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Installer/Administrator/User Guide

Cyclades

P M IPDU

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Summary of Contents for PM IPDU

Page 1: ...Installer Administrator User Guide Cyclades PM IPDU...

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Page 3: ...User Guide Avocent the Avocent logo The Power of Being There and Cyclades are registered trademarks of Avocent Corporation All other marks are the property of their respective owners 2006 Avocent Corp...

Page 4: ...lated dangerous voltage within the product s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons Power On This symbol indicates the principal on off switch...

Page 5: ...tion 2 Daisy chained configuration 3 Integrated configuration 4 Accessing the System Console 6 Direct console access 6 Console access through a management device 6 Component Overview 7 Cyclades PM8 IP...

Page 6: ...onnection for Console Access 20 Chapter 3 Configuration 23 Default Configuration Parameters 23 Initial Configuration Using the Command Prompt 24 Resetting the Admin Password 25 Upgrading the Cyclades...

Page 7: ...48 off 49 on 50 passwd 50 reboot 51 restore 53 save 53 status 54 syslog 55 temperature 56 unassign 57 unlock 57 upgrade 58 ver 59 voltage 60 whoami 61 Appendices 63 Appendix A Specifications 63 Append...

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Page 9: ...Rack Mounting a Cyclades PM10 IPDU PM10l IPDU and PM8iIPDU 17 Figure 2 2 Rack Mounting Holes on the PM8i IPDU PM10 IPDU and PM10i IPDU 18 Figure 2 3 PM10 IPDU with Mounting Brackets Installed 18 Figur...

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Page 11: ...64 Table A 4 PM10 15A IPDU Specifications 65 Table A 5 PM10 20A IPDU and PM10 L20A IPDU Specifications 65 Table A 6 PM10 L30A IPDU Specifications 66 Table A 7 PM10i 10A IPDU Specifications 66 Table A...

Page 12: ...x Cyclades PM IPDU Installer Administrator User Guide Table A 19 Pinouts for IN and OUT RS 232 Serial Ports 72 Table C 1 Circuit Breaker Trip Time 83...

Page 13: ...odels in addition to pointing out specific features of certain units Features and Benefits The following sections describe common features among all Cyclades PM IPDU units Alarms and monitoring The Cy...

Page 14: ...rminal server the OnSite branch office appliance or the KVM switch the Cyclades PM IPDU offers a superior feature set that is not fully covered in this manual Please refer to the appropriate product d...

Page 15: ...s see Rack Mounting the Cyclades PM IPDU on page 16 Daisy chained configuration In a daisy chained configuration multiple slave PM IPDUs are connected to one another and managed by a single master PM...

Page 16: ...Integrated configuration In an integrated configuration the Cyclades PM IPDU is configured to work in conjunction with one of the following Cyclades management products Cyclades TS terminal server Cy...

Page 17: ...the hardware Ethernet connection is available through the Cyclades management products to which the Cyclades PM IPDU is connected When used with Cyclades management products the Cyclades PM IPDU allow...

Page 18: ...ite remote users may access the Cyclades PM IPDU s console port through one of the following interfaces Menu driven interface After using telnet or SSH to access the console port equivalent to the man...

Page 19: ...ades PM10 IPDU on page 8 Cyclades PM10i IPDU on page 9 Cyclades PM10i L30A IPDU on page 9 Cyclades PM10i 32A IPDU on page 9 Cyclades PM10i 32Au IPDU on page 10 Cyclades PM20 IPDU on page 10 Cyclades P...

Page 20: ...al 1 5U mounting Figure 1 5 Cyclades PM8i IPDU Cyclades PM10 IPDU The Cyclades PM10 IPDU has the following features One of the following power plugs 125VAC 15A power plug NEMA 5 15P 125VAC 20A power p...

Page 21: ...e following features 30A input power cord L6 30P plug USA model Ten 240VAC 10A power receptacles IEC320 C13 Two 240VAC 15A magnetic circuit breakers with press to reset function Horizontal 1U mounting...

Page 22: ...M20 20A IPDU and PM20 30A IPDU Each model has the following features One of the following power plugs 125VAC 15A power plug NEMA 5 15P 125VAC 20A power plug NEMA 5 20P 125VAC 20A power plug NEMA L5 20...

Page 23: ...c circuit breakers with accidental off protection function Vertical mounting zero U Refer to Figure 1 10 on page 11 for an image of the Cyclades PM20i 32A IPDU Cyclades PM20i 32Au IPDU The Cyclades PM...

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Page 25: ...es to check off each item and you may use the part numbers from this table to reorder any of the parts Table 2 1 PM IPDU Shipping Box Contents Part Numbers and Description P N Description Purpose PAC0...

Page 26: ...ades representative may provide guidelines on approved power plug installation CON0132 RJ 45 loopback connector In case the administrator forgets the admin s password this is used to place in the OUT...

Page 27: ...M8i 10A IPDU and PM10i 10A IPDU power cables Table 2 2 PM8i 10A IPDU and PM10i 10A IPDU Power Cables P N Country Region CAB0089 US CAB0055 Australia and New Zealand CAB0087 Continental Europe CAB0088...

Page 28: ...sktop or other flat surface Two brackets are supplied with six Phillips screws for attaching the brackets to the PM8i IPDU the PM10 IPDU and the PM10i IPDU for mounting The PM8 IPDU has built in brack...

Page 29: ...Elevated Operating Ambient Temperature If the Cyclades PM IPDU is installed in a closed or multi unit rack assembly the operating ambient temperature of the rack environment may be greater than room...

Page 30: ...her end of the PM IPDU The following figure shows the bracket flanges on the front of the PM IPDU after the brackets are installed Figure 2 3 PM10 IPDU with Mounting Brackets Installed 4 Use a Phillip...

Page 31: ...Making a Direct Connection for Console Access on page 20 for more details To daisy chain a PM IPDU This procedure assumes that a master PM IPDU is already connected to a work station or to a Cyclades...

Page 32: ...the devices you want to control into the Cyclades PM IPDU outlets Powering Up the PM IPDU Power up the Cyclades PM IPDU in order to begin managing power to its connected devices To power up the PM IP...

Page 33: ...or Linux make sure that a compatible terminal emulator such as Kermit or Minicom is installed 1 Connect an RJ 45 serial cable to the IN port on the PM IPDU 2 Connect the other end of the RJ 45 serial...

Page 34: ...use the new password If this is a first time installation see Initial Configuration Using the Command Prompt on page 24 for instructions on changing the default password adding users and assigning ou...

Page 35: ...menu Available only when used in an integrated configuration This menu allows you to invoke the various PM IPDU operations such as cycling switching on switching off and more The following sections of...

Page 36: ...ily exploited 1 Log in to the PM IPDU 2 Enter the factory default username password admin pm8 A maximum of eight characters not case sensitive is allowed 3 Enter the passwd command 4 Enter a new passw...

Page 37: ...ades PM IPDU to allow for the connection of the loopback 3 Wait one minute and then check the display If you are watching the Cyclades PM IPDU s console output using HyperTerminal or Minicom messages...

Page 38: ...cyclades alterpath pm doc for older versions of this manual To upgrade PM IPDU firmware 1 Download the new Cyclades PM IPDU firmware from the Cyclades web site After downloading the Cyclades PM IPDU...

Page 39: ...Cyclades PM IPDU firmware file to the PM IPDU using the Xmodem protocol To use HyperTerminal in Windows 1 From the top menu select Transfer Send The Send File pop up window appears pm upgrade 1 Copyr...

Page 40: ...an error message will appear and the transmission will fail You will then be given another 10 second window in which to repeat steps 1 through 4 3 Select Xmodem as the protocol 4 Click on the Send but...

Page 41: ...de process of the unit is complete you may log into the Cyclades PM IPDU and perform actions as usual If the file transfer fails an error message appears on the PM IPDU console and the boot loader men...

Page 42: ...Cyclades PM IPDU Installer Administrator User Guide In this case select option 2 from the menu and repeat the firmware upload procedure If the problem persists contact Technical Support for assistanc...

Page 43: ...he console the Login prompt appears On the Boot Menu you may enter 2 or just wait approximately 12 seconds to select the Boot Firmware option The Login prompt appears Daisy chained PM IPDUs in the log...

Page 44: ...apter After logging in the administrator may choose to change his or her password through the passwd command seen later Passwords may be set to null which indicates that no password is needed Commands...

Page 45: ...ight individual users is allowed This command is available to the admin user only Syntax adduser user Arguments user username Examples To add a user enter the following Table 4 2 Admin User privileged...

Page 46: ...M IPDUs in the daisy chain Examples To set the threshold enter the following To read the threshold enter the following assign The assign command assigns an outlet to a given user The user is then be a...

Page 47: ...ent status of the buzzer notification enter the following To turn buzzer notification on or off enter the following current The current command displays the total current drawn by Cyclades PM IPDUs an...

Page 48: ...rent protection does not let any outlet be turned on if the current drawn by the unit is greater than the current threshold configured with the command alarm This command may also be used to display t...

Page 49: ...1 5 on a PM 10 series IPDU and the upper segment segment B would be outlets 6 10 on a PM 10 series IPDU Syntax currseg A B reset Arguments A B segment A or segment B reset Clears the max recorded curr...

Page 50: ...command name for details Syntax cycle all outlet_string Arguments all Cycles all outlets in the PM IPDU or PM IPDU daisy chain outlet_string Outlet number such as 5 outlet name such as sunfire or gro...

Page 51: ...for all PM IPDUs in the chain enter the following deluser The deluser command deletes one username from the internal database This command is available to the admin user only Syntax deluser user Argum...

Page 52: ...PM IPDU is mounted upside down Syntax display IPDU IPDU_ID 0 180 or display Arguments no argument show display status of all PM IPDUs in the daisy chain IPDU number of the PM IPDU in the chain IPDU_I...

Page 53: ...hain and no argument is given this command resets all units in the chain This command is available to the admin user only Syntax factory_defaults IPDU IPDU_ID Arguments no argument resets all PM IPDUs...

Page 54: ...ays only the regular user commands Syntax command help or help Arguments command Any available command Examples To view the system help message for a specific command enter the command followed by hel...

Page 55: ...er current currentprotection currseg cycle dbsync deluser display exit factory_defaults help hwocp humidity id interval list lock name off on passwd reboot restore save status syslog temperature unass...

Page 56: ...ection is on the power is shut off When the overcurrent protection is off or reset the power is on and the PM IPDU is running in normal mode If no string identifying the IPDU is given all PM IPDUs in...

Page 57: ...nistrator user only This command works in a daisy chain Syntax id IPDU IPDU_ID or id IPDU_ID IPDU_ID or id Arguments IPDU IPDU number in a daisy chain IPDU_ID Identification string previously set by t...

Page 58: ...on to turn on any other outlet This command is available to the admin user only Syntax interval outlet_number duration Arguments duration Sets the power up interval of outlets Valid intervals are from...

Page 59: ...x list Arguments none Examples As admin to list usernames and associated outlets in the internal database enter the following As mila to list mila s name and associated outlets in the internal databas...

Page 60: ...ts 1 2 and 6 enter the following name The name command names an outlet A maximum of 16 alphabetic and numeric characters not case sensitive is allowed with these exceptions The hyphen percent and comm...

Page 61: ...3 5 CAUTION The all argument will turn off all outlets in a PM IPDU or PM IPDU daisy chain Examples To turn all outlets off enter the following To turn off outlets 2 through 7 or all outlets except 1...

Page 62: ...as 5 outlet name such as sunfire or group of outlets such as 1 3 5 Examples To turn on outlets 1 3 4 and 5 type passwd The passwd command sets a password The Administrator has a default password pm8...

Page 63: ...and followed by the unit s logical number or the unit s ID Issuing the reboot command without a parameter reboots the first unit in a chain not all the units in a chain This command is available to th...

Page 64: ...on IPDU 1 Done Copyright c 2003 Cyclades Corporation AlterPath PM KVM Boot Loader Version 1 1 Boot Menu 1 Upgrade Firmware 2 Boot Firmware Enter choice 1 or 2 Timeout Booting V_1 6 0 compatible Savin...

Page 65: ...IPDU units This command saves the username password database and the specific information pertaining to each outlet such as outlet name outlet assignments outlet state This command is available to the...

Page 66: ...ected outlets Syntax status all outlet_string Arguments outlet_string Outlet number such as 5 outlet name such as sunfire or group of outlets such as 1 3 5 all Displays the status of all outlets in a...

Page 67: ...ssage notification status Displays the current syslog status of all PM IPDUs on the daisy chain no argument Same as status Examples To get the current status of the syslog notification enter the follo...

Page 68: ...get the temperature for all units in a daisy chain enter the following To get the temperature for specific unit provide the unit number as an argument enter the following To reset the maximum temperat...

Page 69: ...ollowing unlock The unlock command unlocks an outlet or group of outlets in the current state The response to this command is a list of status lines one per power port Syntax unlock all outlet_string...

Page 70: ...r upgrade or boot the firmware NOTE For details on upgrading using the upgrade command or using the reboot command see Upgrading the Cyclades PM IPDU Firmware on page 26 Syntax upgrade IPDU IPDU_ID Ar...

Page 71: ...tion to flash on IPDU 1 Done Copyright c 2003 Cyclades Corporation AlterPath PM KVM Boot Loader Version 1 1 Boot Menu 1 Upgrade Firmware 2 Boot Firmware Enter choice 1 or 2 1 Erasing firmware done Dow...

Page 72: ...out a name following it as shown below To get this information for a specific unit provide the unit number as an argument voltage The voltage command shows the true RMS voltage This command only works...

Page 73: ...o argument displays the RMS voltage on all units if voltage sensors are available Examples whoami The whoami command shows the username of the user currently logged in Syntax whoami Arguments none Exa...

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Page 75: ...cal Input Voltage 100 125 VAC Max Output Current Total 15A de rated to 12A Max Output Current Each Outlet 15A de rated to 12A Environmental Operating Temperature 50 122 F 10 50 C Relative Humidity 5 9...

Page 76: ...emperature 50 122 F 10 50 C Relative Humidity 5 95 Mechanical Weight 6 1 lb 2 8 kg Physical Dimensions W x D x H 1 8 x 2 2 x 37 6 in 4 57 x 5 6 x 95 5 cm Table A 3 PM8i 10A IPDU Specifications Charact...

Page 77: ...hanical Weight 8 lb 3 64 kg Physical Dimensions W x D x H 17 x 8 x 1 75 in 43 18x 20 32 x 4 45 cm Table A 5 PM10 20A IPDU and PM10 L20A IPDU Specifications Characteristics Specifications Electrical In...

Page 78: ...re 50 122 F 10 50 C Relative Humidity 5 95 Mechanical Weight 8 lb 3 64 kg Physical Dimensions W x D x H 17 x 8 x 1 75 in 43 18x 20 32 x 4 45 cm Table A 7 PM10i 10A IPDU Specifications Characteristics...

Page 79: ...elative Humidity 5 95 Mechanical Weight 8 lb 3 64 kg Physical Dimensions W x D x H 17 x 8 x 1 75 in 43 18x 20 32 x 4 45 cm Table A 9 PM10i 16A IPDU Specifications Characteristics Specifications Electr...

Page 80: ...10 50 C Relative Humidity 5 95 Mechanical Weight 8 lb 3 64 kg Physical Dimensions W x D x H 17 x 8 x 1 75 in 43 18x 20 32 x 4 45 cm Table A 11 PM10i 32A IPDU and PM10i 32Au IPDU Specifications Charact...

Page 81: ...ical Weight 12 lb 5 45 kg Physical Dimensions W x D x H 17 x 11 5 x 1 75 in 43 18x 29 21 x 4 45 cm Table A 13 PM20 20A IPDU and PM20 L20A IPDU Specifications Characteristics Specifications Electrical...

Page 82: ...e 50 122 F 10 50 C Relative Humidity 5 95 Mechanical Weight 17 lb 7 73 kg Physical Dimensions W x D x H 1 8 x 2 2 x 66 in 4 6 x 5 59 x 167 6 cm Table A 15 PM20i 16A IPDU Specifications Characteristics...

Page 83: ...elative Humidity 5 95 Mechanical Weight 17 lb 7 73 kg Physical Dimensions W x D x H 2 0 x 2 8 x 66 in 5 18 x 7 11 x 167 6 cm Table A 17 PM20i L30A Specifications Characteristics Specifications Electri...

Page 84: ...ut Current Total 32A Max Output Current Each Outlet 10A Environmental Operating Temperature 50 122 F 10 50 C Relative Humidity 5 95 Mechanical Weight 17 lb 7 73 kg Physical Dimensions W x D x H 2 0 x...

Page 85: ...use adaptor plugs or remove the grounding prong from the cable Do not use extension cords with the Cyclades PM DANGER Do not push any objects through the openings of the Cyclades PM Doing so may cause...

Page 86: ...e keine Gegenst nde in die ffnungen des Cyclades PM IPDU ein Dies k nnte zu Br nden oder elektrischen Schock durch Kurzschluss der internen Komponenten f hren GEFAHR Auch nach ffnung einer der beiden...

Page 87: ...clades PM IPDU Farlo potrebbe causare un incendio o danneggiare i componenti interni PERICOLO C la possibilit che la fase o la terra rimanga sotto tensione anche se uno degli interruttori disattivato...

Page 88: ...produto pegue fogo e causar choques el tricos PERIGO poss vel que haja tens o presente nos circuitos de fase ou neutro mesmo que um dos dispositivos de prote o contra sobrecorrente esteja atuando Imp...

Page 89: ...uede causar fuego o descargas el ctricas poniendo en cortocircuito los componentes interiores PELIGRO Existe la posibilidad de tensi n en cualquier conector del PM IPDU incluso si uno de los interrupt...

Page 90: ...peut causer un feu ou des chocs lectriques en court circuitant des composants interne DANGER Il y a une possiblit de pr sence de courant pour la Phase et le Neutre m me si l un des relais lectrique e...

Page 91: ...signed to protect different phases of the same circuit inside the unit If either one of the two circuit breakers trips the entire unit will shut down PM10 L30A IPDU The PM10 L30A IPDU has two 15 amp c...

Page 92: ...er As the PM10i L30A IPDU has the controller see Control Board in the figure below powered from the line side of one of the circuit breakers the whole unit will be inoperative only if both circuit bre...

Page 93: ...ich is controlled by the second circuit breaker If however current overload causes the second circuit breaker to trip then the entire power unit shuts down because the power supply is also tied to the...

Page 94: ...the event that the total current flow to outlets 11 through 20 exceeds 16 amps due to equipment connected to these outlets then the first circuit breaker will trip causing outlets 11 through 20 to shu...

Page 95: ...two 15 amp or two 16 amp circuit breakers The following table shows the circuit breaker trip time for all PM IPDU models Table C 1 Circuit Breaker Trip Time Current Load Trip Time 200 5 30 seconds 30...

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Page 97: ...0i L30A 80 PM10 L30A 80 PM20i L30A 82 PM20 L30A 81 command line interface 31 commands 32 configuration default parameters 23 initial 24 integrated 4 restoring the 53 saving 25 53 standalone 2 3 consol...

Page 98: ...18 mechanical loading 17 temperature 17 installation environment 17 integration with Cyclades management products 2 interface pinouts 72 interfaces 7 interval command 46 introduction 1 Ireland 15 16...

Page 99: ...72 82 32Au model 72 82 L20A model 71 L30A model 71 81 82 PM20i 32A 11 PM20i 32Au 11 PM45 72 PM8 7 15A model 63 20A model 64 L20A model 64 PM8i 8 79 10A model 64 PM8i 15A model 15 port console 21 ports...

Page 100: ...20i 32A 72 PM20i 32Au 72 PM20i L20A 71 PM20i L30A 71 PM20 L20A 69 PM20 L30A 70 PM8 15A 63 PM8 20A 64 PM8i 10A 64 PM8 L20A 64 standalone configuration 2 3 status command 54 syslog command 55 system con...

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