Adding UPS Support to an Existing VCX System 135
The following example shows the syntax required to initially configure a
slave VCX server in a system supported by multiple UPS devices:
vcx-ups-setup --master N --monitormultipleups Y
--upsserver 10.230.63.5
When this command is executed:
■UPS monitoring is enabled on the current VCX server.
■The server is designated a slave.
■The VCX system will be serviced by multiple UPS devices.
■The IP address of the master VCX server is 10.230.63.5.
After the initial slave VCX server configuration, you can change a
parameter value by reentering the vcx-ups-setup command. In the
following example, the IP address of the master VCX server is changed:
vcx-ups-setup --master N --monitormultipleups Y
--upsserver 10.230.63.7
Note that you must include all the vcx-ups-setup command parameters
even if you are only changing a single value.
Disabling UPS
Monitoring on a VCX
Server
By default, when you configure UPS support on a VCX server, monitoring
is enabled. You can disable UPS monitoring on the master VCX server or
on any slave servers.
Disabling UPS monitoring does not remove or modify the UPS
configuration parameters entered with the vcx-ups-setup command.
CAUTION: Disabling UPS monitoring blocks communication between the
VCX server and the UPS. If UPS monitoring is disabled and the power
fails, the VCX server runs on UPS battery power until the battery charge
reaches 0. If this happens, the VCX server will not perform an orderly
shutdown.
To disable UPS monitoring on a VCX server (the master or any slave):
1Log in, using the root account, to the VCX server on which you want to
disable UPS monitoring.
2Enter the following command:
vcx-ups-setup --disableupstools [--fullauto]