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Chapter 6: Power Management 101
• An IPDU appliance should have a unique name, referred to as an IPDU ID.
• If the IPDU ID is not defined or is duplicated, the console server assigns a default name to an
IPDU appliance.
• Once the IPDU ID is saved, the console server identifies the IPDU appliance regardless of the
serial port it is connected to, or its position in the cluster.
To rename or assign a name to an IPDU:
1. From the command prompt, execute the pmCommand.
# pmCommand
Type help to see a list of commands or menu to invoke the menu driven interface.
2. To view a list of connected IPDU appliances, enter the following command.
pmCommand> listipdus
3. To change an IPDU ID, enter the following command.
pmCommand> id <current IPDU ID> <new IPDU ID>
NOTE: Issuing a pmCommand without an IPDU ID may apply the changes to all IPDU appliances connected to
the console server, or it may generate an error message. Make sure to add the IPDU ID to a pmCommand.
IPDU appliances may also be referenced by the location of the IPDU. In this case, the location
should be preceded with an exclamation (!). For example, to display the maximum detected current
on the third IPDU connected to serial port 2, enter the following command at the
pmCommand prompt.
pmCommand> current !ttyS2-C
Outlet groups should be referenced by a name which is unique among the outlet groups.
For example,
pmCommand> lock $group1
To configure outlet groups:
1. Invoke the CLI utility and navigate to the pmdconfig directory.
cli> config applications pmdconfig
2. Enter one of the following strings to add or edit outlet groups.
pmdconfig> outletgroups add <groupname>
pmdconfig> outletgroups edit <groupname>
3. At the Group prompt, enter the following string to assign outlets to the group.
Group[groupname]> outletlist <IPDU ID> [outlet name]
For example,
Group[groupname]> outletlist IPDUA[1,5],IPDU2[5-7]