User`s guide

BLACK BOX® CS Installation, Administration, and User’s Guide 23
CS and Power Management
Configuring Access to Connected Devices
During hardware installation of CS, the installer connects the servers, devices,
and any IPDUs to the serial ports.
During software configuration, the CS administrator performs the common
tasks listed in the following table.
CS and Power Management
CS enables users who have power management permissions to power off,
power on, and reboot devices. The CS offers the following power
management options:
• Remote power management of servers that have IPMI controllers. The
CS's implementation of the Intelligent Platform Management Interface
(IPMI) protocol lets authorized users manage power for servers that have
embedded IPMI controllers. IPMI servers do not need to be connected to
the CS because their IPMI controllers respond to out-of-band IPMI
Table 1-7: Tasks for Configuring Access to Connected Devices
Task Where documented
Configure a serial port connection protocol
for a console connection
Page 246
Configure user access to serial ports. Page 261
Configure a serial port for IPDU or IPMI
power management
Page 274
Configure a user for IPDU power
management
Page 276