PowerChute Bussines Edition Shutdown ONLY BEFORE to run the command.

[germanach_apc]

This was originally posted on APC forums on 11/19/2015

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Hi.

I have 3 APC Smart UPS RC 3000 without Ethernet adapter. Only serial cable connected to different Windows 2003 and 2008 servers. PowerChute Bussines Edition.

If i right click the host under Hostname list, then Properties... Apears Device Properties windows for that host UPS.

Then i click the + Server Shutdown (left side list) and Shutdown Sequence.

After that i click Configure Shutdown Sequence (the blue link in the right panel under the list).

Mark Command File box and press Next button.

Select the default.cmd, that i have edited with my script content that works OK. (pressed Test button). After that i press Next.

And here it comes the problem: I can t figure out how to put FIRST the command to run the command BEFORE the system shutdown. It's impossible. I can' t understand how the programmer think that you can run a .cmd script IF THE SYSTEM IS ALREADY SHUTTING DOWN!!! The cmd shoud run in FIRST place, the system shut down in SECOND!

¿Can you explain to me how to revert the order?

Cheers!

[BillP]

This reply was originally posted by Bill on APC forums on 11/19/2015

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Hi,

PowerChute is written to run the command file prior to the OS shutdown. I pulled the information below from the help file that explains how to adjust the delays and duration. The delay is the time PowerChute will wait before running the command or starting the shutdown. The duration is the amount of time that it will take to execute. Example if you set a delay of 2 minutes and a duration of 3 minute to run a command file PowerChute will wait 2 minutes after an event and then run the command file. IT will then wait 3 minutes before starting the OS shutdown. 

Shutdown Sequence

When a shutdown commences, the following occurs:

• After its configured delay time, any specified command file is executed.
  After their individually configured delay times, any selected applications are shut down.

• After its configured delay time, the OS begins to shut down.

• After the time for shutting down the OS expires, the UPS continues its countdown before turning itself off.

Configure Shutdown Sequence

Configure Shutdown Sequence

Clicking on the Configure Shutdown Sequence underlined text in the Shutdown Sequence dialog box starts a wizard. The wizard enables you to specify command files and set times for their execution and to specify any installed applications to shut down.

You can also set OS shutdown delay and duration times.

At the first dialog box, you can select from among those applications installed on your system.

In the next dialog box, you can select one command file to be run prior to a shutdown. 

If you have selected the Siebel application, the following two dialog boxes ask for a logon user name and password and also the path to the Enterprise and Gateway servers.

The next dialog box in the wizard enables you to set the time delays and durations to be used during a shutdown.

How to Set the Delay and Duration Times

You can configure delay and duration times for individual command files, and application or OS shutdowns. Each horizontal line in the graph is labeled on the left, for example, Command File, Siebel, SQL, OS.

Note: The scale of this diagram varies according to the runtime of your UPS. For example, if runtime is low you can’t set long delay or duration times.

To set a delay time for any one of these, place your mouse over the rectangular box until it becomes a hand and finger icon and drag it to the right or left. Alternatively, after clicking on the box, you can use the Delay field on the lower left to set the exact number of minutes.

To set a duration time, place your mouse over the left or right edge of the rectangular box until it becomes a double-arrow icon and drag to the left or right. Alternatively, after clicking on the box, you can use the Duration field on the lower right to set the exact number of minutes.

You can experiment by clicking and dragging and seeing how the times change in the Delay and Duration fields. Click Cancel to start the wizard again at any time.

Note:
The shutdown of the operating system cannot begin until the times set for the command files and all applications have expired. That is, you cannot set the delay time for the OS shutdown to be less than the combined delay and duration for any single command file or application.
OS delay >= command file or application delay+command file or application duration.

Caution: Do not set a time reaching the red block on the far right of the graph. Doing this might mean that all the operations and shutdowns could not be performed properly. A warning message displays in the red block if a set time reaches it.

[vicklein_apc]

This was originally posted on APC forums on 2/4/2016

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On 11/19/2015 9:10 AM, Bill said:

Hi,

PowerChute is written to run the command file prior to the OS shutdown. I pulled the information below from the help file that explains how to adjust the delays and duration. The delay is the time PowerChute will wait before running the command or starting the shutdown. The duration is the amount of time that it will take to execute. Example if you set a delay of 2 minutes and a duration of 3 minute to run a command file PowerChute will wait 2 minutes after an event and then run the command file. IT will then wait 3 minutes before starting the OS shutdown. 

Shutdown Sequence

When a shutdown commences, the following occurs:

• After its configured delay time, any specified command file is executed.
  After their individually configured delay times, any selected applications are shut down.

• After its configured delay time, the OS begins to shut down.

• After the time for shutting down the OS expires, the UPS continues its countdown before turning itself off.

Configure Shutdown Sequence

Configure Shutdown Sequence

Clicking on the Configure Shutdown Sequence underlined text in the Shutdown Sequence dialog box starts a wizard. The wizard enables you to specify command files and set times for their execution and to specify any installed applications to shut down.

You can also set OS shutdown delay and duration times.

At the first dialog box, you can select from among those applications installed on your system.

In the next dialog box, you can select one command file to be run prior to a shutdown. 

If you have selected the Siebel application, the following two dialog boxes ask for a logon user name and password and also the path to the Enterprise and Gateway servers.

The next dialog box in the wizard enables you to set the time delays and durations to be used during a shutdown.

How to Set the Delay and Duration Times

You can configure delay and duration times for individual command files, and application or OS shutdowns. Each horizontal line in the graph is labeled on the left, for example, Command File, Siebel, SQL, OS.

Note: The scale of this diagram varies according to the runtime of your UPS. For example, if runtime is low you can’t set long delay or duration times.

To set a delay time for any one of these, place your mouse over the rectangular box until it becomes a hand and finger icon and drag it to the right or left. Alternatively, after clicking on the box, you can use the Delay field on the lower left to set the exact number of minutes.

To set a duration time, place your mouse over the left or right edge of the rectangular box until it becomes a double-arrow icon and drag to the left or right. Alternatively, after clicking on the box, you can use the Duration field on the lower right to set the exact number of minutes.

You can experiment by clicking and dragging and seeing how the times change in the Delay and Duration fields. Click Cancel to start the wizard again at any time.

Note:
The shutdown of the operating system cannot begin until the times set for the command files and all applications have expired. That is, you cannot set the delay time for the OS shutdown to be less than the combined delay and duration for any single command file or application.
OS delay >= command file or application delay+command file or application duration.

Caution: Do not set a time reaching the red block on the far right of the graph. Doing this might mean that all the operations and shutdowns could not be performed properly. A warning message displays in the red block if a set time reaches it.

Hi Bill

Thank you for all of the support you give to us here at apc forums

In the post above you indicated that "Note: The scale of this diagram varies according to the runtime of your UPS. For example, if runtime is low you can’t set long delay or duration times."

In my environment i can not set the delay value from the console for running the command file past 52 min even though i have 116 min

[BillP]

This reply was originally posted by Bill on APC forums on 2/8/2016

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Hi,

The maximum allowable number is 60 minutes. The default OS duration is 3 minutes so the delay can be 57 minutes. The maximum allowable number for command files is 57 (56 for delay 1 minute duration) when the OS delay is set for 57 minutes and the OS duration is 3 minutes. If you push to the limits OS delay can be set for 60 minutes with a 20 second duration and command file delay can be set for 59 minutes with a 1 minute duration. However the OS delay will get set to zero and the duration will be set to 20 seconds.

If you want to keep the OS delay at 47 minutes then the command file delay and duration must not be greater that 47 minutes. 

[vicklein_apc]

This was originally posted on APC forums on 2/8/2016

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Hi Bill

Thanks for replying

So why is there a 60 min maximum time limit? I think it is a flaw because if you have 112 min of run time then you should be able to schedule the shutdown just before the runtime limit is reached. So in my case the ups will be just under 50% drained when the shutdown sequence is initiated.

[BillP · Accepted solution]

This reply was originally posted by Bill on APC forums on 2/9/2016

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Hi,

Changes were made to versions that work with Microlink Smart-UPS i.e. SMT, SMX, SRT, SMC that allows for a greater number.