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2. Click Appliance Settings in the side navigation bar, click Ports and then Power device in
the side navigation bar. The Power Devices Attached to Appliance window will open. (For
KVM over IP switches that have two SPC ports, one row will appear for each power
device.)
3. Click on the name of a power device. The Power Device Settings window will open.
Some fields are read-only. For fields that can be modified, enter or select new values.
(If you change the appliance name and the automatic name pull feature is enabled, see
Automatic name pull on page 143 for the effect.)
4. (Optional) If the power management plug-in is installed, select a voltage and enter a power
factor in the fields provided. These values are required if you wish to monitor power data
on a power device.
5. Click Save and then click Close. The Power Devices Attached to Appliances window will
open.
6. Click Close. The Units View window will open.
Upgrading the firmware of a Cyclades power device
You may upgrade the firmware of a Cyclades power device attached to a KVM over IP switch.
There are two ways to do this:
• From a Unit Overview window, using the Upgrade Firmware wizard - see Upgrading
firmware on page 353.
• Using the Task wizard - see Task: Updating the firmware of an appliance type on page
370.
• In the Select Task to Add window, select Upgrade firmware of selected units.
• In the Select Unit Type window, you may select by product family (Cyclades Power
Devices) or unit type (specific power device types)
If multiple power devices are installed in a daisy chain configuration, the most remote power
device will be upgraded first.
Power Device Input Feed
The ability to display and change power device input feed information is currently supported
on Avocent SPC power control devices, Server Technology power devices and Cyclades PM
Intelligent Power Distribution Units (IPDU).
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