11-9
Cisco x90 Series Content Security Appliances Installation and Maintenance Guide
Chapter 11 Maintain Cisco Content Security Appliances
Enable Remote Power Cycling
Enable Remote Power Cycling
If you want to be able to remotely reset appliance power, you must enable and configure this
functionality in advance, using the procedure described in this section.
Before You Begin
•
Cable the dedicated RPC port directly to a secure network.
•
Ensure that the appliance is accessible remotely; for example, open any necessary ports through the
firewall.
•
This feature requires a unique IPv4 address for the dedicated RPC interface. This interface is
configurable only via the procedure described in this section; it cannot be configured using the
ipconfig
command.
•
To cycle appliance power, you will need a third-party tool that can manage devices that support the
Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) version 2.0. Ensure that you are prepared to use
such a tool.
•
For more information about accessing the CLI, see the CLI reference guide.
Procedure
Step 1
Use SSH or the serial console port to access the command-line interface.
Step 2
Sign in using an account with Administrator access.
Step 3
Enter the following commands:
remotepower
setup
Step 4
Follow the prompts to specify the following:
•
The dedicated IP address for this feature, plus netmask and gateway.
•
The username and password required to execute the power-cycle command.
These credentials are independent of other credentials used to access your appliance.
Step 5
Enter
commit
to save your changes.
Step 6
Test your configuration to be sure that you can remotely manage appliance power.
Step 7
Ensure that the credentials that you entered will be available to you in the indefinite future. For example,
store this information in a safe place and ensure that administrators who may need to perform this task
have access to the required credentials.
