You use one of two configuration methods to add UPS devices to a Series 9X8,
9X9, N-Class or A-Class systems. For the first or only UPS, which is attached
to the third serial port on the system's LAN/Console I/O interface card, you
use NMMGR to set the data preconfigured in the default configuration
group supplied with the FOS tape. You perform this procedure once, immediately
after you install a new system. For additional UPS devices, which are attached
to a DTC serial I/O port, you use NMMGR to supply all of the information
necessary to configure the device(s). (As the final step in this second method,
you will cross-validate the configuration files with SYSGEN.)
On a Series 991 995,or 997, all UPS devices are attached to
the system via a DTC serial I/O port. As a result, you use NMMGR
to configure them in a procedure similar to configuring terminals,
and then cross-validate the configuration files with SYSGEN. Use
this procedure any time you need to configure UPS devices.
NOTE: Each UPS device, and only a UPS device, must have
its device class name set to HPUPSDEV during I/O configuration.
Otherwise, the UPS Monitor/iX software will not be able to initialize and
communicate with the UPS device(s) correctly.
To Configure the First UPS on a Series 9X8, 9X9, N-Class, or
A-Class
After you have installed a new Series 9X8, 9X9, N-Class or
A-Class system, you will want to use a UPS device with your system.
You must configure the UPS port on the Core I/O card so that the
UPS Monitor/iX Software will recognize the device attached as a
UPS unit. The following steps describe the process to configure
the first UPS device on the system which is attached to the Core
I/O card. The proper configuration must be defined in both the Sysgen
and NMMGR utilities.
The process for configuring the device on the Core I/O card
of all these systems is the same except for the two Sysgen parameters,
PATH and ID. The ldev is configured differently
depending on whether
the system is a 9x8, 9x9, N-Class or A-Class system. The following
table lists the values to be used for the Sysgen parameters:
Table G-1 Title not available (To Configure the First UPS on a Series 9X8,
9X9, N-Class, or A-Class)
System Model
Console Path
UPS Path
Device ID
9x8
56/56.0
65/65.3
A1703-60003-CONSOLE-TERMINAL
9X9
10/4/0.0
10/4/0.3
A1703-60003-CONSOLE-TERMINAL
N-Class
0/0/4/0.0
0/0/4/0.2
C1099A
A-Class
0/0/4/0.0
0/0/4/0.2
C1099A
PA-8700 N-Class
0/0/4/1.0
0/0/4/1.2
C1099A
PA-8700 A-Class
0/0/4/1.0
0/0/4/1.2
C1099A
By convention, the UPS device on the Core I/O card is configured
as ldev 22, but any available ldev number could be used.
Configure the ldev first in Sysgen and then in NMMGR as follows:
Boot the system using the CONFIG.SYS configuration
group.
Configure the UPS ldev into the system using the Sysgen program
by executing the following steps:
At the MPE prompt, start the sysgen program. Enter:
:SYSGEN CONFIG
Go into the IO menu and use the list device (LD) command to
determine if the UPS device is configured. Go go step c if the
device does not exist or step d if it does exist but parameters
are incorrect.
NOTE: The ID and PATH parameters will be different depending on the
platform type.
If the device is not configured then execute the add device
(AD) command to add the UPS ldev:
sysgen>io
io> ad 22 <ups path> <ID> class=HPUPSDEV
Where <ups path> and <ID> are taken from the table above.
If the device is configured but one or more parameters are
incorrect, then execute the modify device (MD) command to change
the parameters to match those shown above.
io> md 22 id=<id> path=<ups path> class=hpupsdev
Where <id> and <ups path> are taken from the table above.
Verify that the ldev was configured correctly by executing
the list path (LP) and list device (LD) commands.
io> ho
io> ex
sysgen> keep
keeping to group CONFIG.SYS
Purge old configuration (yes/no)?yes
** configuration files successfully saved **
sysgen> ex
Configure the UPS port parameters in NMMGR
At the MPE prompt, start the NMMGR program. Enter:
:RUN NMMGR.PUB.SYS
Press the Open Config softkey. If the file doesn't
exist, NMMGR will report that the NMCONFIG file
doesn't exist. If this is the case press Open Config again
to create the file. This will take you to the Main
screen.
On the Main screen, verify that the HP 3000 Node Name is
correct. If not enter the proper node name and press
Save Data.
Press the DTS softkey to display the DTS configuration
screen. Verify that the Link name and Physical path of LANIC is
correct. If the link name is blank, then enter a valid link name,
type and path into the fields. This link name, type and path will
be those of the interface card that you will use to connect to
your system to the network. If you entered data on this screen,
press the [Save Data] softkey.
Press the Go To UPS Port softkey. The parameters should
be set as follows:
Logical Device [22 ]
Line Speed [1200 ]
Parity [NONE]
Press the Save Data softkey to save your UPS Port
configuration. (Note that the upper right corner of the screen
will change from Data: N to Data: Y.)
Press Prior Screen twice and at the Main screen, press
Utility.
At the Utility screen, press Validate Link/DTS to
validate the NMCONFIG file and to cross-validate the DTC
configuration with the SYSGEN configuration of group
CONFIG.SYS.
Once validation is complete, press Prior Screen three
times and at the Open Configuration File screen, press Exit
Program to exit NMMGR.
Reboot the system to make the new configuration
effective.
See the following section 'To Use UPS Monitor/iX Software' for
information on how the UPS Monitor/iX subsystem operates.
To Configure a UPS Connected via a DTC Port
Use the following steps when you are configuring additional
UPS devices (i.e., those other than the first one) on the Series
9X8, 9X9, N-Class or A-Class system and for configuring all UPS
devices on the Series 991, 995, and 997 systems.
At the MPE prompt, after booting the system using the
CONFIG.SYS configuration group, start the NMMGR
program. Enter:
:RUN NMMGR.PUB.SYS
Press the Open Config softkey twice and wait while
NMMGR opens a configuration file.
Press DTS to enter the DTS configurator.
Press Go to DTC and choose the appropriate DTC configurator
for the system (DTC16ix, DTC16MX, DTC16, DTC48, etc.).
Choose an available LDEV number for the UPS you are configuring,
and determine which DTC port (DTC card number and port number) the
UPS is connected to.
Press the Config Card softkey to enter the DTC card
configurator.
Add each UPS by entering its logical device number in the Ldev
field and UP10D12 in the Profile Name field. When you have
added all UPS devices, press Save Data.
Press the Validate Link/DTS softkey to cross-validate the
DTC configuration with the SYSGEN configuration of group
CONFIG.SYS.
Once validation is complete, press Prior Screen until you
see the Open Configuration File screen, and then press Exit
Program to exit NMMGR.
If you see a message that the NETXPORT subsystem has not been
validated, ignore it and exit the program.
Shut down the system.
Turn power to the DTC hardware off and then on again to download
the correct baud rate for the UPS port to the DTC hardware. (On some
systems, cycling the power to a DTC may require you to unplug it and
plug it in again.)
Reboot the system to make the new configuration
effective.
To Use UPS Monitor/iX Software
Once you have configured UPS devices on the system, they will automatically be
monitored by the UPS Monitor/iX software. This software causes the UPS devices
to emulate the traditional battery backup method of system powerfail handling
and recovery.
The UPS Monitor/iX process behaves in one of two ways, depending on the system
on which Release 5.0 or later of MPE/iX has been installed:
When installed on a system that has been configured with UPS
devices, UPS Monitor/iX runs continually while the system is up to
monitor all of the UPS devices for power failure and any other
hardware status conditions. It reports these conditions to the system
operator's console via console messages and records them in the
system log file.
When installed on an old system that does not use UPS devices,
UPS Monitor/iX is launched at startup, discovers that there are no
UPS devices on the system, and terminates itself. In this case, the
system uses the existing battery backup method of system power
failure protection.
NOTE: UPS monitoring is event number 148 in the system log files. The
default is ON (i.e., UPS hardware conditions are recorded in the files)
regardless of whether the system has UPS power fail protection or not. In the
latter case, when no UPS devices have been configured, the system log files
will receive and record two UPS-related messages each time the system starts:
one indicating that the UPS Monitor/iX process has been launched and a second
message which says that no UPS devices are found in the I/O configuration.
System Behavior When AC Power Fails
Whenever input AC power to any UPS device fails, the UPS hardware switches to
internal battery operation to continue to deliver output AC power to the
computer equipment. No actual power failure occurs at the computer equipment
itself and, as a result, the SPU continues to operate. However, the actual
behavior of the system will vary depending on how much of the system equipment
is provided with UPS power.
In the "minimal" case, where only the SPU and any Remote Busses receive UPS
power (and assuming that disks are external to the SPU), the system is most
likely to appear to be dormant (like a traditional battery backup method
system) because the system can not make progress once the disks lose power and
spin down. The system will simply enter its "idle loop", waiting for disk I/O
operations to complete, and that won't happen until AC power returns and the
disks spin up again.
But in expanded UPS coverage systems, where some or all of the disks receive
UPS power, the system may continue to run to some extent. Again, it depends on
what resources the system needs to perform its workload. Batch jobs that only
need CPU, memory, and disk I/O can continue to run undisturbed. Processing that
requires tape or printer or terminal I/O will be blocked if those peripherals
do not have UPS power.
UPS Monitor/iX issues a warning message to the system console to notify the
operator that the particular UPS (identified by its LDEV number) has reported
to the system that its input AC power has failed. In Example G-1, UPS
Monitor/iX reports and power failure and a recovery shortly thereafter:
Example G-1 Sample Console Messages from UPS Monitor/iX
:showtime
FRI, AUG 13, 1993, 11:27 AM
:
:11:27/50/UPS LDEV 102 reports loss of AC input power. (UPSERR 0033)
**RECOVERY FROM POWER FAIL**
11:27/50/UPS LDEV 102 reports AC input power restored. (UPSWRN 0036)
:
UPS Monitor/iX also writes a system log file entry that denotes the input power
loss to the UPS device. Read "To enable logging of UPS activity" and "To review
UPS activity recorded in the system log file," later in this chapter for more
information.
System Behavior When AC Power Returns
The behavior of the system when AC input power returns to the UPS is very
similar to that of the battery backup method systems. One of two things will
happen: a recovery from power failure (if AC power returns before the UPS
battery that backs up the SPU becomes exhausted) or a system crash.
If AC power returns before the UPS battery becomes exhausted (up to fifteen
minutes when starting with fully charged UPS batteries; less if the batteries
were already partially discharged), then the system recovers from the AC power
failure and resumes normal operation. In this case, UPS Monitor/iX displays a
message on the system console, posts an entry in the system log files, and
broadcasts the following message to all active user terminals:
** RECOVERY FROM POWERFAIL **
If the UPS battery that powers the SPU becomes exhausted before AC input power
returns, then the system really does lose AC power and crashes. In this case,
when AC power does return and the UPS turns on again, the system reboots just
as if it used battery backup.
To Enable Logging of UPS Activity
The UPS Monitor/iX program posts UPS status and alarm messages to the system
log files. If system logging for the UPS Monitor/iX (which is event number 148)
is turned on, you can review the messages to troubleshoot your system
configuration and evaluate system performance.
As the default, event 148 is ON. To verify that it is or, if necessary, to turn
it on, do the following:
At the MPE prompt, start SYSGEN by entering:
:SYSGEN
At the sysgen> prompt, start the LOG configurator by
entering:
sysgen>LOG
To display which system logging events are enabled or disabled,
enter:
log>SHOW SLOG
You will see a list of information similar to the example shown on
the next page.
To turn UPS Monitor/iX logging on (if it is currently listed as
OFF), enter:
log>SLOG ON=148
To exit the LOG configurator and SYSGEN, enter the EXIT
command twice. You will see the MPE prompt displayed on your
screen.
Example G-2 Sample System Log Configuration
log>SHOW SLOG
system log events event # status
----------------- ------- ------
System logging enabled 100 OFF
System up record 101 ON
Job initiation record 102 OFF
Job termination record 103 OFF
Process termination record 104 OFF
NM file close record 105 OFF
System shutdown record 106 ON
Power failure record 107 ON
Spooling log record 108 OFF
I/O error record 111 ON
Physical mount/dismount 112 OFF
Logical mount/dismount 113 OFF
Tape labels record 114 OFF
Console log record 115 ON
Program file event 116 ON
NCS spooling log record 120 ON
Architected interface record 130 0N
Password changes 134 ON
System logging configuration 135 ON
Restore logging 136 ON
Printer access failure 137 ON
ACD changes 138 ON
Stream initiation 139 ON
User logging 140 ON
Process creation 141 ON
Chgroup record 143 ON
File open record 144 ON
Maintenance request log 146 OFF
UPS Monitor Event Logging 148 OFF
Diagnostic Information 150 ON
High Priority Machine Check 151 ON
Low Priority Machine Check 152 ON
Directory Open/Close Logging 155 OFF
CM File Close 160 OFF
Chdir 161 OFF
Process Adoption 162 OFF
File Owner Change 163 OFF
log>
To Review UPS Activity Recorded in the System Log File
UPS Monitor/iX status and alarm messages are recorded in the system log files
as event number 148. You can use the LOGTOOL utility to review entries in the
system log file about the performance and condition of UPS devices on your
system. To do so, follow these steps:
List the names of the log files currently on your system. At the
MPE prompt, enter:
:LISTFILE LOG@.PUB.SYS
Note the number of the last log file in the list (other than
LOGDCC). You will use it in step 5.
Start the system diagnostic utility. At the MPE prompt, enter:
:SYSDIAG
Run the LOGTOOL utility. Enter:
DUI >RUN LOGTOOL
To review the current logfile, use the SWITCHLOG command to
close it and open a new one.
DUI >SWITCHLOG
List the UPS-related messages (which are recorded as system log
event number 148) in the log file that you want to review. For
example, if the last log file displayed with the LISTFILE
command was LOG00017, enter:
DUI >LIST LOG=17;TYPE=148
Or, if the last log file was LOG00017 and you then issued the
SWITCHLOG command, to see the most recent log file you would
enter:
DUI >LIST LOG=18;TYPE=148
In a moment, you will see the contents of the system log files for
event 148, which stores UPS-related messages. If event 148 was
disabled, you are informed that no messages are found.
Advanced UPS Monitor/IX Features
Appendix H Using the Guardian Service Processor (GSP)