Switched PDU
Installation and Operations Manual
Operations
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Telnet Administration
NOTE:
A restart of the PDU is required after setting or changing
any
Telnet/Web configurations.
Enabling and disabling Telnet support:
The Set Telnet command is used to enable or disable Telnet support.
To enable or disable Telnet support:
At the Switched CDU: prompt, type
set telnet
, followed by
enabled
or
disabled
and press
Enter
.
Changing the Telnet port:
With Telnet support enabled, the Telnet server watches and responds to requests on the default Telnet port number 23. You
can change this port number using the Set Telnet Port command.
To change the Telnet socket:
At the Switched CDU: prompt, type
set telnet port
, followed by the port number and press
Enter
.
Example
The following changes the Telnet port number to 7001:
Switched CDU: set telnet port 7001<Enter>
FTP Administration
You can upload new versions of firmware into the PDU using File Transfer Protocol (FTP). This allows access to
new firmware releases for firmware improvements and new features additions. The following commands are used to
configure the PDU for an FTP firmware upload. For more information about initiating an FTP firmware upload, see
Appendix B.
NOTE:
Secure File Transport Protocol (SFTP) is also supported for encrypted SSH transport over the network.
Setting the FTP host address:
The Set FTP Host command sets the FTP host IP address or hostname allowing for firmware file uploads.
To set the FTP Host address:
At the Switched CDU: prompt, type
set ftp host
, followed by the IP address or hostname and press
Enter
.
NOTE:
Both IPv4 and IPv6 formats are accepted for IP address or hostname.
Examples
The following command sets the FTP host IP address to 12.34.56.99:
Switched CDU: set ftp host 12.34.56.99<Enter>
The following command sets the FTP hostname to ftp.servertech.com:
Switched CDU: set ftp host ftp.servertech.com<Enter>
Setting the FTP username:
The Set FTP Username command sets the username as required by the FTP Host.
To set the FTP username:
At the Switched CDU: prompt, type
set ftp username
, followed by the FTP username and press
Enter
.
Example
The following command sets the FTP username to Guest:
Switched CDU: set ftp username guest<Enter>
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