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Port Access and Configuration Examples.....27
Manage Power for a Device Connected to an Outlet on a
PDU
See cycle, on, off, lock and unlock on page 16 for how an authorized user can manage power on
PDU outlets when the PDU is connected to an enabled port configured with the Power Profile and
the PDUis connected to the network and added to the appliance as Network PDU.
Port Configuration Examples
The following examples show how an administrator can configure a port when a device console is
connected, assign the CAS profile, configure a port that is connected to a PDU and assign the
Power Profile.
To set up a console access service (CAS) port:
1. Log onto the CLI as an administrator.
--:- / cli->
2. Enter set_cas ports/serial_ports/ followed by a space and the number of the port you want
to configure (port 1 is used as an example).
--:- / cli-> set_cas ports/serial_ports/ 1
3. Enter show to view the status of port 1.
Selected items: 1
Port: 1
enable_cisco_rj45_pin-out = no
status = enabled
speed = 9600
parity = none
data_bits = 8
stop_bits = 1
flow_control = none
Type ls to see available sub-nodes.
--:#- [serial_ports/physical] cli->ls
cas/
data_buffering/
alerts/
power/
Type show to see the content of the page.