VessRAID Setup - Promise Technology, Inc.

Making UPS Settings
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Chapter 5: Management with the CLU
These settings control how the VessRAID subsystem detects the UPS unit and
responds to data reported by the UPS unit.
To make UPS settings:
1. From the Main Menu, highlight Additional Info and Management and press
Enter.
2. Highlight UPS Management and press Enter.
3. Highlight UPS Settings and press Enter.
4. Perform the following actions as required:
• Verify the Current UPS Communication method:
• USB – USB connection.
• Unknown – No connection.
• Choose a Detection Setting from the dropdown menu:
• Automatic – Default. If a UPS is detected when the subsystem
boots, the setting changes to Enable.
• Enable – Monitors UPS. Settings changes, reports warnings, and
logs events.
• Disable – Monitors UPS only.
• Choose an Action Mode from the dropdown menu:
• Shutdown - Shuts down the subsystem when a Threshold value is
exceeded.
• None – No additional action when Threshold value is exceeded.
• Type values into the Threshold fields. See Note 1:
• Running Time Remaining Threshold – Actual time below this value
resets adaptive writeback cache to writethrough.
• Warning Temperature Threshold – Actual temperature above this
value triggers a warning and logs an event.
• Loading Ratio Threshold – Actual loading ratio (percentage) above
this threshold triggers a warning and logs an event. See Note 2.
• Battery Charge Remaining Threshold – Reserve capacity below
this percentage triggers a warning and logs an event.
5. Press Ctrl-A to save your settings.