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1. aninda Sek 27 Figure 15 Advanced b tton 1 1 lind Lope eeann cria an Fe pasaba ne es EE Fan Ed 27 Figure 16 Insert action dropdown ment iarainn deshan iakinen iaa riainh hania N ianiai 28 Figure 17 Microsoft event list 5 eerie dee detener ae eder ean sedan aie 32 Figure 18 RCCMD signal broadcast 36 Figure 19 Eoad Save Jobs 2 55 34 ett tente s Ma ia aaa aa Mc Aus n 37 Figure 20 Insert job instr ctlons eere ccs teas ieaissc eset iare nfi tono Pusat dera bas psyke Krank Nil 38 Figure 21 Execute prograna ee oe n rere Re Red e ER ERR TR RR Ress 38 Figure 22 Laststat bat using an text editora iaiia a eaa aeaa inana SN ea 39 Figure 23 send Emaila EnA INE A RE NAN aie Ide fen UI a ae cedes 40 Figure 24 UPSMAN address book tnnt 40 Figure 25 RCCMD mail example aoe keira anani dana aata dea etn 41 Figure 26 message ID example 2 rada itia essen Fees eaa eda enean roni 41 Figure 27 RCCMD execute example nnne 42 Figure 28 Wake On LAN signal 2 aa ea eatas rea aiaa iik had sake beh Dred dba de adeo 42 171 Figure 29 RCCMD console test SAD SEE SEE in afi n ef E ede ed 49 Figure 30 RCCMD Redundancy check box by the RCCMD v 3 setup sss 51 Figure 31 Setting up the RCCMD Redundancy group during setup Figure 32 UNIX configuration menu 64 Figure 33 setting the CS122 virtual comport in the UPS values ssssssssed 66 Figur 34 defining
2. sss 118 Figure 56 macintosh installation directory Ressa doae nee na tanak Raa a 119 Figure 57 macintosh upsman Was egardo iaaa nieder ned et Nde io d edd 119 172 Figure 58 macintosh html UPS configuration tab 120 Figure 59 macintosh html System configuration tab sssssssssssseeseeenten 120 Figure 60 macintosh upsman auto start Figure 61 macinosh RCCMD install startup cccccscceesesesesteeeeeeseeestensteesseeseesseessneeeees 121 Figure 62 macintosh RCCmd configuration 122 Figure 63 macintosh Add modify valid remote stations sss 122 Figure 64 macintosh Setting the licensekey Figure 65 macintosh Change delay on action 123 Figure 66 macintosh View current settings 124 Figure 67 macintosh Add RCCMD receivers RCCMD Clients sss 124 Figure 68 gCHART for UPSMON Windows ccccscesesesesesteeeeeeseeestseseensseeseesseessneeeeees 132 Figure 69 UNMS location Set Upo ea etana piraan A AAN rah tnnntnnntnnn tentent 133 Figure 70 UNMS main window with overview cccccsccsceeseseseeeseseecseeesteestenscesseeeseeeeeees 133 Figure 71 UPSMON device command window ccccccscceceseseseeesteestenseeestenseecsessseeeseees 136 Figure 72 JAVAMON browser congolais Haaai neea iani aeae nianna aiana aikaa Aiae 137 Figura 73 JAVAMON UPSMAN IP ers escas aet tenete eu eee Rara nibh tute de ere derit 138 Figure 74 JAVAMON UPSMA
3. Figure 26 message ID example With this function an e mail is send from the RCCMD client which includes a defined message ID from the user Please enter the IP address or hostname of the RCCMD client in the field ADDRESS In the field PORT the port should be entered on which the RCCMD client is receiving RCCMD signals The standard port is 6003 The message ID can be selected by clicking on the Browse button Please also check the following screenshot In the row Recipient the e mail receiver is entered which will then receive a message ID in form of an e mail This function can also be used to inform the system administrator about a e g power failure or similar In the window above the user can also adjust as to when within the event the function should be executed Again an editor can be used to modify message IDs in the default messages dat For all RCCMD actions the following is valid If an IP address as address is entered using the Insert function it is possible to send messages or execute event actions on to all recipients in the subnet by adding 255 e g 192 168 255 255 41 3 2 6 4 Send RCCMD execute to remote client Figure 27 RCCMD execute example 3 2 6 5 WOL Figure 28 Wake On LAN signal 42 This action initiates the execute bat on a defined remote client IP address This bat file can be configured individually by the user The user may execute a random program on the remote
4. 55 3 3 7 Command syntax for Novell NetWare System moduls aiocomx nlm The aiocomx nlmis responsible for the proper functionality of the serial interfaces of a NetWare server This module is often changed by software that uses the serial interface e g Arcserve Faxware Not using the original aiocomx nlm in conjunction with UPS Management Software that is distributed by Novell could cause problems when installing UPS Management Software To prevent such problems it is possible to load for each serial device it s own aiocomx nlm from different directories aiocomx nlm lt port W gt lt int X gt lt name Y gt lt node Z gt force lt nofifo gt lt rxt A gt lt txq B gt lt maxrate C gt where Ww is the port I O address hex X is the port IRQ hex Y overrides default board name Z overrides default board number force overrides default test which verifies that a COM port exists nofifo overrides 16550 to operate in non FIFO mode A overrides 16550 receiver FIFO trigger 1 4 8 14 B overrides 16550 transmit FIFO queue 1 4 8 12 16 9 overrides devices capable of higher than rated speed 9600 19200 38400 57600 115200 Non FIFO mode setting 8250 16450 16550 device 7 FIFO mode default 16550 device only Example load aiocomx nlm port 0x2f8 int 3 nofifo 3 3 8 Start of the UPS Management Software The upsman nimis started from the fileserver console Select the system console and
5. Please note that you need a configured SMTP server on the RCCMD client computer A RCCMD message is send to the client computer which make RCCMD client to start the Qblat module with an e mail The RCCMD client computer is therefore acting as e mail relays Send RCCMD EXEUTE to remote client Send RCCMD MESSAGE ID to remote client Start Alarm Beeper with Message box Send RCCMD MAIL ID to remote client Send RCCMD MAIL TXT to remote client Send RCCMD LOG TXT to remote client Send RCCMD LOG ID to remote client 30 This action initiates the execute bat on a defined remote client IP address This bat file can be configured individually by the user The user may execute a random program on the remote client computer where the execute bat is located It is also possible to attach parameters whereas these parameters must be added to the execute bat which is executed as described above In this menu the user can send an ID from the messages dat to other users These IDs are set to default in the UPSMAN directory originally but the text entries can be altered with an editor The edited text is then given out in a textbox This event function displays a message box with an acoustic warning on the screen if a certain configured event occurs The acoustic signal stays active until the return key is pressed Similar to RCCMD message ID a message ID is send which is then send as an e mail to the corresponding rec
6. mount cd rom device mount directory 61 However there are serveral specific options for this command depending on the used Unix Linux Sinix Reliant UNIX HP UX SCO Unix Unixware DEC Unix SPARC Solaris IBM AIX Step 3 Step 4 cd CDROM cp pr unix tmp cd tmp 62 options Unix system The following table displays these options device name o mode 777 iso 9660 dev cdrom Fhs dev iosO sdisk id sO F hs o dos ro dev iosO device cdrom F cdfs o cdcase ro dev dsk cOt id dO oro dev cdO F cdfs r o fperm 777 dev cdrom cObOt id lO f cdfs o noversion dev rz id a F hsfs r dev dsk c0t id d0s2 F hsfs r dev dsk c0t id d0s2 o ro v cdrfs dev cdrom id is the SCSI Id There are two possible case modes of filenames at your CD ROM all file names are upper or lower case This has to be noted when you call the installation programm or when you change the subdirectory at the CD ROM The ISO 9660 specification supports also version numbers at filename so at some systems you will find suffixes semicolon or dot with filenames As you can abbrivate filnames with wildcards After successfully mounting the CD ROM into your system you can start with installation by calling the install script i e As a next step please start the install script install by entering install or install from the CD Unix directory In case your CD file system does not s
7. 3 6 4 Stop UPS Management software 3 6 4 1 Stop with OS 2 2 x and Warp To stop Upsmanenter the command upsman s at the OS 2 command line To stop upstcp proceed accordingly Notice that upstcp should be stopped before Upsman 3 6 4 2 Stop with Lan Server To stop the Upsman enter the command net stop upsman at the com mand line Proceed in the same way for upstcp Notice that upstcp should be stopped before Upsman Otherwise both services can be stopped with the servicelist 3 6 5 UPSMON OS 2 UPSMON for OS 2 is a simple tool for displaying the UPS data being managed by UPSMAN Start UPSMON from the command line The current UPS status is shown on screen Press any key to update the display and exit the program by pressing the E key 116 Note that commandline UPSMON can only be executed on the computer running UPSMAN Inorder to use the network capabilities of UPSMAN the Windows version of UPSMON must be used 3 6 6 RCCMD for OS 2 To start RCCMD in the receiver mode listen please enter this line RCCMD 4 lt address gt shutcmd exe Optional Parameter address Computer from a RCCMD signal is accepted To start RCCMD in the send mode send please enter this line into the ups exe cmd RCCMD s lt address gt Please enter the TCP address of the computer to which you want to send a RCCMD signal in the field lt address gt The batch waitups and sendups might also be used The option a maybe used severa
8. UPS Management Software User manual Version 5 0 Limited Warranty This software and the enclosed materials are provided without warranty of any kind The entire risk as to software quality performance of the program media free of defects faulty workmanship incorrect use of the software or UPS error free documentation and enclosed material is assumed by the user We do not take any warranty to the correct functions of the software and the security of your system nor files that might be damaged to due to possibly not correct function of our software No warranty to correct functions of the software with the operating systems loss of data or interruption of work processes other UPS problems or to other errors that may occur out of this combination Copyright The information contained in this manual is non conditional and may be changed without due notice The software manufacturer undertakes no obligations with this information The software described in this brochure is given on the basis of a license contract and an obligation to secrecy i e an obligation not to further publicise the software material The purchaser may make a single copy of the software material for backup purposes No parts of this manual may be transferred to third persons either electronically or mechanically or by photocopies or similar means without the express written permission of the software manufacturer The UPS Management software includes a licens
9. In the Event configuration the user can configure if a J OB is executed when the Event occurs or after a certain delay The corresponding event has to be selected from the configuration using the EDIT button and selecting the option do after x seconds Please refer to the EVENTS configuration section in this manual Once the checkbox is active the user is able to enter a PATHCOMMAND of the corresponding program or batch file for the desired script This script will be started once the Remaining Time m in minutes is reached For example Different networkserver should perform a shutdown via the shutdown script depending on the importance of each computer In this case more UPS time can be provided for the more important components of the system Additionally up to four different JOBS can be executed time controlled Job 1 2 3 4 These jobs will be executed if the remaining time is lower or equal than the configurated values All jobs are executed again and again until the last job shutdown is executed Usually these remaining related jobs are used for the 23 sequenced multiple computer shutdown in larger networks So the first group of computers in the network will be shutdown at e g 20 minutes remaining time the next group of computers at 15 min etc If these remote computers have a ATX Board or are able to shut off after the system is down the load of the UPS will be reduced Now the UPS will have more au
10. configuration program 4 Installs and starts the UPSMAN Webserver All these actions are done via the UPSMAN EXE program with additional start parameters e g UPSMAN config starts the configuration from any directory identical to the UPSMAN configuration icons Using NetWare the configuration is done via a DLL which is executed on a Windows 95 98 NT 2000 XP Workstation Info Start UPSMAN EXE Debug if you want to see the background action of the UPS UPSMAN communication Step 6 After all files have been copied onto the hard drive the configuration starts automatically 3 2 2 Configuration of the UPSMAN 3 2 2 1 Select UPS Model and Connection Type The configuration window is opened automatically and the user has to choose the correct UPS model manual call UPSMAN CONFIG This is the most important part of the configuration because with the model name the correct UPS RS 232 protocol is linked If a 14 wrong model is chosen from the list tte UPSMAN can not start If you would like to enter the configuration at a later point in time you may do so by logging on as administrator Select the UPSMAN icon from the control panel section or from the program directory UPSMAN configuration This icon is only available from the user account from which the installation was performed in the first place From other user accounts the configuration can be started with upsman config Automatic start at server boot The default of e
11. d Testthe cable connections using type 2 instead of type 6 Make sure that users are informed about a possible shutdown of the server and that they exit the system Change the start up of the UPSMAN service from automatic to manual In the Textlog of UPSMAN the message Warning xxx and Communication lost communications restored occurs Some commands from the UPS were not correct or the bytes the software received where damaged This may be the result of external effects on the cables or UPS Check the cable and cable length and the communication parameters Check if any background software that is using the com ports is active e g Virus checker within NetWare or others If this message occurs periodically it is not a critical event Only if this message occurs continuously for a longer period should you contact the UPS software hardware support D 3 Problem solutions Windows 95 98 NT 2000 Problem Answer 157 Error message Can t set up UPS communication displays under NT using a cable connection Test the cable connections using type 2 instead of type 6 Make sure that users are informed about a possible shutdown of the server and that they exit the system Important Set the UPSMAN automatic start process to manual start before you continue NT service list If the system shutdowns right after starting UPSMAN using a cable 2 or 6 connected to the com port and no UPS is connected to this cable than there is
12. first distribution volume set With the name of the zipped package without its extension A eg UPSA0441 Answer Enter installation options you wish to use none by pressing the enter key Enter the license code corresponding to your UPSMAN version Respect the license agreement and do not use this code on any other VMS Station Answer Please enter target directory complete path with the absolute path of the installation directory eg SYS SYSDEVICE UPS Answer Do you want the UPSTCP servers to be started with Yes Y or No N The UPSTCP servers are required when using a UPS in a TCP IP network with one or more MS WINDOWS UPSMON clients Should monitoring the UPS on a Windows client not be necessary answer N at the prompt and continue with step 16 Step 15 102 Answer How many simultanious tcp connections should be possible 1 99 Entering a 0 at this prompt is equivalent to disabling this function all together Otherwise enter the number of MS WINDOWS UPSMON clients that should be allowed to monitor the UPS at the same time Step 16 Leave the VMSINSTAL process by pressing the enter key at the prompt Product The following problems may arise Problem VMSINSTAL error message UPSA0441 A is not a valid save set Possible solution Solution UNZIP EXE was unable to extract the data with the correct RMS attributes out of VMSA ZIP Use the following DCL command SET FILE
13. is a worldwide standard communication protocol It is used to monitor any device in the network via simple control language The UPS Management Software also provides its data in this SNMP format The file upsman mib in your UPSMAN directory describes the data that can be requested via SNMP Upon til now The software works with a private MIB whereas Version 4 3x is using the standard MIB RFC 1628 last quarter 2002 which already exists in most SNMP applications and does not need to be compiled With any SNMP Management software e g HP OpenView Novell NMS etc capable of compiling an external MIB it is possible to connect to the UPSMAN SNMP agent and execute react to UPS specific functions For this the operating system on which you are using UPSMAN must be SNMP compatible The UPSMAN software supports the SNMP interfaces from Windows NT 2000 Windows 98 from 1999 OS 2 and NovellNetWare On dl other operating supported by the UPSMAN a SNMP access to the UPS is not possible An adapter SNMP adapter must be used in those cases 141 4 7 1 UPSMAN with SNMP on NovellNetWare In order to send UPSMAN traps via the SNMP protocol SNMP must be installed on the Novell server The following example shows a basic configuration under NetWare 4 11 Change to the system console and enter load sys inetcfg nlm The programm for the configuration of network components will be loaded afterwards Please choose the entry Manage Configuration
14. modified like this 3t bin sh 3t You may specify a sender IP to accept signals from 3t default is everyone SENDER a 10 55 52 82 a 10 55 52 83 a 10 55 52 84 You may change the port to listen on default is 6003 PORT You must define a command to be executed upon receiving signal SCRIPT usr ups doshutdown sh test z SENDER SENDER a SENDER test z PORT PORT p PORT to start reemd SENDER PORT SCRIPT 3 4 10 Configuration of Rccmd V2 i Note This section does not apply to rccmd V1 forUnix in addition it only applies to rccmd running in Listen mode Rccmd V2 running in Listen mode may be configured using a Configuration file By default rccmd will look for a file named rccmd cfg in its startup directory usually usr ups This file may be generated using rccmd conf Rccmd conf is a small curses 87 based utility which runs on the console or a Terminal or a Terminal Emulation under the X Window System e g xterm oh Note The contents of rccmd cfg are vital to system security It should be writeable only for the System User root Run rccmd conf su Password 3t cd usr ups rcecmd conf if rccmd cfg does not exist e g if you run rccmd conf for the first time the following notice will be displayed AL Figure 38 Making the configuration file To proceed hit the Tab key until the Create button it is highlighted and press Enter
15. otherwise select Exit If you created rccmd cfg or if the file existed already recmd_conf will switch to its main configuration menu 88 gemeve vivant four ham Vice Coa f oeweation Figure 39 RCCMD Configuration menu UNIX To switch between the menu entries use the Tab key and or the arrow keys and To select an entry press Enter It is not necessary to work from top to bottom you may configure the menu items in any order In fact it is not necessary to configure anything at all if you just select save rccmd cfg will be written with default values sufficient to run rccmd To use all features of rccmd and or improve security it is however strongly suggested to customize rccmd cfg Configure Rccmd Network Options In this screen you may configure network related options of the rccmd listener To switch between the option fields and buttons use the Tab key mer eran ccad mou besit 89 Figure 40 RCCMD UNIX Network Options Bind on Interface Listen on Port Enable UDP Timeout 90 This option tells rccmd on which network interface it binds its main tcp listen socket You may enter any valid IP address your host can be reached under The default value for this option is 0 0 0 0 this is a working value it means listen on all possible interfaces of this host If your host has a dial up connection to the Internet you may want to change the default to ensure
16. Configuration of the UPSMAN in this manual In order to get detailed information to certain parts of the configuration To start the utility please start Icon in the UPS program group Instead the file upsconf bat may be started manually from the UPS NetWare directory Which also starts the configuration A detailed description can be found in chapter 3 2 2 Configuration of the UPSMAN 3 3 3 Configuration of JOBS A detailed description can be found in chapter 3 2 3 Configuration of the JOBS 3 3 4 Configuration of EVENTS A detailed description can be found in chapter 3 2 4 Configuration EVENTS 3 3 5 Execution of Scripts A detailed description can be found in chapter 3 2 7 Executing own scripts Examples variables 3 3 6 Command syntax for NetWare UPSMAN SHUTCMD upsman nim The upsman nlm is loaded without the command line parameter E g load sys ups upsman upsman nim This start line is to be copied into the AUTOEXEC NCF after testing succesfully shutcmd nlm This modul is used in order to enable a shutdown out of a script from the local server shutcmd f Forces a shutdown shutcmd Help Beispiel oad sys ups shutcmd nim f immediate local shutdown TCP IP minimal Configuration for NetWare Server A minimal TCP IP configuration exists for NetWare Servers This happens by loading the tcpip nlm with LOAD T CPIP Loading the network card drivers works in this example via a network card and the corresponding driver of the manu
17. Please choose the entry Configure SNMP Parameters Here the SNMP parameter get and set and the Trap Targets NMS have to be adjusted Please see the following window Con Exp Inp Monitor Community Con Edi Leave as Default Setting Control Community st Leave as Default Setting Trap Community lt None gt Figure 77 Novell SNMP parameters Monitor State Defines which communities are allowed to ask for get information Monitor Community Default setting public Control State Defines which communities are allowed to set operations with set Control Community Default setting public Trap State Defines to which communities traps send to Trap Community Default setting public Other SNMP Parameters Additional entry 142 Please adjust the above mentioned entries to your SNMP network and continue with the configuration of the SNMP information Please choose the entry Configure SNMP Information In this entry general settings for the hardware location and the system administrator are configured with informativ character The entries made here are saved in the sys etclsnmp cfg file In order configure a NMS please change from the entry Manage Configuration to Protocols and choose TCP IP In the menu SNMP Manager Table the TCP IP address of the management station is displayed to which traps can be send to 4 7 2 UPSMAN with SNMP on OS 2 To be able to connect to the UPS functio
18. Send Mode wi tet wird probier in rbindung zu 192 168 202 5 5 5 Send Mode wird beende 5 Uerbindung zu 192 168 282 52 hergestellt 99 1 1 1D UPSMAN gt Figure 29 RCCMD console test 3 2 15 Testing the RCCMD 2 connection In order to see under RCCMD 2 if the UPSMAN processes on the remote client are still active the following syntax can be entered via command line Recmd sc ac IP address gt pc5769 If the UPSMAN is active the message UPSMAN lt IP address gt alive There is no message if the UPSMAN is inactive 49 CARCCMD rcemd usage rccmd param rc init install service and set default parameters param i install service y uninstall service v display version info debug start as a console app for debugging listenMode bs filepath set filepath for shutdownevent listenMode ba filepath set filepath for upsmanNotAlive event listenMode ATTENTION this will override registry settings S Start as a console app for sending mode sc check upsman cr connect retries for every check default 5 se command parameter valid commands SHUTDOWN EXECUTE MSG ID MSG TEXT MAIL ID MAIL TEXT LOG ID LOG TEXT a 192 10 200 99 a 192 10 200 98 max 15 ac ac upsman adress max 15 p r portaddr rccmd default 6003 pc portaddr checkupsman default 5769 r timeout rccmd default 10 sec 4c timeintervall checkupsman default 30 Min rc max retries for checkupsm
19. TCP IP is activate in the command line with the following syntax 192 168 202 16 5770 The UPSMON will now establish a connection to the UPSTCP on IP Address 192 168 202 16 and display the UPSMAN on port 5770 If the user wants to use the UPSMAN Webbrowser in oider to monitor both UPSMAN processes the following method is recommended Please check if both UPSMAN are active and also check the shared memory areas Commands like e g icps show that the UPSMAN processes reserve the shared memory area n 1 0x0034b203 and n 2 0x0034b204 demonstrating that 2 UPSMAN processes are active Please check where the first Web server upshttp is running Using netstat a a running upshttp on port 8081 can be seen as active In order to start thesecond Web server the port has to be changed to e g 8082 in the upshttp conf of the 2 UPSMAN The Web server may now be started Using a Web browser the corresponding UPSMAN can be displayed e g Error Hyperlink reference not valid adresse gt 8081 upsman html n 1 for the first UPSMAN upsman n 1 and upshttpd p 8081 Error Hyperlink reference not valid for the second UPSMAN upsman n 2 and upshttpd p 8082 3 4 7 Beenden der USV Management Software Please enter the command upsman s at the command line in order to stop UPSMAN ein upstcp will stop automatically 3 4 8 Unix UPSMON The UPSMON for Unix is a simple monitoring tool for the display of the current UPSMAN data and for the programmi
20. UPS model otherwise the adapter will not respond not even to a PING 155 Problem 9 ius signal You can see this if you see at the agent configuration output the message unknown UPS Model Please note that the JAVA run time plug in needs to have the Cache activated set to deactivated Otherwise a correct display of information may not be guranteed in the JAVAMON screens Before installing an update which has been downloaded from the WEB Site please read the provided Readme file D 2 All operating systems Problem Answer Problem Answer Problem Solution Problem Answer Problem Answer Solution 156 Error message Ups communication cannot be started Error x Set up Device failed The file upstyp ups is invalid or the UPS Protocol is wrong or defective Change the UPS Communication protocol cable or other serial protocol and check if Upsman supports your UPS Model Error message Ups communication cannot be started Error x Set up Connection failed There is no COM Port available Check the COM Port and the settings in CMOS and System Set up Error message Database not found or corrupted The file upstyp ups is defective or missing Reinstall the software installation with the correct CD Key Also start UPSMAN BAT During system boot the UPS Management software starts and the UPS turns off Some UPS models have both port types cable and serial To guara
21. any supported operation system starting from CD 4 17 From RCCMD Version 2 0 it is possible to use the wildcard or other syntax For example 192 255 255 255 will send the signal to all computers in the corresponding subnets A RCCMD s a 192 168 200 255 will send the signal to all computers in the subnet 200 The entry of a IP address or hostname will send RCCMD only to those named If it is required to shutdown more than one client additional event jobs can be configured Hint If the number of the additional RCMD clients is too high a batch file which contains the RCCMD s commands can be used instead This much faster and also easier to handle than the a long list of event job list This batch can be executed from the SPECIAL or EVENTS EXECUTE PROGRAM function Please note that RCCMD should always be additionally configured in the UPS Battery low Event and if the Event UPS shutdown imminent is used RCCMD must always be located before the shutdown UPS in default seconds command For moving the command Send eMail only some Windows 95 98 NT 2000 XP and some UNIX Variations Send RCCMD EXEUTE to remote client Send RCCMD MESSAGE ID to remote client Start Alarm Beeper with Message box Send RCCMD MAIL ID to remote client Send RCCMD MAIL TXT to remote client 78 lines click with the left mouse on the line hold the button and now move the command Sends an E mail Please ente
22. available to the client module the UPSMON and to any SNMP station The data communication to the UPSMON is achieved via TCP IP IPX Named Pipes or SNMP The protocol of UPSMAN with UPSMAN MIB is a special private MIB type 1 the UNIX UPSMANB corresponds to the MIB 2 standard RFC 1213 amp 1628 All UPSMAN programmes are using the GENEREX own communication protocol UPSMON which is provided as an API to all OEM customers in order to create own applications If UPSMAN detects voltage variations or a power loss it can execute different system event routines EVENTS which for example may shutdown the server or send warnings to connected users These system event routines which are part of the UPS Management Software are fully customisable UPSMON is used for operating and monitoring the active UPSMAN software connected to an UPS You can program UPS Routines e g define dates for automatic UPS tests shutdown the system at defined dates etc check the status of the UPS execute different UPS tests or create power quality statistics With UPSMON you can also constantly monitor and evaluate the event protocol log file that is permanently updated by UPSMAN RCCMD Remote Console Command is an additional module which executes a command on a remote system similar to the Remote Shell Program RSH known in the Unix environment RCCMD is used to provide a simultaneous shutdown of several servers that are all supported by the same UPS
23. be executed by the scheduler You may choose from several test routines shutdown procedures and restart procedures If you choose shutdown of the system a restart time command may be set As soon as all adjustments are completed you can Add them to the Job ist Later changes can be updated using Change To delete a date from the list highlight mark this job in the list and click on Delete Ascending and Descending sorts the jobs in the list by date correspondingly 4 4 5 Functions To execute tests of your UPS system choose UPS Functions from the menu Functions The results will be displayed in a table The outcome of the tests depend on the settings of the manufacturer Selftestis a UPS hardware check Battery Testis a short test of the UPS working on battery Custom Test switches the UPS on battery mode and will keep discharging the batteries until the downtime has passed With this command you may check your batteries to see if they are still capable of supplying your system with the downtime configured autonomy Full UPS test is a deep discharge of the batteries and is used for calibrating the battery Tests should only be carried ou if no user users are active Some tests may be deactivated depending if the UPS supports those features Li Attention When running a UPS Full test please note not to interrupt the test as long as it is active If the test gets interrupted the software will configure the autonomy time as the time span o
24. because the cable is defect of the user has just tried all kind of cables Most UPS work with serial communication so this problem is rarely the case The Comports are in most cases already installed and activated See in the Control Panel if the COM ports exist The baud rate mentioned here is not important for the UPSMAN the UPSMAN has its own internal baud rate settings In case your system is continuously starting and stopping because of wrong settings with the cable type 2 please restart your system in the DOS mode via disk or F8 key during the boot procedure and rename the UPSMAN EXE file o ATTENTION The selection of the serial interface has to be carried out manually since the UPS Management Software cannot detect which comport the UPS is connected to The configuration is now completed Please click OK in the dialog window the new configuration settings will be stored in the registration database The UPSMAN configuration will ask you if you wish to start the UPSMAN service now If you like to return to the old pre set configuration values please click on the button Restore factory settings 3 2 2 2 Additional configuration data All configuration data in the menus have tool tips in the corresponding language Every menu feature will be explained online please find identical information also in the following chapter of this user manual System UPSMON Password Default no password The user may enter a p
25. done within the ups rc startup script The upstcp program is based on the TCP IP network protocol Any UNIX system has these protocol implemented there is no need to install TCP IP separatly UPSTCP has to be started if UPSMON for the graphical UPS monitoring is used Additional configuration 70 In the next next section you will find explanations and additional for further configuration data Set UPS Values Step 1 Selecting the UPS Model To select your UPS model click with the mouse on the scroll box symbol on the right side of the model list Next choose the UPS model that you want to install All other adjustments which correspond with your selected UPS model will be done automatically if the UPS has serial communication Other UPS models with cable connections need additional adjustments If you have a UPS model with a port type cable which does not transfer the connected Load to the UPS Management Software you have to enter the values of the actual load manually Some UPS show the actual load on a display in or in VA Otherwise add the input power requirements in Watts of all connected units and calculate the Watt into VA Watt 0 8 VA Enter this calculated oad value into the configuration via the load selection Do not change the default settings for hold time and recharge time unless you install a specific UPS model or a battery expansion If you do not alter the default settings of the software 100 load
26. drivers via Compuserve the Internet or your specialist dealer The driver section of Problem Solutions our UPS software CD ROM also delivers several actual patches and error free modules c Windows for Workgroups is distracted by the TLl commu nication with NetWare in parallel use To obtain perfect communication with the NetWare Service the Peer to Peer functions under Windows for Workgroups have to be stopped Use the NetWare Shell only A Client connection to UPSMANcannot be built with IPX TLI a Please upgrade your Windows system with actual drivers for TLI under Windows recommended by Novell Those drivers have to be copied to the NetWare server and Windows system directory b For Windows NT 2000 there are IPX TLI functions only with the error free drivers The CD ROM contains these drivers as do all Novell NetWare clients systems Driver Netware We always recommend to use the TCP IP Protocol Configure a TCP IP connection on the Novell Server c Use only the latest Novell NetWare Client for NT 2000 These client can be found on the Problem CD under Drivers Netware Client NT or download the files from the Novell site from the Internet NOVELL SFT 3 UPSMAN works fine also on NetWare SFT 3 but the following installation procedure must be respected a Install UPSMAN on the NetWare Servers DOS partition into eg C nwserven ups b Enter the load command into autoexec io ncf now start the server and lo
27. e awk 4 upshttpd print 1 x upssnmpd amp amp upssnmpdpid ps e awk 4 upssnmpd print 1 n upsmanpid amp amp upsman s n upshttpdpid amp amp kill upshttpdpid n upssnmpdpid amp amp kill upssnmpdpid d echo Usage 0 start stop exit 1 esac exit 0 The directory change CD usr ups is necessary for the UPSMAN modul to find its configuration file The alternative version is to call UPSMAN with the option c upsman c usr ups ups cfg By doing this all file names have to be configured with absolute pathes e g give usr ups ups log txt instead of ups log txt etc Most Unix systems use a general nomen clature for the names of the startup scripts The scripts may look like this SnnName and KnnName where S stands for start and K stands for kill respectively Name and nn are arbritray names and numbers respectively Sometimes there are links in the startup directories refering to the scripts which can be found in a different directory If your system uses such a naming you should rename the file ups rc e g mv ups rc S99upsman cp S99upsman K99upsman You can include the auto startup of upstcp into the file mentioned above as well UPSTCP This program connects the remote Windows or Java UPS monitoring software using the local UPSMAN program It must be started if the you want to connect with the UPSMON software to UNIX controlled UPS This can be
28. enter load load lt volume gt ups upsman upsman nim for volume enter the name of your volume e g sys Upsman nimneeds for its execution more Novell standard NLMs These will be loaded automatically if there are not already in the memory After the start of upsman nim the program reports it s UPS information status with a status Screen and a user menu and the following functions display of current UPSMON connections from Windows terminals ending upsman nlm 56 For an automatic start of upsman nimwhen booting the system enter the command load volume upslupsmanlupsman nlminto the autoexec ncf After the start of upsman nlm the program reports it s UPS information status with a status Screen and a user menu and the following functions display of current UPSMON connections from Windows terminals ending upsman nim For an automatic start of upsman nl m when booting the system enter the command load lt volume gt ups upsman upsman nIminto the autoexec ncf 3 3 9 Stop the UPS Management Software Please choose the UPSMAN screen and then Exit Please ensure that there is no active UPSMON connection when exiting The upsman nimcan also be closed by using the command unload upsman nim Upon stopping the UPSMAN the server is not protected anymore o Attention Explanation for the UPSMON modul of the UPS Management Software can be found in the How to use UPSMAN section of this manual 3 3 10 RCCMD on NovellNetWare The fo
29. for E mail E mail to SMS or other external services A Menu for several UPS test functions such as economy mode UPS temperature battery load power socket switching and UPS emergency cut off Iva Shutdown and test functions can be executed with a Scheduler amp Graphic display of quality of incoming power load frequency in minimum maximum or average values e Also monitors UPS systems via SNMP connection 2 Network Shutdown with RCCMD The program RCCMD is designed to execute a command on a remote system in a TCP IP network RCCMD works like the Remote Shell RSH known in the Unix environment Inside the UPS Management Software RCCMD is used to shutdown several servers that are all powered by a single UPS For this job one of these computers is configured as UPS master server Install the UPS Management Software UPSMAN on your UPS server and connect it to the UPS Alternatively a SNMP adapter CS 111 or CS 121 can be used for this as well The other servers are only connected to the UPS power supply no RS 232 connection is necessary On these remote systems install RCCMD copy the modules and create a shutdown routine for every system This shutdown routine may be a batch file shell script or ncf file that contains the down and other commands for this system After that add RCCMDto the shutdown job or to the EVENT configuration of the computer running as UPS master server So now you have a computer in your server network su
30. only a limited UPS autonomy time will be available Some UPS models have both port types cable and serial To guarantee the correct function of your UPS Management Software use the default settings and the cable provided with the UPS or the software Different cables will be required for different port types Enter the name or place of your server in the section Location e g Berlin o Attention If you use a UPS model with the port type cable please notice that the values for Hold and Recharge time are in accordance with the manufacturers specifications and should only be altered in special configurations since the UPS could be discharged before the system has been shutdown Configuration Parameters Standard Values Write to logfile Defines the time interval in seconds the UPS Management Software logs the Input Voltage and Frequency Values The standard entry to the text file Ok status are done every 15 minutes if no unusual Events occur Logtime min Defines the minimum time range in hours of the Logfile for Input Voltage and Frequency Values 71 Logfile Size max Set System Values Check UPS interval Enable shutdown ss System downtime Defines the maximum time range in hours of the log file for Input Voltage and Frequency Values The log file will be set back to min size value of logfile size min if the log file contains more data than the configured value Defines the time interval in se
31. paths 4 ten te A ds 74 Figure 35 UNIX entering the events menu Figure 36 UNIX event liSt 5 1 rint iniretintg rtr eee radere arpei arasia Poena restet 75 Figure 37 UNIX add JOD LERENDE erae ag tu Feist Bedae dn cpu 76 Figure 38 Maling the configuration file sess 88 Figure 39 RCCMD Configuration menu UNIX ssssssssseesesesenenenenenennenenhnennnee 89 Figure 40 RCCMD UNIX Network Options 90 Figure 41 RCCMD UNIX add sender 91 Figure 42 RCCMD UNIX sender example sssssssssseeseeneeenemeeneneneneenneed 92 Figure 43 RCCMD UNIX sender overview eeina iadaan Keanna inansa anen 92 Figure 44 RCCMD UNIX edit sender 93 Figure 45 RCCMD UNIX delete sender 93 Figure 46 RCCMD UNIX sender scan 94 Figure 47 RCCMD UNIX check UPS MANS LS SEES DE SEEDEDE DENE AEE a 95 Figure 48 RCCMD UNIX logfile options ccccccsecscsesesteseeeseneteeseseseenensnensnsneseeeseneneneee 97 Figure 49 RCCMD UNIX shutdown options ccccccccsesesesesesssesseteneteneteneensneneesneseseseaeee 98 Figure 50 RCCMD UNIX file browsing 99 Figure 51 UNIX UPS data display of the internet explorer 100 Figure 52 UNIX UPS data display fo the JAVAMON cccsccscsseesessseeeseeeseensteesteeseees 100 Figure 53 macintosh hqx installation files 118 Figure 54 macintosh rccmd install and upsman install sss 118 Figure 55 macintosh upman install startup
32. please use the provided 05 2 program shutcmd exe With the OS 2 modules for WARP and LAN Server it is not possible to execute all programs and commands The following table s is showing programs and commands which can be executed with the UPSMAN and which not PM stands for Presentation manager Programs The PM programs can be all kinds of OS 2 commands None PM programs are batches DOS commands or other comnands which are not supported by OS 2 It is not possible to execute a batch file cmd from UPSMAN WARP Please use the original OS 2 commands not batch files or utilise the LANSERVER UPSMAN 114 OS 2 UPSMAN Warp Job PM Programs None P M Programs Powerfal yes No NetMessage _ yes No Shutdown Yes OS 2 UPSMAN LanServer Job PM Programs None P M Programs All Jobs can now be called up with the parameters The corresponding job needs to be entered with the full path so that job can be executed even it is not entered in one of the path variables configured path 3 6 3 Start UPS Management Software The upsman exe is started from the OS 2 command shell As a standard upsman exe uses the configuration file ups cfg If you want to communicate with the upsman exe from a windows terminal in the network start upstcp exe after upsman With this program the UPS data is available for any Windows upsmon using TCP IP for Windows within the network Notice that the TCP IP protocol has to be installed in O
33. the batteries are exhausted System parameter UPS Shutdown The following functions are not supported by all UPS In particular devices with the connection type cable do not support a schedule controlled down and restore Enable UPS shutdown Defines if the UPS will be turned off after the completion of the shutdown procedure of the server This feature will enable the UPS to be turned off before a complete discharge of the batteries UPS down delay Defines how many seconds after beginning the shutdown procedure see Downtime that the UPS will turn off Caution Take care that the system is down before this count down ends and the UPS is switched off The timer for the UPS down command is initiated simultaneously with the system shutdown command Eg If the system shutdown starts 3 minutes before battery end the UPS down delay is started at the same time So if the UPS down delay is set to 120 sec the UPS will be switched off after 2 minutes So your system has to finish it s shutdown within 2 minutes UPS restore delay Defines how many seconds after turning off the UPS that the system is turned on again For most UPS types it is necessary that the power has been resto red before the UPS has completely Switched off File Configuration Logging Editor Defines which editor is used for viewing the event protocol file Textfile Defines the event protocol filename Datafile Defines the filename of the log file for Input Volt
34. the shutdown of the NT SERVER enter this job in the section FILES Start the UPSMAN software Please enter a job of your desire and test it with the command line This job can enter in the FILES section in the UPSMAN configuration if it is working Please use the following syntax cups shutcmd exe ANT BACKUP T 15 C Y UPS Alarm Remote shutdown If the shutdown works fine please test it with the UPS Force a power failure and wait or change the downtime of the UPSMAN for this test to the needed values to perform a shutdown earlier 3 3 Novell NetWare UPSMAN General In order to load the UPS Management Software onto your Novell System a MS Windows 95 98 NT 2000 Workstation is required which has access to the hard drive of the network server The UPSMAN files are copied onto the Novell NetWare server when installing from a Windows computer Please ensure that you have administrator rights on the network drive in order to complete the installation 3 3 1 Installation Modules for a Windows NetWare Station The installation of NetWare is executed from a Windows 95 98 NT 2000 Workstation vorgenommen Please see chapter 3 2 1 Installation of the UPS Management Software Please also note that the network drive is connected to the server e g FASYS 53 3 3 2 Configuring a Windows 95 98 NT 2000 XP Workstation General The UPS Management Software can only be configured using Windows 95 or higher Please compare the chapter 3 2 2
35. this Unix computer 3 4 6 Multiple Start UPSMAN on Unix Copy the directory usr ups to usr ups1 Change to usr ups1 and start UPS_CONF please change the UPS parameter for the second device and also change under EVENTS the devices which still refer to the original path Please change the file UPS_EXE path and program calls according to the changes Please open the file UPS CFG with an editor e g Ultraedit und check if all paths refer correctly to the new directory and also correct wrong entries The two UPSMAN processes need to be started differently e g usr ups upsman n1 will start UPSMAN with the usr ups ups cfg configured settings on e g TTYO A second call usr ups1 upsman n2 will start a second UPSMAN on e g TTY1 from the usr ups1 directory Two UPSMAN processes now run simultaneously on the same Unix machine and read data from the corresponding UPS parallel If the user requires UPSTCP to be active for the monitoring of Windows UPSMON32 EXE the following parameters n1 bzw n2 need to be started from the 80 corresponding directories e g usr upst upstcp n1 p 5000 These will start the UPSTCP on the port address 5000 on the Unix machine A second cue usr ups2 upstcp n2 p 5999 will start the second network deamon on a different port address As soon as both UPSTCP are running every system can be directly communicated with via the UPSMON for Windows The UPSMON for Windows is started and
36. to be specified otherwise the serial port will not work Problem The UPS Management Software could not establish the communication to the UPS Answer You may have configured a port which is not found by aiocomx nlm Check the ports offered by aiocomx nlm Pay attention to the screen display when starting aiocomx nlm If aiocomx nlm has been started unload aiocomx nlm and start it again to check the parameters Check if other modules are using aiocomx nlm like fax software time synchronizing modules etc 160 Problem Problem Answer Problem Answer Solutions Problem Solutions 161 Using NetWare Smal Business it might be necessary to unload aiocomx manually and to restart the upsman nlm Otherwise the UPS Management Software is not able to start receive the error message Loader cannot find public sym bol Has SNMP been loaded before the start of the UPS service Check the SNMP Version From version 2 08 on communication is possible Please use a CLIB NLM that is able to work with SNMP NLM receive the error message Can t set up UPS Communication UPSMAN can not identify the protocol a Hasan original Novell NetWare aio or aiocomxdriver been used Some fax software products e g Faxware have their own aio modules for serial communication which do not correspond with the NetWare standard and overwrite the original drivers b Is the port of the system o k In certain cases the po
37. 1 The icon UPSMONt6 starts this Windows 16 bit Monitoring Programm which may now connect 109 via TCPIP with the UPSMAN You may start this program also from a windows OS 2 shell 12 The icon UPSMON is a commandline driven program which shows the actual UPS data of the UPSMAN monitoring process This tool may be used to check the actual UPS data and if the UPSMAN process is still running UPSMON runs only on the local computer no network connection possible 13 The installation and configuration is now finished The UPSMAN and UPSTCP may be now entered into your automatic cold boot routine of OS 2 3 6 1 2 DOS Method Alternativ the DOS installation program install bat may be used However we recommend the CID method 3 6 2 Configuration of the UPS Management Software After a successful first installation of the UPS Management Software the configuration program starts automatically Load the existing configuration file ups cfg found in the UPS directory The file ups cfg contains the configuration data and is located in the actual programdirectory where upsman exe is started For configuration of UPS Management Software for OS 2 two configuration programs are available One program is ups_conf exe which is a windows program the other one is upsconf exe which is a MS DOS program We recommend the use of the Windows version Step 1 Selecting the UPS Model To select your UPS model click with the mouse on the scro
38. 122 TCP IP address 19115622463 Add JO tetete J Back J D internetzone 2 This option allows the entry of the IP addresses of the RCCMD sender those computers which sends the shutdown signals to the remote computers RCCMD clients The configuration of the RCCMD sender is executed from the UPSMAN configuration Please also check the RCCMD Windows section of this manual Please enter the IP address es of the RCCMD sender into the field TCP IP address and click onto Add in order to add the address to the list Repeate this method if several RCCMD sender should be in the list To delete simply highlight the IP address of a RCCMD sender from the list and click the Delete Button stations O Please enter quar icencekeg Please enter the license key which came with the copy of your CD or the separate purchased RCCMD license additional Setting the Licensekey per the Mceneckty Comer on the clcover or pn a seperate sect license Please confirm your entry by neal Brom ite Confira UDE ta iva the serica clicking on Confirm The Back button will take the user back to the RCCMD main menue Lieensekey 3 Figure 64 macintosh Setting the licensekey Please note the license regulations regarding RCCMD sender and clients The standard version of the MAC OS UPS Management software can send RCCMD send signals to an unlimited number of RCCMD clie
39. 2 If you have added a search path i e search add sys rccmd otherwise you have to use the absolute path load sys rcecmd rccmd nlim 1 To start RCCMD in receiving mode listen enter the following line load path RCCMD 4 a 192 200 100 10 p 6003 load path shutcmd nlm f Optional parameters 58 a address TCP IP address of the master computer s which sends the RCCMD signal 3p port optional TCP Port address on which the master computer is sending To start RCCMD in sending mode send enter the following line in your shutdown job load RCCMD s a address p 6003 For address enter the TCP address of the machine to which you want to send the RCCMD signal Computers in listening mode with an active RCCMD with parameter 1 Optional parameters p port TCP Port which the RCCMD signal is using The option a can be used multiple times if a shutdown on remote network servers should be initiated Example Example path path sys ups upsman rccmd nlm load path RCCMD NLM s a 192 168 210 3 a 192 168 210 4 a 192 168 210 10 etc until end of line unload RCCMD load path RCCMD NLM s a 192 168 210 8 etc unload RCCMD Do not use the CD License key more than once Copyright regulations page 1 If more RCCMD modules need to be installed for the shutdown additional CD license key must be purchased Additional license keys are available from your UP
40. 3 4 4 Configuration of Events 3 4 5 Start of the UPS Management Software 3 4 6 Multiple Start UPSMAN on Unix 3 4 7 Beenden der USV Management Software 3 4 8 Unix UPSMON 3 4 9 RCCMD version 1 on Unix 3 4 10 Configuration of Rccmd V2 3 4 11 UNIX WEB Server 3 5 DEC VMS 3 5 1 Installating the UPS Management Software UPSMAN 3 5 2 Configuring the UPS Management Software 3 5 3 RCCMD 3 6 OS 2 3 6 1 UPSMAN Installation 3 6 1 1 CID Method 3 6 1 2 DOS Method 3 6 2 Configuration of the UPS Management Software 3 6 3 Start UPS Management Software 3 6 3 1 Start with OS 2 2 x and Warp 3 6 3 2 Start with Lan Server 3 6 4 Stop UPS Management software 3 6 4 1 Stop with OS 2 2 x and Warp 3 6 4 2 Stop with Lan Server 3 6 5 UPSMON OS 2 3 6 6 RCCMD for OS 2 3 7 Apple Macintosh 3 7 1 UPSMAN Installation 3 7 2 UPSMAN Configuration 3 7 3 RCCMD under MAC OS 3 8 RCCMD AS400 Client Description A General B Modules Configuration a Configuration file communication 1 recmdcfg1 b Configuration file communication 2 recmdcfg2 Configuration file SHUTDOWN shutcmd Administrative configuration file communication 1 Administrative configuration file communication 2 c d e 3 57 61 61 73 74 80 80 81 81 85 87 99 100 100 103 105 108 108 108 110 110 115 115 116 116 116 116 116 117 118 118 119 121 125 125 125 125 125 125 125 126 126 126 f Administrative configuration fil
41. 4 0 If under simultaneous operation of serial devices problems with MouseWare occur please 159 start the program regedit exe under Windows NT and open the key HKEY LOCAL MACHINE System CurrentControlSet ServicesusermousV Parameters Global PortSearchOrder and remove the comport to wich the effected device is connected to Problem Under Windows NT 2000 the installation of the Microsoft Peer Web service can cause problems An error messages indicates that the server is already installed and the computer needs to ve restarted also the server is not installed The setup exe shows that the service is already installed although this is not true The software shows that the Peer web server has been installed from someone else and a rerun of the control panel is necessary However no web server is installed Solution Remove the following entries from your Registry and reinstall the peer web service after that HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE SYSTEMCurrentControlSet Services w3svc HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE Software Microsoft InetMgr HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE Software Microsoft InetSrv HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE Software Microsoft InetStp D 4 Problem solutions Novell NetWare Problem ASUS P5HX B series 1997 does not accept any NOFIFO Parameters at NOVELL AIOCOMX Commands Answer Node Parameter Problem with Novell NetWare If AIOCOMX is installed and reponds with the message loaded aiocomx 2F8 on port 36789690 the node parameter e g NODE 1 has
42. 6 UPS Alarm temperature high Warning 107 Computer is shutting down by UPSMAN battery low Warning 108 Bypass on Information 109 UPS Backup to online mode Information 102 UPS back to online mode Figure 17 Microsoft event list This function enables UPSMAN RCCMD2 UNMS traps which show the UPS status as a trap message If activated it will display a local message when the UPS status of the UPSMAN RCCND server is changing This function will display a message from the ID file messages dat which can selected via the browse button in the insert function menu Attention this function will not be executed in the order entered with the other insert functions and is only available for UPSMAN 5 2 6 7x or later Please also note that the RCCMD UNMS trap enabled box is activated in the RCCMD Wizard on RCCMD clients and in the UPSMAN configuration under SYSTEM This function enables UPSMAN RCCMD2 UNMS traps which show the UPS status as a trap message If activated it will display a local message when the UPS status of the UPSMAN RCCMD server is changing Attention this function will not be executed in the order entered with the other insert functions and is only available for UPSMANS 2 6 7x or later Please also note that the RCCMD UNMS trap enabled box is activated in the RCCMD Wizard on RCCMD clients and in the UPSMAN configuration under SYSTEM 3 2 5 e mail to SMS A major change to previous versi
43. AN Windows configuration See picture 138 ENENUDDIEDIDIUENTITIIUEXETOLTT0 0083 mi AH web ee Pies Mome Everse vet Tum TD ES 1I LO Furman m v r 1060 rear oe rn gt veo X EN MY CEM Deren ENT SI Log gm LLL ILI LJ Figure 76 JAVAMON UPSMAN configuration 4 6 UPSMON for the command line The Upsmon for Windows 95 98 NT 2000 is a command line programm which can be used in batch programs All UPS values can be displayed and used for programming of batch files and scripts for the processing UPS information further Also the Upsmon activates all UPS functions and UPS tests Because of this UPS commands can be transferred from other applications to the UPSMAN This interface allows the access to every UPSMAN in the TCP IP network and the control of all connected UPS devices Parameter for the Upsmon usage upsmon hostname or IP adress lt vicdtrh gt v Program information i value Query of a UPS measurement c ups command Execution of a UPS function d ups command with duration seconds Execution of a timed UPS function t ups test Execution of a UPS test function r ups test values Query of a UPS test function result status 4 OK inputvolt 139 battvolt temperature autonomietime autotime battcap batterycapacity outputpower inputfrequenz outputfrequenz ups command testbatt batterytest fulltest canceltestbatt cancelbatterytest cancels
44. ATTRIBUTES RFM FIX LRL 32256 MRS 32256 ORG SEQ RAT NONE UPSA0441 A Consult the VMS documentation or system administrator if trouble arises when using the mount command for your device 3 5 2 Configuring the UPS Management Software Establish and go into the UPS target directory eg SET DEFAULT SYS SYSDEVICE UPS Start the UPS Management Software configuration by executing UPS_CONF EXE RUN UPS_CONF EXE Please consult the UNIX section of the user manual for important information regarding the use of the configuration program UPS_CONF While using the unix syntax be sure to use the typical VMS naming conventions for the sreial devices for example TTAx x indicating the TTA0 2400 n 8 1 Do not change the baud rate specified by the manufacturer unless modifications have been made to alter these settings We recommend setting the check UPS interval s to somewhere between 11 and 30 seconds The UPSTCP process will not permit for shorter intervals on a UPSMON Client Check the UPS_EXE COM script for correctnes in the events of Power fail batterylow and etc Any necessary changes can be made with a text editor Make sure that the shutdown command has been activated and that the system can be shutdown without any further input Note If the serial interface used for monitoring by the UPSMAN process uses a SET TERM command then the initial line of the VMSStartup ile must be changed For example Sample out of SYSTARTUP_
45. Answer Problem Answer The configuration menu can not be read at the terminal type 978x of a Siemens computer For a correct screen display the baudrate has to be set to 9600 19200 UPSTCP displays the false message UPSMAN Process not started which is not correct This happens e g with LINUX because the command ps ef is different here ps ax Enter the correct command into an extra line in the ups cfg file Syntax ProcessStatusCmd ps options Within Linux this entry would be the following ProcessStatusCmd ps ax The calculation for the Realholdtime actual discharging time of UPS is wrong a Are power usuage values of the connected device are calculated corretly Best Please calculate the sum of the maximun input power of the AC DC adapters of all connected devices and divide it by 0 8 The result equals the VA value which has to be provided by the UPS It is not possible to enter over load values for the UPS If a higher value is needed a more powerful UPS should be operated b Has the Hold time of the UPS been changed Please use a value that is preset at the UPS selection Changes should only be made at the menu entry UPS load Problem Answer Problem Answer Problem Answer 164 The message Write error on dev or TCSAGET error on appears a Especially with IBM AIX a clocal has to be entered in the SMIT configuration menu in the boot default settings of the interf
46. Autonomy time and battery capacity which are transferred directly from the UPSMAN The receiver GX9 gets this message from GX 0 to GX 9 Autonomy Time 46 minutes battery capacity 85 000 Example 3 JOB Power fail c ups mybatch bat AUTONOMTIME INVOLT OUTPOWER This entry defines AUTONOMYTIME as 961 NVOLT as 2 OUTPOWER as 3 etc In the batch file itself the following can be configured Mybatch bat Net send Power fail at UPS detected Net send USER Power fail Inputvoltage 2 Volt only 1 minutes left Every UPSMAN provides at least the following variables OUTPOWER Actual load in at the OUTPOWER Actual load in at the TEMPDEG Actual UPS temperature in Celsius AUTONOMTIME Actual autonomy time in minutes LASTTSTBUPT Last tested BACKUPTIME UPS test in minutes STATUS Actual UPS Status in minutes 43 Table 1 System Variables For the special UPS integration into the UPSMAN software more variables can be provided Please ask your UPS dealer manufacturer for more information on additional variables 3 2 8 Start the UPS Management Software Upsman exe is a Windows NT service Windows 95 98 application The configuration parameter are read from the Windows NT 95 98NT 2000 XP registration database Please start the upsman exe via the control panel with the help of the service icon Alternatively start the UPSMAN with a command line net start Upsman To use the UPSMON gra
47. Files 3 2 3 Configuration of the JOBS 3 2 4 Configuration EVENTS 3 2 5 e mail to SMS 3 2 6 Example Job configurations 3 2 6 1 Execute program with parameters 3 2 6 2 send Email 3 2 6 3 RCCMD Mail ID 3 2 6 4 Send RCCMD execute to remote client 3 2 6 5 WOL 3 2 7 Executing own scripts Examples variables 3 2 8 Start the UPS Management Software 3 2 9 Multiple installations under Windows NT 2000 98 ME 3 2 10 UPSMAN directory 3 2 11 Stop the USV Management Software 3 2 12 RCCMD for Windows NT 2000 XP 3 2 13 RCCMD on Windows 95 98 3 2 14 Testing the RCCMD connection 3 2 15 Testing the RCCMD 2 connection 3 2 16 RCCMD 3 group redundancy settings 3 2 17 Shutdown bat file example 3 2 18 RCCMD in Windows NT 2000 XP only network 3 3 Novell NetWare UPSMAN 3 3 1 Installation Modules for a Windows NetWare Station 3 3 2 Configuring a Windows 95 98 NT 2000 XP Workstation 3 3 3 Configuration of JOBS 3 3 4 Configuration of EVENTS 3 3 5 Execution of Scripts 3 3 6 Command syntax for NetWare UPSMAN SHUTCMD 3 3 7 Command syntax for Novell NetWare System moduls 3 3 8 Start of the UPS Management Software 3 3 9 Stop the UPS Management Software 2 Oo 0 O0 0 10 14 16 18 20 21 22 26 33 35 37 40 41 42 42 45 46 47 47 89899t9 292Vv99889898286565 3 3 10 RCCMD on NovellNetWare 3 4 Unix 3 4 1 Installation of the UPS Management Software 3 4 2 Configuration of the UPSMAN 3 4 3 Configuration of Jobs
48. LL MBROPT ALL ALWOBJDIF ALL 9 Set authorization rights and privileges of SHUTDWN program CHGOBJOWN OBJ RCCMD SHUTDWN OBJTYPE PGM NEWOWN QSECOFR CUROWNAUT REVOKE 2 ATTENTION If you copy the RCCMD System into another library besides the default installation RCCMD library which is not recommended then you must alter the standard installation job description CHGJOBD XXX RCCMD INLLIBL XXX QGPL QTEMP QUSRSYS XXX is the name of the library where RCCMD has been installed 3 Enter CFGTCP Selection 1 note your IP address This entry is mandatory Contact your network administrator for assistance if you are unable to determine your IP address Selection 10 note the host name corresponding to IP address Selection 12 if available enter the host name into the position for the domain name If this position already contains a domain name that differs from the actual host name then change it accordingly 4 Enter ADDLIBLE XXX XXX Name of the RCCMD library 5 Start RCCMDCFG1 CALL RCCMDCFG1 If not already done so enter your IP address If the port is not already set or if it should differ from the default Port 6003 then enter the number you wish to use and make sure that it corresponds to the ports being used by the RCCMD Sender Enter your security code license key Once completed press F2 to save changes Press F3 to exit or press F23 to delete the entry ATTENTION If no address is given on t
49. N SERVER password protected sssssssss 138 Figure 75 JAVAMON status display entnnntnnn tenete 138 Figure 76 JAVAMON UPSMAN configuration entente 139 Figure 77 Novell SNMP parameters ccccccscescsesesesseeetsesseesesesceeseeeseseseecsneeeacenseensees 142 Figure 78 UPSMAN model type SNMP adapter 145 Figure 79 UPSMAN System UPS check rate 145 Figure 80 Example settings SUN Solaris 2 6 2 7 TTY configuration 147 Figure 81 Hardware Wizard ht ee oe Mattes Sane Vl A Ni stad 149 Figure 82 Configuration for HP OV Javamon cccccscceseeseseseseseeeseeestecstecseeeseessesesesnenees 150 Figure 83 Symbol object properties cccsccscescsesescsseeeteesseeseeesteeseecseseseessneesesestenseeeseees 150 Figure 84 UPSMAN and Windows NG 2 ss dn ideen entente 152 Figure 85 Web site properties for UPSMAN ccccccccsccsessesesteeseseseeesteesteestesseessesssneeseees 152 Figure 86 Please use the default htm as default document suser 153 173 Figure 87 Allow for the directory cgi bin the execute permission scripts and executables 153 Figure 88 Cable typ 6 tsci scssette cei esd ede ead edale i ebdaceeades cae tiana aiak daie ade ei vidanta diane 168 Flgure 89 Gable type 2 1 1 euch sdes eudieatihatdeesdecestensensapteoetecarseetpnesdecennen dd 169 Figure 90 Cable typ X94 etude ene ttp ee dee GEH drei resins 169 174
50. NZIP SYS SCRATCH UNZIP 105 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10 Step 11 Step 12 Step 13 Step 14 Step 15 The following problems may arise 106 Extract the Zip file MYUNZIP RCCMD RCCMD ZIP will be extracted to RCCMDAxxx A xxx representing the version number i e 031 Start the VMS installation routine SYS UPDATE VMSINSTAL Answer YES at the prompt Are you satisfied with the backup of your system disk YES Answer Where will the distribution volumes be mounted with SYS SCRATCH Answer Enter the products to be processed from the first distribution volume set With the name of the extracted file excluding the extension RCCMDAO031 Answer Enter installation options you wish to use none by pressing the enter key Enter your license key corresponding to RCCMD Version for this installation Respect the license agreement and do not use this code on any other VMS Station Answer Please enter target directory complete path by entering the absolute installation path followed by pressing the enter key ie SYS SYSDEVICE UPS Answer YES to Would you like to start the RCCMD Module automatically on your system End the VMSINSTALL routine by pressing RETURN at the Product prompt Problem VMSINSTAL error message RCCMDAO31 A is not a valid save set Possible solution Solution UNZIP EXE was unable to extract the data with the correc
51. P signal that is absorbed of the recipient module RCCMD client software on another computer This function is normally used for sending a shutdown command call of shutdown bat over the network to another computer of any supported operation system starting from CD 4 17 From RCCMD Version 2 0 it is possible to use the wildcard or other syntax For example 192 255 255 255 will send the signal to all computers in the corresponding sub nets A RCCMD s a 192 168 200 255 will send the signal to all computers in the sub net 200 The entry of a IP address or hostname will send RCCMD only to those named If it is required to shutdown more than one client additional event jobs can be configured Hint If the number of the additional RCMD clients is too high a batch file which contains the RCCMD s commands can be used instead This much faster and also easier to handle than the a long list of event job list This batch can be executed from the SPECIAL or EVENTS EXECUTE PROGRAM function Please note that RCCMD should always be additionally configured in the UPS Battery low Event and if the Event UPS shutdown imminent is used RCCMD must always be located before the shutdown UPS in default seconds command For moving the command lines click with the left mouse on the line hold the button and now move the command Sends an E mail Please enter the E mail address and the corresponding text into the field
52. PS and Restore 83 upsmon d shutdownrestore 90 120 o Note More information about the UPSMON modul is given in part III of this manual Unix commands Some of the most common Unix commands are listed here On all UNIX systems you will find an explanation to these commands via the man pages by typing man command The output can be redirected with the gt sign to any filename or device e g cat ups cfg dev lpO print file ups cfg UNIX command options amp comments List directory entries long with date and size Show file page by page type q to quit more Find files find name print ctime e g find all files which begins with ups find name ups print Copy files copy source target r include subdirectories p use date and time of source file Lieu Lip yog cd E Edit a text file vi filename The vi is a editor with different modes input replace command mode etc To escape from a certain mode type ESC To quit the vi editor change to command mode type and q Search for a grep string i case insensitive string in a file filename Handle archive files tar vtf archive list an archive tar xvf archive extract files from an archive 84 3 4 9 RCCMD version 1 on Unix The RCCMD remote console command is a program that allows the execution of programs on remote computers This tool is part of all UPSMAN supported operating systems With this tool it is possible to connect diffe
53. ROM You may enter the correct license in the main window of the configuration at a later stage Please see picture 10 Figure 2 thirty day trial without key code Step 4 Starting with the UPS Management Software version 5 Windows users can select between UPSMAN and the Mini driver software The UPS Minidriver adds the model list of the OEM UPSMAN software to the energy options menu in the Windows control panel Figure 3 UPS Management or Minidriver 11 Figure 5 Other UPS Management Modules Other modules can be installed later from the same set up file by using other license keys e UPS Dialer The UPSDIALER software is able to monitor UPS devices and other device via a the telephone network a UPS SNMPWatch This software enables the monitoring of parallel redundant connected UPS systems with a lot of Event configuration options e HP OpenView Graphical monitoring tool which is integrated as a snapin tool into the HP OpenView interface 4 UPS Temperature Manager This software measures temperature humidity and other sensor data via a hardware measuring unit and visualises the data with the UPS Management software 4 RCCMD multiserver shutdown module This module is used for the multiserver shutdown It will run as a service LISTENER SLAVE on the client computer and as a foreground program SENDER MASTER for the server computer 12 Step 5 After proceeding the installation of the UPS Manager A check
54. S 2 and your WIN OS2 for connecting from WIN OS2 to UPSMAN 3 6 3 1 Start with OS 2 2 x and Warp Upsman exe is a background process To start upsman exe enter start upsman at the command line upsman exe can be started with the following parameters v display of program information process ID s stops Upsman To execute an automatic start of upsman exe when booting the system enter the command start upsman into the OS 2 file startup cmd 115 When using OS 2 Warp a reference can be created in the system start folder for an automatic start of upsman exe Use the same procedure for auto starting the network module upstcp exe 3 6 3 2 Start with Lan Server Upsman exe within LAN SERVER runs as a service Before you can start upsman exe you have to install the program as a service For this purpose you have to make an entry to the file ibmlan ini directory ibmlan section services Enter the following lines if you installed the software in the default directory upsman c ups upsman exe If you want to use the network module upstcp exe you have to enter a second line to the ibmlan ini upstcp c ups upstcp exe Now upsman exe and upstcp exe may be started from the command line by the commands net start upsman resp net start upstcp In addition the services can be started and stopped via the servicelist or the commands net stop For an automatic start enter the above mentioned start commands into the file startup cmd
55. S dealer whereas the CD can be used again for the actual installation recmd nim Modul for the multiserver shutdown in IP networks The rccmd nlm contains different command line parameters which are either for the send or listen modul of the RCCMD modul rccmd Help rccmd s Sending off a ping signal to a waiting program rccmd 4 Waiting for a ping signal A command can be executed after the reception of the ping signal rccmd p Setting the port address default 6003 rccmd a Address in IP format e g 192 168 202 1 rccmd t Time in seconds until a connection will be established default timeout 10 59 Example load sys upswccmd nlm s a 192 168 202 1 a 192 168 202 1 load sys upswccmd nlm s a 192 168 202 1 t 10 load sys upswccmd nlm a 192 168 202 1 shutcmd nlm para rccmdipx nlm This is a modul for just IPX networks This modul sends a shutdown command or any other console command directly to every IPX server name Please start RCCMDIPX on all Novell consols The modul needs to be loaded on both servers This modul has to loaded on on both servers first 1 Rename RCCMDIPX to RCCMS NLM 2 Load RCCMD The following syntax is valid rccmd server name console command Whereas server name is a valid server in a network enviroment and console command a valid NetWare command is Example 1 load sys ups rccmdipx or load RCCMD if RCCMDIPX NLM is renamed to RCCMD NLM 2 rccm
56. S received Header of UPS protocol is missing or defect xxx8 xxx9 xxxA xxxB xxxC Checksum error in protocol string of UPS Unspecified error UPS did not accept the command End of command string or byte was missing COM port could not be opened The following error codes in table are displayed when the UPSMAN software fails to start Error Error name code 2 ENOENT 5or6 EIO ENXIO 22 EINVAL 25 ENOTTY Description No such file or directory This happens if the device name is not found The reason can be a missing colon at the end of the device name No such device or address l e the device name exists but the physical device does not E g the device name is dev ttyS2 but the computer has only two serial devices Invalid argument The serial port driver of the UNIX system does not support a function call the UPSMAN programm Not a serial device Please choose a device name which is not a serial device D Error solutions D 1 General Problem At some Computer Mainboards the COM ports are mixed up So it is possible that the COM 1 under NOVELL is COM 2 under NT 2000 etc So if there is any communication problem ask the customer to configure the software intentionally on the wrong com port and try it again This problem is known from some ASUS Acer GigaByte and SIEMENS Mainboards out of production 1997 Problem With the use of the CS 110 external SNMP adapter you have to specifiy a
57. Set job values Additionally 3 jobs can be executed time controlled Path for textfile Defines the filename and path of the event log Path for datafile Defines the filename and path of the log file for Input Voltage and Frequency Values Path for custom file Defines the file name and path of the custom file 73 Figure 34 defining paths 6 The custom file contains values which can be used as an MS Excel file at a later stage This file contains information measured data from the mess ages dat file In this file changes can be made in line 700 2 phased UPS or line 800 three phased UPS Using a standard editor parameters can be edited or deleted from the default version 3 4 4 Configuration of Events The UPS Events enables the user to utilise and configure the different applications of a UPS Depending on the matter of use via Events Event messages of the UPS certain actions Jobs can be executed with the UPS Management software Via an Event it is possible to transfer measured values status messages to own processes in order to process those even further e g load statistics etc The Event configuration starts from the UPSMAN configuration see picture Figure 35 UNIX entering the events menu In this part of the configuration the event parameter will be configured The user can now choose a event which needs configuring see picture below Which Events are configurable depends on the type of UPS
58. The following listed features depend on the UPS model Please ask your UPS dealer which of these functions are available with your UPS model The following list shows you the maximum variety of features of the current UPS Management Software Iva Client server software for heterogeneous networks with one and three phased UPS Look amp feel is identical on all platforms e Supports most kinds of UPS of all major UPS manufacturers with serial RS 232 or contact UPS protocols 4 Integrated SNMP agent for NetWare MS WINDOWS NT 2000 Linux and SUN e Modular structure optional it is possible to extend the system for multi UPS surveillance via UNMS External modules hardware allow for a variety of system extensions such as TempMan UPS Dialer modem solution UPS Switcher UPS SNMP Watch JAVAMON HP OpenView UPSMON and others Mm Supports all important network protocols for the graphical control of the UPS from every Windows Station in the network e Automatic unattended shutdown of local and remote computers in networks Master Slave via RCCMD module 4 Low battery warning on screen autonomy time battery time countdown Low battery warning UPS temperature such as battery and internal temperature defect battery warning time and date stamp event logging extensive logging of all UPS activity and user messaging e Battery management surveillance and counter for power events YW SMTP compatible system with messaging service
59. The standard messages which can be used can be found in the file message dat in the UPSMAN directory Eventlist Figure 36 UNIX event list In order to process the Events please go to the Eventlist in the UPSMAN configuration There is a pre set default for every Event In the above example the event UPS System shutdown imminent is configured with 3 default jobs The first will send a standard message message id 603 which can be edited in the messages dat file The second job will write the event into the log file of the UPS Management software whereas the third job will execute a shutdown after x minutes default Add Event Job In order to add a Job to event please highlight the corresponding event and confirm with the Enter key In the following window the Add Job to List a additional job can be added By using Delete Job from List a single event job can be deleted from the list Exit menu willatke the user back to the Eventlist windows see picture Figure 37 UNIX add job Please choose the desired function and set when and how often this function should be executed Please note listed functions depend on the used operating system and not all of them might be available In this case please refer to share or freeware programs which allow the desired function The following jobs can be added to a event Send a Shutdown UPS Signal Send Message box with text 76 Switches the UPS off after a pre
60. V5 COM System Startup File SET TERMINAL TTA1 PERMANENT NOAUTOBAUD SPEED 9600 PROTOCOL DDCMP 103 If TTA1 is the UPS then delete this line a Strart UPSMAN to begin monitoring the UPS UPSSTART After one or two minutes use the UPSMON to check the status of upsman and the UPS UPSMON i status The following output should result upsmon Inquiry status ups answer ok An error will be indicated by upsmon ups daemon not in progress start upsman Check the SYS OUTPUT file Make sure that it is ended with a closing point in the installation directory For example DKA100 UPS for error messages The usual entries are as follows upsman coming up upsman cannot open UpsDevice Error 4605 Connection Timeout failure error 65535 upsman not started Check the configuration cable Baudrate Port and the connection to the UPS make sure that the configured port and the used port correspond with one another Also try using an alternative port TTAO lt gt TTBO and consult the Troubleshooting section of the manual The VMS Startup file should initiate UPSMAN The UPSSTART COM script can be used to set this configuration Insert the the following line into the SYS MANAGER SYSTARTUP VMS COM file before the EXIT command If UPSMAN has not been installed as SYS SYSDEVICE UPS the change the device and Path accordingly SYS SYSDEVICE UPS JUPSSTART The installation is finished once UPSMAN has been succ
61. a 4 RTS Request To Send 5 CTS Clear To Send 169 DTR GND 8 DCD 20 DTR 22 RI Data Terminal Ready Ground Data Carrier Detect Data Terminal Ready Ring 9 pin contact male at computer side Pin Signal DCD RxD TxD DTR GND DSR RTS CTS RI OOND AON 170 Name Data Carrier Detect Receive Data Transmit Data Data Terminal Ready Ground Data Set Ready Request To Send Clear To Send Ring F Picture catalog Figure 1 UPSMAN and RCCMD in a network environment 8 Figure 2 thirty day trial without key code cccccscscseeeseseseeseseseesesesenesesecensnsnsnsnesseeseeeseneee 11 Figure 3 UPS Management or Minidriver Figure 4 Windows control panel UPS with Minidriver ssssssseseseenenenene 12 Figure 5 Other UPS Management Modules Figure 6 Component selection dialogue 13 Figure 7 Message on RCCMD client when UPSMAN event has occurred 17 Figure 8 Message on RCCMD client when event is over sssssssssseseeeenete 17 Figure 9 Windows UPSMAN shutdown sequence configuration Figure 10 Special JODs erret terrere rine ridere tern eritti etta neo sad dett castcnsan 24 Figure 11 Extra Jobs Power fail creed dee efe bb scere ease edad jan afa re NER LENE 25 Figure 12 Insert RCCMD Shutdown saiisseeopnisssriinnyrsensiansyoains eternidade nernenaiani eaii kaarina 25 Figure 13 Mail Server Figure 14 Event OVerview
62. a problem with the com port of your NT computer With cable nr 2 or nr 6 connected to the comport but not to UPS gt the NT UPSMAN must start with setings cable2 otherwise the COM port is not correct or not working correctly See event viewer if the UPSMAN is started or not The NT service list is not very accurate Problem Why is there a special shutdown modul for Windows 95 98 Answer Windows 95 98 needs a special application for a shutdown of the system Replace the command own in the configuration cfg in the entry Job NetShutdown with the command Path EXITW32 exe shutdown You will see more parameters when entering exitw32 exe from the command line Problem UPSMAN does not start Error 4603 Connection Connection failed error Answer Error 4603 means that you use a device name which does not exist Try another device and check the NT 2000 serial connection settings Test if the software starts with Cable Open Problem How can I check wether am using the right COM port and if the port is available Answer Choose cable settings to Type O 2 Plug a serial 1 1 cable to your computer 3 Start the software upsman 4 Make a short circuit of the DB 9 pins 2 and 3 with a paper clip If you do not see a message like powerfail you are using the wrong device the port may not be available or the send and receive pins are not 2 and 3 Problem UPSMAN does not start Error 4605 Connection Timeout f
63. ace that should be used by the UPS The interface should be without modem control signals and no hardware handshake After changes are made in the ups conf menu the UPSMAN starts unchanged a Changes have been made in the ups conf menu but a running UPSMAN has not taken over the changes Stop the deamon upsman S and restart upsman Some files on the CD ROM are not displayed in the correct way or the install script ends abnormally Mount the CD ROM as case sensitive Check the correct mount commands for your system E g HP UNIX may use mount o cdcase device lt mountpoint gt or DEC ALPHA OSF1 V 3 2 mount t cdfs o noversion dev rz6c cdrom2 rz Disktyp 6 SCSI address c partition c for total SINIX mount F hs dev iosO sdisk005s0 cdrom LINUX Problem Answer 165 mount t iso9660 dev scdO cdrom See your specific UNIX mount options Error message during start of UPSMAN upsman 46xx cannot open UpsDevice Connection Error a Isthe UPS cable plugged in the right way Plug side of the SUB D9 to the UPS Do you use any adapters If so check the contact of the cable the pin layout and their correct correspondence to your UPS user manual interface description b Has the port of the Unix system been indicated correctly The correct Name of the serial port has to be indicated in the menu ups conf or with the editor in the configuration file c Example The entry in the config
64. ad AIOCOMX Problem on both IO engines Start UPSMAN now ALPHA NT 4 Installation from CD 4 17 Installation SETUP stops The problem is that the file REGISTER BAT is not on the CD The file should be copied manually into the directory The set up will run as normal after this D 5 Problem solutions UNIX Problem Answer Problem 162 During the start of the UPSMAN software in the version 4 a shared memory error maybe occur Please deactivate the automatic start of the UPSMAN in the RC file and exit every active UPSMAN process Please reboot the system The software should now start error free When reading the disk an error message appears can not open file can not read disk Answer Problem Answer Problem Answer Problem Answer Problem Answer Problem Answer Problem Answer 163 a You have entered the name of your disk drive wrong Please check which driver is installed for the disk in the directoty dev The disk should be read as rawdisk on most systems b Is the disk been read with the correct command With the UPS Management software the disk are formatted in the TAR format c Is the disk or the disk drive defect Please try the disk on another Unix system and maybe ask your dealer for a replacement disk d Is the disk drive mounted UPSMAN does not start Error 4603 Connection Connection failed error 2 Error 2 means that you use a de
65. age and Frequency Values File Configuration Scheduler 113 Termin File Defines the filename in which the data of the scheduler will be saved Job Configuration Jobs The software makes the execution of jobs ncf file available to enable you to adjust the UPS Management software to your requirements As standard the UPS Management Software executes internal system event routines by the parameter bwn Broadcast i This job is executed during a power failure in the time interval Broadcast Rate see System parameter Timeframe Broadcast Rate as long as the UPS is running on battery 2 The system informs the user about the remaining up time of the server if parameter own is used Powerfail 1 This job is executed immediately after a power failure has been detected 2 The system informs the user about the problem Restored 1 This job is executed when the power has returned and the UPS switched back to normal mode 2 The system informs the user that the power has been restored Shutdown 1 This job is executed at the moment the system starts the shutdown see System parameter Downtime 2 The system will be shutdown and the UPS may be switched off if configured and the UPS is capable of accepting this command oO Attention If you created your own shutdown job you have to make sure that it has a down command at the end of your script otherwise the system will not be shutdown In order to utilise this function
66. ailure Answer This error occurs only with cable settings serial Possible Problems You use the wrong device you use the wrong cable you use the wrong adapter between computer and cable you are using the wrong protocol UPS modelname Problem User receives the error message Database not found or corrupted Answer a The Upsman Service has not been installed or configured Change to the control panel or UPS configuratoin and configure the Upsman Service with a UPS model from the list The file upstype ups is defect or is missing Execute a new installation with the correct CD Key This may happen during the startup of the NT computer The UPS did not respond within the timeout peroid to the UPSMAN service Try to start the UPSMAN manually from the control panel when the computer finished it s startup There may be other services that are not working properly See the NT Event Viewer for other problems Solve these problems first than retry to start UPSMAN Problem NT 2000 UPSMAN responds service failed to start 158 Answer a Check if there is a network card in this NT computer NT UPSMAN cannot work without the Messenger Service which works only with a network card You may install the MS Loopback adapter from the NT CD ROM instead of a real network card now the other related services are installed b Check if there is any other service not running or did have problems with the startup Problem Solut
67. an default O infinite 3 2 16 RCCMD 3group redundancy settings The Windows version of RCCMD version 3 allows users to mix and gather up to any 4 UPSMAN managed UPS in the local network into a grouped redundant UPS system This way even UPS systems from different manufacturers can be turned into one parallel redundant unit Simply set the Use RCCMD group redundancy check box during setup 50 Dient test al letsom Figure 30 RCCMD Redundancy check box by the RCCMD v 3 setup In the next step of the installation the set up will automatically scan the network for UPSMAN servers and put their IP addresses into the selection window Figure 31 Setting up the RCCMD Redundancy group during set up Simply select up to four different UPSMAN IPs and the Redundancy Level for the shutdown suppression condition Setting the Execute command when redundancy 51 suppresses a shutdown will cause the RCCMD services to enact either the default ShutdownSuppressed bat or another user defined command when a received shutdown command from one of the UPSMAN servers has been suppressed 3 2 17 Shutdown bat file example Now you have to check that this batch works properly The shutdown bat of the RCCMD may look like the following on NT On other platforms a UNIX init 0 or Novell DOWN is executed On Windows NT 2000 the SHUTCMD EXE tool is used or any other NT shutdown program Call Shutcmd for Syntax help An example SHUTDOWN BAT is copi
68. an E mail address may not be entered via mobile phones The following list give alternatives and replacement characters Alternatives at character wildcard Under score _ double minus sign Up to now only the subject or the text field of the E mail have been transferred as a SMS 160 characters from the subject and text field will now be send generally If the message has been sent from a D2 mobile phone the reply function of the mail program can be used The message starts with Re or AW The D2 system will recognise the command and transfer the content of the text field as SMS Is the e mail the answer to an SMS that is originally from your phone the content of the reply to field of the E mail program will be transferred as sender address Other e mail programs will transfer the data of the original field in the envelope of the e mail if not present the content of the from field as sender address Close Gateway Important please note that when receiving E mail via D2 Message Plus costs will occur If you want to stop receiving e mail please send a SMS to the number 3400 with the text CLOSE If at a later time you want to enable the e mail transfer again just send a message to the number 3400 containing the text OPEN as described above 34 Provider E Plus Receive Please send a SMS to the following number S M S M A I L 7676245 Please enter the text START only You will be sent an SMS
69. ange the defaults o Attention The baudrate settings and the corresponding parameters are changed to the correct settings automatically by choosing the correct UPS model from the drop down list Please do not changed the baudrate settings of the UPS settings unless you have changed the pre programed settings of the UPS previously UPS usually have fixed baudrate settings Make sure that that there is no active entry getty process within your system file inittab concerning the device which should be connected to the UPS If there is an entry with the same device name this entry must be disabled commented or respawn otherwise the UPS Management Software will not work If you are not sure if you are connected to the right device you can find it out with the following procedure Choose cable settings to Type O Plug a serial 1 1 cable to your computer Start the software at the directory usr ups upsman Shorten the pins 2 and 3 with a paper clip If you don t see a message like powerfail you are using the wrong device In this case choose another device name and repeate the procedure above Step 1 Selecting a serial port To select a serial port Comport enter the name of your TTY device in the field COM port options Use the default settings for the UPS model communication parameters baud rate parity data length and stop bits Example dev tty01 2400 n 8 1 i sen Please ensure you have to entered the correct se
70. are configurable depends on the type of UPS The standard messages which can be used can be found in the file message dat in the UPSMAN directory The following section explains the pre settings 26 The register card Events Figure 15 Advanced button Insert Function Dialog 27 The event overview displays all available events and the user configuration of the corresponding actions With a simple mouse click the user is guided to the register card of the corresponding event The specific event actions can be configured here Please also check the following chapters of the manual In order to configure the Event please click Advanced User Button For every Event there are presettings In the above example there are three Jobs configured for the Event UPS Alarm Power fail has occurred Two Jobs will send out standard messages which can be edited in the Message dat whereas the third Event writes a message into the log file of the UPS Management Software In order to add a Job please click Insert and the following dialog opens Please choose the desired function and set when and how often this function should be executed Please note listed functions depend on the used operating system and not all of them might be available In this case please refer to share or freeware Ja ttm 1 programs which allow the desired function P mum tror re r oem D Mmmm Osten Le Figure 16 Insert actio
71. assword here which will be asked when UPSMON connect is executed Without this 16 password no UPSMON or JAVAMON connect is permitted UPSMAN RCCMD 2 Traps enabled When this function is activated UPS events are sent in form of UPSMAN traps to RCCMD clients whether or whether not RCCMD send RCCMD ID etc is configured in the UPSMAN events On the RCCMD client side two functions Check UPSMAN alive and RCCMD2 UNMS traps have to be activated When a power fail occurs e g a message box is displayed on the RCCMD client In contrast to the configuration of the UPSMAN events Send RCCMD ID etc thsi function has the benefit of not causing to much network traficc with polling between UPSMAN and RCCMD client s PSMAY a Upmrer i 2 153 23 lras changed to BLOWN OCE at 20 06 2003 1310 2 1 Ou reek faktorer Tie 1 sed Tercan 27 00 Lx Figure 7 Message on RCCMD client when UPSMAN event has occurred UP Sew x pars ar 190 165 222 93 Iratus charged ta ONLINE at 20 06 2000 13 21 34 nC urart Ze creare Tree 66665 and Tenperetur 2050 Figure 8 Message on RCCMD client when event is over The UNMS trap functions in the same way with the difference that not a message is send to teh recieves but the usual UNMS trap which males teh UPSMAN Location symbol on the graphical change color The user may now initiate the normal UNMS functions up on receiving the alarm UPS Check rate Defines the time interval in s
72. ate of to the latest version of the UPS Management software will solve many problems and minor bugs Please contact your UPS dealer or visit our webs ite under http www generex de The free update to the latest version of the UPS Management software is available from CD version 4 17 Change UPSMAN NT startup in the registry This can be done by changing the script please change the path Hkeylocal_miachine systtem currentcontrolset services in the registry and find the entry start This enrty should be set to 0x2 automatic by default 0x3 manual and 0x0 means that the driver will be loaded by the Kernel loader at startup However 0x1 means that the dribver will be loaded by ethe I O subsystem at Kernel startup Example settings SUN Solaris 2 6 2 7 TTY configuration Settngs of the serial interface with the admintool 146 Figure 80 Example settings SUN Solaris 2 6 2 7 TTY configuration DEC UNIX COMPAQ TRUE UNIX with CABLE 2 A comprehensive test seies had the following result This demonstrates that Unix is supporting cable 2 Please also check with the section Cable types section of this manual UpsModel No UPS model defined UpsCable Typ 2 Pin 2 4 gt UPS ALARM UPS POWERFAIL Pin 24445 gt BATTERY LOW gt UPS ALARM NOW SYSTEM SHUTDOWN HP OPENVIEW Bug_ RFC 1628 Trap receiver does not interprete correct MIB 2 Traps from CS 111 This bug is know in HP OV 5 and 6 for Windows NT The momen
73. ay Defines how many seconds after turning off the UPS the system is turned back on again For most UPS types it is necessary that the power has been restored before the UPS has completely switched off Enable fixed shutdown Defines if a shutdown needs to be initiated after a power fail independent from the remaining time of the UPS and the configured system down time Fixed shutdown delay Defines after how many minutes a fixed shutdown should be initiated The configuration is now complete Exit the configuration program by choosing the menue entry Save Configuration amp Exit as only this way the configuration data is saved in the ups cfg file The UPSMAN may be started now 3 4 3 Configuration d Jobs The Special Jobs allow for the xecution of own programs e g shell scripts at a defined point of time during the discharge of the battery As soon as the UPS transmitts a Remaining Time which equal or lower than the configured value the corresponding procedure is executed As soon as the Enable Extra Job is set to yes the program name or shell script of the desired job can be entered in the Extra Job x Path line This script is than started at a certain set Remaining Time of m minutes Example Different network servers should be stopped at different times via shutdown script depending on the importance This way it is possible to provide depending on the circumstances more autonomy time for the important components
74. be configured with any editor Within the configuration program the key is available to read the help texts and the Esc key is available to close the menu B GE ven und tb n H GR Sz ASE A029 UPSMAM Configuration Set System values Sec Job values Sat Path valuez Ser Event parawecet 3eve Configuration e Exit Exit Figure 32 UNIX configuration menu 64 A possible problem is the indentification or correct serial device name on Unix The following table gives the usual device names for different UNIX systems Unix system Normal device name for the first interface devittySo HP UX dev ttyOpO SPARC dev ttya devitiya devfttyO When using the CS122 UPS network adapter instead of the serial port of the UPS the following procedure must be followed Set the IP adress of the CS122 using ar webbrowser or telnet as described in the Quickstart set up for the CS122 Start ups conf Go into the Set UPS values screen Replace all of the values in the field COM port Options uptil the colon with with the CS122 connection For example replace the LinuxComport dev ttyS0 2400 n 8 1 by the vrtual CS122 Comport vcom1 2192 168 202 122 2400 n 8 1 Note that the values for the baudrate and other values following the colon will automatically be set when changing the UPS model 65 Sec UPS values location 1 I Cot port Options SEEE UP3 Id it Write to logfile 300 logfile max
75. box selection dialogue is presented for choosing the desired components of the installation amem iaa menm r is codi nr t am inani ram aa tii Rn Figure 6 Component selection dialogue 4 UPS MANAGER This is a background process UPSMAN which maintains the direct UPS RS 232 connection with the computer a UPS Monitor Windows 32bit Client This is the remote Windows client software This may also be installed on remote clients in order to monitor the UPS remotely In most cases it can be installed on the local UPS protected Windows computer together with the UPSMAN software a UPS Network Management system This is a limited version of the UPS network management software 9 UPS max which is able to display the statistics of the UPS installed in the network This limited version is also available as customised version without restrictions Iva UPSMAN Webserver This is a graphic UPSMON variation which supports the new JAVA script based Internet browser such as Netscape Communicator 4 6x and 6 x MS Internet Explorer 5 x The JAVAMON tool can connect to a SNMP adapter or UPSMAN process from all platforms with an Internet browser All UPSMAN UPSMON functions and features are available with the JAVAMON A remote configuration is hence possible without user access rights on the remote computer Zl ms Word help files Zl PDF Help files After the desired options have been chosen the files are copied default into the c
76. browser allows the user a complete platform independent display of UPS data and adjustment of the UPSMAN configuration The UPSMAN program group in the start menu contains the icon to start the web server The configuration of the UPSMAN can now be started using the web browser The following window opens whereas the startup screen JAVAMON can be modified as demonstrated here Figure 72 JAVAMON browser console The connection to the UPSMAN is achived by clicking on the Connect option in the File menu The user need to configure teh UP address of the computer which is hosting the USPMAN process 137 UPS JAVA Monitor Authorize x UPSMAN Server Name or IP Address CEET This optonis password protected Penis anervpur oosrwo D corte as c cw Waring Appt incor Figure 73 JAVAMON UPSMAN IP Figure 74 JAVAMON UPSMAN SERVER password protected The two dialogues above show the password request which protects the UPSMAN configuration This following window opens showing the web server after a succesful connect JAVAMON p tee eT aer Rare Figure 75 JAVAMON status display This screen reflects the same information as the well known graphic tool UPSMON The file menu contains the feature Configuration which allows the user to execute the complete UPSMAN configuration This configuration is identical to the local UPSMAN configuration Please also check the UPSM
77. button is highlighted then press Enter ct the Default button by hitting the Tab key then To leave the Screen select either Ok or Cancel with the Tab key and press Enter Ok means accept all values as displayedon the screen Cancel means discard all changes made to the screen and switch back to the previous state Configure Shutdown Options MET Figure 49 RCCMD UNIX shutdown options File to execute This file will be executed if rccmd receives the SHUTDOWN command from the network Default is usr ups rccmd shutdown sh You may change this value by overwriting the string in the options field or by selecting a file in the file browser To invoke the file browser hit the Tab key until the Browse button is highlighted then press Enter To reset all values to their defaults select the Default button by hitting the Tab key then press Enter To leave the Screen select either Ok or Cancel with the Tab key and press Enter Ok means accept all values as displayed on the screen Cancel means discard all changes made to the screen and switch back to the previous state Exit rccmd conf 98 In the main configuration menu Rccmd Configuration select either Save or Exit by hitting the Tab key until the desired button is highlighted and press Enter Save means rccmd cfg will be written according to the actual values of the Configuration screens Exit will just exit th
78. can try a modem control connection with cable Typ 2 However we recommend that you use the settings closed or opened which are supported by every Unix system Please ask your UPS dealer for the correct standard cable Typ O and Typ C In this case the software sends a byte to the UPS and ties to get it again via the usual send receive wires The UPS must be a relays one i e it switches a on powerfail In the case of Type O opend the relay is usualy open e g the send byte can not be received except there is a power failure because the relay is closed in this case Notice that in the case of Typ O cable setting there is no way to check whether the UPS is connected to the computer or not The logic is other way round in the case of setting cable type to Typ C closed l e the relayis usualy closed and the software will notice the power failure on opening the relay UPS interface without relays dry contacts can therfore not be operated with Typ 0 or C We do recommend to use real RS 232 protocols for Unix systems The use of cable type closed may cause the computer not to be able to boot This can happen when the computer shutsdown afetr the boot process because off a powerfial The entry UPS model name This entry contains the UPS model name This name can not be arbitrary because it must be coincide with an entry in the software s database If a UPS model is not found in the data base you will get an set up error Further
79. client computer where the execute bat is located It is also possible to attach parameters whereas these parameters must be added to the execute bat which is executed as described above In this example the execute bat file is executed on remote client IP Address 192 168 202 156 on port 6003 The entry made in the parameter field will be sent from UPSMAN as a parameter to execute bat and in this way my program exe is started This job will cause hibernating or sleeping computers to go back online The receiving computers of this signal must have network cards and operating systems that support this function The Mac address can be determined in dos consoles by entering the command ipconfig all at the dos prompt 3 2 7 Executing own scripts Examples variables The transfer of internal variables of the UPSMAN to self created batch files is possible with the UPS Management software The normal batch file programming is used for this In the batch file the values can be selected with 1 2 etc as usual The definition is created directly in the JOB Example I net send GX9 UPS autonomy time AUTONOMTIME This entry in the JOB sends a network message to GX9 with the information on AUTONOMTIME which is transferred directly from the UPSMAN Example 2 net send GX9 autonomy time AUTONOMTIME minutes Battery Capacity BATTCAP 9e This entry in the JOB sends a network message to GX9 with the information on UPS
80. conds that the UPS Management Software polls the UPS for new data via the serial port The system will be slowed down due to permanent communication with the UPS if the value is too small If the value is too high the system will react more slowly if a power failure occurs Defines if the system will start the shutdown proce dure in case of a power failure Make sure that this entry needs to be yes at all times if there are no customised shutdown jobs configured This is to avoid that the UPS switches off before the system has performed a shutdown proberly Defines how many minutes before the UPS battery is discharged the shutdown procedure is initiated This time interval has to be large enough to guarantee a graceful shutdown of the system before the UPS is switched off Calculate the value on a large scale e g with 10 minutes hold time of the UPS start the shutdown procedure at least 3 minutes before the discharge of the battery The following functions are not supported by all UPS types In particular devices with the connection type cable do not support a scheduled down and restore command Shutdown UPS 72 Defines if the UPS will be turned off on completion of the server shutdown procedure This command will turn off the UPS before a complete discharge of the batteries UPS shutdown delay Defines how many seconds after beginning the shutdown procedure see Downtime that the UPS will turn off UPS restore del
81. content is entered by the user a plain text in the function field configuration Send RCCMD LOG TXT to remote client Send RCCMD LOG ID to remote client Send RCCMD MESSAG to remote client Execute Program Write to Log file UPSLOG CSV Send default messages IDs from file messages dat Write to MS Event Viewer 79 A text is send to the remote client which is written into the log file of he RCCMD client computer Similar to the message ID a message ID is send from the messages dat which is then written into the logfile of the defined RCCMD remote client The user may choose a random ID from the file Again an editor can be used to modify message IDs in the default messages dat In this menu the user can connect and configure a text message with a RCCMD event Text messages maybe send to RCCMD receivers It is possible to send a RCCMD 2 message from the CS121 to a Windows 2000 or Unix computer which then transmits these messages as net send and wall to the network The problem of sending messages to different operating systems is now solved Executes a configured program Please enter the full path to the executable file Is the desired executable the same directory as the upsman exe or nlm no path entry is necessary The handling of other variables is explained further on in this chapter Writes the Event into the local log file of the UPSMAN computer Sends pre set network messages using the rece
82. d gnw1 forcedown or 1 load sys ups rccmdipx 2 rccmd gnw1 sys ups down ncf Instead of the down command for older clib nimfiles the forcedowncommand maybe used Multiple start RCCMD unter Novell The multiple start RCCMD under Novell is relatively easy to manage Several RCCMD clients may be started with the following command line load rccmd nlm a load down ncf whereas the syntax goes as follows LOADING RCCMD NLM L LISTENER A IP adress of UPSMAN CS121 RCCMD SENDER COMMAND COMMAND TO BE EXECUTED Example LOAD RCCMD NLM L A 192 168 10 2 LOAD DOWN NCF In this secenario the down ncf file is executed which leads to an immediate shutdown of the client computer if the RCCMD call from the RCCMD server sender is received Other ncf or nlm executables files may be executed too A group of 8 ncf example files can be found in the UPSMAN installation directory Please note that these example files ma have to be adjusted by user administrator according to the configuration of the system 3 4 Unix 3 4 1 Installation of the UPS Management Software To copy the UPS Management Software into your Unix system you need a CD ROM drive and a CDFS filesystem driver ISO 9660 If there is no CD drive on the system where the software could be installed from you can use any other Unixsystem or PC via a network to install the software The Unix part of the management software can be found in the Unix directory As th
83. der UPSMAN or CS121 SNMP adapter sends the corresponding RCCMD signal and the RCCMD 2 client starts the corresponding batch file which then lead to the execution of the net send message The initial command will always come from the UPSMAN or CS121 where as the execution will always be on the RCCMD client side Example The CS121 should send a net send network message to a Windows NT network The CS121 can be programmed so that during the event Power fail a ROCMD message is send The text of the message can be entered by the user Upon on receiving the message by the RCCMD 2 client the client is starting a batch file and sends the net send message Sender of the message will bet he client and initiator is the UPSMAN or CS121 This way it is possible to send messages e mail etc in the different networks and operating systems initiated by an UPS alarm fend Email Kot ond mo va pe Bhut om I mu town fhutdown I FCCHDZ den FCCHDZ den ETH tm PAM aH IHE RECHE zz mim RODD i dri Bhutdoum I Bhutdoum I reboot is necessary after a system module upgrade For Novell NetWare additional modules Error correction status as provided by Novell may be required for a current patch level status in contrast to the ones automatically provided on our CD In case problems occur we recommend to obtain NetWare drivers and patch levels from the Internet other providers your manufacturer or dealer in order to ensure perfect opera
84. dtime m ma Load VA va Rechargetime b ma 1 Date of Battery Installation DD MM Y Y Y Y ya 1 Device CUnco ENEEI Eres UPSID ws Listen Port IE Save Values J Generex GmbH Hamburg Germany L xmupsman jJ stepunsman _J __startunsman Tzsxmenhas stopped Close contiguration J Figure 58 macintosh html UPS configuration tab Ei Upsman configuratio x Abbrechen Aktualisieren Apple Entwickler E Mac OS 8 and 9 Developer Documentation UPS Check Rate s ma stem Shut down O Enable Location Shutdown Downtime m nra CI Initiate Shutdown always after m on battery ma UPS Shutdown L3 Enable UPS Shutdown UPS Down Delay sS ma UPS Restore Delay s wa Save Values J __Kitupsman _ __Stopupsman _J __Startupsman See FFD Grtmet die vorherige Seite I Figure 59 macintosh html System configuration tab The configuration of the UPSMAN software under MACOS is similar to the Windows OS versions However the menue Special is not available under Windows We would therefore like to refer the user to the Windows configurations chapter in this manual In the bottom part of he configuration windows of the UPS and System card the user can use the features Killlpsman which stops the UPSMAN process until a restart is done 120 StopUpsman which stops th
85. e Com port from the list where you want to connect the UPS to Confirm your choice with continue and finish the installation At the next reboot this com poprt will no longer monitored by Plug amp Play HP OV SNAP IN under HP UNIX Configuration for HP OV Snap in in etc opt OV share registration C the following file must be present upsmonov reg After the reboot the process upsmonov must be present in the process list This process incorporates normally all objects which are SNMP supported and also support the RFC1628 MIB or PPC MIB Please check the following picture 149 Figure 82 Configuration for HP OV Javamon in etc opt OV share registration C the following file must be present upsmon reg The following must be configured in the symbol properies for the object Figure 83 Symbol object properties 150 RCCMD HP UNIX What does the RCCMD return code mean when RCCMD is started It seems that it is a random figure everytime when RCCMD is installed The interval is 2 several times e g 250 252 254 and then e g 180 182 184 After the start of RCCMD the program starts as background process immediatley whereas the parent process is terminated as usual The return code is no actual return code but a process id of the started RCCMD The return code cannot be used to test whether RCCMD is running or not The test needs to be done differently The RCCMD has the characteristics to run in th
86. e SHUTDOWN C Step by step installation instructions 4 How to use the UPS Management Software 4 1 UPSMON for Windows with gCHART 4 2 Connecting with UPSMAN 4 3 UNMS UPS Network Management System 4 4 The Displays 4 4 1 The Status display 4 4 2 Status Chart 4 4 3 Event List 4 4 4 Scheduler 4 4 5 Functions 4 4 6 Voltage and Frequence Chart 4 4 7 Textlog 4 4 8 Mail Events 4 5 UPSMAN Web server and JAVAMON 4 6 UPSMON for the command line 4 7 Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP 4 7 1 UPSMAN with SNMP on NovellNetWare 4 7 2 UPSMAN with SNMP on OS 2 4 7 3 UPSMAN with SNMP on Windows NT 2000 XP Appendix A Supported Systems B Know How Pool C Error codes UPSMAN D Error solutions D 1 General D 2 All operating systems D 3 Problem solutions Windows 95 98 NT 2000 D 4 Problem solutions Novell NetWare D 5 Problem solutions UNIX E Cable types F Picture catalog 126 126 131 131 132 132 134 134 134 134 134 135 136 136 136 137 139 141 142 143 144 146 146 146 154 155 155 156 157 160 162 168 171 1 What is the UPS Management Software The UPS Management Software is a client server application for networks and local workstations The server module of the UPS Management Software is UPSMAN which communicates via RS 232 cable with the UPS When UPSMAN begins it collects the messages sent from the UPS as a background program UPSMANAalso interprets received messages and makes them
87. e UPSMAN and StartUpsman which re starts the UPSMAN after the configuration Figure 60 macintosh upsman auto start 3 7 3 RCCMD under MAC OS Generally the MAC OS configuration allows an automatic start when the computer is booted Simply copy the UPSMAN alias into the Startobjects Folder which is located under System folder Start objects see picture The installation of RCCMD under MAC OS functions as described in the previous section The RCCMD installation automatically copies an alias ontop the desktop rccmd configuration url js rccmd install BB Welcome to rccmd installation This installer will place the file rccmd into the extensions folder in your System folder Additionally a clickable hyperlink is placed on your desktop which points you to the rccmd configuration util You need to restart the system after installation for rccmd to work Disk space available 36592K primate disk space nerde 112K p Install Location 3 Quit L3 Figure 61 macinosh RCCMD install startup 121 After the installation of the RCCMD archives the following dialogue opens After restarting the computer the RCCMD configuration tools can begin In order to do this please click on the alias rccmd configuartion url A standard Web browser e g IE 5 x or Netscape Navigator 4 x will start now E
88. e available depending on the number of the ordered licenses Every CD ROM gives the customer the permission to install 1 UPSMAN software with RS 232 communication and or RCCMD modules for the multiserver shutdown The RCCMD send function is already integrated into the UPSMAN For every computer to perform a shutdown using RCCMD additional license keys are necessary Additional RCCMD installations can be executed from the same CD using the additional license keys Beside copy protection the license ke y distinguishes the different OEM UPS customers from each other It is not permitted to use any other license key than the one provided with the software 3 2 1 Installation of the UPS Management Software To start please make sure that you have full administrator rights in order to complete the installation Step 1 Put the CD into the CD ROM drive of your computer or download the software into a specific directory Step 2 Please execute the installation program setup exe in order to copy the files to yo ur system and chose a desired setup language Step 3 Please enter your license key an choose your corresponding Windows OS from the list The used license determines which module can be installed Qo Attention If you enter a wrong license number at this stage the UPS Management software will be set to a 30 day trial version Please contact your UPS dealer for the full correct license if it was not with the original CD
89. e baclground after startup This is why there is no result if the user quiries the exitcode via a script In order to see whether RCCMD is running properly the following method should be used LANG START LANG CMDStart I a aatap1 p 6003 usr ups upsalarm ps eaf grep p 6003 usr ups upsalarm dev null RTC UNIX information to UPSMAN Autostart at SGI IRIX To start the UPSMAN automatically the start and stop scripts should be inside rc2 d directory or inside rc3 d nfs Mode Installation instructions for UPS Management Software JAVAMON into a MS Internet Information Server IIS environment Install UPS Management Software select Upsman component Do NOT select upsman http server Set up will ask later to install ONLY the files to a specific directory Choose a directory i e cNinetpubups http and proceed the installation Open the IIS management console Create a new website i e UPSMAN HTTP with read permission and choose c inetpub ups_http see above as the default directory pic iis5 1 bmp iis5 2 bmp 151 3 Computer Managem l System Tools Storage E Services and Applications WMI Control Services Indexing Service Internet Information Services ye Default SMTP Virtual Server Stopped Figure 84 UPSMAN and Windows IIS Default web Site Properties SInetpubShttp_marl Application Fre Figure 85 Web site properties for UPSMAN 152 Default W
90. e key for each license This license is valid for using the UPS service on one server with one UPS and an unlimited number of connected UPSMON WINDOWS workstations For operation on several servers a license for every new server is required disregarding the fact if UPS service runs at that location or if the server is halted by an UPS service via remote command RCCMD The same regulations are applicable to the use of remote send receive modules RCCMD and multiserver shutdown under Windows OS MAC OS and Unix The service programs are generally delivered as a single license If there is more than one disk in one package all of them have the same serial number and must not be used for future installations To use a single CD ROM for several multiserver shutdown installations you have to purchase additional CD license keys Copyright of the European Union is effective Copyright EU Copyright c 1995 2005 GENEREX GmbH Hamburg Germany All rights reserved Rel 114 ENG Table of contents 1What is the UPS Management Software 2 Network Shutdown with RCCMD 3 How to install configure the UPS Management Software 3 1 Preparation of the Installation 3 2 Windows 95 98 NT 2000 XP UPSMAN 3 2 1 Installation of the UPS Management Software 3 2 2 Configuration of the UPSMAN 3 2 2 1 Select UPS Model and Connection Type 3 2 2 2 Additional configuration data 3 2 2 3 System parameter System Shutdown 3 2 2 4 System parameter UPS Shutdown 3 2 2 5
91. e meade every 15 minutes if no unusual events occur If 0 is enterd no logfile is made Logfile Size min Defines the minimum time range in hours of the log file for Input Voltage and Frequency Values Logfile Size max Defines the maximum time range in hours of the log file for Input Voltage and Frequency Values The log file will be set back to min size value of log file Size min if the log file contains more data than the configured value 3 2 3 Configuration of the JOBS This part of the configuration exists only because of compatibility to older version of this software All Alarms and Jobs are controlled and configured via the EVENT section of the configuration Because of certain system events the software makes the execution of jobs bat file or ncf available to enable you to adjust the UPS Management software to your requirements As standard the UPS Management Software executes internal system event routines Default no entry corresponds to the parameters own or default in older versions of the software These jobs are by default without any entries as the functionality is entirely controlled by the Event configuration User who would like to utilise this feature known from the previous releases of the software can still use the batch program start Please note that the JOBS entries are executed in addition to the Event JOBS Broadcast 1 This job is executed during a power failure in the time interval Br
92. e port type cable please notice that the values for Hold and Recharge time are in accordance with the manufacturers specifications and should only be altered in special configurations since the UPS could be discharged before the system has been shutdown Some UPS models have both port types cable and serial To guarantee the correct function of your UPS Management Software use the default settings and the cable provided with the UPS or the software Different cables will be required for different port types Enter the name or place of your server in the section Location e g Berlin Step 2 Selecting the serial port 15 To select a serial port Comport click with the mouse on the COM checkbox on the right side The communication parameter will be set automatically corresponding to the in step 1 selected UPS model Normally these settings do not have to be changed by the user Possible problems with older versions 4 17 UPSMAN v 4 52 A critical installation is possible under Windows and NetWare with the use of cable 2 UPS types The service will start in any situation but will shutdown the computer immediately if the cable is not correct or the wrong com port has been chosen If a cable 2 UPS is installed on a NT computer the customer should set the automatic start of the UPSMAN service to manual before trying to start the UPSMAN In this case a wrong configuration does not cause constant up and down of the system just
93. e program leaving rccmd cfg untouched The File Browser Some of the screens above use a small build in file browser like this D Figure 50 RCCMD UNIX file browsing The and keys may be used to move the list up and down Pressing the Enter key will select the highlighted entry If the selected entry is a directory the browser wil move into this directory and list its contents As usual the double dot means the parent directory File types are indicated similar to the output of Is F This means a is appended for executables for directories for symbolic links and for sockets 3 4 11 UNIX WEB Server The Unix WEB SERVER offers the possibilityto display all UPS data with a platform independent WEB Browser In order to establish a connection from a WEB Browser to a UNIX WEB SERVER please enter the IP address and a port number Example http 192 168202 91 8081 Port 8081 is used as a standard at the start up of the server Please adjust the script usr ups upshttpd sh if you would like to use a different port It is possible to start the Web server with different port addresses if several UPS monitor a Unix server Starten the WEB Server Configure and start the UPSMAN as described in the chapters 4 1 2 and 4 1 3 99 Start the WEB Server by executing the script usr ups upshttpd sh Displayed data Capacity of the UPS in percent Battery capacityin percent UPS Input load UPS Status Ba
94. eb Site Properties Figure 87 Allow for the directory cgi bin the execute permission scripts and executables 3 Start the webserver and connect Online Yunto Q UPSMAN is not able to initiate a shutdown of the UPS The UPSMON Windows extended commands emergency shutdown won t work either The Poser protocol is not able to process timer signals under the frequenz of 60 seconds In addition a UPSMAN UPSLIB driver is required over 196 The UPSMON can not execute 153 a emergency shutdown of the Yunto Q Poser because the delay timer is working under signal frequency of 60 seconds Please execute a update in order to avoid this problem C Error codes UPSMAN List of the UPSMAN Error codes which consist of 4 digits e g 4603 indicates an error at the serial interface Severity information codes Oxxx 1xxx 2xxx 4xxx Error type x1xx X2xx X3xx XAXX x5xx X6xx X7XX X8xx Extended error information xd XXX2 xxx3 xxx4 but COM port could be opened xxx5 xxx6 XXX7 154 Success information Severity informational Minor error warning Major error process stopped Unknown error Out of heapspace Module not installed UPS protocol failure Locked failure during operation Connection failure Capability failure UPS database error Unknown error Error in installation Error at serial interface No communication with UPS No answer from UPS within 3 seconds Incorrect data from UP
95. econds in which the UPS Management Software polls data from 17 the UPS The system will be slowed down if this value is too small because of continous communication with the UPS If the value is too high the system will react more slowly in case of a power failure For continous use we recommend a relativ high value of between 15 and 30 seconds 3 2 2 3 System parameter System Shutdown Enable System Shutdown Defines if the system will start the shutdown routine in the event of a shutdown call from the UPS during a power failure In the case of a shutdown the internal event routine will close down all active applications which allow this The Windows program will also be closed This mechanism is not supports by the Windows95 16 bit version In order to make this mechanism work for the 16 bit version the shutdown routine needs to be replaced with the provided program exitw32 exe shutcmd exe or shutcmd nim If you have installed the Windows95 version of the UPSMAN software these settings are automatically preconfigured by default o ATTENTION Make sure that the checkbox System Shutdown enabled is always active if you do not want to use a user defined shutdown job If not the UPS might be turned off during a power failure before the system has been shutdown properly Downtime Defines how many minutes before the UPS battery is discharged that the shutdown procedure begins This time interval has to be large enough to guarant
96. ed in the SNMP communities table with a matching communities code and with both read and write priviledges The UPS Check rate see right hand picture should be lowered once the UPSMAN is connected with the SNMP adapter otherwise the default settings in the UPSMAN will cause high network traffic Figure 79 UPSMAN System UPS check rate 145 Next select the icon UPSMANfrom system controls and activate the check box of the SNMP service Enable SNMP Support Check that UPS MAN starts correctly and SNMP communication is established See System Event Viewer or the UPSMAN log file for this information If you receive a display message SNMP communication cannot be started please stop the UPSMAN software and the SNMP service manually Start both again SNMP first then UPSMAN and check the information about the start of the UPSMAN SNMP service You can also check with the text log file which is containing this information i Note Please refer to Troubleshooting section in this manual which gives solutions to problems and advice on how to use the UPSMAN software under Windows NT 2000 Appendix A Supported Systems The UPS Management Software supports all current operating systems Please use our internetsite for updates and additional information http www generex de B Know How Pool In this section you will find a collection of know how informationof different operating platforms and operating systems Please note that an upd
97. ed into the UPS directory which will assist you further Q ATIENTION If your configuration works finein the DEBUG mode does not necessaryly mean that it works also with the RCCMD as NT service Please ensure that the RCCMD as service has been Started in a user account with administrative rights otherwise it may happen that only non restrictive programs may be executed like notepad exe but no Shutdown This will result in the NT error message Adjust Token Privileges failed If a program has in fact started or not can be seen in Taskmanager window ALT4CTRL DEL because a service does not a started program in the current user session due to non interactive transaction with the desktop The full command syntax for the NT consol for RCCMD in Listen mode rccmd debug a IP adress h hostname p port command where the option in brackets are optional The command can be either a program or a path for another batchfile to be found on this computer The command file should be given with full path The p port option can be included if you want to start rccmd more than once at a single computer to proceed different commands for different events The default port number is 6003 use any other availabe port number for different RCCMD commands RCCMD in the send mode rccmd debug s a IP adress h hostname p port This command is regularly used in the Senders batchfile Shutdown bat and sends a ping to the computer
98. ee a proper shutdown of the system before the UPS is turned off Ensure that this value is calculated on a large scale e g with 10 minutes hold time of the UPS start the shutdown procedure at least 3 minutes before the batteries are exhausted default Enables local shutdown Default on When OFF the UPSMAN computer will not execute a shutdown 18 Initiate shutdown always after x minutes Determines how many minutes after power fail the UPSMAN computer is performing a shutdown Configure shutdown The type of shutdown can be selected here Please note that the UPS can not boot the computer after power returned when POWEROFF ATX boards Default is Shutdown UPSMAN CONFIG extension In the new Shutdown Configuration users can add self defined actions to the shutdown sequence via the ADD CUSTOM APPLICATION button In addition users can determine the shutdown sequence order in the same fashion that has already been implemented by RCCMD o ATTENTION Be sure to use the start initiative for using EXE programs within batch files i e start notepade exe Also use the call initiative for using other batch files within batch file i e call mybatch bat 19 Configure Shutdown Sequence File D Program FilessLIPS 4 LIpsman shutdown bat Available Commands Log off user Shut down windows Power off Windows Restart Windows Quit Lotus Notes Quit Microsoft Office Quit Siemens SIMATIC Qu
99. eivers The user can pick the ID message at random whereas an editor can be used to alter the default ID messages in the messages dat Like the send e mail function an e mails send to configured receiver and the text content is entered by the user a plain text in the function field configuration A text is send to the remote client which is written into the log file of he RCCMD client computer Similar to the message ID a message ID is send from the messages dat which is then written into the log file of the defined RCCMD remote client The user may choose a random ID from the file Again an editor can be used to modify message IDs in the default messages dat remote client Execute Program Write to Log file UPSLOG CSV Send default messages IDs from file messages dat Write to MS Event Viewer 31 a text message with a RCCMD event Text messages maybe send to RCCMD receivers It is possible to send a RCCMD 2 message from the CS121 to a Windows 2000 or Unix computer which then transmits these messages as net send and wall to the network The problem of sending messages to different operating systems is now solved Executes a configured program Please enter the full path to the executable file Is the desired executable in the same directory as the upsman exe or nlm no path entry is necessary The handling of other variables is explained further on in this chapter Writes the Event into the local l
100. er the cable settings have to be changed in the ups conf menu ROPEN OPENED has to be entered here e Have you been logged in as root or superuser Login as root and restart Problem Solution start 166 f Using Siemens RMmodels this message appears if the port is unknown or has not been configured at the system installation If RM models have not configured a port you can do this with the termadd command termadd T serial n UPS b motherboard 0 2 d generic Where UPS is the name of the interface for the UPS service dev UPS and motherboard names the location of the interface For motherboard a different device can be used such as the ITP interface distributor or CHASE I OLAN on large RM models The UPS service can also be used on all interface distributors if a clear port is dedicated At the command entry motherboard 0 1 0 stands for the board and 1 for the port address A newly created device should be moved from the directory dev term to dev Please print out the help documents with man termadd All options are stored for this command With termdel this port is deleted With termshow grep UPS the configuration can be displayed g Using SCO computer systems a terminal translater mapchan or mapkey may be mapped on the configured tty port with etc default mapchan in most cases only on com1 ttya This causes a malfunction of the RS 232 port Check if this process is active and del
101. ere is no standard binary executeable format for the different Unix systems we use a shell script to install the software onto your computer Usually this shell script should have execute permisions if so you can start it direct from CD ROM If you do not have a CD drive available you may order the software on disks or tapes in TAR format from your UPS dealer Otherwise use a DOS or Windows workstation in your network and insert the CD there Now you can copy the software e g via FTP to the hard drive of your Unix system tmp directory For that purpose copy the complete Unixdirectory tree Only the UPSMAN modul command line based version of the UPSMON will be installed on your Unix system In order to use the Windows version of the UPSMON modul please start the installation again using the second CD key on a Windows workstation Install Windows NT 95 98 2000 XP It is not necessary to install the Windows version of the UPSMON modul to make use of the UPS server power protection Please make sure you have root user rights in order to proceed with the installation Step 1 Insert your CD If the reading of the CD file format is not supported by your system proceed as described above Step 2 The first step you have to do after inserting the CD ROM into your CD ROM drive is to mount this device i e give the system accsess to the files at the CD ROM The usual command at al Unix systems to mount the CD ROM has the follwing form
102. ervice the program as background process waits for a command from the Send mode of the RCCMD module In the Listen mode the RCCMD module waits for the ping signal After reception of this signal the module executes a batch file or program o Attention For first time users we do recommend the use of the RCCMD Wizard which makes the configuration easier Please start the RCCMD Wizard from your program group 5 Attention Please do not use the wizard and manual settings at the same time Eventually the RCCMD Service must be allocated with special system priviledges if certain commands and programs like messaging using ret send shutting down databeses and the like are to be executed The RCCMD start up parameters in the control panel must be set to the administrator superuser account enter password twice together with the correct password If you are not allowed to use the administrator account you have to create an account who has all the rights to shutdown this NT 2000 computer Change to the control panel and mark the RCCMD in the list change the start up parameters to this account and enter the any administrative account Now the RCCMD has been installed and configured to execute CAupsshutdown bat 47 3 2 13 RCCMD on Windows 95 98 RCCMD for Windows 95 98 functions similar to RCCMD on Windows NT The only difference is the program name which changes to RCCMD95 EXE Please also refer to the RCCMD Windows section of th
103. es all UPS events that have occurred to date A default UPS dump is printed if no errors have occurred Only messages like Power fail Alarm Overload Battery low etc show a unusual situtation The UPSMAN log file can also be opened directly from the UPSMAN directory please use any standard text editor for this 4 4 8 Mail Events In order to use the Mail events of the UPSMON a conenction to the UPSMAN must be established Sending of e mail as described in the Email to SMS section will only work 136 with an active connected UPSMAN Please read the example configurations for help with the syntax of Qblat exe To send a message at any event choose Enable from the Mail Service menu and enter your Windows user name and password for the Mail server Now choose Configuration from the menu Mail Service and select the UPS event for which you want to send a message Select Now enter a message text Message to send and the address Recipient Then enable the function To add any recipient out of your MS mail directory click on Insert Address from Mail Service You may create a WORD or other document via this function Please see the Windows user manual to see how to configure the internal MS FAX service For further information on how to use MS Mail please refer to your Windows user manual or contact your Mail operator in your network 4 5 UPSMAN Web server and JAVAMON The web server containing the JAVA applet using a web
104. essfully started If UPSTCP has been started a Windows UPSMON client can graphically monitor and operate the UPS After a successful installation the following commands remove no longer needed files SET DEF SYS SCRATCH DELETE VMSA ZIP 104 DELETE UPSA0441 A DELETE UNZIP EXE 3 5 3 RCCMD The UPS Management Software CD contains the RCCMD software The VMS RCCMD installation can be done by following the UNIX installation instructions in this manual and all of the steps are the same Rccmd uses TCP Port 6003 per default If this port is for some reason not available another port can be defined by calling the RCCMD Daemon using the following option Option p port Please pay attention to the following steps for the installation i Important The Alpha Version is linked to OpenVMS 7 1 For OpenVMS 6 x use the Version 6 x in the following CD directory ex DKA200 VMS ALPHA 6X Installation Step 1 Insert the CD Step 2 Login into the VMS System using SYSTEM login Step 3 Mount the CD ROM device if DKA200 is the device name of the CD ROM MOUNT OVERRIDE IDENT DKA200 UPS UPS Step 4 Copy the RCCMD ZIP and UNZIP EXE files from the ALPHA directory on the CD to a temporary destination on your system SET DEF UPS VMS ALPHA COPY RCCMD ZIP SYS SCRATCH COPY UNZIP EXE SYS SCRATCH Step 5 Go into the temporary directory and set a system variable for the program unzip SET DEF SYS SCRATCH MYU
105. ete it if necessary Check in the file etc gettydefs which baud rate has been assigned to the port and change it to correspond to the UPS parameter h HP UNIX computers sometimes have the following entry in the inittab ups0 respawn rtprio 0 usr ups mond f etc ups conf In the SAM menu Peripheral Devices Uninterruptible Power Supplies this entry is to be found but not activated But this causes the device not to work correctly with UPSMAN Delete this entry and restart UPSMAN does not start on SUN Solaris 2 6 and 2 7 starts automatically because the network services only start after a complete UPSMAN start The Start Script ups rc in etc init d has to be changed as follows x bin ps amp amp echo bin su root c bin ps e gt tmp upstest pid grep upsman tmp upstest if pid then CD usr ups Jupsman startupsman amp fi Also in the directory usr ups a script with the name startupsman with the following content needs to be created bin sh CD usr ups loopcount 0 maxcount 360 zsmonok 0 sacadm 4 p zsmon gt tmp sups while loopcount 4e maxcount a zsmonok eq 0 J do echo loopcount loopcount gt gt tmp sups xz sacadm 4 p zsmon grep ENABLED echo x x gt gt tmp sups if x I2 J then zsmonok 1 echo zsmon ok gt gt tmp sups else echo zsmon not ok gt gt tmp sups sleep 10 fi loopcount expr loopcount 10 done Jupsman gt de
106. f which the test has been running on the UPS before it has been interrupted A test can be re started after a 8 hour waiting period Li Note A manual reset is possible by starting the upsman bat 135 Figure 71 UPSMON device command window 4 4 6 Voltage and Frequence Chart Here the input voltage and frequency values of the last 24 hours default are displayed in a bar or line chart graphic Depending on the UPS system single or thriple phased one measurement per phase is recorded In the menu File choose Get DataLog File for Charts and wait for the measure ments to be transferred from UPSMANto Upsmon After the file transfer has been completed you may display the measurements of voltage and frequency via the menu Chart The menu Chart lets you choose between a chart showing minimum maximum results or mean values The bar colours show whether the results have been outside the range of tolerance The accepted tolerance of the UPS rectifier is displayed by a blue line To monitor a certain part of the recorded time period use the command Time Frame from the menu Chart After selecting a time period with the desired frame choose a voltage or frequency chart again to display the measurements It shows only the measurements within this range higher resolution of input data 4 4 7 Textlog In the menu File select Get TextLog File and wait for the measurements to be transferred from UPSMANto Upsmon The event protocol includ
107. facturer epro lan Syntax LOAD EPRO PORT 340 INT A FRAME ETHERNET II 54 NAME EPRO TCPIP The connection to the IP Protocols to the network card is achieved via BIND IP TO EPRO TCPIP ADDRESS 192 168 10 1 The configuration is now finished List of the NetWare loadable moduls NLM which are used by UPSMAN aiocomx mathlib aio snmp clib clibaux spx ipxs streams nwsnut tcpip tli libO After correct installation autoexec ncf looks like the following search add SYS UPS UPSMAN LOADING UPSMAN NLM load upsman nim RCCMD MULTIPLE SERVER SHUTDOWN CLIENT THIS SOFTWARE IS OPTIONAL AND HAS TO BE INSTALLED WITH A VALID RCCMD LICENSE CODE THE FOLLOWING EXAMPLE IS THE STARTUP OF AN RCCMD CLIENT WITH IMMEDIATE SHUTDOWN AFTER RECEIVED ANY RCCMD CALL FROM UPSMAN RCCMD SENDER LOADING RCCMD NLM L LISTENER A IP ADRESS OF UPSMAN CS111 RCCMD SENDER COMMAND COMMAND TO BE EXECUTED EXAMPLE LOAD RCCMD NLM L A 192 168 10 2 LOAD DOWN NCF load rccmd nlm a load down ncf Long file names In order to use long file names on a Netware partition the following has to be entered using Netware 3 4 and 5 at the server console load long the module long is loaded into the memory add name space long to volume sys long is added to the volume sys Please note that the volume name actually has to exist in order for this procedure to work Please also note that for every volume the namespace has to be added individually
108. file entries messages dat which are part of the event configuration are file is existing Using a editor all of these files can edited and modified The event configuration however enables a complete configuration of these files 46 3 2 11 Stop the USV Management Software In order to stop the UPSMAN service a command line with the command net stop Upsman can be entered Also the control panels services in the Windows 95 98 UPSMAN Icon in the status panel can be used 3 2 12 RCCMD for Windows NT 2000 XP The RCCMD remote console command is a program that allows the execution of programs on remote computers This tool is part of all UPSMAN supported operating Systems with the exception of Windows 3 x With this tool it is possible to connect different operating systems Is the UPS Management Software installed on a Windows NT 2000 XP computer and should a remote shutdown be executed on a computer with a different operating system in heterogeneous network the RCCMD tool is necessary RCCMD Version 1 can only send a shutdown signal whereas RCCMD version 2 can also act as a message gateway between different operating systems and RCCMD version 3 has redundancy functions see 3 2 16 RCCMD 3 group redundancy settings The RCCMD tool works in two different modes The module works like a normal program start as Send mode in order to send RCCMD commands s a to other computers In the so called Listen mode installed as a NT 2000 XP s
109. he CDROM directory onto the desktop Those two packed archives require an hqx MAC OS standard unpack tool e g Stufflt Expander see picture After unpacking two installation archives are displayed In order to install the archives the user needs to double click the icons The following window is displayed see chapter 3 7 3 RCCMD under MAC OS for RCCMD Cj upsman 40bjekte 34 2 MB frei By confirming the dialogue the entry of the license key is requested by the software After entering the correct licenses the Upsman configuration url software installs into the following directory upstyp ups messages dat Figure 56 macintosh installation directory 5 B Q upsman B We recommend to create an alias from the UPSMAN and the UPSMAN configuration url The icons should be palce in the Apple menue or the desktop for easy access upstyp ups messages dat Figure 57 macintosh upsman alias 3 7 2 UPSMAN Configuration The configuration under MAC OS is executed via a web browser Internet Explorer Netscape Navigator Please start the alias upsmanconfiguration url by double clicking the mouse on the icon The following dialogue opens 119 unsman contiguratio Explorer ED Apple Entwickler Mac 0S amp and 9 Developer Documentation UPS System Reema Model Tyne No UPS model defined Location n a Power VA wa Hol
110. he UNMS software less usage opportunity than the standard SNMP software It is possible to customise UNMS to the particular customer user requirements which makes it easier to operate and easier to adjust when it comes to graphic visualisation Every 132 GENEREX software CD contains a 9 UPS trial version simple UPS monitoring with SNMP all GENEREX adapters as well as compatible third party SNMP adapters and also UPSTCP GENEREX software UPSMAN for all OS Alarms are displayed visually and accoutically whereas a log file keeps track of dl operating errors which then can be used for additional evaluation The full version of the UNMS wil be adjusted customised to the customers needs and therefore looks different to the trial version Please contact your UPS dealer if you are interested in a customised UNMS software The UNMS is able to montior up to nine UPSMAN processes in a network To configure please choose Configure Device Settings from the menu and enter left hand screen an IP address of a running UPSMAN process or SNMP adapter The pollrate defines the frequency with which UPSMAN and SNMP get polled by the UNMS Please confirm your changes with ok Please go the menue option Connect to start monitoring The right hand picture shows the status after a connect ine o uraan r fur herme PEV J mm z Decr femi TIT E Pee ren ib Toy 9s Feb Do oorr P amar F Foe fouet 4 Tis beers iaa P FT Dedie Co
111. he server console 36 Dowel Gers Fier aedi eite temm tea cet Lud LI Figure 19 Load Save jobs To set up a job for an occurring event the following steps are as follows Start the UPSMAN configuration Click the ADVANCED button and enter the Events tab Double click any of the events to open the Extra Jobs dialogue The Jobs list can be altered by clicking either Insert Delete or Edit The buttons Insert and Edit open the Insert Job dialogue The following examples explain the usage of a few different jobs for becoming familiar with the system 3 2 6 1 Execute program with parameters Creating a load statistic via UPS EVENTS on Windows 95 98 NT 2000 The log file Datalog csv constantly creates the current MS Excel compatible log file with all important UPS data and can also be extended or adjusted via the messages dat ID 700 file single phased UPS or messages dat ID 800 three phased UPS In the following example how load statistics can be configured 37 UPSMAN xl UPS System Files Special Events Ertra Jobs Jobs Log Event Load Save Counter L S Fower failure J Reset Battery low o Reset Shutdown g Reset Summary Alam J Reset Advanced User K Carcel Figure 20 Insert job instructions Function Execute Program 7 Function Parameters PROGRAM PARAMETER lastat bat HLOAD HLOCATION 4 Enter the argument fo
112. his position then take the following measures to add an address 127 128 1 Enter Command Line AS400 UPDDTA RCCMD RCCMDCFG1 2 Enter IP 3 Return Clear data 4 Press F3 and Return Clear data Optionally Start RCCMDCFG2 CALL RCCMDCFG2 Enter one or more additional IP addresses one IP entry per serverthat is allowed to send RCCMD messages Be sure to consider any necessary adjustments to the fire wall If the position is left empty then all RCCMD messages received from any sender will be accepted and executed When all entries have been made press F2 to save the settings Exit the program by pressing F3 or delete entries by using F23 F7 F8 are used to scroll through the different entries Optionally Start SHUTCMD CALL SHUTCMD Enter the actions that are to be taken when this RCCMD message is received from a sender Be sure to use the correct syntax necessary for executing commands and running programs ATTTENTION If this file is empty then the default command PWRDWNSYS Power Down System will be executed as set in your installation If this is the case check to see of the Option cntrld or immed activated is and make changes if necessary When making additional program calls within this file be sure to make PWRDWNSYS immed the last entry so that the machine will be completely shut down Failure to enter the parameter immed will eventually cause ShutDown to have long delays Tipp It is possible to test the i
113. hooting section in this manual Also contact your UPS dealer for further information o Attention The alpha version was created with OpenVMS 7 1 For OpenVMS 6 x you should select the version 6 x manually on the subdirectory on the CD e g DKA200 vms alpha 6x Installation Step 1 Please insert the desired medium in its Corresponding drive Step 2 Connect UPS cable between UPS and the computer serial interface Login to VMS system viathe SYSTEM login Step 3 Mount the CD ROM MOUNT OVERRIDE IDENT DKA200 UPS UPS replace DKA200 with the name of your CD ROM device Step 4 Please copy the archiv VMSA ZIP Alpha directory and UNZIP EXE into a temporary directory on your system SET DEF UPS VMS ALPHA COPY VMSA ZIP SYS SCRATCH COPY UNZIP EXE SYS SCRATCH Step 5 Switch into the temporary directory and set a system variable for the unzip program SET DEF SYS SCRATCH MYUNZIP SYS SCRATCH UNZIP Step 6 Unpack the zipped data 101 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10 Step 11 Step 12 Step 13 Step 14 MYUNZIP VMSA VMSA ZIP will be extracted to UPSAxxxx A and xxxx indicates the version number eg 0441 Start the VMS installation routine SYS UPDATE VMSINSTAL Answer YES at the prompt Are you satisfied with the backup of your system disk YES Answer Where will the distribution volumes be mounted with SYS SCRATCH Answer Enter the products to be processed from the
114. hutdown alarmreset ups command with duration shutdown restore ups test customtest batterytest selftest fulltest in celsius in minutes in minutes in in in in Hz in Hz Buzzer off shutdownrestore down seconds restore seconds Please note that the answer depends on the typ of protocol of the UPS Returns with 0 means that the values are available for this UPS model Example Command for the Shutdown UPS and Restore 140 Jupsmon d shutdownrestore 90 120 Note that UPS is controlled directly a system shutdown is not initiated using the command upsmon t shutdownrestore x x The system needs to initiate its own shutdown routine after such a command Please use the corresponding shutcmd exe program as in this example Shutdown Batch for NT Jupsmon servername t shutdownrestore 60 90 shutemd exe L Y C T 05 Local shutdown now Installation The program UPSMON EXE requires a successfull installation of the UPSMAN in the network Please copy the program with the Dlls MSVCRT DLL and MSVBD60 DLL into a directory on your Windows 95 98 NT 2000 XP computer As soon as the UPSMAN is active via the TCP IP connection the program is ready for use The use of the UPSMON API with own software is possible please contact your software support or the Generex directly 4 7 Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP The Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP
115. ion Answer Solution You can see the related services of the UPSMAN in the NT Diagnostic Service Open the SERVICE information and mark UPSMAN SERVICE Doubleclick the UPSMAN service and see the related service which have to work correctly before the UPSMAN is able to start Eventlog LanManServer Messenger Windows 95 98 hangs up when RCCMD is started Winpopup exe and RCCMD are both using port 6003 as a standard Please change The UPSMAN port address to a free port on in the UPSMAN configuration menu Under Windows NT4 0 2000 the UPS switches off the UPS output when connected via a potential free contact The Boot ini needs an entry to avoid theautomatic mouse detection Please use the following steps Using the Explorer remove the attributes r and s in the Boot ini Insert the line noserialmice comx The x stands for the number of the com port e g 1 Save the changes and set the attributes back to the original value Problem Using a Logitech mouse driver the UPS which is connected via the pontial free contact switches the UPS output off during the boot process Answer Windows 9x If under simultaneous operation of serial devices problems with MouseWare occur please start the program regedit exe under Windows 95 and open the key HKEY LOCAL MACHINEXSOFTWARELogitech MouseWare CurrentVer sion Global PortSearchOrder and remove the comport to wich the effected device is connected to Windows NT
116. ion programs dialogues are available for viewing adding modifying and deleting configuration entries d Administrative configuration file communication 1 e Administrative configuration file communication 2 f Administrative configuration file SHUTDOWN C Step by step installation instructions 1 Copy the backup file from the CD ROM In this example the FTP method will be described Follow the instructions in the exact order as given below The FTP commands for the PC and iSeries Login on the iSeries QSECOFRI Make SAVF in QGPL CRTSAVF FILE QGPL RCCMD Save SAVF from mail CD to the hard drive preferably to root C V On the PC START RUN CMD ENTER Switch to directory SAVF CD Start FTP FTP xxx xxx xxx xxx IP address of the iSeries Enter the following NOOR BR OD User xxx xxx x x none as400USER 31 Enter password Password 230 as400USER logged on ftp gt binary 200 Representation type is binary IMAGE ftp gt quote site namefmt 1 250 Now using naming format 1 ftp put rccmd savf qsys lib qgpl lib recmd savf 200 PORT subcommand request successful 150 Sending file to member RCCMD in file RCCMD in library QGPL 250 File transfer completed successfully ftp 1567104 bytes sent in 2 43Seconds 643 84Kbytes sec ftp quit C exit 126 8 Copy back to the library of the iSeries RSTLIB SAVLIB RCCMD DEV SAVF SAVF QGPL RCCMD OPTION A
117. is manual Q Attention For Windows 95 98 users we do recommend the installation of the TCP IP protocol first and then run the configuration program making use of the RCCMD WIZARD D Attention In case Winpop exe is used on Windows 95 98 RCCMD can not be started on port 6003 otherwise the computer will hang up Please change the sender and receiver call up accordingly Trained users may use the RCCMD Wizard and enter all changes manually Please check the following In order to start the RCCMD process in the Listen mode the RCCMD parameter have to be entered in the registration database Please enter regedit exe rccmd95 reg or simply start rc init bat The parameters are now located under the registration key HKEY LOCAL MACHINE CurrentControlSet Services RCCMD95 Parameters Start regedit exe again if you want to reconfigure RCCMD If you are unfamiliar with the registration editor of Windows 95 you can also modify the file rccmd95 reg and execute the command regedit exe rccmd95 reg again Parameters Port Special TCP Port that receives the RCCMD signal Adar1 10 TCP IP address of the computer that accepts the RCCMD signal ExecutePrg Command that is to be executed when receiving the RCCMD signal To start RCCMD execute the command rccmd95 Or start the program using the Windows 95 98 launch bar To start RCCMD in sending mode send enter the following line in your shutdown job RCCMD95 s a address p 6003 For add
118. it Applications Quit Applications Win95 Wait some seconds Description of Log off user Ends your session leaving the computer running on full power gt zm Current shutdown sequence gt gt E Current Sequence Cancel OK Figure 9 Windows UPSMAN shutdown sequence configuration 3 2 2 4 System parameter UPS Shutdown The following functions are not supported by all UPS In particular devices with the connection type cable do not support a schedule controlled down and restore function Enable UPS shutdown UPS down delay UPS restore delay 20 Defines if the UPS will be turned off after the completion of the shutdown procedure of the server Defines how many seconds after beginning the shutdown procedure see Downtime that the UPS will turn off Defines how many seconds after turning off the UPS the system is turned on again For most UPS types it is necessary that the power has been restored before the UPS has completely switched off With some UPS devices the entry Enable SNMP support Restart SNMP Service 3 2 2 5 Files Editor Log file Event Log file upslog csv Input Line Statistics Data Log file Broadcast Rate Logfile Update Rate 21 0 an automatic restart is disabled and the UPS needs to be switched on manually Activates or deactivates the SNMP support Please check in the Event log if this function is properly started A message SNMP com
119. iver name and message id This standard message can be configured in the message dat Open the file with an editor e g Ultraedit in order to change or check the text of the corresponding message ID A separate send message job has to be inserted for every user if messages should be send to several users When a certain Event occurs an entry into the Windows NT 2000 XP event viewer system program can be made in addition to the UPSMON event log file upslog csv The event jobs in the UPS Management software can during a power fail should be written to the event viewer The user can utilise the Windows standard event viewer entries by choosing the type informational warning and error and by adding text to the event viewer entries also 3 4 5 Start of the UPS Management Software The UPSMAN is started from the command line As a standard the UPSMAN uses the configuration file ups cfg If you want to monitor UPSMAN from the network start upstcp after UPSMAN is active With this program it is possible to use the Windows UPSMON modul via the TCP IP protocol UPSMAN is a background process To start UPSMAN enter upsman from the directory usr ups The program starts automatically as a background process UPSMAN supports the following start parameters f lt cfg file gt load configuration file lt cfg File gt v display of program information ProzeB ID s stops UPSMAN n Start of the UPSMAN as multiple process on
120. key and press Enter Ok means accept all values as displayed on the screen Cancel means discard all changes made to the screen and switch back to the previous state Configure Logfile Options The rccmd listener is able to write and maintain a logfile It will log events such as startup and shutdown of the program accepted and denied network connections and executed commands Some parameters may be configured on this screen 96 O petai Aveta Figure 48 RCCMD UNIX logfile options Enable logging to file Select maximum size of logfile Logfile name To reset all values to their defaults sele press Enter 97 HIR Gat ony Possible values are true and false true is the default To change the value use the and keys The logfile will not grow larger than this size If the size of the logfile would exceed this limit rccmd will automatically shrink it by 10 before it continues write to the log The file will be shrinked from the start so older entries will be removed first The default size is 1024 Kb To change the value use the and keys The special value 0 means the file will not be shrinked This option specifies the name and location of the logfile The default is usr ups rccmd log You may change this value by overwriting the string in the options field or by selecting a file in the file browser To invoke the file browser hit the Tab key until the Browse
121. l times if a shutdown should be initiated on a remote network server Do not use the CD License key more than once Copyright regulations page 1 If more RCCMD modules need to be installed for the shutdown additional CD license key must be purchased Additional license keys are available from your UPS dealer whereas the CD can be used again for the actual installation 117 3 7 Apple Macintosh 3 7 1 UPSMAN Installation Every UPS Management software CD contains the UPSMAN UPSMON software for the operation on the Apple Macintosh MAC OS 9 x The installation is user friendly 1 2 Objekte 36 4 MB frei amp a vi a D reemd_install bx upsman insta Bi SIME Expamer Figure 53 macintosh hqx installation files rccmd install upsman install Figure 54 macintosh rccmd install and upsman install upsman install EIE Welcome ta upsman installation This will place all files in a folder upsman in a directory of your choice Additionally a clickable hyperlink will be placed on your desktop which points you to the configuration util Unsman must be running for the double click the program icon n nfiguration ta work Just restart necessary Figure 55 macintosh upman install startup 118 After inserting and opening the UPS Management software CD the user should drag or copy the files upsman install hqx and rccmd install hqx from t
122. ll box symbol on the right side of the model list Next choose the UPS model that you want to install All other adjustments which correspond with your selected UPS model will be done automatically if the UPS has serial communication Other UPS models with cable connections need additional adjustments If you have a UPS model with a port type cable which does not transfer the connected Load to the UPS Management Software you have to enter the values of the actual oad manually Some UPS show the actual load on a display in or in VA Otherwise add the input power requirements in Watts of all connected units and calculate the Watt into VA Watt 0 8 VA Enter this calculated load 110 eo Attention Step 2 value into the configuration via the load selection Do not change the default settings for holdtime and rechargetime unless you install a specific UPS model or a battery expansion If you do not alter the default settings of the software 100 load only a limited UPS autonomy time will be available Some UPS models have both port types cable and serial To guarantee the correct function of your UPS Management Software use the default settings and the cable provided with the UPS or the software Different cables will be required for different port types Enter the name or place of your server in the section Location e g Berlin If you use a UPS model with the port type cable please notice that the values fo
123. llowing text is presented when entering RCCMD with the help parameter inside a NovellNetWare console Possible parameters 1 listen waits for a command from RCCMD sender sends a ping to a listening program se command lt param gt sends a command to a listening program p port Portadress Defaultadress 6003 a lt ipaddress gt Address in IP Format Ex a 192 10 20 30 max t timeout Time in Seconds Defaulttimeout MAX TIMEOUT this help 57 Suported Commands for use with se argument SHUTDOWN This will call the configured shutdown batchfile default shutdown bat EXECUTE This will call the execute bat file MSG TEXT This will call the message bat file text unrestricted word count MSG ID ID This will call the message bat file message parameters seperated by blanks LOG TEXT This will write to configured log file default rccmd log text unrestricted word count LOG ID ID This will write to configured log file default rccmd log message parameters seperated by blanks Examples load recmd nlm s a 192 10 200 52 sa 192 10 200 53 load rccemd nlim s a 192 10 200 52 a 192 10 200 53 t 10 load rccmd nlm se SHUTDOWN a 192 10 200 52 load rccmd nlm se EXECUTE a 192 10 200 52 load rccmd nlm se MSG TEXT this is a message a 192 10 200 52 load rccmd nlm 1 load recmd nlm 1 a 192 10 200 52 a 192 10 200 53 load rccemd nim 1 a 192 10 200 5
124. man Upstcp servers configured in Access Control List are alive T Note The Check Upsman Upstcp feature is only available if there are any addresses configured in the Access Control List If there are one or more entries in Access Control List the screen Check Upsman Options pops up Ln tw lipean Spt ions Eresce Devfousl t Figure 47 RCCMD UNIX check upsman Use the Tab key to move through the option fields and buttons 95 Enable check Upsman Upstcp feature Possible values are true and false false is the default To change the value use the and keys Enter the interval for upstcp connects in minutes Interval to connect Upsman Upstcp servers in minutes Default is 30 minutes To change overwrite the value in the options field File to execute This file will be executed if rccmd is not able to connect one or more of the configured Upsman Upstcp servers asuming that either the host is down or the Upsman Upstcp process is not running Default is lusr ups rccmd notalive sh You may change this value by overwriting the string in the options field or by selecting a file in the file browser To invoke the file browser hit the Tab key until the Browse button is highlighted then press Enter To reset all values to their defaults select the Default button by hitting the Tab key then press Enter To leave the Screen select either Ok or Cancel with the Tab
125. mber starten which will allow for the start of several UPSMAN With icps the user is able to show occupied shared memory segment and using icprm the shared memory segments may be deleted E Cable types UPS Normal c c 3 4 NOVELL COMPUTER Powerfail Batt N Powerfail TT O K Battery Low TA 5 FEE UPS Shutdown 6 E j 7 Figure 88 Cable typ 6 This cable typ is used for Windows NetWare but not for Unix 168 Settings in the configuration menu cable 6 This cable typ is used for Windows NetWare but not for Unix The difference to cable typ 6 is that there is no contact closure when UPS is in normal mode Cable break recognition UPS Normal c c 3 4 NOVELL COMPUTER Powerfail Batt LN Powerfail O K Battery Low Output GND Figure 89 Cable type 2 Settings in the configuration menu Cable 2 UPS RS 232 Port System Nomalce 3 4 DYUB 9 male D SUB 9 fma Powefal 2 Cable shielded 1 Sa ERR er 2 TX RS232 wal 4 nv DE E 3 RX RS232 Battery Low m m 5 8 UPS Shutdown 5 am Figure 90 Cable typ X34 This typ is for use with UNIX and VMS but can also used for Windows and Novell Settings in the configuration menu R Open or R Close R Open for contact open when main supply off R Close for contact open when main supply off 5 Interface Specifications 25 pin contact male at computer side Pin Signal Name 1 GND Ground 2 TxT Transmit Data 3 RxD Receive Dat
126. meters p lt port gt TCP Port from which the RCCMD signal is sent in this case default 6003 The option a address can be entered several times in case you want to shutdown several remote server Example 85 The UPS Management Software is running at computer UPS host It should shutdown the database at server data host at UPS powerfail and shutdown the server data host and the host users at the end of battery capacity The doshutdown script at UPS host can look like powerfail 1 sleep 1 MSGTOALL lt lt UPS ALARM UPS POWERFAIL Stop applications and log out usr ups rccmd s a ups host p 6000 it powerdown 3 sleep 1 MSGTOALL lt lt UPS ALARM NOW SYSTEM SHUTDOWN usr ups rccmd s ups host p 6003 usr ups rccmd s users Sync Sync sync Jetc init 0 And at data base server data the rccmd programs should be started as usr ups rccmd p 6003 a ups host usr ups db down shutdown 86 usr ups rccmd I p 6001 a ups host sbin init 0 warning o Note Do not use the CD License key more than once Copyright regulations page 1 If more RCCMD modules need to be installed for the shutdown additional CD license key must be purchased Additional license keys are available from your UPS dealer whereas the CD can be used again for installations UNIX RCCMD multiple sender configuration In case the user wants to utilise more than one sender address the rccmd sh has to be
127. more the 68 default device mode settings and the appropriate cable type are depending on this entry Please always choose the correct UPS model from the list and use the pre settings for the communication parameters Automatic Start at Server Boot Every Unix system has a certain method to start programs at the boot procedure Usually a main start up script or program reads off specific directories e g etc rc1 d etc rc2 d etc and executes the enclosed shell scripts If you use this method you can start the UPS Management Software at system boot time automaticaly A prepared startup script which is enclosed in the software package The startup shell startupsman sh can look like this stl bin sh L ident ups 4 21 2001 12 14 x usr ups upsman exit 0 PATH sbin usr sbin bin usr bin case 1 in start CD usr ups upsmanpid ps e awk 4 upsman amp amp 4 0 9 amp amp 2 J print 1 z upsmanpid amp amp upsman amp amp upstcp if x upshttpd then upshttpdpid ps e awk 4 upshttpd print 1 z upshttpdpid amp amp upshttpd sh fi if x upssnmpd then upssnmpdpid ps e awk 4 upssnmpdpid print 1 z upshttpdpid amp amp upssnmpd sh fi stop cd usr ups upsmanpid ps e awk 4 upsman amp amp 4 0 9 amp amp 2 print 1 69 x upshttpd amp amp upshttpdpid ps
128. munication could not be started shows that an error occurred No message means that function is working SNMP is not available for Windows 95 Under NetWare this function is always active and not configurable This will activate a stop start of the SNMP service under Wndows NT 2000 XP This function avoids start problems of the UPSMAN agents using older or not maintained systems This UPSMON feature determines configureable only when disconnected which editor is used to view the Event log file The default is notepad exe This creates the name of the Event protocol The default is a MS Execel compatible csv file format upslog dat This file is used for the UPSMON statistics This is a log file for the input voltage and frequency values data upsdata csv This file contains all UPSMAN variables ID 700 or 800 which are part of the message dat This way an individual M5 Excel compatible Log file can be created Defines the time interval in seconds in which the UPS Management Software informs the network user via the broadcast command during a power failure of the remaining time until the shutdown is initiated This value is overwritten with entries made in the EVENT configuration Please note that EVENT configuration always overwrites the default settings Defines the interval in seconds in which the UPS Management Software logs the Input Voltage and Frequency Values The standard entries into the text file ar
129. n dropdown menu The following functions are available Send a Shutdown UPS Signal Send Message box with text Switches the UPS off after a pre set time Please be aware that the UPS is not being switched off before a system shutdown is executed as otherwise important data may get lost This shutdown signal only executes the switch off of the UPS but not the shutdown of connected computers The user can configure a delay in seconds before the switch off is executed This is recommendable when a switching off of an UPS is necessary because of over heating etc Sends a network message Enter a user name or use the character not with NetWare in order to send the message to all users Please note that the Windows 95 98 Clients NT message can only be only received if Winpopup exe or another message service is active Please also consider that net send text with Windows 95 98 does not function correctly Instead of the a respective machine name e g Workstation1 must be entered In order to send messages to several users a Send Message job must be inserted per user Please note that the Windows NT user database is not empty and that the computer belongs to a domain as otherwise the network messages can not be sent remote client Send email only some Windows 95 98 NT 2000 XP and some UNIX Variations 29 program used for the execution of executable files via network This tool transmits a TCP I
130. n shot 25 timi P met OA bn 9 agin ee ee ea Bent m soko IMP ete e F ueir tom eem um GE Aten ten Figure 13 Mail Server Once this process is completed the Qblat can send E mails from every script or batch file directly If this e mail should be sent manually and not from the UPSMAN service the UPSMAN service rights have to be altered Start the UPSMAN under a useraccount control panel gt service gt UPSMAN gt start up gt account This user should have valid e mail access Restart UPSMAN and test the mail service If errors occur please check first if Qblat exe executes the mail using the command line 3 2 4 Configuration EVENTS The UPS Events enables the user to utilise and configure the different applications of a UPS Depending on the matter of use via Events Event messages of the UPS certain actions Jobs can be executed with the UPS Management software Via an Event it is possible to transfer measured values status messages to own processes in order to process those even further e g load statistics etc Q Attention Different to previous versions up until version 4 16 all Events will executed one by one top down meaning that the user has to make sure that e g RCCMD signals are send to the remote client before the local RCCMD sender is executing a shutdown The order of the Event jobs can be sorted using the drag amp drop method with the mouse Which Events
131. nagement Software 4 1 UPSMON for Windows with gCHART The UPSMON is used to operate and monitor of the UPSMAN software Once connected with a server the UPSMON responds with the main screen allowing all features to be operated After a connection has been established the status main screen shows several windows which are described below For further information about working with Windows please refer to your MS Windows manual or use thehelp site of UPSMON In the top part of the UPSMON screen you will find the menu and the toolbar The toolbar shows buttons for connecting to and disconnecting from a UPS server adjusting the windows printing help and information about the server name The type of UPS and the location where the UPSMON is connected to is shown in the title bar At the bottom of this window the status bar is displayed Actual UPS status will be presented as text information The tool bar and status bar can be either hidden or in the foreground by choosing Toolbar and Statusbar from the menu View The Windows Installation of UPSMON implements gCHART a dynamic log file visualising controller This is a graphical log file viewer that is started after retrieving the log file data from the UPSMAN server by pressing the get data log icon After which the data can be visually examined by Zooming in with the mouse CTR left mouse button and Panning and Scrolling Shift Left mouse button The graphical chart can be customi
132. nd the configuration program will start 3 2 9 Multiple installations under Windows NT 2000 98 ME Please insert the CD and start setup exe if the automatic start does not work Enter the first CD Key for your 1st UPSMAN Installation The UNMS and or UPSMON tools can be installed if needed Continue the installation and start the configuration program Configure your UPS but answer the question to start the service with NO Use the Windows Explorer or similar tool to rename the UPSMAN path into UPSMAN2 Please open the file UPSCFG INI in the UPSMAN directory with any Editor and change the path to your new directory name Restart the SETUP from your CD Enter the 2nd license key code Install UPSMAN only this time using the same directory as before default When the configuration starts do not configure anything simply press OK and do not allow to start the service 45 Open a DOS prompt and change to the UPSMAN Directory Enter Upsman exe remove Enter and after this Upsman install n1 Enter Start the configuration program with Upsman config n1 Enter Now press again OK and do not start the service you do not have to configure your UPS now this will happen later Please open another DOS prompt and change to your UPSMAN2 directory Enter Upsman install n2 Enter Start the configuration program Upsman config n2 Enter Now press OK and do not start the service the user doe
133. ng of own scripts for further processsing UPS information In addition all UPS functions and UPS tests can be activated by UPSMON Parameter for UPSMON usage upsmon vicdtrh n startnumber 81 v Program information i value Query of a UPS measurement c ups command Execution of a UPS function d ups command with duration seconds Execution of a timed UPS function t ups test Execution of a UPS test function r ups test result Query of a UPS test functions result h Display of extended help n lt start number gt Is a definite number if more than one UPSMAN is running on the Unix machine several UPS at one computer values i status inputvolt inputcurrency battvolt temperature autonomietime autotime battcap batterycapacity outputpower inputfrequenz outputfrequenz ups command c canceltest cancelbatterytest cancelshutdown only certain UPS supporting this command alarmreset bypassmode 82 shutdownrestore down seconds restore seconds switchoutlet 0 off 1 on outlet nr ups command with duration d shutdown restore cancelbypass outputoff ups test t customtest batterytest selftest fulltest lt ups test result gt r customtest batterytest selftest fulltest Example Command for read autonomy time Jupson i autonom Response from upsman upsmon Inquiry autonomietime ups answer 25 48 Command for Shutdown U
134. ns via SNMP you have to install and configure the OS 2 support for SNMP SystemView Agent for OS 2 and the TCP IP network protocol first Configure the address of your management station that is able to access the Sys temView Agent Here you can enter a single IP address or a complete net Additionally configure your management station as the trap target SNMP Upsagent under OS 2 Warp Version 4 Install the SNMP demon as described in the OS 2 manual and configure the service with the following values Protocol UDP Name public IP Address e g 192 10 200 0 The SNMP Demon can receive information from all stations e g 192 10 200 52 The SNMP Demon can receive information from all stations SNMP Parameter transport udp dpi tcp If the installation has been completed successfully you should receive a cold boot trap on your manage ment console In addition you will be able to access the Systemgroup data SNMP support is not included in upsman exe Start the SNMP component upsagent exe after loading upsman exe Enter the following command line to start upsagent exe upsagent exe h address c comunity name 143 h address Address of the computers that you installed the SystemView Agent on c comunity name gt Comunity String z B public 4 7 3 UPSMAN with SNMP on Windows NT 2000 XP To be able to connect to the UPSMAN via SNMP you have to install and configure the Windows NT 2000 support for SNMP Cont
135. nstallation without any risks by running the command with the omission of the pwrdwnsys entry Both the CS121 and UPSMAN have testing functions Test buttons in the EVENTS configuration for sending the RCCMD Shutdown signal without having to put the UPS in on battery status Make use of this possibility to test the RCCMD AS 400 installation Here is an example for making the test without PWRDWNSYS You should still be logged in as QSECORF enter CHGMSGQ USRPREF break then enter call shutcmd First entry Sequence 1 Command SNDMSG Test ShutDown command received QSECOFR confirm by pressing F2 scroll down to the next entry by pressing F7 Second entry 129 Sequence 2 Command SNDMSG TEST RCCMD was sent QSYSOPR Confirm by pressing F2 Scroll down to the next entry by pressing F7 orback to the previous entry by pressing F8 so that you can modify or delete it Press F23 to delete Continue on to further entries or exit by pressing F3 Here is an example for testing PWRDWNSYS which should only be done if it is not necessary to guarantee that the system remain online call shutcmd First entry Sequence 1 Command SNDMSG ShutDown command received System will shut down in 10 minutes QSECOFR Confirm by pressing F2 and scroll down to the next entry by pressing F7 Second entry Sequence 2 Command SNDMSG RCCMD was sent Battery soon empty QSYSOPR Confirm by pressing F2 Scroll down to the next entry by
136. ntee the correct function of your UPS Management Software use the default settings of the UPS model or use the serial porttype Also a wrong cable connection at the porttype cable may cause this effect DTR high with cable UPS only use one of the operating systems Windows 95 68 Windows NT 2000 Novell NetWare and receive the error message Can t set up UPS communication The UPS Service tries to communicate with the UPS but cannot identify the protocol a Is COM1 or COM2 registered and the correct UPS type chosen from the list Has the correct UPS cable been delivered and entered in the menu The correct UPS has to be chosen from the configuration Problem Answer program Some models need a cable connection with an assignment to a protocol for example Type 6 and special cable The correct protocol will be assigned to the name when using UPS Models with serial communication Models with RS232 Communication use cabletype serial in the Set up and a special serial cable supplied with the UPS b Is the UPS Cable defective Please check to see if the UPS communication cable matches the description in the UPS hardware manual Check the cable pin layout and if all pins are connected Cable defect c Disconnect the communication cable from the UPS interface and turn the UPS off and back on again After approximately 15 seconds the UPS has finished the self test Then reconnect the UPS cable and restart the Upsman
137. nts Per license only one RCCMD client can be execute a shutdown Please contact your UPS dealer if you require additional RCCMD licenses or order at www generex de The menue Change delay on action allows the user to enter a delay in seconds REESE RG before the shutdown of the RCCMD Change delay on action client s is initiated and after a shutdown signal is received The default is 60 Change the delay before shutdown is performed after receive of reemd signal You may enter it in the field below Valueis seconds using Confirm will configure given in seconds default is 60 seconde g your settings Press the Confirm button to save the settings Delay fn HD merne Figure 65 macintosh Change delay on action 123 ree Baws ett amie e Bin cou lett Id lae vw Figure 66 macintosh View current settings ss Jeccun List of RCCmd listeners Enter the TCP IP adress you like to add or delete in the tox marked TCP IP address Then press the Add button to add this adress or Delete to remove 1t TCP IP address Kihupsman J Stopupsman Startupsman an d Figure 67 macintosh Add RCCMD receivers RCCMD Clients This window shows the user the current RCCMD settings The access control field shows RCCMD sender which have sending authority the license key the current delay in seconds from the Dela
138. o Vorwarts Abbrechen Aktua Zur ck O Aple Entwiokler Welcome to RCCmd Configuration en Startseite E nttp 127 0 0 1 6002 welcome htm S Mac 05 8 and 9 Developer Documentation The following window opens Explorer It is recommendable to RCCmd Configuration execute the menue options from top down you can confi settings Welcome to the RCCmd client configuration Using this frontend access to this RCCmd Client setting the Licencekey change the delay till shutdown or view the current View current settings Add modify valid remote stations change delay on action Exit Configuration Generex Security Copyright 2000 All pages and underlying software re intellectual property of SD http www microsoft com mac ie Figure 62 macintosh RCCmd configuration nter valid mastercomputei 4 o Zur ck Vorwsrts abbrechen Aktualisieren Startseite gt e FED http 127 0 0 1 6003 master htm Explorer O Apple Entwickler B Mac 08 8 and 9 Developer Documentation Adding modifying valid supervisors Enter the TCP IP adress you like to add or delete in the box marked TCP IP address Then press the Add button to add this adress as a valid RCCmd Master or Delete to remove it 194 156 224 63 194 156 224 66 Figure 63 macintosh Add modify valid remote
139. oadcast Rate see System parameter Timeframe Broadcast Rate 2 The system informs the user about the remaining uptime of the server own Power failure 1 This job is executed immediately after a power failure has been detected 2 The system informs the user that the power supply is interrupted Pwr Restored 1 This job is executed when the power has returned 2 The system informs the user that the power has been re stored Shutdown 1 This job is executed at the moment the 22 system starts the shutdown see System parameter Downtime 2 The system will be shutdown and the UPS may be switched off if configured Under NetWare an adjustment of the path name in the UNC syntax is necessary e g netwareserver sys ups upsmanWnyscript ncf oO Attention If you created your own shutdown job you have to make sure that it has a down command at the end of your script otherwise the system will not be shutdown Please use the provided shutcmd exe program for this Q Attention the UPSMAN program delays the shutdown in case a script is entered here Every script will be executed first and then the shutdown will be initiated Special Special Jobs These special jobs allow the execution of own programs and batch files These jobs can be set in the time frame when the UPS is running on battery mode As soon as the UPS Remaining Time is equal or less to the pre set value the program or batch procedure is started o Attention
140. og file of the UPSMAN computer Sends pre set network messages using the receiver name and message id This standard message can be configured in the message dat Open the file with an editor e g Ultraedit in order to change or check the text of the corresponding message ID A separate send message job has to be inserted for every user if messages should be send to several users When a certain Event occurs an entry into the Windows NT 2000 XP event viewer system program can be made in addition to the UPSMON event log file upslog csv The event jobs in the UPS Management software can therefore be integrated if e g a warning message during a power fail should be written to the event viewer The user can utilise the Windows standard event viewer entries by choosing the type informational warning and error and by adding text to the event viewer entries also Entry EVENTVIEW The list of the default entries for the Microsoft event list can be changed deleted or extended up on demand in the configuration Send RCCMD trap message by ID Send RCCMD trap message 32 list are Information 8 Upsman Stopped Information 7 Upsman Started The following Microsoft event list messages can be deleted or changed from the default settings Warning 101 UPS Alarm Powerfail Warning 103 Computer is shutting down by UPSMAN Warning 104 UPS Alarm serial communication lost Warning 105 UPS Alarm overload Warning 10
141. ons have been made in the SM functionality of the Software Because of the limitations of the mobile phone networks we have restructured the event jobs section In order to send a SMS message as an event message the E mail to SMS method is recommended This method will be more expensive than the free modem version but however more reliable and it works in all countries with GSM mobile phone networks Please refer to the examples configurations Using this method an E mail address of a mobile phone user is configured as receiver and the UPS event messaging is achieved as an SMS on receiver side Please note following method Provider D1 Receiving e g your D1 E mail address will be D1Nr t d1 SMS de e g 01711234567 t d1 sms de Please note that you enable receiving E mail on your phone This is done by sending a SMS with the message OPEN to the number 8000 Sending In order to send a SMS via mobile phone to E mail addresses worldwide please attach the E mail address of the receiver at the beginning of the SMS message to be followed by the actual message It is possible that some characters of an E mail address may not be entered via mobile phones The following list give alternatives and replacement characters Alternatives at character wildcard Under score _ double minus sign Up to now only the subject or the text field of the E mail have been transferred as a SMS 160 characters from the subject and text field
142. ontains a list of valid sender addresses A valid sender address is the IP address of an rccmd sender that is allowed to connect to the rccmd listener Initially the List is empty ER Note An empty Access Control List means everyone is allowed to connect To switch between the entries in the list use the and keys to switch between the buttons use the Tab key To select an entry press Enter Figure 41 RCCMD UNIX add sender To add an IP address hit the Tab key until the Add button is highlighted then press Enter 91 Figure 42 RCCMD UNIX sender example Enter the IP address of the host you want to be able to connect then press Enter Figure 43 RCCMD UNIX sender overview To edit an entry in the list select it by hitting the and keys until the entry is highlighted then hit the Tab key until the Edit button is highlighted then press Enter 92 gene eodein Ane haps Figure 44 RCCMD UNIX edit sender Edit the Address in the Edit Address Window To keep your changes select the Ok button with the Tab key and press Enter otherwise select Cancel To delete an entry in the list select it by hitting the and keys until the entry is highlighted then hit the Tab key until the Delete button is highlighted then press Enter a sa sachant Pas fupe Figure 45 RCCMD UNIX delete sender Confirm to delete the entry by selecting Ok with the Tab key and pres
143. our correct CD ROM drive letter eg enter your installation directory path eg c UPS UPSWARP enter the correct License Key Code of your CD ROM eg 6K01XXXXXXXX 7 Afterwards a new folder UPS Software OS 2 WARP or LANSERVER with several icons will be created 8 UPS Config WARP bzw LANSERVER is the configuration program that has to be started to configure your UPS Follow the configuration instructions in the user manual chapter 6 2 9 The icon UPSMAN WARP or LANSERVER is the background task for the UPS monitoring After a correct configuration you may start this process now WARP If no error message occurs the configuration is correct and the UPSMAN process now active LANSERVER The box UPSMAN COMING UP will appear Please notice that you have to make an entry in the IBMLAN INI See user manual to be able to start the UPSMAN as network service You may test your configuration and simulate a powerfail A messagebox will appear Under LANSERVER the UPSMAN will be started as a background process using net start UPSMAN and using net stop UPSMAN to stop the UPSMAN process 10 The icon UPSTCP starts the process UPSTCP which needs an active UPSMAN and a correct TCP IP configuration to start When this process is active you may monitor the UPSMAN and use the grafic management tools from any Windows computer with TCP IP eo Note UPSTCP is not required for normal UPS monitoring and shutdown 1
144. pervising the UPS The other servers execute RCCMD and wait for the RCCMD signal of the UPS server If a power 6 failure forces the master computer to shutdown the server network the shutdown job of the UPS server will start RCCMD RCCMD now sends the RCCMD signal to all computers in its list The computers receive this signal and the installed RCCMD will execute the programmed command Please note that RCCMD must always installed in two different operating ways d as a sending process on the UPS server RCCMD s send 2 as a receiving process background process on the receiving computers RCCMD 1 listen In contrast to the RSH RCCMD does not include the command that is to be executed in the sending process but instead deposits the command with the receiving process This provides a security advantage in comparison to the RSH Furthermore the receiving process may check which computer sends the RCCMD signal and determines whether to accept it or not Qo Attention If a name resolution is achieved via DNS please always use the IP address and not the computer name for a network shutdown with RCCMD In case the DNS is not available the network shutdown will not work if this method is not used RCCMD Version 2 The extended Version of RCCMD is also able to execute commands on remote computers execute the shutdown batch in the same TCP IP port 6003 execute an e mail batch enable log file entries etc The RCCMD 2 sen
145. phical interface please install the TCP IP protocol on your system When using just Windows NT NT pipes can also be used Attention Windows 95 98 always needs a TCP IP installation if the UPSMON module is used Upsman exe can also be started from the command line as foreground process The following parameter are supported 44 install installs the UPSMAN as a service remove uninstalls the UPSMAN service config starts the configuration program libver shows the version release of the UPSMAN debug starts the UPSMAN as foreground process not as service and displays windows for error function analysis In addition a line raw file is created which logs the entire communication between COM port and end device The file can be decoded by your service in order to track down errors In order to allow an automatic start of the UPSMAN module at server boot please set the service start up status in the control panel to automatic default for Windows NT 95 98 In case the service needs to be removed or deactivated please change the start up status in the control panel section SEVICES to manual In case an automatic start under Windows 95 98 is not wanted please enter the command line Upsman remove or deactivate via the corresponding icon UPSMAN Remove In order to reinstall the service after removing it please change to the UPSMAN directory and enter the command line UPSMAN BAT The UPSMAN service is now reinstalled a
146. pressing F7 or back to the previous entry by pressing F8 so that you can modify or delete it Press F23 to delete Third entry Sequence 99 Command PWRDWNSYS IMMED Contirm with F2 and exit with F3 Number the sequence field for the commands to reflect the desired order of execution The commands will be executed in increasing order so that the sequence 3 5 1 7 2 will have RCCMD resort the execution to have the following order 1 2 3 5 7 Change the given examples to match the needs of your installation for conducting a shut down Contact support for assistance if necessary Tipp Use one or more C L Programs for more precise control Manual Start for the AS 400 RCCMD Client Enter SBMJOB CMD CALL PGM RCCMD SOCKSERV Note RCCMD is the saved library To restore another location enter the appropriate location name The rccmd command is always located in the saved library named RCCMD or in the name as given by you 9 Automatic Program Start IPL Enter the following commands ADDAJE SBSD QSYSWRK JOB RCCMD JOBD RCCMD SOCKSERV This runs RCCMD as a monitoring service by each system start Please Note once more RCCMD is the saved library To restore another location enter the appropriate location name The rccmd command is always located in the saved library named RCCMD or in the name as given by you This product is compatible with OS 400 Release VAR5MO through V5R2MO 130 4 How to use the UPS Ma
147. programfiles ups Directory Here the files of the UPSMAN UPSMON and UPSJAVAMON have subdirectories 13 o Attention We recommend not to use any subdirectory name s e g Program files UPSMAN 10kva or SYS UPS U P SY with lt gt blank spaces This may cause problems within the customised configuration The customer may change the default program group name UPS SOFTWARE into any other name if desired After the files have been copied a README TXT file is opened that shows all the latest news about this software and the ERROR codes It is helpful to have the configuration data and the error codes at hand when calling the support hotline Parallel the UPSMAN BAT or UPSCONF BAT Novell file is executed This batch file has to be started with every update of the UPSMAN EXE or UPSMAN NLM software RESET of the system because it is executing the NT 95 98 2000 XP registry entry at the local computer In a DOS windows you can see that the batch file is executing the following To find out if SIEMENS NIXDORF SERVERVIEW is installed on your computer If so an entry is made into the registry which results in a special button inside the SNI Serverview software This button will start the UPSMON client Additional the SNI Serverview Application may use the UPSMAN SNMP communication directly e Stopping and removing any older UPSMAN processes from the registry Mm To install reinstall the new UPSMAN into the registry and starts the UPSMAN
148. r Hold and Recharge time are in accordance with the manufacturer s specifications and should only be altered in special configurations since the UPS could be discharged before the system has been shutdown Selecting the serial port To select a serial port Comport click with the mouse on the check box on the right side of the menu Do not change the default settings for speed baud rate unless you want to use a special UPS model Most UPS have a fixed baud rate and must not be used with higher speeds than the default values You have to select the correct serial port because the UPS Management Software is unable to identify the UPS automatically Corresponding to the UPS model you have selected in Step 1 the UPS Management Software will automatically set the communication parameters Usually you do not have to change these settings With this step the configuration is completed With a mouse click on OK you exit the menu Save the new configuration into the file ups cfg in the directory of the upsman exe Upsman exe can be started now 111 Custom Parameters System parameter Timeframe UPS Check Rate Broadcast Rate Logfile Update Rate Logfile Size min Logfile Size max System parameter System Shutdown Enable System Shutdown Defines the time interval in seconds in which the UPS Management Software polls data from the UPS The system will be slowed down if this value is too small If the value is too high
149. r the E mail address and the corresponding text into the field Please note that you need a configured SMTP server on the RCCMD client computer A RCCMD message is send to the client computer which make RCCMD client to start the Qblat module with an e mail The RCCMD client computer is therefore acting as an e mail relais This action initiates the execute bat on a defined remote client IP address This bat file can be configured individually by the user The user may execute a random program on the remote client computer where the execute bat is located It is also possible to attach parameters whereas these parameters must be added to the execute bat which is executed as described above In this menu the user can send an ID from the messages dat to other users These IDs are set to default in the UPSMAN directory originally but the text entries can be altered with an editor The edited text is then given out in a textbox This event function displays a message box with an acoustic warning on the screen if a certain configured event occurs The acoustic signal stays active until the return key is pressed Similar to RCCMD message ID a message ID is send which is then send as an e mail to the corresponding receivers The user can pick the ID message at random whereas an editor can be used to alter the default ID messages in the messages dat Like the send e mail function an e mails send to configured receiver and the text
150. r this EXE or BATCH Example send ox9 hello everybody C Dole fo Seconds C Dose Seconds repeat FT FE T C Doimnedally once C DoAWways DoEve 20 Seconds Figure 21 Execute program On the register card Events please choose the Event UPS has started successfully Next click on the Insert button right of the Job field Please choose the function Execute Program Enter the name of a batch file in the field here laststat bat PROGRAM The field PARAMETER should be filled with the variables LOAD connected to load to the UPS and LOCATION Enter the full path to the executable file Is the desired executable in the same directory as the UPSMAN no path entry is necessary The bottom part of the dialog contains the buttons for the configuration of the time and how often the execution of the configured function is done Please note that when entering several parameters every parameter has to be separated by a set of quotation marks separated by one space See the following example 3t LOAD LOACATION INVOLT At the beginning and at the end no are allowed The are only for separating the variables By clicking of the OK button the configured function is allocated to the chosen Event Before starting the UPSMAN service please create the file laststat bat via e g NOTEPAD EXE 38 The content of this bat file may look like the following from orr cota Fr To
151. rccmd will not be connected from the Intemet In this case you will enter the primary IP address of the host rccmd listener is running on Example Your company runs a private network in the 192 168 1 0 24 address range The host rccmd listener is running on is assigned the IP 192 168 1 9 You may enter 192 168 1 9 for Bind on Interface to ensure only host from the private network can connect to rccmd This is the port rccmd will listen to Allowed values range from 1 to 65535 inclusive The default is 6003 If you change the port of the rccmd listener you will also have to switch the port of the rccmd sender in order to enable a connection It is normally not necessary to change this setting If this opion is enabled rccmd will open an UDP Listen Socket in addition to the TCP Socket This allows the rccmd listener to receive rccmd broadcasts Possible values are true and false The default is true To switch the value use the and keys Timeout for TCP connections The default is 10 seconds It is normally not necessary to change this setting To reset all values to their defaults select the Default button by hitting the Tab key then press Enter To leave the Screen select either Ok or Cancel with the Tab key and press Enter Ok means accept all values as displayed on the screen Cancel means discard all changes made to the screen Configure Access Control List Access Control List c
152. rd matiseios tet echo a Losi star tatice tet Wwe t 5 laad statiacias tot Time Lord ceertotico fe hemd statiscics toc M LoMM statistics ter sa voit VA AL TPE SI 2o l44 ADACIATQOA CKIT oom lced statistics txt Figure 22 Laststat bat using an text editor Start the Upsman service If you have followed the above example now every 20 seconds the file Load statistics txt containing the current values of the UPS load is created and updated 39 3 2 6 2 send Email Figure 23 send email Figure 24 UPSMAN address book 40 The send email job can send notifications to receivers or receiver groups defined in either the Upsman address book or the Outlook address book The text of the email can be filled with information contained in the system variables of Table 1 System Variables on page 44 The UPSMAN address book makes it easy to organise recipients into groups The read and write function allow the user to make back ups of the address book 3 2 6 3 RCCMD Mail ID tant OMG MAL D vr met dum tu fa n aage D pasaat i indi e nad kaata RODO det Pon ith n oo snos buds eod VC RC le am Deis ft fme l osa fT t nk NJ l ote FT manto F upa FT tem ow Cx Figure 25 RCCMD mail example FEAL mee Clar CC PER AR UPS LOCATION Fn TT commi aicalica kat IT LOCATION Por CTI commsuncotion nioni ee Ori Poo too 1 Call hod AY DCATION resten kih Wurwsg LPS ALDCATION
153. rent operating systems E g is the UPS Management Software installed on a Unix computer and should a remote shutdown be executed on a computer with a different operating system in heterogene network the RCCMD tool is necessary The RCCMD tool is based on the TCP IP protocol During the installation the TCP IP protocol should be installed in the first place The RCCMD tool works in two different modi In the so called Listen modus the program as background process waits for a command from the Send modus of the RCCMD modul To start RCCMD in receiving mode isten enter the following line lt path gt rccmd l a IP Address or Host Name p portaddress command Example usr ups rccmd a 192 200 100 10 p 6003 usr ups sups exe 3 Optional parameters a address Computer which accepts the RCCMD signal p port TCP Port which receives the RCCMD signal The command file should be given in the full path The p port option maybe used if you want to start the RCCMD modul on more the one computer in order to execute different commands for different Events Please check the following example also note that the default port is 6003 To start RCCMD in sending mode send enter the following line in your customised script see chapter 4 1 3 for reference RCCMD s a address p 6003 For address enter the TCP address of the machine to which you want to send the RCCMD signal Optional para
154. ress enter the TCP address of the machine to which you want to send the RCCMD signal 48 Optional parameters p port TCP Port on which the RCCMD signal is sent The option a can be used several times if a shutdown on more remote computers in the network should be executed Do not use the CD License key more than once Copyright regulations page 1 If more RCCMD modules need to be installed for the shutdown additional CD license key must be purchased Additional license keys are available from your UPS dealer whereas the CD can be used again for the actual installation 3 2 14 Testing the RCCMD connection Finally test your configuration if all RCCMDs are present and working For this you may use the RCCMD in the Debug mode Syntax RCCMD debug s l a so that you have screen output PING every remote computer with the command ping hostname IP address If the PING works fine you can now start to test the RCCMD connection with the Debug mode If everything works fine you will see that a connection is established and closed again This means that the remote RCCMD received your signal It does not mean that the RCCMD will now executed a program Please see the following graphic for more information I Windo Copyright 1985 ID NUPSMAN rccnd a 192 168 202 52 tarted in sending mode RCCMD U3 Windows NI Remote Command Program copyright lt c gt Qui GENEREX GmbH 1996 All rights reserved 499 d 99 1
155. rial port device name because the UPS Management Software cannot identify to which com port the UPS is connected Corresponding to the UPS model you have selected in Step 1 the UPS Management Software has automatically set the UPS parameters Usually you do not have to alter these settings unless you want to customise the system 67 In general there are three different UpsCables Serial setting Cable 2 to 9 The UPS Management Software uses a data protocol to get status information from and to send commands to the UPS Depending on the UPS type these data packages are more or less extensive For the case of serial connection to the UPS there is usualy only a 2 wire send and receive cable necessary But some UPS are answering i e give a return package only if there is a high signal at the DTR pin In this case you need at least a three wire cable Your UPS dealer will be able to provide the correct cable settings With these settings the UPS Management Software uses modem control connection to get the status from the UPS e g the UPS sets a signal high or low In this case the software is only able to get the status Powerfail and Battery Low and to shutdown the UPS immediatly The cable settings 2 to 9 are not very appropriate for UNIX systems because some of them do not support modem control exploitation The ones which don t support these settings are SCO Unix Unixware Sinix If you use other Unix systems you
156. rol panel network settings services SNMP service and the TCP IP network protocol first Choose the icon network from Systemcontrol and then add components After the SNMP service has been installed you have to configure the SNMP service via the control panel icon Network Enter the community string of your management station and the address of the trap target and enter the Systemgroup o Note The Generex UPS Management software also supports non generex SNMP adapter A connection to the UPS maybe via SNMP adapter is possible whereas actual SNMP software is not required SNMP adpter from other manufacturers are also supported Start the SNMP service from the command line by net start snmp or start the SNMP service with the help of the icon Services from the control panel If the installation has been completed successfully you should receive a cold boot trap on your management console In addition you can access Systemgroup data In order to connect the UPSMAN software and an SNMP adpter is it required to start the SNMP service The UPSMAN computer needs to be configured in the SNMP adapter Please also refer to your SNMP adapter installation manual 144 UPSMAN Configuration The SNMP adpter can easily be selected from the list in the UPSMAN configuration The UPSMAN computer must have the IP of the designated adapter with community code placed into its address and vice versa the address of the UPSMAN computer must be plac
157. rrer Lm j Cw Figure 70 UNMS main window with overview Figure 69 UNMS location set up Enably the option Connect on start will cause all of the active connections to be made each time the UNMS software is started The function Connect on Start is located in the main menu This function allows the automatic start of the UNMS software see picture above Switching a location on and off is now possible during the operation of the software and no disconnect is required Please see the picture above and click on Connection control Single UPS devices branches can be added or removed from the monitoring area without interrupting the overall service 133 4 4 The Displays 4 4 1 The Status display The colours of the UPS Service diagram show the criticality levels for the UPS and your system Green OK and working Yellow Ok in stand by or Alert Red Defect or Alarm Grey Blue Not present 4 4 2 Status Chart The window of the Status Chart displays the most important operating data of your UPS System For further information on this data please refer to the UPS system manual When the operating status is critical the displayed colours will change to red 4 4 3 Event List The Event list displays the current UPSMON activities Use the scroll bar for information about the UPS 4 4 4 Scheduler The Scheduler is a calendar which allows you to program UPS tests commands shutdowns and start stops of the sys
158. rt is unable to support the standard for NetWare aio and aio comx especially with ports on board with a 16550 components Replace the aio and aiocomx mo dules with up to date drivers or try a manual start of the aiocomx modules with the parameter nofifo load sys system aiocomx nofifo c Is the communication speed for aiocomx too high Set the UPS on a communication rate of 2400 or 1200 baud if your UPS supports this and test it again If you can t reduce the communication speed of your UPS model set the parameter for aiocomx to maxrate baud You can find further infor mation concerning the parameters in aiocomx help and on the CD in the Drivers directory d Is the server using out dated modules An up to date CLIB for example is required for RCCMD Compare the module status in your sys systemdirectory with the included drivers in the sys lt UPS service gt directory and replace them if necessary The UPS Client crashes and a Blank Screen appears a Your system uses out dated NetWare drivers for IPX com munication Use at least NetWare VLM or newer drivers and compare the module status in your Windows System di rectory with the included drivers of the UPS Service b Especially for the first versions of NetWare 4 1 an upgrade to the new TLI STREAMS and SPXS drivers is necessary Those should be replaced with an error free version We strongly recommend to load the NetWare Patches for Version 4 1 too You can obtain all
159. rted After a successful installation the following commands remove no longer needed files SET DEF SYS SCRATCH DELETE RCCMD ZIP DELETE RCCMDAO31 A DELETE UNZIP EXE 3 6 OS 2 3 6 1 UPSMAN Installation General The OS 2 development has been discontinued 1998 The UPS Management Software version 3 however remain included in the delivery of the standard CD only devices that where part of the programm 1998 will be supported The UPS Management software is only working for specific UPS models Please consult your UPS dealer for more information 3 6 1 1 CID Method Before you copy the UPS Management software via CID onto your system please execute the following job first i Install TCP IP for OS 2 and WinOS 2 The latter is recommended in order to use the UPSMON module under Windows However not needed for the stand alone operation z lo ce The UPSMON module is not required for just UPS monitoring and shutdown 2 Please write down the CD ROM drive letter and the future installation directory You may start CIDSTART from the CD ROM now 3 Choose between WARP and LAN SERVER installation 4 Install All components and enter the installationpath Please notice this path because you will be asked for it afterwards during the license key installation 5 The files will be copied now Leave the installation at the end of this process via F3 or via close 108 6 The License Key is requested now Please enter y
160. s IP adress or hostname If this ping has been transferred the next command RCCMD s may be executed etc 3 2 18 RCCMD in Windows NT 2000 XP only network In a smaller plain NT network it may be useful to shutdown the remote NT computers by using the SHUTCMD EXE instead of the more complicated RCCMD configuration But beware that there are several restrictions and security risks 52 The user who sends the shutdown call must have an administrative account on all other computers and must have administrative rights Any user with this name and the correct password can shutdown any computer at any time from any place The following example shows how to install the UPSMAN software on a Windows NT server and configure a shutdown for a second BACKUP NT server in a NT Network Create a user with administrative rights on the NT SERVER and also on the NT BACKUP SERVER This user must have the rights to shutdown the NT SERVER AND the NT BACKUP SERVER Install the software as described in the chapter 2 in this manual Change to the SPECIAL card in the UPSMAN configuration and change the following parameters Enable JOB 1 or 2 or 3 and enter 15 minutes for execution Delete own and enter the path of your shutdown bat file e g c ups upsman shutdown bat This will now execute the job shutdown bat which closes the NT BACKUP Server at 15 minutes rest battery capacity in the UPS If you want that the shutdown is initiated simultaneously as
161. s not have to configure your UPS at this stage Please start the REGEDIT EXE For NT 2000 OS only Change in REGEDIT to HKEY LOCAL MACHINE gt SYSTEM gt CurrentControlSet gt Services Here the user will find 2 UPSMAN entries Delete the extensions n1 and n2 in the ImagePath Open any editor and change in both directories UPSMAN and UPSMANe the file UPSCFG INI Please change the setting Registry 1 to Registry 0 Please save both changes It is possible to configure both services via a DOS prompt using the command Upsman config Enter from any directory Note make sure that every UPSMAN has a different com port and listen port for UPSMON connection Please confirm your settings with OK You will not be asked to start the service For NT 2000 OS only Please start both services via the control panel services A start via command line using NET START UPSMAN n1 or n2 is not possible If the user wants to use the UPSMON the UPSMAN can reached via the corresponding IP address and the listen port Example Enter in UPSMON 127 0 0 1 5770 for a UPSMAN running with listen port 5770 The user can also create links from your desktop to avoid the configuration from the DOS prompt In order to remove the services Enter from a DOS prompt of every UPSMAN directory Upsman remove n1 Enter or Upsman remove n2 Enter 3 2 10 UPSMAN directory The local UPSMAN directory contain send bat log
162. s that have been received over the network on the target computer RCCMD is available for many other operating systems in addition to the AS 400 a current list of which can be downloaded under the following link http www generex de wwwtiles dokus 1 supp os german pdf CDVer sionen pdf Incoming RCCMD messages for the purpose of shutting down and powering off the AS400 iSeries in a controlled fashion will be executed in accordance with the privileges and conditions set out in the user set up B Modules Configuration The user must set the necessary configurations and parameters for the user defined execution of various programs This is done in the following files a Configuration file communication 1 recmdcfg1 Contains one record the machines own IP Address the port Default entry 6003 and licence key see also Point 5 b Configuration file communication 2 rccmdcfg2 Contains n records about the various senders using IP addresses as access key This controls which machines will be acknowledged as valid senders see also Point 6 125 c Configuration file SHUTDOWN shutcmd contains information defining this command Execution per default or per user definition The default option is an empty file Entries made extend the operation to include additional measures that are to precede a power off like running programs and commands or sending messages see also Point 7 important The following administrat
163. set time Please be aware that the UPS is not being switched off before a system shutdown is executed as otherwise important data may get lost This shutdown signal only executes the switch off of the UPS but not the shutdown of connected computers The user can configure a delay in seconds before the switch off is executed This is recommendable when a switching off of an UPS is necessary because of over heating etc Sends a network message Enter a user name or use the character not with NetWare in order to send the message to all users Please note that the Windows 95 98 Clients NT message can only be only received if Winpopup exe or another Send RCCMD SHUTDOWN to remote client 77 that net send text with Windows 95 98 does not function correctly Instead of the respective machine name e g Workstation1 must be entered In order to send messages to several users a Send Message job must be inserted per user Please note that the Windows NT user database is not empty and that the computer belongs to a domain as otherwise the network messages can not be sent RCCMD remote console command is a program used for the execution of executable files via network This tool transmits a TCP IP signal that is absorbed of the recipient module RCCMD client software onanother computer This function is normally used for sending a shutdown command call of shutdown bat over the network to another computer of
164. sing Enter otherwise select Cancel 93 To leave the Screen select either Ok or Cancel with the Tab key and press Enter Ok means accept the list as displayed on the screen Cancel means discard all changes made to the list Scan for Upsman Upstcp This screen allows you to scan your network for Upsman Upstcp servers You may want to add the detected IP addresses to the Access Control List op Note The options on this screen do not directly affect rccmd However the results of a network scan may be transferred to the Access Control List Zon Optives Figure 46 RCCND UNIX sender scan lowest highest IP On startup rccmd conf tries to determine the hosts primary IP address From this address a corresponding Class C network range is derived These are the default boundaries for the network scan If you want to scan another network or adjust the range move to the desired entry lowest and or highest IP using the Tab key and change the address as apropriate 94 Port to Scan The port the scanner will try to connect to The default is 5769 which is the default port of the Upsman Upstcp server If you have Upsman Upstep running on a different port you may want to switch this option accordingly To start the scan select Scan using the Tab key and press Enter otherwise select Cancel Configure Check Upsman Upstcp The Recmd listener has the ability to check periodically if the Ups
165. t RMS attributes out of VMSA ZIP Use the following DCL command SET FILE ATTRIBUTES RFM FIX LRL 32256 MRS 32256 ORG SEQ RAT NONE RCCMDA031 A Consult the VMS documentation or system administrator if trouble arises when using the mount command for your device Configuration Enter the RCCMD installation directory SET DEFAULT SYS SYSDEVICE UPS Together with RCCMD EXE three DCL command files have been installed RCCMDSTART COM Default Startup Command for starting RCCMD alter this files to suite your specific needs RCCMD_SHUTDOWN COM Default Execute Command called by RCCMD for initiating a System Shutdown RCCMD COM Wrapper Command File called by RCCMD EXE with parameters Configure RCCMD COM so that it is started with rccmd I Optionally the name of the sending computer can be also entered rccmd I Ca IP address of the sending computer p port standard 6003 gt Afterwards start RCCMD by calling RCCMDSTART COM RCCMDSTART Check the process with SHOW SYSTEM RCCMD should appear in the list The VMS Startup file should initiate RCCMD The RCCMDSTART COM script can be used to set this configuration Insert the the following line into the SYS MANAGER SYSTARTUP VMS COM file before the EXIT command If RCCMD has not been installed as SYS SYSDEVICE UPS the change the device and Path accordingly SYS SYSDEVICE UPS RCCMDSTART 107 RCCMD will now be automatically sta
166. t the trap definition is manually changed HP OV transforms the version 2 trap indentifier in to version 1 How to override You can manually correct in the trapd conf file You will see that the trap ID has changed from 147 1 3 6 1 2 1 33 2 1 to 1 3 6 1 2 1 33 0 1 this is trap 1 not trap 2 Change this string to 1 3 6 1 2 1 33 2 1 again to correct this problem Or change inside the CS 111 configuration the MIB 2 trap default to MIB 1 Or await for fix from HP Example TCP IP minimum configuration for NetWare 3 12 Server 3t load the tcpip nim LOAD TCPIP 3t laoding of the network card driver st in this example a IntelEtherexpress card with corresponding driver from the manufacturer epro lan LOAD EPRO PORT 340 INT A FRAME ETHERNET Il NAME EPRO TCPIP connecting the IP Protocol to the network card BIND IP TO EPRO TCPIP ADDRESS 192 111 112 113 Disabling the Plug n Play search process on serial interfaces at Windows 95 98 This recommend when the UPS switches off during the boot process of the computer Start the hardware assistent control panel Do not allow a search for new hardware activate the NO button for a manual search Choose other components Confirm the search on a disk Change the search path from A to the directory on your Windows directory where the files COM9598 INF and Sampappl txt are located 148 Hardware Assistent device plugged into COM4 Figure 81 Hardware wizard Choose th
167. tem The Scheduler is used for following functions 1 start and stop of the UPS and the computer system at programmed times 2 automatic start of UPS tests 3 start and stop of Economy mode and or Bypass Features of the Scheduler Period selection The jobs functions may be executed once daily weekly e g every Wednesday or monthly at a programmed time The command time lets you set the re quired time and date for this program execution Recurse This function defines at what day the desired job is started when you use daily weekly or monthly Choice 1 means that the function is only to be exe cuted on this exact date Choice 2 3 means that the execution will be only on every second third day e g Recurse 2 together with the weekly settings means that the job will be only executed every second Monday Recurse 3 together with monthly settings means that the job will be executed only every third month on the first day Etc Job list Here the programmed jobs see below will be listed State displays the execution of the jobs Executed shows that the job has been completed successfully 134 Ignored means that the job could not be started because the command was rejected from UPSMAN Played out means that this job could not be started because the server was not active at this time This job is no longer active Active means that this job is waiting for the execution Drop down menu Jobs Here you can define what jobs should
168. the system will react more slowly in case of a power failure Defines the time interval in seconds in which the UPS Management Software informs the network user via the broadcast command during a power failure of the remaining time until the shutdown is initiated NB LAN Server only Defines the interval in seconds in which the UPS Management Software logs the Input Voltage and Frequency Values Defines the minimum time range in hours of the log file for Input Voltage and Frequency Values Defines the maximum time range in hours of the log file for Input Voltage and Frequency Values The log file will be set back to min size value of log file Size min if the log file contains more data than the configured value Defines if the system will start the shutdown routine in the event of a shutdown call from the UPS during a power failure i Attention Make sure that this checkbox is active if you do not want to use a user defined shutdownjob If not the UPS might be turned off during a power failure before the system has been shutdown Downtime 112 Defines how many minutes before the UPS battery is discharged that the shutdown procedure begins This time interval has to be large enough to guarantee a proper shutdown of the system before the UPS is turned off Ensure that this value is calculated on a large scale e g with 10 minutes hold time of the UPS start the shutdown procedure at least 3 minutes before
169. tion Updates and patches for your copy of the UPS Management Software or other Models that are no longer part of the CD ROM no longer supported systems can be downloaded from the Internet Please note that only 1 UPSMAN and 1 RCCMD 1 RCCMD sender and receiver are allowed to run simultaneously on a network RCCMD is mostly optional Your UPS Dealer will provide you with additional licenses or simply visit www generex de if you wish a faster delivery 3 2 Windows 95 98 NT 2000 XP UPSMAN General The UPSMAN for 95 98 NT 2000 XP is a real background service and has no graphical output The UPSMAN is the only necessary process for all UPS monitoring The UPSMON module is responsible for the graphical administration but not compulsory for normal operation Installation The UPS Management Software is distributed on a CD ROM or as full version download from the web site of the UPS manufacturer license key required The Windows 95 98 NT 2000 XP part of the software is found in the root directory and is started automatically or via the SETUP command This SETUP process copies the desired UPS files to your local hard drive Licensing The first input window is the license key of the CD icense license key keycode This key code can be found in every printed user manual or on the backside of the bundling UPS software Jewel cases For the multiserver shutdown additional RCCMD licenses are needed The additional optional key codes ar
170. tonomytime than before so the more important computers or group of computers are still working until the next job 2 is executed see picture Figure 10 Special jobs Hint Analog to this for a sequencial execution of Jobs a Event group can be used Additional module During the installation of the UPSMAN Management Software for Windows 95 98 NT 2000 XP the module GBlat is also installed Qblat is the UPSMAN software integrated SMTP E mail tool and is configured via the Event configuration This module can be used via the Event windovs and command line and is only suitable for use with MS Outlook Express Please check the following screens 24 Figure 11 Extra Jobs Power fail Figure 12 Insert RCCMD Shutdown In the right window the user can configure a job responding to an event Button Insert which then sends an e mail see left window to all entered e mail addresses Please see also the example configurations Please enter qblat exe to see the syntax The UPSMAN offers an own address book in order to send E mail to groups of users Please select this address book and create one or more groups The Outlook Express will show you the standard E mail address book where only single addresses can be selected Configuration of Qblat exe A valid mail server E mail address SMTP authentication has to be entered in the UPSMAN configuration in the menu card Mail Server in order to use the mail service Please check scree
171. ttery remaining time In addition the button Get TextLog File transfers the log file which has been written by the server and displays the information via the WEB Browser The button JAVAMON starts the JAVAMON which displays the UPS data analog to the Windows client The display for both kinds of displays is depending on the typ of UPS one or three phased Please see the graphics also on the next page XANTO 1000 lt i 0 See ESTEE wea FU DaiyCaocr MENNENENEENEEENENERESENEEEESENH 50 Inpattane E UPS is running fine Autononyine M k b bk bbb b E RE REB BEER inel oes pen aan ener x pues epson sr Qua mes br rre ry e H lk kb b b b kk Figure 51 UNIX UPS data display of the Figure 52 UNIX UPS data display fo the internet explorer JAVAMON 3 5 DEC VMS 3 5 1 Installating the UPS Management Software UPSMAN B Note The VMS license is not part of the standard CD Itis to be ordered separately Itis not permitted to use the VMS version and its RCCMD modules without registered license 100 General Before the installation you should make sure that you know the logical device name of the serial interface which communicates with the UPS Make sure that no other process is executed over this interface e g TTAO or TTBO Please refer to the instructions of the following paragraphs If you need further assistance on this topic look up the Troubles
172. upport the execution please copy the complete Unix directory tree to e g TMP and change with CHMOD the execution rights of the install script Start the the installation with install again The procedure can look like this for e g chmod 700 inst Jinst Step 5 Please enter your CD key at this point and choose the desired operating system from the list The installation script will copy all required files into the directory usr ups If you don t want to have the software at this directory you can move the whole subdirectory usr ups to another directory Please note that the so called start up script must edited in the directory letc rc2 d together with the scripts S99upsman and K99upsman This is necessary because these files contain reference to the directory usr ups In case the above mentioned files have to be relocated into another directory this reference would have to be changed appropiately Step 6 After the files have been copied to the system the configuartion program ups conf starts automatically 63 3 4 2 Conf iguration of the UPSMAN After a successful first installation of the UPS Management Software the configuration starts automatically If you want to start the configuration program at a later stage start Jups conf The file ups cfg contains the configuration data and has to be in the same directory as that in which the UPSMAN process is started from The file ups cfg is an ASCII file and may
173. uration menu could be UpsDevice dev tty01 2400 n 8 1 If the DEVICE exists it can be entered Even if you can enter a DEVICE it does not necessarily mean that this is the one where the UPS cable is plugged in d A start of the UPS Service can be executed for test reasons if the correct port is not found Choose cable settings to Type O in the configuartion file UpsCable 111 Start the UPSMAN software Shorten the pins 2 and 3 with a paper clip If you don t see a message like powerfail you are using the wrong device In this case choose another device name and repeate the procedure above b If the UPS Service doesn t come up at the specified port even with RELAYS OPENED the tty port might be defective or the port might not work according to the RS 232 specification If this is the case check the technical documentation of the computer port to see where the signals SEND and RECEIVE are to be found e g SIEMENS SS97 c Is the port directly located at the computer or at a multiplexer or Terminal server Some Terminal server do not give certain interface settings but change the port address after every boot On such a distributor a connection is not possible With Multiplexer 1 only contact information are transmitted A communication with UPSMAN version 3 x is only possible with C CLOSED resp O OPENEDdHogic d Is the UPS port an opener Power fail and COMMON closed at normal status or a closer If it is a clos
174. v console upstcp gt dev console As a last step the entry in etc inittab if present must be deleted um 234 wait usr ups startupsman gt dev console 2 lt gt dev console lt dev console 167 Problem UPSMAN on Linux does not start automatically when booting also there is start script Solution The UPSMAN start script must be enterd in level 2 sbin init d rc2 d Problem New UPSMAN download from the web causes Core Dump shared memory locked This effect happens when a already installed UPSMAN is updated with a new UPSMAN V4 3 5C or higher The old UPSMAN does not release the shared memory block this causes the core dump when starting the new UPSMAN L sungen To avoid this Reboot the UNIX computer before starting the new UPSMAN To avoid a reboot you may also manually release the shared memory With ipcs you can see all shared memory block which are currently in use UPSMAN uses decimal 3453443 hex 34b203 See key By ipcrm eg ipcm M 0X34b203 you can release this memory block the new UPSMAN can now start Problem LINUX Upsman Fehlermeldung upsman shared memory error We recommend to restart Linux when UPSMAN has been stopped or restarted This shared memory problem will appear every now and then as a result of the UPSMAN not being stopped properly by the system A reboot should solve this problem alternatively the following method will help as well Start UPSMAN with the option n nu
175. very UPSMAN is to start automatically at every new server boot If you want to change this go to the NT control panel services and mark the UPSMAN Service under Start Change the start up now from automatic to manual Using Windows 95 98 this procedure is achieved manually by using the tool regedit exe Start regedit exe and change to the key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE SOFTWARE Microsoft Windows Current Version Run and delete the entry current entry there An automatic is possible by making a shortcut to upsman exe in the auto start folder Under NetWare please insert a load call for the upsman nll into to the autoexec ncf after testing successfully manually Step 1 Selecting the UPS Model To select your UPS model click with the mouse on the scroll box symbol on the right side of the model list Next choose the UPS model that you wantto install All other adjustments which correspond with your selected UPS model will be done automatically if the UPS has serial communication UPS models with serial connections do not need additional adjustments because these models transfer all values to the UPS Management software If you have a UPS model with a port type cable which does not transfer the connected Loadto the UPS Mana gement Software you have to enter the values of the actual oad manually Add the input power requirements in Watts of all connected units and calculate the Watt 0 8 VA oO ATTENTION If you use a UPS model with th
176. vice name which does not exist Either you forgott the colon at the end of the device name or you use a false device name How can shutdown my database i e within the ups_exe shell script Use the command su with the options and c e g su database user c command e g if the login name of database user is db and the shutdown command of the database is shutdb the su command look like Su db c shutdb Note that this command can only be executed by root Unix problem with HP Netserver LC2 Please switch the remote access in the BIOS to disabled otherwise a UPS communication is not possible because the same IRQ is used as with the TTY port UPSMAN does not start Error 4605 Connection Timeout failure This error occurs only with cable setting serial Possible Problems You use the wrong device you use the wrong cable you use the wrong adapter between computer and cable If you use a IRIX server you often need a apapter to connect the computer UPS Mini DIN to D SUB 9 With the IRIX serial commport description below you can check if you are using the right one A false alarm by the UPS Service happens in constant intervals Is the port free meaning that no getty processes are active No Login must run on this port In the file inittab respawn has to be overwritten with off When start the install script get a syntax error Change default shell to sh Problem Answer Problem
177. will now be send generally If the message has been sent from a D1 mobile phone the reply function of the mail program can be used The message starts with Re or AW The D1 system will recognise the command and transfer the content of the text field as SMS Is the e mail the answer to an SMS that is originally from your phone the content of the reply to field of the E mail program will be transferred as sender address Other e mail 33 programs will transfer the data of the original field in the envelope of the e mail if not present the content of the from field as sender address Close Gateway Important please note that when receiving E mail via D2 Message Plus costs will occur If you want to stop receiving e mail please send a SMS to the number 8000 with the text CLOSE If at a later time you want to enable the e mail transfer again just send a message to the number 8000 containing the text OPEN as described above Provider D2 Receiving e g your D2 E mail address will be D2Nr D2 Message de e g 01731234567 9d2 Message de Please note that you enable receiving E mail on your phone Sending a SMS with the message OPEN to the number 3400 does this Sending In order to send a SMS via mobile phone to E mail addresses worldwide please attach the E mail address of the receiver at the beginning of the SMS message to be followed by the actual message It is possible that some characters of
178. with the following information Ihre e mail Adresse lautet 0177xxxxxx smsmail eplus de Your e mail address is Sending In order to send an e mail from your mobile phone please enter the address of the e mail account in the format username providername xx It is possible that some characters of an E mail address may not be entered via mobile phones The following list give alternatives and replacement characters Alternatives at character wildcard Under score _ double minus sign Up to now only the subject or the text field of the E mail have been transferred as a SMS 160 characters from the subject and text field will now be send generally Up to now only the subject or the text field of the E mail have been transferred as a SMS 160 characters from the subject and text field will now be send in general In order to do this the text Body should inserted in the subject line of the e mail and the message can now be written in the text field However sending more than 160 characters is not possible Close Gateway Please send an SMS to the number S M S M A I L 7676245 Please also enter the text message text STOP You will now receive the following confirmation E Plus Info Ihr Handy is f r den e mail Empfang gesperrt Please repeat the procedure from above if you want to receive e mails again Die standard setting of the e mail incoming gateway is STOP for all E Plus users In this setting
179. y on action feature followed by the last RCCMD error report The Back button will bring you back to the RCCMD main menue Generally RCCMD is started automatically after a successful installation If this is not required Please remove the corresponding system extension from the System extensions folder Please start the alias upsman configuration url as described in the previous section using your standard web browser The following dialogue opens Please enter the IP address es of the RCCMD clients in the field TCP IP address and click Add in order to add the addresses to the list Please repeat the method if several IP addresses RCCMD clients need to be added to the list On the other hand deleting a IP address is simply done by highlighting the corresponding address and clicking the Delete button Please note the license regulations in the previous section Setting the license key 124 Equal to the UPSMAN Windows configuration we recommend to limit the group number of RCCMD receivers because without a entry into the receiver list all RCCMD receivers clients in the network will perform a shutdown depending on license status when a RCCMD sender signal is executed The RCCMD configuration is now complete 3 8 RCCMD AS400 Client Description A General This software is part of an installation package that runs client services on the iSeries AS 400 RCCMD fulfils the task of executing shutdown order
180. you can only send e mail but not receive e mail E Plus has no information what the current gateway status of its customers is Other providers Please ask your mobile phone network provider for information about e mail to SMS settings 3 2 6 Example Job configurations The number of available events and jobs are both dependent on the UPS and other devices that are possibly installed like a Tempman or SensorManager Although each 35 event and job is different the general configuration process for each job is the same Different event files can be saved and loaded for backup purposes or for simply having alternative configurations In general most every job can be broadcasted and relayed from a machine within its own segment IPTE MEISTE EE Entering 255 into the last octet of the target IP wil cause the signal to be broadcasted to each RE RCCMO client in the t ee segment matching the third octet A paaa c Jam DO m mam rme FT menn JCJ Figure 18 RCCMD signal broadcast When the target of the command is USER and not Address the following entries can be made Additional description regarding Send default message IDs from file messages dat event 12 Aug 2004 Value Parameter Description USER username sends the message to the connected user USER y sends the message to every connected user USER domain sends the message to every connected user USER local prints the message to t
181. zed to a large degree to suite the viewing preferences of the user by selecting the options that are made available when clicking the right mouse button in the gCHART area The gCHART feature is also supported by the CS121 adapters and an online demonstration is available at http q01 generex de The necessary gCHART plugin can be downloaded for free in the Download gt Firmware CS121 gt gCHART controller for IE area at www generex de 131 Figure 68 gCHART for UPSMON Windows 4 2 Connecting with UPSMAN When UPSMON starts it will ask for a connection to a server Choose the operating system and the transmission protocol that you want to work with TCP IP is recommended as a communication protocol and is required for Windows 95 98 NT 2000 Novell and DEC VMS To start a connection click on the button Connect To build a connection to different processes enter the port and the IP address or host name respectively separated by a comma e g 5769 192 10 200 6 The port address can also be left out if the UPSMAN has been started normally The entry of the IP address 191 10 200 6 is enough We recommend using the TCP IP protocol as a communication protocol 4 3 UNMS UPS Network Management System UNMS is a UPS Management software on Windows As opposed to Windows SNMP software such as HP Openview CA UNICENTER NOVELL Managewise or IBM Netview UNMS concentrates only on UPS and GENEREX power supply units This however gives t
182. zire E 1 UPA ceble 1 serial lt ENTER for list UPS max lomd V 1000 act looi VA I 1000 maxholdtime z 7 recbargetime jh amp ups uodelrame 31NUS 1000 X ENTER for list Battery install dete 25 10 2004 ESC Exic Serem Metp EEN SMewebe cet rere e O A T Figure 33 setting the CS122 virtual comport in the UPS values The configuration program ups conf is based on the so called Curses Library The most important entries are q Com port options 2 Ups cable 3 UPS model name These entries have to done in a correct manner otherwise the UPS will not start The entry UPS com port options contains also the information about the settings of the com port i e baud rate parity data bits etc This informations must be included after a colon with this entry otherwise the UPSMAN program will not start The entry UpsDevice has the follwing stucture UPS Com port options device baud parity data stop 66 where device is the device name parity is either e even o odd or n no data is the number or data bits 7 or 8 and stop is the number of stop bits respectively Usually it is not nessecary to change the default entries for the serial port settings because these are depending on the UPS model which is used These options are read off the data basis which comes with the software Only if you are sure that there is a mistake you should ch

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