User guide

1User Guide InfraStruxure 150kVA Power Distribution Unit
Introduction
Product Features
The Network Management Card (NMC) in your Power Distribution Unit (PDU) provides power
distribution and management of electrical power to equipment racks. The NMC provides full
management capabilities over a network using Telnet, Secure SHell (SSH), HyperText Transfer Protocol
(HTTP), HTTP over Secure Sockets Layer (HTTPS), File Transfer Protocol (FTP), Secure CoPy (SCP),
Modbus, and Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) versions 1 and 3. The PDU also provides
the following features:
• Provides data and event logs.
• Supports input contact and relay output monitoring for use with dry contact sensors.
• Provides the ability to export a user configuration (.ini) file from a configured PDU to one or more
unconfigured PDUs without converting the file to a binary file.
• Supports using a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) or server to provide the network
(TCP/IP) values for the PDU.
• Supports using the Remote Monitoring Service (RMS)
• Enables you to configure notification through event logging (by the NMC and Syslog), e-mail,
and SNMP traps. You can configure notification for single events or groups of events, based on
the severity level or category of events.
• Provides the ability to export a user configuration (.ini) file from a configured card to one or more
unconfigured cards without converting the file to a binary file.
• Provides a selection of security protocols for authentication and encryption.
• Communicates with StruxureWare.
• Supports Modbus RTU over a serial RS485 port.
Initial setup
You must define three TCP/IP settings for the PDU before it can operate on the network:
• IP address of the PDU
• Subnet mask
• IP address of the default gateway
NOTICE
Strings can include any alphanumeric characters. Special characters are cannot be used
on all interfaces, therefore they are not recommended.
NOTICE
Do not use the loopback address as the default gateway. Doing so disables the PDU. You
must then log on using a serial connection and reset TCP/IP settings to their defaults.
Failure to follow these instructions can result in equipment damage.