Re: Installing i5 520

[Philipp Rusch <philipp.rusch@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Neil,

Thank you for the tip, I will try it out and report back here.

Regards from Germany,
Philipp

Neil Palmer/DPS schrieb:

> PTF MH00152 (for APAR MB00694) should fix the UPS signal cable problem, 
> but it isn't available yet.  Try in about a week.
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> ...Neil
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> I stand corrected:
> all i5 520/550/570 systems have the *same* new UPS connectors:
> it's a DB9-like connector which needs an FC1827-cable adaptor
> to speak to normal UPS-Systems.
> Still I could not manage to get any message from my UPS
> to the OS/400 side, although I loaded MH00133 and other PREREQ-
> PTFs, it is still deaf.
>
> Sorry for any confusion with my statement below,
> Philipp
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> Philipp Rusch schrieb:
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> > - SNIP -
> > - then there is much fun with the UPS cable, the 520 has two ports
> > looking like the familiar DB9-UPS connector, but they are male
> > connectors now ! You will need an adaptor for your favourite UPS-
> > device, then. I did not manage the powerware 9125 device to speak
> > to the i5 through the delivered cables, though. IBM is working on
> > that case, an APC device we tested with the same cable / adaptor did
> > not work, too. No signalling is arriving at the i5 system.
> > The 550 has an RJ45 connector for the UPS signalling cable which needs
> > a very special DB9 to RJ45 adaptor (FC 1827) and some PTFs to make it
> > work. You'll have to order PTF number MH00133.
> > - SNIP -