User`s guide

BLACK BOX® CS Installation, Administration, and User’s Guide 141
Applications
authorized to connect to serial ports can perform IPMI power management on
a serially-connected device while connected.
To configure power management of IPMI devices the following CS
information must be obtained from the IPMI device’s administrator.
The information is updated in the
/etc/portslave/pslave.conf and
/etc/IPMIServer.conf files.
The “admin” or user in the “admin” group can Add, Edit, or Delete an IPMI
device in an IPMI Devices List. The user with power management privileges
can manage power on listed IPMI devices.
The following table describes the icons available in the IPMI Power Mgmt.
form.
Table 7-7: Expert > IPMI Power Mgmt. Form Icons
Table 7-6: Expert > IPMI Information
Field Name Description
Device Alias
Optional
IP Address
IP address of the device on the network
Authentication type
None, Straight Password, MD5, MD2
Access Level
(User/Operator/Administrator) Default is User.
Username
Default is NULL user.
Password
Password for administering the remote device
Button Purpose
A yellow light bulb indicates the current state of the
device. Clicking the light bulb icon toggles the state of
the device.