Configuring Mpe/Ix For Ups On The 99X - HP 3000 99x Family Installation Manual

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3. Verify that HP-UX has been properly configured for the UPS by making sure that UPS
messages are displayed on the console. You can also check for UPS messages in
/usr/adm/syslog.
4. If UPS messages are not being displayed on the console:
a. Verify that the RS-232 cable is properly connected to the UPS and to an appropriate
modem port on an MDP. Verify that the RS-232 cable is the one supplied with the
UPS; other RS-232 cables probably won't work.
b. Verify that the value for the port entered during configuration corresponds to the
physical port used on the MDP.
c. Call the Response Center.
Configuring MPE/iX for UPS on the 99x
In order for MPE/iX 5.0 and later releases to display PowerTrust UPS messages and log
UPS events to the system log, you must perform several configuration tasks:
1. For each PowerTrust UPS on the system, connect the supplied RS-232 cable from the
UPS to a 25-wire modem port on a DTC. Any DTCs used for this purpose should
themselves be protected by a UPS. (Otherwise when AC power fails, the UPS messages
would not be displayed.)
The supplied cable is 2 meters (6.5 feet) in length. If it won't reach, you can use a
straight-through 25-wire RS-232-C extender cable (30062C, 25 feet long) from the DTC
port to the DB-25 connector end of the cable supplied with the UPS, and then the UPS
cable to the UPS' DB-9 connector.
2. Any LDEVs to be used by UPSs should NOT be defined in the configuration group for
the system; the UPS LDEVs will be added to the configuration by NMMGR. The
configuration groups supplied for 991, 995, 996, and 997 Systems leave the LDEV 22
undefined and hence suitable for use with UPSs.
If you are adding a UPS to an existing 990/992/890 System, you will have to delete
LDEVs from the configuration using SYSGEN.
3. Once the OS is running, use NMMGR to configure the DTC ports for the UPSs.
Configure the port almost exactly as you would configure a terminal.
Ports that are to be connected to an UPS are configured in a way similar to a terminal.
To configure a port to be connected to an UPS, a profile with the following parameters is
needed. The field 'Allow:HELLO logon?' is set to 'N', the first device class field is set to
HPUPSDEV, and the baud rate is set to 1200 baud. All other fields remain the same as
those used for a terminal. The sample configuration file NMSAMP1.PUB.SYS contains
the profile UP10D12 that is configured with these parameters. This profile is then
entered in the 'Profile Name' field on the 'Async Card Configuration' screen for the
desired DTC port.
On a system configured for PC-based management, it is necessary to configure the
correct baud rate using the Open View DTC Manager workstation.
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