Re: "System power failed"

[Neil Palmer <NeilP@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Chuck,

Yes, it sounds like it used internal batteries, and not the UPS.
Is the serial signal cable connected from the UPS to the port (J14 ?) on
the 400 ?
Is the UPS still good ?  When was the last time you tested the batteries
to see if they could support the load ?
Maybe the UPS failed and the internal batteries saved you.
Maybe it was a small voltage or frequency fluctuation that was not outside
the limits the UPS was set for, but within the limits the system itself
uses to switch to internal batteries.

...Neil





Chuck Lewis <clewis@iquest.net>
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Hi folks,

Need some clarification here...

Our AS/400 620-2179 is on a UPS. We had a power surge or something this
morning (lights did there thing VERY quickly) and latter I noticed this
on QSYSOPR:

CPF181A - System power failed at 011218115026.
The system's power failed and power was switched to internal batteries.

CPI097A - System power restored at 011218115030.
The system's power source failed and was switched to run on internal
batteries for 4 seconds.  The system remained powered during this time,
and no recovery is necessary.

This DOES mean that the UPS did it's thing ?

The wordage makes it sound like it was relying on the battery backup in
the AS/400 (?).

Thanks,

Chuck