Cyclades PM IPDU, Installation & User Manual

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Chapter 1: Introduction
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itself. Visit http://www.cyclades.com/support/downloads.php to find setup and configuration
instructions for the Cyclades management products.
Figure 1.3: The Cyclades PM IPDU with a Cyclades Management Device
An integrated environment offers the following advantages:
• IT professionals may power down, power up, and reboot network devices using the same
console management session from any location via telnet, Secure Shell (SSHv2), or through a
secure web session. This may all be done without the need for physical access to 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 allows you, via a configurable hotkey, to reboot servers without leaving
your telnet/ssh session.
• The Cyclades PM IPDU inherits the security of the console server to which it is connected.
Daisy chaining PM IPDUs with the Cyclades ACS console server or Cyclades TS terminal server is
similar to the daisy chained configuration as described in Daisy chained configuration on page 3;
Additional Cyclades PM IPDUs
with up to a total of 128 outlets
can be daisy-chained
Server Switch
PM IPDU #2
PM IPDU #1
PM IPDU #3
PM IPDU #4
Power Source
AlterPath OnSite