RE: CPF181A Message

Brown outs are typically one of three phases going out.  The 720 uses 2 of
the three phases to generate 220 volts, (2x110v).  The UPS supplying the 620
must also be 220 volts.  Some of the brown outs probably did not hit the
other  UPS, one obviously did hit at least once.  If the batteries on the
UPS the 720 is attached to could not supply enough power for the 220
circuit, the 720 would register the power failure.  With the leg that
supplies power to the 110 circuit remain up which kept the others alive.

My recommendation: Get APC to check the logs on the UPS' and have them study
the load.  You may have one phase overload and the other under loaded.  This
could damage your UPS and attached equipment.


Christopher K. Bipes    mailto:ChrisB@Cross-Check.com
Sr. Programmer/Analyst  mailto:Chris_Bipes@Yahoo.com
CrossCheck, Inc.        http://www.cross-check.com
6119 State Farm Drive   Phone: 707 586-0551 x 1102
Rohnert Park CA  94928  Fax: 707 586-1884

If consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, only geniuses work here.
Karen Herbelin - Readers Digest 3/2000

>  From:    SRobertson@dpsciences.com (Robertson, Scott)

>  Over the weekend, we experienced multiple brown-outs/black-outs to our
data
>  center.  Our server farm (including 2-AS/400s) are fed by two APC Matrix
>  5000 UPS units.  There is a communications cable between one UPS and our
>  mail server, and this unit sends out the pages for "on battery" and 
"utility
>  power restored".  There is no communications cable to either AS/400.
>  
>  On our model 720 (V4R3), I show messages logged stating:
>  CPF181A - Message . . . . :   System power failed at 000805154915.
>  
>  Cause . . . . . :   The system's power failed and power was switched to
>  internal batteries.
>  
>  CPI097A -    Message . . . . :   System power restored at 000805154926.
>  
>  Cause . . . . . :   The system's power source failed and was switched to 
run
>  on internal batteries for 11 seconds.  The system remained powered during
>  this time, and no recovery is necessary.
>  
>  A couple of questions came to mind:
>  1)   Since there was no cable between AS/400 and the UPS, power should
>  not have been interrupted.
>  2)   The other AS/400 (a model 300) was on the same UPS, but showed no
>  power messages logged.
>  
>  What is the difference between CPF1816 (System Utility Power Failed) and
>  CPF181A (System Power Failed)?  If a RTFM is a valid response, please
give
>  me a clue as to which one!  I've looked on the Web and the CD to no avail

on
>  this message.
>  
>  I'm hoping that since the UPSs were cycling on and off (5 times within a
>  half hour) had something to do with that.  The 720 is the only 208 volt
>  machine on that UPS, so maybe the power wasn't "clean" enough?  Or worse,
>  might I have a problem with the 720's power supply that just happened to
>  show up during a power failure???
>  
>  Any ideas???                                  
>                                             
>  Scott S. Robertson
>  Information Systems Manager
>  Data Processing Sciences Corp.
>  srobertson@dpsciences.com <mailto:srobertson@dpsciences.com> 
>  http://www.dpsciences.com/ <http://www.dpsciences.com/> 

Al Macintyre  ©¿©
MIS Manager Green Screen Programmer & Computer Janitor of BPCS 405 CD Rel-02

running on AS/400 V4R3 http://www.cen-elec.com Central Industries of 
Indiana--->Quality manufacturer of wire harnesses and electrical 
sub-assemblies
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