Set this value to OFF if otherwise I Scheduling Function Set this value to q n Shutdown Count Down Display ON ON if you want to 1 scheduling Function OFF schedule a Turn off UPS after System Shutdown YES t Time Scheduling hh mm unattended system shutdown and automatic reboot Set this value to OFF if otherwise Setting this value to OFF will also stop an impending scheduled system shutdown UPSilon 2000 53 Linux FreeBSD Configuration a Turn off UPS after System Shutdown Set this value to YES if you w
8. Default Cancel ZN e Enable E Mail In this configuration the messages could be sent to the administrator by e mail Shown as below Message Sender Infomation Sender Display Name Sender Email Address SMTP Server Address IV Server Require authentication Mega Mega meaatec com tw Jmegatec com tw Settings m Notified Email Address Power abnormal condition abc megatec com tw fal Events Se UPSilon 2000 15 Windows Functions Sender Display Name Setting name for message Sender Sender Email Address Setting the email address for sending message SMTP Server Address Set up SMTP mail server address by IP or server name e g 210 71 130 1 or megatec com tw Server Require Authentication Some Email Server required authentication by password user can set the password here Logon Information xj m Logon Information Account Name Mead Password pe T Log on using Secure Password Authenication Cancel Notified Email Address Select the event item for sending first and set the email address for receiving message Press OK to save all the setting E mail may be sent in response to different events More than one E Mail address can be specified in the form of a list separated by commas There is no limit on the number of mail recipients Power abnormal condition All Events AC Failure AC Power Restored UPS Battery Low Reco
9. Modem Connects to Communication Serial Port configure which communication port connects to Modem The setting value 1 4 2 PAGER NUMBER input the calling pager number If necessary please input the code for outside line first then add for 0 5 second delay time the full pager numbers at last 3 Code to send you can input the sending code that stands for some event For instance Set the Modem to connect to COM1 and dial 0 to access an outside line and the pager number is 0 0947123456 and 1234 means AC power failed Pager Configuration Communication Serial Port 0 4 1 POWER EVENT PAGER NUMBER MESSAGE 4 4 4 Schedule Shutdown In this function you can set the ON OFF time of the file server every week Before the scheduled shutdown system will send UPSilon 2000 40 NetWare Main Menu Functions out the warning messages to inform users on the network and it would permit users to finish the process on the network This warning message starts 5 minutes before scheduled shutdown and will be sent out every l minute The system will shut down file server and UPS at the scheduled shutdown time The UPS will be in sleeping state and wake up according to the next scheduled turn on time The setting figure is as below Schedule ShutDown Sun Hon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 09 00 08 30 09 00 07 30 08 00 08 30 18 00 17 30 18 30 17 30 17 00 12 30
10. and select Test until Batt Low once again 4 4 8 UPS 10Sec Test This function would make the UPS to do a short testing This testing will last for 10 seconds Execution mode press lt Enter gt in Main Menu for selecting UPS 10Sec Test and press Esc back to the main screen This Testing will be shown in bar of UPS Status In order to stop UPSilon 2000 43 NetWare Main Menu Functions the test please go back to Main Menu and select UPS 10Sec Test once again 4 4 9 UPS Auto Test This function will make the UPS to discharge the battery and to do the self testing The period of battery discharge is according to the setting in configuration menu 4 4 10 View History File This function could review the records of system history files It includes date time input output voltage line frequency load UPS battery capacity temperature and so on DATE TIME AC_in 04 06 1999 15 01 04 06 1999 15 202 04 06 1999 15 203 04 06 1999 15 04 04 06 1999 15 05 04 06 1999 15 06 94 06 1999 15 07 04 06 1999 15 08 04 06 1999 15 09 94 06 1999 15 10 04 06 1999 15 11 04 06 1999 15212 04 06 1999 15 13 PN ae oe aJ uw uuu uu e e 4 4 11 View Log File This function could review the records of system log files It includes abnormal AC power status of UPS and so on UPSilon LOG
11. etc upsilon upsilon config see 5 5 3 Monitor the UPS status etc upsilon upsilon status see 5 5 5 Send Commands Directly to the UPS etc upsilon upsilon issuer see 5 5 6 UPSilon 2000 60 Using UPSilon for Linux FreeBSD Read Online Documentation etc upsilon upsilon help Help is just a few keystrokes away Press the letters or numbers and follow the instructions at the bottom of the screen to reach a particular help topic UPSilon UPS ONLINE HELP Ver 1 3 Copyright C 1998 Mega System Technologies Inc 98 61 15 17 18 Thu 1 Introduction 2 Installation 3 Configuration 4 Using UPSilon for UNIX 5 Monitoring the UPS Status 6 Control your UPS 7 History Information a Appendix A File List and Disk Contents b Appendix B System Parameters c l l l l l l Appendix C RUPS II FAQ l I l l l l Press the corresponding letters or numbers to know more about the topics listed on your screen Press q to quit In case you forgot any of H upsiton the commands just type One argument needed ce a Usage upsilon start stop config status issuer help upsilon A short upsilon start description of each upsilon stop upsilon config program option would upsiion status upsilon issuer appear on the screen upsilon help Start the Daemon process Termina
12. 03 20 03 0 0v 2003 03 20 03 0 0v 2003 03 20 03 00y 2003 03 20 03 0 0 w 2003 03 20 03 222 8 v 2003 03 20 03 222 8 v 2003 03 20 03 222 8 v 2003 03 20 03 222 8 v 2003 03 20 03 222 8 v 2003 03 20 03 222 8 v 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 1 1 4 3 4 3 5 Event Log You can check the date time and description of events in Event Log The maximum number of data could be recorded in this file is 2000 Shown as below Event Log x 2002 08 06 01 12 16 AM UPS Self Test 2002 08 06 01 13 18 AM UPS Self Test 2002 08 06 01 15 06 AM AC Failure 2002 08 06 01 15 09 AM Send E Mail Successfully 2002 08 06 01 15 22 AM AC Power Restored 2002 08 06 01 15 27 AM Send E Mail Successfully 2002 08 06 01 18 10 AM UPS Self Test 2002 08 06 01 18 38 AM AC Failure 2002 08 06 01 18 46 AM Send E Mail Successfully 2002 08 06 01 20 00 AM AC Power Restored 2002 08 06 01 20 10 AM Send E Mail Successfully 2003 03 20 03 07 08 PM UPS Self Test 2NN2 N379N N2 N2 N7 Phd LDC Galf Tast ofl Save as _ Brint _ Cea Em UPSilon 2000 23 Windows Functions 3 4 3 6 History Calendar In this section you can check the monthly event including AC fail battery low OS and UPS shutdown UPS self test etc Different color stands by different category press the block the specific date will be displayed in the bottom of your right hand side Press PREV for last month ev
13. 62 5 5 Monitor the UPS Status e ee eeeeeeesesseieeeeo 63 5 0 Control your UPS sestir seo fUo spas tTa ksso does kasto 66 5 7 History Information iiieeeeeeeeeeesesseeeeeeo 69 5 8 Files List and CD Contents eeeeeeseesseeee 70 5 9 Instruction to mount CD ROM 70 5 10 System Parameters oiee en e 70 5 11 UPSilon FA Quen roro ipe aksa 71 UPSilon 2000 Introduction Introduction UPSilon 2000 is a smart UPS monitoring and controlling software UPSilon displays the status of UPS e g input amp output voltage line frequency load temperature and battery capacity in digital and graphic which can help the users monitor the quality of power supply Simultaneously the users can remotely monitor UPS via network and manage the power more effectively On AC failure or UPS battery low UPSilon 2000 will perform its monitoring function without people around UPSilon 2000 has some new ways to send the warning messages auto dialing and by E mail In addition UPSilon 2000 has a new Windows NT service function which allows the monitoring program to be executed automatically before log in UPSilon is available in many languages you can select the one that is most familiar for you to carry out the software configuration and operation Today the Internet is widely used not only for PC but also for Server coming into the times of receiving and send
14. For Linux OS check the file etc ttytab for the line below and change respawn to off ttya 2345 respawn sbin getty 9600 ttys0 A A Change this value to off Coml Execute this command if you modified the etc ttytab file This will force an initial process that closes and re opens the terminals kill 1 1 3 Change the file permission of dev ttya chmod 666 dev ttya UPSilon 2000 56 Linux FreeBSD Configuration 5 3 3 Community Name and IP Address Configuration Set option k to Monitor local UPS SNMP agent if you intend to use UPSilon to monitor a UPS attached to a local SNMP agent The host computer this computer s IP address should have read write access right to the SNMP agent SNUCLUUWI k Change UPS Honitoring Monitor local UPS SNMP agent el Cauna PoanlLiauesrtion o Community Name The community name should correspond to a community known to the UPS SNMP agent o Community Name public p Ip Address p Ip Address 203 73 69 244 Tn1 Shutdown Count Annn Nicnlan NN The target SNMP Agent IP address 5 3 4 Event Notice by Email UPSilon provides event notice functions These functions enable you to know the newest power events by email or pager chapter 5 3 5 When power event occurs UPSilon will sends necessary message to the email address es recorded in the file named etc upsilon upsilon eml This is a plain text file adding any email ad
15. N A POWER LOADING UPS Status Monitor UPS on the Network li aoto TF 3 6 20 40 60 80 100 120 BATTERY LEVEL 25 C Output Volt 110 0 VAC Line Freq 59 Hz 15 309 45 60 75 90 VOLT CONDITION LINE JL 2 99 100 110 120 130 V Batt Status Normal UPS Status Normal UPS Testing Normal Comm Name public IP Address 192 168 0 155 Comm Status Connect 79 80 UPSilon 2000 42 NetWare Main Menu Functions 4 4 6 Shutdown UPS Shut down the file server and turn off UPS immediately If there is any users on the network with opening files the system will show a warning message and ask for confirmation to shut down file server If manager select YES the system will enforce the user to disconnect from network then shut down file server and UPS The UPS will be in sleeping state and wake up according to the system configuration Attention Do not use the DOMN command in the prompt In that case UPS will not be able to enter sleeping state and wake up automatically 4 4 7 Test Until Batt_Low This function makes the UPS to do a self testing of all functions The testing will last until UPS battery exhausted Execution mode press lt Enter gt in Main Menu for selecting Test until Batt Low and press Esc back to the main screen This Testing will be shown in bar of UPS Status In order to stop the test please go back to Main Menu
16. RS 232 CABLES to connect UPS l When select USB interface as communication port only Windows 95 98 NT 2000 Me workable UPSilon 2000 3 Windows Features 3 UPSilon 2000 for Windows 3 1 Features Support Windows NT Service function e Support multiple shut down e Support multiple languages e Sending warning message by e mail automatically Calling pager for the warning message automatically e Remote monitoring UPS via TCP IP or Internet e Detect AC fail and UPS battery low automatically Scheduling turn on off timing Displaying the UPS status at graphic such as the temperature voltage load line frequency etc e Broadcasting warning message Setting the countdown timing and the interval of each warning Setting UPS diagnostic and self test time e Before removing the system automatically close and store the applicable programs e Recording and analyzing the UPS status UPSilon 2000 4 Windows Software Installation 3 2 Software Installation The SETUP program is required for UPSilon installation After installation the files will be copied to the MegaTecNUPSilon 2000 directory Following the steps below 1 Turn on UPS and PC 2 Place the UPSilon 2000 CD into CD ROM UPSilon 2000 will display the installation menu or you can select run from windows start menu and execute setup exe 3 After installation UPSilon 2000 files will be copied into the direct
17. the UPSilon 2000 main screen displays copyright and version information on UPSilon 2000 About UPSilon xi Version 3 10 30310 Megalec Copyright C 2001 2002 Mega System Technologies Inc This product is licensed to Serial Number Send e mail to lt service megatec com tw gt for technical support Thank you for using UPSilon 2000 3 4 3 10 Exit UPSilon 2000 Select Exit UPSilon in function menu to close the UPSilon UPSilon2000 will still execute the monitoring function in the background UPSilon 2000 27 NetWare Features 4 UPSilon 2000 for NetWare 4 1 Features e Auto sending warning messages by e mail e Auto sending warning messages by pager e Auto detecting AC power failure and UPS battery low e Providing the UPS expected time setting of power supply History data recording Auto shutting down the system and turning off the UPS when AC power failed e Broadcasting the warning messages to all the workstations e Display the system shutdown countdown e Able to operate on server and workstation Schedule on off in a week Programmable UPS auto testing period e UPS status reporting on server screen including the input output voltage load line frequency temperature and so on Local Network UPS monitoring through an Net Agent or SNMP Agent UPSilon 2000 28 NetWare Software Installation 4 2 Software Installation UPSilon for NetWare is a NetWar
18. to the UPS The default port name should be right for most systems You can set this to any name that your system actually uses Serial port names differ between each operating system If you are not sure of the correct port name please check your system documentation or refer to Appendix B for the correct serial port name UPSilon would try to auto detect your Serial Port Name if you happen to enter a wrong one If auto detection fails then the message UPS Adapter No Response would appear LU UVO TUDN UVT UELAY rame Vu TII v Battery Rating Voltage if not provided by UPS 60 0 Volt c Communication Port dev ttyta v Battery Rating Voltage if not provided by UPS This option appears only when UPS monitoring is done through the system s serial port Set this value only if your UPS does not provide this information You could get this value from your UPS operation manual This value will be used to calculate the battery level displayed on the status screen UPSilon 2000 55 Linux FreeBSD Configuration e Trouble Shoot the Communication Port What to do when a UPS adapter no response message appears after running UPSilon Linux OS was used as an example Please refer to the system documentation if you do not have the same Unix system as serial port setup procedures may vary from system to system 1 Make sure no other process uses the same serial port 2 Turn off function getty of the serial port
19. 03 25 1999 22 16 49 03 26 1999 21 30 00 03 27 1999 00 42 34 03 27 1999 00 42 53 03 27 1999 00 42 58 03 27 1999 00 46 16 03 27 1999 01 00 47 03 27 1999 01 01 15 03 29 1999 10 57 17 03 29 1999 10 57 26 03 29 1999 11 51 33 03 29 1999 11 51 41 03 29 1999 16 56 31 zaj Enaj coed KA UPSilon U2 0 x STARTED Shutdown File Server Schedule UPSilon U2 0 x STARTED EXIT UPSilon x UPSilon U2 0 ee STARTED EXIT UPSilon 29 UPSilon U2 0 STARTED EXIT UPSilon x UPSilon U2 0 x STARTED EXIT UPSilon x UPSilon U2 0 ee STARTED EXIT UPSilon x UPSilon U2 0 ee STARTED UPSilon 2000 44 NetWare Broadcast Messages 4 5 Broadcast Messages When any power condition is detected file server will broadcast messages to workstations Here are the messages below lt WARNING gt AC POWER FAIL FS1 Shutdown in 10 min UPSilon detects AC fail start shutdown countdown lt Attention gt FS1 will Shutdown in 1 minutes Shut down warning of the last one minute FS1 AC Power restored Server won t be Shutdown UPSilon detects AC power restored and the server won t be shut down lt Attention gt UPS BATTERY LOW FS1 Shut down in 1 min UPSilon detects UPS battery low and the server will be shut down in one minute Battery Low Recovered Server won t be Shutdown UPSilon detects UPS battery power low restored and the server won t be shut down Battery Low Recovered Server Shutdown in 2 min UPS batte
20. 8 07 1998 System will be shut down in 26 Minutes Mon Jan 12 16 68 69 1998 lac Power recovered Mon Jan 12 16 68 32 1998 Shutdown Stops System Returns to Normal State Mon Jan 12 16 68 32 1998 Scheduled time to shutdownt Mon Jan 12 16 11 23 1998 System will be shut down in 1 Minutet Mon Jan 12 16 11 27 1998 Shutdown Stops System Returns to Normal State Mon Jan 12 16 12 62 1998 Scheduled time to shutdown Mon Jan 12 16 14 54 1998 Preshut processes all done Mon Jan 12 16 15 62 1998 lac Power Failst UPS provides power Wed Jan 14 18 29 19 1998 System will be shut down in 5 Minutes Wed Jan 14 18 29 52 1998 AC Power recovered Wed Jan 14 18 29 54 1998 Shutdown Stops System Returns to Normal State Wed Jan 14 18 29 54 1998 UPSilon 2000 69 Linux FreeBSD Files List and CD Contents 5 8 Files List and CD Contents 5 9 Instruction to mount CD ROM Operating command Parameters device name directory System 5 10 System Parameters Operating COM Port Shutdown Command Start up file System dev ttyS 1 sbin halt fete rc d rc local UPSilon 2000 70 Linux FreeBSD UPSilon FAQ 5 11 UPSilon FAQ Q1 UPSilon works fine when manually activated but an error message UPS adapter no response appears when the system activates it at start up Answer Make sure no other process uses the same serial port as UPSilon daemon 02 I tried running the UPSilon on Free
21. BSD Configuration 5 3 6 Shutdown Batch Job UPSilon provides a batch job function This function enables you to execute some processes before system shutdown The filename is etc upsilon preshut bat This is a plain text file Use any editor to add or modify commands in this file Add comments by placing a leading to the line 5 3 7 Shutdown Command File This file contains the command needed to shut down the system The filename is etc upsilon shutdown ini This file contains only one line of command Please refer to your system s operation manual before making any modifications Be sure the command could actually shut down your system UPSilon 2000 59 Using UPSilon for Linux FreeBSD 5 4 Using UPSilon for Linux FreeBSD 5 4 1 Using the upsilon program After a successful installation UPSilon will become a background process at system startup It is not necessary to start the background process manually UPSilon automatically detects and applies the modifications made in the configuration menu Use these commands to execute any of the six options provided in the upsilon program Start the UPSilon daemon process etc upsilon upsilon start upsilon start lt UPSilon gt Copyright C 1998 Mega System Technologies Inc Ver 1 3 Start Running Stop the UPSilon daemon process etc upsilon upsilon stop ti upsilon stop Daemon Process Stops Configure the parameters
22. BSD Unix system but it doesn t work why Answer UPSilon uses Unix IPC Inter Process Communication functions FreeBSD does support System V IPC primitives but you must install this option first Add the following lines to your kernel config to enable Inter Process Communication options SYSVSHM options SHMMAXPGS 64 256Kb of sharable memory options SYSVSEM enable for semaphores options SYSVMSG enable for messaging Recompile and install Please refer to FreeBSD WebSite for detailed information about these subject UPSilon 2000 71
23. Bi cn UPSilon 2000 Uninterruptible Power Supply Software User s Manual For MS Windows 98 MS Windows NT MS Windows 2000 MS Windows Me MS Windows XP MS Windows 2003 MS Windows Vista Novell NetWare Linux FreeBSD UPSilon 2000 COPYRIGHT ANNOUNCEMENT LIMITED WARRANTY THE PROGRAM AND ENCLOSED MATERIALS ARE PROVIDED AS IS WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANT ABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF THE PROGRAM AND ENCLOSED MATERIAL IS ASSUMED BY YOU LIMITATION OF REMEDIES Mega System Technologies Incorporation entire liability and your exclusion remedy shall be replacement of the media if you have met the conditions as described under Limited Warranty In no event will Mega System Technologies Incorporation be liable to you for any other damages arising out of your use of this program All mentioned trademarks are registered trademarks of their respective owners TECHNICAL SUPPORT UPSilon 2000 is developed by Mega System Technologies Inc If there is any question or comment about this product please feel free to contact us Mega System Technologies Inc Tel 886 2 87922060 Fax 886 2 87922066 E MAIL service Omegatec com tw FTP ftp ftp megatec com tw WWW http www megatec com tw Copyright 1999 2007 by Mega System Technologies Inc U
24. MPLE INSTALLATION Novell NetWare V3 1x v4 x v5 x V6 x e Hardware Installation see p2 1 Connect male connector of UPSilon 2000 cable to UPS communication port 2 Connect female connector of UPSilon 2000 cable to RS 232 communication port of system If there is only a 25 pin RS 232 connector you can use the 9 pin to 25 pin adapter to convert it e Software Installation see p27 1 Login the file server as a SUPERVISOR or a user with access rights in sub directory SYS SYSTEM F gt LOGIN SUPERVISOR 2 Put the UPSilon CD in CD ROM 3 Execute INSTALL EXE in CD ROM A gt INSTALL 4 After installation please shutdown NetWare operating system and restart again The system will load the UPSilon NLM and execute it 5 When UPSilon for NetWare has been loaded server screen shows the successful loading message You could switch to the UPSilon with key ALT ESC 6 After installation if Connect is showed at Comm Status it means you have connection with UPS 7 1f you have more than one com port on your File Server please insert two or more LOAD AIOCOMX command in the system AUTOEXEC NCF file after UPSilon 2000 installation For More Parameters Please Reference Other Topics UPSilon 2000 SIMPLE INSTALLATION Linux FreeBSD e Hardware Installation see p2 1 Connect the DB 9 male connector of the cable to the UPS interface A DB 9 female connector of RS232 protocol type 2 Connect the female connector
25. P ShutDown UPS Test Until Batt_Low UPS 10Sec Test UPS fluto Test View History File View Log File 4 4 1 Configuration Configuration Time Between AC Power Fail and initial warning message 5 Delay of Shutdown Server when AC Power Failed Min 1 Sec Delay Between Warning Message Sec Delay of Shutdown Server when Battery Low Min Duration of UPS Auto Testing MI Min Communication Serial Port P Time of History Recording 1 Min Period of UPS Auto Testing 2 Week Battery Voltage Rating 24 Volt Enable Pager y n n Enable E mail y n n UPSilon 2000 35 NetWare Main Menu Functions e Time Between AC Power Fail and initial warning message This option sets the delay time between AC power failure and initial warning message to all the workstations Sometimes the AC line power has a surge or temporary unstable voltage input and this setting will prevent this situation Therefore we set this delay time to make sure there is actually an AC power fail happened before we send out the warning message settings range 5 32 deafult value 10 seconds e Delay of Shutdown Server when AC Power Failed This option sets the delay time between AC power fail and server shutdown When line power failed the UPS will supply the system with power The setting value should be smaller than the length of the time which the UPS supply setting range 2 999 minutes default value 10 minut
26. PSilon 2000 SIMPLE INSTALLATION Windows 98 NT 2000 Me XP 2003 Vista Hardware Installation see p2 1 Connect UPSilon 2000 cable to UPS communication port 2 Connect UPSilon 2000 cable to RS 232 port of PC 3 USB solution is optional offer Whenever use USB interface only MegaTec specific USB cable useable Contact our service center for details Software Installation see p4 1 Insert UPSilon 2000 CD to the CD ROM UPSilon 2000 will display the installation menu or your can select run from windows start menu and execute setup exe UPSilon 2000 files will be copied into the directory you appointed When UPSilon been lunched the operating system will select the local language in UPSilon for displaying If there is no preferred language in UPSilon it will use English interface instead Default C Program Files Megatec UPSilon 2000 2 After installation For Windows 95 98 check if there is a Rupsmon Daemon icon in task bar For Windows NT go to control panel gt service and check if Rupsmon service has started 3 Click UPSilon 2000 for Windows for parameter settings 4 Click Select UPS to monitor local or remote UPS Click Settings to set Communication Type and Select Comm Port If Communication with UPS on the main screen this means you have connected with UPS Nn For More Parameters Please Reference Other Topics UPSilon 2000 SI
27. S 5 6 Control your UPS UPSilon gives you the ability to shut down restart initiate self tests and issue other commands to your local UPS Just type etc upsilon upsilon issuer to bring up the screens shown below The screen displayed would depend on the UPSilon configuration i UPSilon configured to monitor the UPS from the serial port UPSilon UPS COMMAND CENTER Ver 1 3 Copyright C 1998 Mega System Technologies Inc 98 81 15 16 34 Thu s 16 Seconds Test b Test until Battery Low t Test for a Specified Time Period c Cancel Test Command Shut Down UPS a Cancel Shut Down Command r Redraw gt a q Quit pn a T E E E T E E E Test for lt n gt minutes Duration of Self Test 12 Minutes Press to increase to decrease duration of Self Test Press p to proceed Esc to cancel Short Description of Each Option s 10 Seconds Test UPS performs a 10 seconds self test then returns to utility b Test until Battery Low UPS performs self test until battery becomes low UPSilon 2000 66 Linux FreeBSD Control your UPS t Test for a Specified Time Period Specify the duration of Self Test by using the and keys UPS performs Self Test according to this time setting n Shut Down UPS UPS stops providing output power after a few seconds a Cancel Shut Down Command
28. TERY LEVEL Output Volt e i vac Area Line Freq 59 Hz 15 30 45 30 75 90 GD Batt Status Normal 4 3 3 Bar VOLT CONDITION LINE UPS Testing Normal 109 00 5 us ype a Chart 1 J 1 erial Port H 80 90 100 140 120 130 Cv Comm Status Connect Display Area F1 HELP F10 MENU 4 2 2 File Descriptions ESC EXIT File Descriptions of UPSilon for NetWare UPSilon NLM UPSilon LOG UPSilon SCH UPSilon PRN UPSilon CFG UPSilon for NetWare execution program UPS status history file Schedule ON OFF time configuration file UPS data analysis file this file could be operated with LOTUS or EXCEL for UPS status analysis UPSilon for NetWare configuration file Installation program will copy these files into the sub directory of SYS SYSTEM UPSilon 2000 30 NetWare Main Screen Description 4 3 Main Screen Description 4 3 1 Schedule Display Area Input AC Power Normal Battery Low Next Shutdown Time 04 07 1999 18 30 Next Startup Time 08 98 1999 07 30 Input AC Power Status of AC power when AC power failed UPS will start to supply the power to system UPSilon will broadcast the warning message of AC power failure to all the workstations This will also show the system shutdown countdown UPSilon will make all the workstations off line if AC power has not restored in the setting time After operating system has been
29. ant UPSilon to turn off the UPS after shutting down the system Set this value to NO If you want the UPS to continue providing output power until it s batteries get drained UPSilon would not be able to reboot the system automatically if this value was set to NO t Time Scheduling hh mm Set various startup and shutdown times for every day for the week UPSilon powers down and reboots the system based on this preset weekly schedule When the scheduled time to shutdown approaches UPSilon will send periodic alerts to inform users to save files close jobs and log out of the system Tt Time Scheduling hh mm Sun Hon Tue ved Thu Fri Sat Start Up 64 66 64 66 66 66 14 66 14 68 21 68 18 66 Shutdown 83 15 15 65 13 45 26 16 66 25 ILI SSPhansa UDC Manitonrinad gt Moni ter Toes HDC CNMD anaont s Save Configuration Saves all modified parameters LK lt lt tnange urs monitoring s Save Configuration q Quit q Quit Quit configuration without saving changes UPSilon 2000 54 Linux FreeBSD Configuration 5 3 2 Communication Port Set option k to Monitor UPS from local serial port if you intend to use UPSilon to monitor a UPS attached to your system s serial port SNULUUWI Tao ur uoJ kacoj Nae a ee ko aza TE k Change UPS Monitoring gt gt Monitor UPS from local serial port s Sane Cnanfinuratinn c Communication Port This is the device name of the serial port connected
30. better settings range 0 600 mins default value 1 mins e Time Needed for Shutdown Sequence Before UPS Turn Off Set time interval from Windows shutdown to UPS power supply turn off It should be considered whether the time is enough for archiving before the system shutdown The time UPSilon 2000 19 Windows Functions for archiving would be different for the amount and the size of the opened files settings range 0 2 99 mins default value 2 mins e Pop Up Warning Message Every Set the time interval of displaying the warning messages settings range 10 600 secs default value 30 secs 3 4 3 3 Schedule UPSilon can set the scheduled time for UPS turn on off and self test Therefore the system could be operated without the management from system supervisor You can set what and how often the schedule execution is The setting category and operating frequency are as below Add Schedule x r ction Frequency Time Once Tum On UPS ae Bally C Shut Down Operating System and UPS C UPS Self Test Until Battery Low C Weekly UPS Self Test for 10 Secs C UPS Sel Test h Mine Monthy Cancel UPSilon 2000 20 Windows Functions e Actions Turn on UPS Shutdown Operating System and UPS UPS Self Test Until Battery Low UPS Self Test for 10 Secs UPS Self Test n mins e Frequency Once Daily Weekly Monthly Setting method press Schedule in functio
31. d sets password for remote monitor enters Computer Shutdown Sequence Settings Set the functions you want to execute when UPSilon 2000 detects AC failure or UPS battery low e Broadcast Settings Enable disable braodcasting warning message when UPSilon 2000 detects AC failure or UPS battery low e Automatic Shutdown Time Parameters Set the time for UPSilon 2000 to shutdown operating system and UPS when an AC failure or UPS battery low is detected UPSilon 2000 1l Windows Functions UPSilon 2000 Settings windows xi General Settings r Computer Shutdown Sequence Settings Communication Type Mega ec x VV Optional Command File to Execute Select Comm Pott COM1 2 IV AutoSave Application Files IV Shutdown Operating System M Tum Off UPS Browse Password IV Record UPS Data IV Display Closed Files Record on UPSilon Restart Interval 30 3 Secs m Broadcast Settings r Automatic Shutdown Time Parameters 4 Enable Pop Up Warnings After AC Failure Commence Computer A g als Shutdown Sequence in 0 2880 SER Message for Pop Up and E Mail If Low Battery Occurs Commence BEE Mins IV Enable E Mail Shutdown Sequence in 0 600 E mail Time Needed for Shutdown Sequence p Before UPS Tums Off 2 ml Mins Set Pager Numbers and Codes Pop Up Warning Message Every 30 3 Secs Default Cancel A General Settings Communication Type MegaT
32. dress in a new line will enable UPSilon sending necessary message to it when power events occur These power events include Utility Fail Utility Recovery Battery Low and Battery Recovery UPSilon 2000 57 Linux FreeBSD Configuration 5 3 5 Event Notice by Pager This function is likely to the function of Event Notice by Email When power event occurs UPSilon will try to dial telephone or pager numbers according to the file named etc upsilon upsilon pgr This is also a plain text file words in the first line denotes the pager port UPSilon will use when power event occurs line s between the first and the second lines with a mark leading to denote the pager number s UPSilon will dial when utility is fail line s between the second and the third lines with a mark leading to denote the pager number s UPSilon will dial when utility recover line s between the third and the fourth lines with a mark leading to denote the pager number s UPSilon will dial when battery capacity is about to deplete line s below the fourth line with a mark leading to denote the pager number s UPSilon will dial when battery capacity recover so the content of upsilon pgr will looks like dev ttySO AC FAIL 0957608176 1331111 AC RECOVER 0957608176 1332222 0931726768 1332222 BATTERY LOW 0957608176 1333333 BATTERY LOW RECOVER 0957608176 1334444 UPSilon 2000 58 Linux Free
33. e local serial port Function key descriptions are at the bottom right corner of the screen This screen appears if you configured UPSilon to monitor the UPS through a local SNMP Agent UPSilon 2000 63 Linux FreeBSD Monitor the UPS Status Press m to know more information such as system contact system name and system location Press b to return to the first screen Syrtes sepencolmepence irp esre j bek a ovit e To monitor a remote UPS 1 Type etc upsilon upsilon status to bring up the initial select screen 2 Press r Fields where you could input the IP Address and Community Name appears 3 Press I Key in the IP Address of the remote SNMP Adapter Press enter when through 4 Press c Key in an appropriate Community Name for the remote SNMP Adapter Press enter when through UPSilon 2000 64 Linux FreeBSD Monitor the UPS Status 5 Press enter A screen displaying the UPS status appears TONIO WI Hara Sereen Papp Entei igant tapwr iante 1a00 kone Syston Technologies Ine no az an 13 98 Te Press m to see more information such as system contact system name and system location Press b to continue viewing the UPS status TETOJ 191 arnas keze Oar 13 Aap intelligent E 398 keze 3 er Vie az an 12 36 Tue tr1 kecram o Beck faj ovit UPSilon 2000 65 Linux FreeBSD Control your UP
34. e Loadable Module NLM The installation will copy files into SYS SYSTEM and modify the file AUTOEXEC NCF All these software installation procedures require the user is able to read and write files in sub directory SYS SYSTEM 4 2 1 Software Installation Procedure l Login the file server as a SUPERVISOR or a user with access rights in sub directory SYS SYSTEM F gt LOGIN SUPERVISOR Put the UPSilon CD in CD ROM Execute INSTALL EXE in CD ROM A gt INSTALL After installation please shutdown NetWare operating system and restart again The system will load the UPSilon NLM and execute it When UPSilon for NetWare has been loaded server screen shows the successful loading message You could switch to the UPSilon with key ALT ESC If you have more than one com port on your File Server please insert two or more LOAD AIOCOMX command in the system AUTOEXEC NCF file after UPSilon 2000 installation UPSilon 2000 29 NetWare Software Installation After installation the main screen of UPSilon for NetWare is as below UPSilon Version 2 NetWare Loadable Module Wednesday April 07 999 PM 12 40 53 4 3 1 Schedule Display Area Input AC Power Normal Battery Low Next Shutdown Time 04 07 1999 18 30 Next Startup Time 3408 1999 07 30 POWER LOADING UPS Status 22 4 3 2 UPS L L 4 L L L L Honitor Comport ed k O 29 40 60 80 100 120 CD Tenperature 77 F Status Display 2 250 BAT
35. ec Demo Mega USB SEC 2400bps SEC 9600bps Select Comm Port Configure communication port to connect with the UPSilon 2000 cable COMI COM4 e Password Set the password of the remote connection of the UPSilon 2000 The connection would be successful only if the right password is provided The password prevents the remote unconfirmed computer from connection Record UPS Data Set the record time interval about input amp output voltage line frequency load battery capacity and temperature UPSilon 2000 12 Windows Functions B Computer Shutdown Sequence Settings In this section you can set the functions you want to execute when the UPSilon 2000 detects the signal for closing the computer Optional Command File to Execute Set the file name to be executed before the system shutdown the full path and filename given Attention If the program which you execute can not quit automatically you would not be able to shutdown Windows and turn off UPS e Auto Save Application Files Configure auto saving all the opened applications and files before the system shut down If not given filename UPSilon will auto save in TMP e g Wnnnn TMP Check the closed filename in Close Files Record in function menu Attention UPSilon will try to close general applications and store files by artificial intelligence mode but UPSilon can not ensure that all the applicable software will be stored normally Shut Down O
36. ent record Press NEXT for event record of the next month Press the button Exit for quitting II x MENMHENN Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday EE EIES SESE 24 IE EAS ESS ESE RFE Se Be ee ee LES EEE LEE March 20 2003 03 07 08 PM SELF TEST 03 08 07 PM SELF TEST 03 09 49 PM AC Fail 03 10 17 PM SELF TEST __ Utility Power Failure B Battery Low El Shut Down Operating System and UPS N UPS Self Test Ta March 2003 rE UPSilon 2000 24 Windows Functions 3 4 3 7 Control Command UPS directly for the following test UPS Self Test for 10 Secs UPS Self Test n Mins UPS Self Test Until Battery Low Cancel UPS Self Test UPS Beep On Off the UPS supports command Q 94 vooo 9 o Shut Down Operating System UPS Control x UPS Self Test for 10 Secs UPS Self Test 2 Mins UPS Self Test Until Battery Low Cancel UPS Self Test e UPS Beep On Off oO Shut Down Operating System UPSilon 2000 25 Windows Functions 3 4 3 8 Closed Files Record In this section you can check the closed applications and saved files Method select Closed Files Record in the function menu It only records the latest saved information Shown as below Closed Records x Closed Applications Files Saved as FAMAINENGXTEMPVADES7 tmp UPSilon 2000 26 Windows Functions 3 4 3 9 About UPSilon 2000 Clicking on About in
37. es Attention Please refer to the UPS power capacity in UPS user s manual for proper delay time setting for your system e Delay Between Warning Message When AC power failed the file server will send warning messages to all the workstations This option sets the duration between every warning message setting range 5 30 seconds default value 20 seconds UPSilon 2000 36 NetWare Main Menu Functions e Delay of Shutdown Server when Battery Low This option sets the delay time between UPS battery low and file server shutdown When AC power failed the UPS will supply the power to your system from the UPS battery But if the UPS battery is in low capacity discard what is the setting delay time between AC fail and file server shutdown the system will shut down the file server in the delay time of this option This will protect the file server from instant turn off due to insufficient battery power setting range 0 2 minutes default value minute e Duration of UPS Auto Testing This option is for setting both functions below 1 The battery discharge time of the UPS when doing the self testing 2 This is to set a period of time for executing RUPSDOWN NCF before system shutdown See section P40 4 6 for details of these settings setting range 1 99 minutes default value 10 minutes Communication Serial Port This option sets the communication port between UPS and file server RS232 port
38. ing information 24 hours a day The power management without people has been a necessary function of UPS UPSilon 2000 with full functions will be the best partner of your smart UPS UPSilon 2000 1 Introduction 1 Packing including One UPSilon 2000 software CD One UPSilon 2000 cable e UPSilon 2000 user s manual For standard version 2 System requirements UPSilon 2000 hardware and software requirements as follows Computer system RS232 communication port COMI COM4 or USB port Match True RS 232 communication UPS Microsoft Windows 98 Microsoft Windows NT v4 0 Microsoft Windows 2000 Microsoft Windows Me Microsoft Windows XP Microsoft Windows Vista Novell NetWare v3 1x v4 x v5 x v6 x Linux FreeBSD UPSilon 2000 2 Hardware Installation 2 Hardware Installation Please go by the following steps 1 Connect male connector of UPSilon 2000 cable to UPS communication port PC UPSilon 2000 CABLE UPS 2 Connect the female connector of UPSilon 2000 cable to RS 232 communication port of system If there is only a 25 pin RS 232 connector you can use the 9 pin to 25 pin adapter to convert it 3 COM Port Definition in NetWare I O Address IRQ COM1 3F8 4 COM2 2F8 3 COM3 3E8 4 COM4 2E8 3 WARNING In Novell NetWare printer setting PSERVER NLM do not select the RS 232 port for UPS communication l UPSilon 2000 cable M2502 or M2505 is specially design Do not use any other
39. ing value is COM1 COM4 a Event As listed above Pager number Input the pager number If necessary please input the prefix code for outside line first then add for 0 5 second delay time the full pager numbers at last Code to send you can input the event code for sending Send Notification to the same pager number Select this check box to send all messages to the same pager and enter the relevant pager number in the AC Failure field UPSilon 2000 18 Windows Functions For instance Set the Modem connect to COM2 and dial 0 to access an outside line and pager number is 0 947123456 and 1234 means AC power failed Attention The action should be done within 20 seconds from calling pager number to sending code transmission D Automatic Shutdown Time Parameters UPS allows the users some time to shut down system before the UPS battery is exhausted The characteristic configuration of UPS makes it to be sure that system can be restarted and operated normally e After AC Failure Commence Computer Shutdown Sequence in Set the continuous time for system operation after AC power fails Please refer to the UPS hardware manual or consult to the UPS supplier before your configuration settings range 0 2880 mins default value 10 mins e If Low Battery Occurs Commence Shutdown Sequence in Set some time for system s continuous operation when battery low For the setting value the smaller is the
40. into UPSilon main function figure UPSilon OnLine Help UPSilon introduction UPSilon Readme UPSilon simple introduction UPSilon Uninstall Remove UPSilon from Windows system UPSilon Register UPSilon register form UPSilon 2000 7 Windows Functions 3 4 Functions After entering UPSilon a functional chart displays as below a UPSilon 2000 for Windows UPS Load Output Voltage Battery Charge Select UPS Setting A Schedule Data Log Gn Bete Mm UPS Manufacturer MegaTec Q Commence Countdown Soon UPS Model T110 Remaining Time GMins UPS Version V2 0 Event Log 09 Battery Normal 09 Power Normal KLL Ufo pot Connecled 1 UPS dynamic display area 3 4 1 2 UPS Status Area 3 4 2 3 Function selection area 3 4 3 3 4 1 UPS dynamic display area This area displays some relevant information of the UPS Users could select different display mode such as meter digital block and chart The information includes input voltage output voltage line frequency battery capacity load temperature etc UPSilon 2000 8 Windows Functions 3 4 2 UPS Status Area After the UPSilon software installed check whether the UPS is connected to the computer AC power is in normal status of UPS power supply and some relevant information of the UPS 3 4 3 Function selection area After a successful installation you can start to configure the parameter val
41. l script and try again 4 Select the target system from the menu Installation program will automatically copy files to the default location etc upsilon and modify the system startup file to contain the UPSilon daemon process 5 Press enter The configuration set up screen appears Follow instructions in chapter 3 to configure UPSilon UPSilon 2000 49 Linux FreeBSD Software Installation 6 After configuration press q The installation program will launch the UPSilon daemon process rire osion mucmnrco automatically background process 6 1908 Mega System Technologies Inc nning If your system does not have a CD ROM drive you could use the ftp utility in MS DOS to copy files into the system directory tmp Follow the same procedure to install the software If there is no network connection in your system please let your dealer know what kind of media you could use to copy files into your system Note If the UPSilon has been installed in the FreeBSD v4 x by the UPSilon bsd 3 Z please install the unixpatch FreeBSD 4 x compat3 x install sh of the setup CD For even higher version please update the system with compat3 x from the WEB site UPSilon 2000 50 Linux FreeBSD Configuration 5 3 Configuration 5 3 1 Configure UPSilon for Linux FreeBSD Before using UPSilon make sure the following items are all correct or appropriate Communication
42. n menu Select the date in the upper of left corner then press the key Add for the schedule Configuration After the action and frequency s selection press OK and back to the Schedule screen then the new schedule could be seen in the record If you want to set more records repeat the above After configuration press save for archiving or select the item then press remove for taking out the record Shown as below UPSilon 2000 21 Windows Functions I x Date YYYY MM DD 2003 03 20 p List All Dates Add Remove 02 24PM 2003 03 20 Thursday lt lt Shutdown OS and UPS gt gt Once 03 24 PM 2003 03 20 Thursday lt lt Tum On UPS gt gt Once 03 24PM 2003 20 Thursday lt lt Self Test 10 seconds gt gt Daily Next Scheduled Shutdown Next Scheduled Bootup Next UPS Self Test 2003 03 21 03 24 PM Cancel 3 4 3 4 Data Log The UPS data could be recorded in this section such as the input and output voltage line frequency load battery capacity and temperature etc The record interval could be altered in the area of Automatic Shutdown Time Parameters in settings of the function menu In the section of Data Log press Update for data refreshing and press Clear for data deletion The maximum number of data could be recorded in this file is 2000 Shown as below UPSilon 2000 22 Windows Functions TT 6h 2003 03 20 03 D Os v 2003 03 20 03 0 0v 2003
43. of DB 9 cable to the dedicated RS232 serial port If there is only a DB 25 connector on your computer uses a DB 9 to DB 25 converter e Software Installation see p47 1 Log in as the super user 2 Insert UPSilon CD in CD ROM Driver 1 Mount the UPSilon CD into Unix file directory cdrom For instance in Linux type mount t iso9660 dev hdd mnt cdrom Please use device name of your system Reference Appendix B for more information 2 Copy the files in directory cdrom into tmp cp cdrom unix tmp 3 Execute the installation program 4 cd tmp 4 chmod 555 install 4 install 4 Select the target system from the menu and configuration the UPSilon make sure no other process uses the same serial port the installation program will launch the UPSilon daemon process automatically Note If the UPSilon has been installed in the FreeBSD v4 x by the UPSilon bsd 3 Z please install the unix patch FreeBSD 4 x compat3 x install sh of the setup CD For even higher version please update the system with compat3 x from the WEB site For More Parameters Please Reference Other Topics UPSilon 2000 CONTENTS 1 IntrodiictioN s sssscsrdsescerisscsrdssssi ssisdssorists 1 1 1 Packing including sssesesesesee 2 1 2 System requirements aeeai aonar aasaran aaas 2 2 Hardware Installation csccoccccccccccccceccco 3 3 UPSilon 2000 for Windows
44. ory you appointed When UPSilon been lunched the operating system will select the local language in UPSilon for displaying If there is no preferred language in UPSilon it will use English interface instead Default CAProgram Files Megatec UPSilon 2000 When UPSilon executes it will displays in the same language as the system If cannot find the compatible language English will be shown UPSilon 2000 5 Windows Software Installation 3 3 Start up and Uninstall UPSilon 2000 3 3 1 Start up UPSilon 2000 After installation please restart the computer For Windows 95 98 Me check if there is a Rupsmon Daemon icon in task bar For Windows NT 2000 XP go to control panel gt service and check if Rupsmon service has started abo 2000 Bersicn 2000 is operating normal UPSilon 2000 service is not operated If you want to change the function configuration please run the UPSilon in the task bar directly or select UPSilon for Windows from UPSilon in program group of start menu in Windows 3 3 2 Uninstall UPSilon 2000 After installation there is 6 selection as below under UPSilon in Windows start menu If you want to remove the UPSilon from the system please select UPSilon Uninstall UPSilon 2000 6 Windows Software Installation o o UPSilon For windows UPSilon Online Help e UPSilon Readme E UPSilon Register Ef UPSilon Uninstall UPSilon for Windows Enter
45. perating System Set to shut down its own operating system e Turn Off UPS Set to turn off the UPS power supply Attention After shutting down system and turning off UPS please do not cut the power supply Otherwise UPS and computer would fail to start automatically when AC power restores UPSilon 2000 13 Windows Functions Display Closed Files Record on UPSilon Restart Display the closed record on UPSilon restart if the auto saving function was set before closing the computer Shown as below Closed Records xj Closed Applications Files Saved as FAWIMENGXTEMPXWDEB87 tmp C Broadcast Settings Enable disable broadcasting warning message when UPSilon2000 detects AC failure or UPS battery low e Enable Pop Up Warnings The users can set whether or not appear the pop up warning on the screen when the UPSilon 2000 detected AC power failure UPS battery low or the signal of closing the computer You can use the default message or you can set or modify the message on your own UPSilon 2000 14 Windows Functions Notification Message Ei AC Failure UPS Battery Low AC Power Restored Recovered from Low Battery Impending Scheduled Shutdown Scheduled Shutdown Cancelled UPS Failure Attention Utility Power Failure Attention UPS Battery Low Utiity Power Restored UPS Recovered from Low Battery Scheduled Shutdown Waming Scheduled Shutdown Aborted Attention UPS Failure
46. port name chapter 5 3 2 or IP Address and Community Name chapter5 3 3 Shutdown delay time chapter 5 3 3 Event notice by Email chapter 5 3 4 Event notice by Pager chapter 5 3 5 Sa kh OD I System shutdown command chapter 5 3 6 UPSilon provides a full screen editor for setting the parameters The function key descriptions are at the bottom of the screen You can type etc upsilon upsilon config at any time to configure UPSilon UPSilon UPS Configuration Utility Ver 1 3 Copyright C 1998 Hega System Technologies Inc 98 61 14 17 62 Wed lS Se leo Pinos lto eee ELEN Le ij l ro l mi o E Nj d System Shutdown Delay Time When AC Power Failed 5 0 Min b System Shutdown Delay Time When Battery Low 1 0 Min u UPS Turn OFF Delay Time 8 0 Min v Battery Rating Voltage if not provided by UPS Volt c Communication Port dev ttyta n Shutdown Count Down Display ON 1 Scheduling Function OFF a Turn off UPS after System Shutdown YES t Time Scheduling hh mm Thu Fri Sat Start Up re Sasso Shutdown 7 k lt lt Change UPS Monitoring gt gt Monitor UPS from local serial port s Save Configuration q Quit pe Press the letters in brackets to select items Press or i m to change values Press r to redraw screen UPSilon 2000 51 Linux FreeBSD Configuration e Detailed Description of Each Option
47. rvation Put a network UPS on battery to sleep before the battery becomes depleted Turn on turn off reboot or put the UPS to sleep straight from your console UPSilon 2000 47 Linux FreeBSD Features Power Management Utilities e Automatic installation procedure e Automatic background process initialization on startup e Real time graphical display of power UPS status e UPS power event logging Intuitive Parameter Configuration Editor e Batch Job Execution before System Shutdown e Simultaneous monitoring of several remote network UPSs e Automatic Communication Port name detection e Local monitoring through a cable attached to the system s RS232 serial port e Local Network UPS monitoring through an SNMP agent MIB OID iso 1 org 3 dod 6 internet 1 private 4 enterprises 1 ppc 935 UPSilon 2000 48 Linux FreeBSD Software Installation 5 2 Software Installation 1 Log in as the super user 2 Insert UPSilon CD in CD ROM Driver 1 Mount the UPSilon CD into Unix file directory cdrom For instance in Linux type 4 mount t iso9660 dev hdd mnt cdrom Please use device name of your system Reference 5 9 for more information 2 Copy the files in directory cdrom into tmp cp cdrom unix tmp 3 Execute the installation program cd tmp chmod 555 install install The installation program will not execute in some shell scripts If this happens change to another shel
48. ry power low restored but AC power still failed UPSilon 2000 45 NetWare Shutdown Procedure 4 6 Shutdown Procedure When an AC Failure or Battery Low occurs or execute the Scheduled ShutDown or Shutdown UPS function in Main Menu UPSilon will execute shutdown procedures If you want to execute a command file before system shutdown please create the file and save it as RUPSDOWN NCF in SYS SYSTEM When execute shutdown procedures UPSilon will execute RUPSDOWN NCF first if this file has been created The time needed for executing RUPSDOWN NCF can be set in Duration of UPS Auto Testing in Configuration See P30 for details of these settings UPSilon 2000 46 Linux FreeBSD Features 5 UPSilon 2000 for Linux FreeBSD 5 1 Features Power Crisis Management e Utility Failure and Battery Low Detection e Programmable System and UPS shutdown delay time e Automatic system and UPS shutdown on power outages or before battery exhaustion e Warning Messages sent to users at regular intervals prior to system shutdown e Event Messages sent to manager by email or pager e Unattended and scheduled system shutdown and automatic reboot e User defined batch job execution before system shutdown Power event notification for users and administrators UPS Management e UPS Preventive Maintenance Initiate Self tests to ensure the health of the UPS e UPS Battery Conse
49. shut down the UPSilon will turn off UPS and the system will be restarted when AC power restored e The meanings of input AC Power are Normal AC Power Normal Failed AC Power Failed e Battery Low This shows whether the UPS battery is getting exhausted When UPS battery power low the UPS could supply system with power The UPSilon will broadcast the battery low situation to all the workstations and the system would be shut down in a minute The meanings of Battery Low are NO UPS Battery Normal YES UPS Battery Low UPSilon 2000 31 NetWare Main Screen Description Next Shutdown Time Next system shutdown time in the schedule setting e Next Startup Time Next start time of system in the schedule setting 4 3 2 Bar chart display area POWER LOADING 22 nj oj jn oj jj jj 0 20 40 O 830 100 120 C2 BATTERY LEVEL 1002 0 15 30 45 60 75 90 GZ VOLT CONDITION LINE 107 00 1 fi 1 L 70 80 90 100 110 120 130 UV e POWER LOADING Percentage of power loading When loading is more than 90 percent the bar will turn red to show the warning signal e BATTERY LEVEL Percentage of UPS Battery power When the battery power level drops below 20 percent The bar will turn red to show the warning e VOLT CONDITION Input voltage of AC Power UPSilon 2000 32 NetWare Main Screen Description 4 3 3 UPS Status Display Area UPS Status Monitor Comport UPS Temperat
50. t power while in sleep mode m Simulate Power Fail UPS switches to battery power b Conserve Battery UPS on battery goes to sleep mode d Diagnostic Self Test UPS performs a short diagnostic self test t Test Run Time Calibration The UPS discharges it s batteries until capacity is less than 25 f Flash and Beep UPS lights all indicators and beeps I Test Indicators UPS performs a front panel lights test UPSilon 2000 68 Linux FreeBSD History Information 5 7 History Information UPSilon records all power events in the file etc upsilon rupslog You could review this information to check if there was any occurrence of power failure Use any text editor to open the file etc upsilon rupslog System will be shut down in 1316 Minutest Mon Jan 12 15 51 10 1998 System will be shut down in 1315 Minutes Mon Jan 12 15 52 16 1998 System will be shut down in 1314 Minutes Mon Jan 12 15 53 16 1998 System will be shut down in 1313 Minutest Mon Jan 12 15 54 16 1998 System will be shut down in 1312 Minutes Mon Jan 12 15 55 16 1998 Systen will be shut down in 1311 Minutest Mon Jan 12 15 56 16 1998 System will be shut down in 1318 Minutes Mon Jan 12 15 57 16 1998 UPS Battery lowtt Mon Jan 12 15 57 25 1998 System will be shut down in 1 Minute Mon Jan 12 15 57 26 1998 Preshut processes all donet Hon Jan 12 15 58 26 1998 jac Power Failst UPS provides power Mon Jan 12 16 0
51. te Resident Daemon process Modify Time Settings Monitor UPS status Send Commands to the UPS Display Online User Manual TOJ KIN ees UPSilon 2000 61 Using UPSilon for Linux FreeBSD 5 4 2 Uninstall UPSilon for Linux FreeBSD Follow these steps to uninstall UPSilon 1 Stop the UPSilon daemon process type etc upsilon upsilon stop 2 Remove the directory etc upsilon 3 Remove the UPSilon startup process from the system lf your Operating System is A Linux Remove or mark the whole line containing this string in the file ete rc d rc local etc upsilon upsilon start B FreeBSD Remove or mark the whole line containing this string in the file etc re etc upsilon upsilon start UPSilon 2000 62 Linux FreeBSD Monitor the UPS Status 5 5 Monitor the UPS Status The UPSilon Status screen provides a visual status check of important operating data such as input output voltage current battery capacity power loading and much more You could monitor your local UPS while simultaneously monitoring several network UPSs To Monitor Your Local UPS 1 Type etc upsilon upsilon status to bring up the initial cde Po Pa at select screen A short description and function key definitions appear at the bottom of the screen 2 Press enter Upsilon Status checks the configuration settings This screen appears if you configured UPSilon to monitor the UPS from th
52. ue Each parameter value will affect the normal operation of the UPSilon program Please configure the parameter value of the different function options according to the following chapter 3 4 3 1 Select UPS Configure UPSilon Monitor local UPS or Monitor remote UPS The method press select UPS for the selection Shown as below Select UPS xj m Select a UPS to Monitor C Monitor Local UPS Monitor Remote UPS UPS Name 127 0 0 1 x Modify List Cancel UPSilon 2000 9 Windows Functions e Monitor Local UPS Select monitor local UPS e Monitor Remote UPS 1 Select monitor remote UPS 2 You can modify or insert the remote UPS data to the form and then exit 3 Select the UPS which you want to monitor and control in drop down menu 4 Start to execute the function to monitor remote UPS Remote UPS xi Select a UPS to Monitor Remove gt Insert Kc Remote UPS Information UPS Name uPs Name IP Address fi 27 0 0 1 Location uPs Location Password Laj UPSilon 2000 10 Windows Functions 3 4 3 2 Settings After selecting a UPS other parameters may be configured on the other Settings dialogue box tabs If parameter values are incorrectly set UPSilon 2000 may have problems functioning properly Please click on icons listed below to get more information for its functions e General Settings Defines location of UPS COM port communication protocol an
53. ure 80 F 27 C Output Volt 125 0 VAC Line Freq 60 Hz Batt Status Normal UPS Status Mormal UPS Testing Normal UPS Type OMH Line Serial Port COM2 Comm Status Connect e Temperature the interior temperature of UPS Output Volt The output voltage of UPS e Line Freq The line frequency of input voltage e Batt Status UPS battery status Normal UPS Battery Normal Failed The UPS Battery Failed Please Examine and Repair e UPS Status Normal Online UPS In a Normal Condition Batt Mode UPS supply the system with power Bypass AC power bypasses the system power directly UPSilon 2000 33 NetWare Main Screen Description Boost system power voltage is too low UPS boosts the system power e UPS Testing This shows whether the UPS is doing the self testing Normal UPS had done or did not do self testing Testing UPS self testing e UPS Type On line On line Type UPS Off line Off line Type UPS Serial Port Shows which communication port is used for UPS communication Comm Status Show the status of UPS communication Connect System connects to UPS Disconnect System did not connect to UPS UPSilon 2000 34 NetWare Main Menu Functions 4 4 Main Menu Functions Press F10 in the main menu of UPSilon for NetWare and this will be shown on the screen as follows Main Menu konfiguration Configure E mail Configure Pager Schedule ShutDown Setup SNH
54. utdown ccccccccceecccseceeesceeeeeeees 40 4 4 5 Setup SNMP s see eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeettoo 42 4 4 6 Shutdown UPS sees sees se seeelennnnieennin 43 4 4 7 Test Until Batt LOW s sssessses 43 UPSilon 2000 448 UPS l0SeO Testi itn ee 43 449 UPS AutoTest ernn naai aiai 44 4 4 10 View History File 0 0 ee eeeeesseeeeeeeeeeeeneenee 44 4 4 11 View Log File cceeeeecececccceececeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 44 4 5 Broadcast Messages 0 0 esee eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeetee 45 4 6 Shutdown Procedure cc eeeeeeeececececeeneeeeceeeeeeeaes 46 UPSilon 2000 for Linux FreeBSD sscccssscseeees 47 Sul PEAWITOSS eia terested eu o Lo 41 5 2 Software Installation sees 49 5 3 Gonfiguratlon um asisscinlo sn EE h 51 5 3 1 Configure UPSilon for Linux FreeBSD 51 5 3 2 Communication Port eee 55 5 3 3 Community Name and IP Address Configuration57 5 3 4 Event Notice by Email ees eo 57 5 3 5 Event Notice by Pager esee sees iiel 58 5 3 6 Shutdown Batch Job eee eeee eee 59 5 3 7 Shutdown Command File 59 5 4 Using UPSilon for Linux FreeBSD 60 5 4 1 Using the upsilon program 60 5 4 2 Uninstall UPSilon for Linux FreeBSD
55. vered from Low Please Press Add Modify Delete button to edit email address UPSilon 2000 16 Windows Functions For sending all events to the same email account select All Events and type the receiving email address Email Notification x Notify Address Email Address abc megatec com tw Cancel Following picture is the email contents that sent automatically by UPSilon 2000 i Attention AC Failure A E Bile Edit View Tools Message Help e rN p EE LIERSE BI From Mega Date 20034217H 15 35 To bird hu 163 net abc 263 net tahu 163 net Subject Attention AC Failure Attention AC Failure From HOST jerry UPSilon 2000 17 Windows Functions e Enable Pager In this function the users can set the messages to the system administrator by pager The configuration s mode and screen is as below TT 0 Modem Connected to COM 2 X Event Pager Number Code to Send AC Failure fo 09471 23451 E 23404 UPS Battery Low 0 09471 23452 E 2341 AC Power Restored fo 0947123453 jaza JJ Recovered from Low Battery fo 0947123454 jaa ooo Impending Scheduled Shutdown 0 09471 23455 fin 23444 Scheduled Shutdown Cancelled 0 09471 23456 E 23454 UPS Failure 00947123457 zak Send Notification to the same pager number Cancel Modem connected to set the communication port which connects with the Modem The sett
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