------------------------------------------------- PowerAlert Plus Installation - Version 10.1 README File ------------------------------------------------- This README file contains the latest information available for installing the PowerAlert Plus Product for OS/2. The PowerAlert Plus Product consists of several different applications designed to monitor and control Tripp Lite UPS products. The UPS utilities included in this package are: PAPLUS.EXE The PowerAlert Plus OS/2 Client executable. PASERVER.EXE The PowerAlert Plus OS/2 Server executable. SRVSETUP.EXE Server Setup Application. SHUTDOWN.EXE Remote Shutdown Utility. This file contains helpful hints and instructions for installing the OS/2 PowerAlert Plus Product. This README file is the only source of information for installation issues that ships with the Product CD ROM. Please check our website at http://www.tripplite.com for additional information regarding any problems identified in the product and their solutions. CONTENTS -------- This README file includes the following information: 1.0 Installation of the PowerAlert Plus for OS/2 Product 2.0 Installation Notes 3.0 Sharing PowerAlert Plus Directories 4.0 New Features of the PowerAlert Plus for OS/2 Product 5.0 Technical Support 1.0 Installation of the OS/2 Product -------------------------------- To install PowerAlert Plus for OS/2, open an OS/2 command prompt window (either FullScreen or Windowed) from the Command Prompts folder, then perform the following: * Switch to the drive and directory containing the OS/2 installation program on the Tripp Lite PowerAlert Plus CDROM for example: X:\OS2. (where X: is your CDROM drive) * Then run the PowerAlert Plus installation software by typing INSTALL at the X:\OS2 prompt. * If you attempt to access the installation program from an alternate directory for example: C:\> X:\OS2\INSTALL the PowerAlert Plus installation will not work. The installation program needs to be run from the actual OS2 directory on the CDROM. * Alternately, you may use the Workplace Shell to start the installation program. To do this, use the drives folder and locate the OS2 directory on the Tripp Lite PowerAlert Plus CDROM using the CDROM drive object. Then double click on the INSTALL.EXE program to begin the installation of the PowerAlert Plus product. 2.0 Installation Notes ------------------ * OS/2 systems no longer require a network interface card (NIC) to run the OS/2 PowerAlert Plus product. Therefore, you no longer need to have IBM Lan Requester or IBM Lan Server installed to run any of the PowerAlert Plus products and utilities. However, networking is required for the Remote Shutdown Client and for using Network Alert Logging. * The PowerAlert Plus OS/2 software does require TCPIP to be installed and properly configured. TCPIP can be installed either by installing the Internet Connection package that comes on the OS/2 Warp Bonuspak that ships with OS/2 Warp Version 3 or by using the TCPIP software that comes shipped with OS/2 Warp Version 4 or OS/2 Warp Connect. Without proper TCPIP support installed, the OS/2 Workplace Shell will display an error when attempting to run a PowerAlert Plus executable. The error will look like the following: Cannot start C:\PAPLUS\SERVER\PASERVER.EXE Make sure the path for the program is correct and the file is an OS/2 or DOS program. There might not be enough memory available to run the program or the file may be locked by another process. Do you wish to modify the properties for the object, PowerAlert Plus Server? This error is caused by the fact that PowerAlert Plus Server requires the use of TCPIP dynamic link libraries. * Network Alert Logging functionality will not work when specifying a TCPIP address as the Server name in the PowerAlert Plus Client. The PowerAlert Plus Client will automatically display a message box indicating this information when the user enters a TCPIP address. To properly use the Network Alert Logging functionality, the user must use the computer name specified in the HOSTS file located in the MPTN\ETC directory. To configure TCPIP in OS/2, run the program TCPCFG.EXE in the TCPIP\BIN directory. 3.0 Sharing PowerAlert Plus Directories ----------------------------------- * In previous releases of the PowerAlert Plus OS/2 software, you were prompted during the installation to create the PowerAlert Plus Share Names. The Installation program automatically created and executed an OS/2 command file named SHARE.CMD which created the following shares: net share PAPLUS=X:\PAPLUS net share PAPLUSNA=X:\PAPLUS\NETALERT The Share Names are used if you have IBM Lan Requester installed and would like to take advantage of a shared directory to store PowerAlert Plus Network Alert Data. The current release of the Installation program no longer creates this file. Instead, the PowerAlert Plus Server automatically attempts to create the shares when it is started. You may want to ensure that that Lan Requester is started and that you are logged on prior to launching the PowerAlert Plus Server to ensure that the directories are shared, and that you are able to take advantage of this functionality. 4.0 New Features of the PowerAlert Plus for OS/2 Product ---------------------------------------------------- * There are several new features that have been added to the PowerAlert Plus OS/2 product. - The PowerAlert Plus OS/2 Server is now a 32 bit OS/2 Presentation Manager (PM) program. The program uses the Stern & Morrow Software Process Information Tool Dynamic Link Library (PAPITAPI.DLL) to obtain information about processes running on the machine. When a UPS shutdown occurs, a listing of all the running processes at the time of the shutdown is logged and is displayed by the PowerAlert Plus Server the next time it is started. This allows administrators to track UPS Shutdowns/Server Outtages and know for sure what was running at the time of the UPS Shutdown, so that they may restart programs if necessary. 5.0 Contacting Tripp Lite --------------------- * There are several ways that you can contact Tripp Lite to receive information on our latest products and updates to the PowerAlert Plus software. General Info.......: 1-773-869-1111 Technical Support .: 1-773-869-1234 Or visit the Tripp Lite's PowerZone on the Internet: World Wide Web address: http://www.tripplite.com (C) Copyright Tripp Lite Manufacturing 1998. All rights reserved.