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108 Cyclades ACS 5000 Advanced Console Server Command Reference Guide
IPDU password
Although you may not be required to change an IPDU password, you can perform the following
procedure to change a password, if needed.
To change an IPDU password:
1. Change the connection protocol of the serial port where the IPDU appliance is connected.
cli> config physicalports <port number> general protocol consoletelnet
2. Activate your configuration changes.
cli> config runconfig
3. Exit the CLI utility, and from the command prompt, telnet to the console server serial port
where the IPDU appliance is connected.
#telnet localhost <TCP Port>
4. Log in to the IPDU appliance with the current username and password. The default value for
the Avocent PM PDU and Cyclades IPDU is
admin/pm8.
5. At the pm prompt change the IPDU appliance password and save the new password.
pm> passwd <new password>
pm> save
6. Press Ctrl-] (^]) to quit the Telnet session.
7. Invoke the CLI utility and change the connection protocol to power management.
cli> config physicalports <port number> general protocol pm
8. Repeat steps 1-7 for each Cyclades IPDU appliance.
9. Configure and synchronize the new password in the IPDU appliance with the password stored
in the console server.
cli> config applications pmdconfig general cyclades password
<new password>
10. Activate your configuration changes.
cli> config runconfig
11. Execute the following command to check if all Cyclades IPDU appliances are detected.
#pmCommand listipdus
IPDU Firmware Upgrade
You may upgrade the firmware of a single or multiple daisy-chained IPDU power management
appliances connected to a serial port of the console server.
NOTE: The firmware upgrade is available for Avocent PM PDUs and for Cyclades PM IPDUs.