Re: UPS Failire.. shutdown controlled or immediate?

[Wayne McAlpine <wayne.mcalpine@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

When you issue the PWRDWNSYS command the default is *COMTROLLED with a 
delay of 3600 seconds.  If you change the delay to 180 seconds, the jobs 
that have not ended within three minutes will change to ending *IMMED.

Bradley V. Stone wrote:
> Maybe I asked the wrong question, then.  :)  But let me answer your
> questions.
>
> 1.  I don't.. just got it.  I've played with *IMMED and it was pretty fast.
> That was just playing.
> 2.  For *CNTRLD which I just tested, it's been over 10 minutes.  But I only
> issued the PWRDWNSYS command, nothing else.
> 3.  I'd say Im lucky to get 10-15 minutes out of my UPS.  I don't want to
> test it.  :)
>
> Should I be doing more than a PWRDWNSYS when shutting it down?  Maybe
> something that would make *CTRLD go a little faster?  It's a new 515 that
> I'm using, BTW n V5R4.
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> > [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Harvell, Joel
> > Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2007 2:10 PM
> > To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
> > Subject: RE: UPS Failire.. shutdown controlled or immediate?
> >
> >
> > Three questions...
> > 1. How do you normally shut down your system?
> > 2. How long does it normally take??
> > 3. How much time do you have till your system dies??
> >
> > When we have a power failure I normally run a routine that ends all our
> > critical subsystems, then does an end all subsystem *immed, then a power
> > down *immed.  This is assuming I have time for all that.
> >
> > That's just us though
> >
> >
> >
> > Joel B. Harvell
> > Food Lion, LLC
> > (704) 633-8250 x2709
> > jbharvell@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> > [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Bradley V. Stone
> > Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2007 3:02 PM
> > To: MIDRANGE-L@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: UPS Failire.. shutdown controlled or immediate?
> >
> > Yep, that's my question.  Should I do an immediate or controlled
> > shutdown?
> >
> > :)
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