Contents Introduction--1 InRow RC ACRC100 Series USER’S GUIDE Product Description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Features of the InRow RC 1 Initial setup 2 Internal Management Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Overview 2 Log on control 3 Types of user accounts 4 How to Recover from a Lost Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Display Interface LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
System option 14 Logout option 14 Web Interface--15 InRow RC ACRC100 Series USER’S GUIDE How to Log On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Overview 15 Supported Web browsers 15 URL address formats 16 Summary Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Navigation tabs 17 Quick status 18 Status 18 Help 18 Select a tab to perform a task 19 InRow RC Operation--21 Home. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Log 28 Graphing 29 Interval 29 Rotation 30 InRow RC ACRC100 Series USER’S GUIDE Syslog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Servers 31 Settings 32 Test 33 How to use FTP or SCP to retrieve the log files 33 Queries (Modbus requests and SNMP GETs) 35 Administration: Security--36 Local Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Administration: Notification--60 Event Actions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Types of notification 60 Configuring event actions 61 Active, Automatic, Direct Notification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64 E-mail 64 SNMP traps 67 InRow RC ACRC100 Series USER’S GUIDE Administration: General--69 Information about the InRow RC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The Upload Event and Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 The event and its error messages 84 Errors generated by overridden values 85 Using the APC Device IP Configuration Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 File Transfers--87 InRow RC ACRC100 Series USER’S GUIDE Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Upgrading Firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Introduction Product Description InRow RC ACRC100 Series USER’S GUIDE Features of the InRow® RC The American Power Conversion (APC®) InRow RC is a chilled water modular air conditioning unit that is available in either a half-rack (ACRC100 series) or a full-rack (ACRC500 series) model. This user’s guide describes the features of the ACRC100series cooling units. The ACRC100-series models are the widths of a standard enclosure, and can be placed in a data-center row.
Initial setup You must define the following three TCP/IP settings for the InRow RC before it can operate on the network: • IP address of the Management Card • Subnet mask InRow RC ACRC100 Series USER’S GUIDE • IP address of the default gateway Never use the loopback address (127.0.0.1) as the default gateway address for the InRow RC. Doing so will disable the unit and will require you to reset TCP/IP settings to their defaults using a local serial login.
For more information about the display interface, see the InRow RC Operation and Maintenance manual, available on the Utility CD or on the APC Web site, www.apc.com. InRow RC ACRC100 Series USER’S GUIDE To download the latest version of the Modbus register map, go to the APC Web site, www.apc.com, search by part number, and click the link to the register map in the list of documentation. Check the publication date at the start of the file.
Types of user accounts The InRow RC has three levels of access (Administrator, Device-Only User, and ReadOnly User), all of which are protected by user name and password requirements. InRow RC ACRC100 Series USER’S GUIDE • An Administrator can use all of the management menus available in the control console and the Web interface. The Administrator’s default user name and password are both apc.
2. Connect the APC null-modem cable (APC part number 940-0103A) to the selected port on the computer and to the serial port at the InRow RC (use the DB-9 connector on the front of the electrical panel). Do not touch components on the electrical panel, other than the service port. InRow RC ACRC100 Series USER’S GUIDE 3. Run a terminal program (such as HyperTerminal) and configure the selected port as follows: •9600 bps •8 data bits •no parity •1 stop bit •no flow control 4.
7. From the Control Console menu, select System, then User Manager. 8. Select Administrator, and change the User Name and Password settings, both of which are now defined as apc. Select Accept Changes to store the new user name and password values. 9. Press CTRL+C, log off, reconnect any serial cable you disconnected, restart any service you disabled, reinstall the lower air filter, and replace the rear panel.
Critical alarm When red, this LED indicates that a critical alarm condition exists and requires your immediate attention. An audible alarm beeps every 30 seconds. Press any function key to silence the audible alarm. Watchdog Features InRow RC ACRC100 Series USER’S GUIDE Overview To detect internal problems and recover from unanticipated inputs, the InRow RC uses internal, system-wide watchdog mechanisms.
Control Console How to Log On Overview InRow RC ACRC100 Series USER’S GUIDE You can use either a local (serial) connection, or a remote (Telnet or SSH) connection to access the control console. Use case-sensitive user name and password entries to log on (by default, apc and apc for an Administrator, or device and apc for a Device-Only User). A Read-Only User cannot access the control console. If you cannot remember your user name or password, see How to Recover from a Lost Password.
If the InRow RC uses a non-default port number (between 5000 and 32768), you need to include a colon or a space (depending on your Telnet client) between the IP address and the port number. InRow RC ACRC100 Series USER’S GUIDE 2. Enter the user name and password (by default, apc and apc for an Administrator, or device and apc for a Device-Only User). SSH for high-security access. If you use the high security of SSL for the Web interface, use Secure SHell (SSH) for access to the control console.
Main Screen Example main screen The following is an example of the screen that appears when you log on to the control console at the InRow RC. InRow RC ACRC100 Series USER’S GUIDE User Name : apc Password : *** American Power Conversion Netowrk Management Card AOS vx.x.x Copyright 2008 All Rights Reserved InRow RC APP vx.x.
Information and status fields Main screen information fields. • Two fields identify the APC operating system (AOS) and application (APP) firmware versions. The application firmware name identifies the type of device that connects to the network. On the example main screen, the application firmware for the InRow RC is displayed. InRow RC ACRC100 Series USER’S GUIDE Network Management Card AOS InRow RC APP vx.x.x vx.x.x • Three fields identify the system Name, Contact, and Location values.
Main screen status fields. • A Stat field reports the status of the InRow RC. InRow RC ACRC100 Series USER’S GUIDE Stat : P+ N+ A+ P+ The APC operating system (AOS) is functioning properly. N+ The network is functioning properly. N? A BOOTP or DHCP request cycle is in progress. N– The InRow RC failed to connect to the network. N! Another device is using the IP address of the InRow RC. A+ The application is functioning properly. A– The application has a bad checksum.
Control Console Menus Menu structure InRow RC ACRC100 Series USER’S GUIDE The menus in the control console list options by number and name. To use an option, type the option’s number and press ENTER, then follow any on-screen instructions. For menus that allow you to change a setting you must use the Accept Changes option to save the changes you made. Some changes may only take effect after you log off.
Device Manager option This option accesses the Device Manager menu, which displays information about the unit and the group. Select the components you want to manage. For example: 1- View Active Alarms 2- Cooling Group 3- Cooling Unit InRow RC ACRC100 Series USER’S GUIDE Network option Use this option to perform any of the following tasks: • Configure the InRow RC’s TCP/IP settings. • Configure the settings for the type of server (DHCP or BOOTP) used to provide the TCP/IP settings to the InRow RC.
Web Interface How to Log On InRow RC ACRC100 Series USER’S GUIDE Overview You can use the DNS name or System IP address of the InRow RC for the URL address of the Web interface. Use your case-sensitive User Name and Password settings to log on. The default user name differs by account type: • apc for an Administrator • device for a Device-Only User • readonly for a Read-Only User The default password is apc for all three account types.
For optimal functioning of the Web interface, enable JavaScript® for your Web browser. In addition, the InRow RC management interface cannot work with a proxy server. Therefore, before you can use a Web browser to access the InRow RC Web interface, you must do one of the following: InRow RC ACRC100 Series USER’S GUIDE • Configure the Web browser to disable the use of a proxy server for the InRow RC. • Configure the proxy server so that it does not proxy the specific IP address of the InRow RC.
• For a System IP address of 139.225.6.133, when the InRow RC uses the default port (80) at the Web server, the entry would be one of the following: – http://139.225.6.133 if HTTP is your access mode – https://139.225.6.133 if HTTPS is your access mode • For a System IP address of 139.225.6.133, when the InRow RC uses a non-default port (5000, in this example) at the Web server, the entry would be one of the following: InRow RC ACRC100 Series USER’S GUIDE – http://139.225.6.
Quick status The quick status tab is displayed in the upper right of every screen in the Web interface. The tab displays a summary of any alarms. InRow RC ACRC100 Series USER’S GUIDE Click the green “device operating normally” icon to return to the status screen where the status of the InRow RC is displayed. Click the “attention required” icon to return to the status screen where active warnings and alarms are displayed.
Select a tab to perform a task To do the following, see Home: • View and clear alarms. To do the following, see Group: • View the status of the group. • Set the number of units in the group. InRow RC ACRC100 Series USER’S GUIDE • Define the configuration type used by the group. • Set the cool and supply air setpoints. • Set the fan speed preference. • Set the cool PIDs. • Set the percentage of glycol in the group. To do the following, see Unit: • View the status and properties of each unit.
To do the following, see Administration: Security: • Control Administrator, Device User, and Read-Only user access. • Configure RADIUS access, servers, and server secret. • Configure the minutes of inactivity required before Auto Log Off To do the following, see Administration: Network: • Configure new TCP/IP settings for the InRow RC. InRow RC ACRC100 Series USER’S GUIDE • Select the port speed. • Identify the Domain Name System (DNS) Server and test the network connection to that server.
InRow RC Operation Home Overview View a summary of the following: InRow RC ACRC100 Series USER’S GUIDE • Active alarms • Group status • Unit status • Recent device events Alarm status View the following alarm information: • Group alarm status showing alarm descriptions and severity level • Unit alarm status showing alarm descriptions and severity level You can also choose to clear active alarms.
Group Overview View the following properties that are group-level or common to each unit in the group: • Cool setpoint—in degrees Celsius (C) or Fahrenheit (F) • Air flow—in cubic feet per minute (CFM) or liters per second (L/s) InRow RC ACRC100 Series USER’S GUIDE • Maximum rack inlet temperature • Minimum rack inlet temperature • Cool output—in kilowatts (kW) • Cool demand—in kW Setpoints Assign the group setpoints and then click Apply. Assign Fan Speed Preference and then click Apply.
Configuration Number of units in group. Enter the number of units in the group, then click Apply. Up to twelve units can be configured to work as a group. Configuration type. Select the configuration type, which is the air flow control strategy the group uses, then click Apply: InRow RC ACRC100 Series USER’S GUIDE • RACS—Rack Air Containment System. Air flow in the enclosure is controlled by a ducting system fitted to the enclosure. This is not a sealed system. • HACS—Hot Aisle Containment System.
Unit Overview View information for the various components of each unit in the group, including the following: • Operating mode—On, Standby, or Idle InRow RC ACRC100 Series USER’S GUIDE • Rack Inlet Temperature—in degrees F or C • Supply and Return Air Temperatures—in degrees F or C • Air flow—in CFM or L/s • Fan speed—the average RPM of all fans, given as a percentage of the maximum fan speed.
Identification The Unit tab’s left navigation menu option Identification displays the following read-only information about each unit: • Model Number • Serial Number • Controller Firmware InRow RC ACRC100 Series USER’S GUIDE • Hardware Revision • Date of Manufacture You can also configure the following identification information: • Unit ID—Assign the unit a number from 1 to 12.
Thresholds Configure high temperature thresholds for the rack inlet, supply air, return air, and entering fluid temperature sensors. If the respective temperature rises above the threshold, an alarm is activated. Click Apply to save your changes. Configuration InRow RC ACRC100 Series USER’S GUIDE Configure the following unit settings, then click Apply to save your changes: • Startup Delay—The delay, in seconds, that begins when power is applied. The unit starts when the delay period ends.
Logs Events InRow RC ACRC100 Series USER’S GUIDE Log Use this option to view or delete the contents of the event log. The event log displays all events recorded since the log was last deleted or since the log reached its maximum capacity and the older half was deleted automatically. Events are in reverse chronological order.
To access lists of all configurable events and how they are currently configured, select the Administration tab, Notification on the top menu bar, and by event under Event Actions on the left navigation menu; then click, in turn, on each major category of event. See Configuring by event. InRow RC ACRC100 Series USER’S GUIDE Reverse lookup Reverse lookup is disabled by default. Enable this feature unless you have no DNS server configured or have poor network performance because of heavy network traffic.
If your browser is Microsoft Internet Explorer, JavaScript must be enabled for you to use the Launch Log in New Window button. Alternatively, you can use FTP or Secure CoPy (SCP) to view the data log. See How to use FTP or SCP to retrieve the log files. InRow RC ACRC100 Series USER’S GUIDE Click Clear Data Log to delete all data recorded in the log. Deleted data cannot be retrieved. Graphing Use this option to create an interactive data graph.
Rotation InRow RC ACRC100 Series USER’S GUIDE Use this option to set up a password-protected data log repository on a specified FTP server. Enabling rotation causes a copy of any previously unsaved entries in the data log to be appended to the file you specify by name and location. Updates to this file occur either at the upload interval that you specify, in hours, or when the data log has reached its maximum size (if the maximum size is reached before the upload interval expires).
Syslog InRow RC ACRC100 Series USER’S GUIDE By default, the InRow RC can send messages to up to four Syslog servers whenever events occur. The Syslog servers, which must be specifically identified by their IP addresses or host names, record the events that occur at network devices in a log that provides a centralized record of events. This user’s guide does not describe Syslog or its configuration values in detail. For more information about Syslog, see RFC3164, at www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc3164.
Settings InRow RC ACRC100 Series USER’S GUIDE Leave the Syslog settings, except the Server IP settings, set to their defaults unless otherwise specified by the Syslog network or system administrator. Setting Definition Message Generation Enables (by default) or disables the Syslog feature. Facility Code Selects the facility code assigned to the InRow RC’s Syslog messages (User, by default). NOTE: User is the selection that best defines the Syslog messages sent by the InRow RC.
Test Use this option to send a test message to the Syslog servers configured through the servers option: 1. Select a severity to assign to the test message. InRow RC ACRC100 Series USER’S GUIDE 2. Define the test message, using any text that is formatted according to the required test message field. For example, APC: Test Syslog, meets the formatting requirements.
See the Security Handbook, available on the InRow RC Utility CD and on the APC Web site (www.apc.com) for information on the available protocols and methods for setting up the type of security appropriate for your needs. InRow RC ACRC100 Series USER’S GUIDE To use SCP to retrieve the file. To use SCP to retrieve the event.txt file, use the following command: scp username@hostname_or_ip_address:event.txt ./event.txt To use SCP to retrieve the data.
2. Use the case-sensitive User Name and Password for either an Administrator or a Device-Only User to log on. • For Administrator, apc is the default for User Name and Password. • For the Device-Only User, device is the default for User Name, and apc is the default for Password. 3. Use the get command to transmit the text-version of the event log or data log to your local drive. InRow RC ACRC100 Series USER’S GUIDE ftp>get event.txt or ftp>get data.txt 4.
Administration: Security Local Users InRow RC ACRC100 Series USER’S GUIDE Permission levels Before you configure user access, be sure you understand the capabilities of each account type (Administrator, Device-Only User, and Read-Only User) to use menus, view information, and change settings. For information on user permission levels for each account type (Administrator, Device-Only User, and Read-Only User), see Types of user accounts.
Remote Users Authentication InRow RC ACRC100 Series USER’S GUIDE Use this option to select how to administer remote access to the InRow RC: For information about local authentication (authentication that can be administered without the centralized authentication provided by a RADIUS server), see the Security Handbook provided on the Utility CD and available on the APC Web site at www.apc.com.
RADIUS Use this option to do the following: • Display a list of RADIUS servers identified as being available to the InRow RC and the time-out period for each server (the number of seconds the InRow RC will wait for a reply from the server before the request fails). InRow RC ACRC100 Series USER’S GUIDE • Add a server to the list of identified RADIUS servers.
Summary of the configuration procedure 1. Add the IP address of the InRow RC to the RADIUS server client list (file). InRow RC ACRC100 Series USER’S GUIDE RADIUS servers use port 1812 by default to authenticate users. To use a different port, add a colon followed by the new port number to the end of the RADIUS server name or IP address. 2. The users must be configured with Service-Type attributes unless Vendor Specific Attributes (VSAs) are defined instead.
Configuring a RADIUS server on UNIX®, with shadow passwords If UNIX shadow password files are used (/etc/passwd) in conjunction with the RADIUS dictionary files, the following two methods can be used to authenticate users: • If all UNIX users have administrative privileges, add the following to the RADIUS “user” file. InRow RC ACRC100 Series USER’S GUIDE DEFAULT Auth-Type = System APC-Service-Type = Admin To allow only Device-Only Users, change the value for APC-Service-Type to Device.
Administration: Network TCP/IP and Communication Settings InRow RC ACRC100 Series USER’S GUIDE TCP/IP settings The TCP/IP option on the left navigation menu, selected by default when you choose Network on the top menu bar, displays the current TCP/IP settings of the InRow RC (its IP address, subnet mask, default gateway) and the MAC address.
InRow RC ACRC100 Series USER’S GUIDE TCP/IP Setting Description Manual The IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway must be configured manually. (The MAC address is not configurable.) Click Next>> and enter the new values. BOOTP A BOOTP server provides the TCP/IP settings. At 32-second intervals, the InRow RC requests network assignment from any BOOTP server: • If it receives a valid response, it starts the network services.
TCP/IP Setting InRow RC ACRC100 Series USER’S GUIDE DHCP Description At 32-second intervals, the InRow RC requests network assignment from any DHCP server: By default, the number of retries is unlimited. • If the InRow RC receives a valid response, by default it requires the APC cookie from the DHCP server in order to accept the lease and start the network services.
TCP/IP Setting InRow RC ACRC100 Series USER’S GUIDE DHCP and BOOTP Description The default setting. The InRow RC tries to obtain its TCP/IP settings from a BOOTP server first, and then, if it cannot discover a BOOTP server, from a DHCP server. If it obtains its TCP/IP settings from either server, it switches this setting from the default to BOOTP or DHCP, depending on the type of server that supplied the TCP/IP settings to the InRow RC.
DHCP response options Each valid DHCP response contains options that provide the TCP/IP settings that the InRow RC needs to operate on a network, and other information that affects the InRow RC’s operation. InRow RC ACRC100 Series USER’S GUIDE Vendor specific information (option 43). The InRow RC uses this option in a DHCP response to determine whether the DHCP response is valid. This option contains up to two APC-specific options in a TAG/LEN/DATA format: the APC Cookie and the Boot Mode Transition.
– A data value of 2 disables the Remain in DHCP & BOOTP mode after accepting TCP/IP settings. The TCP/IP Configuration setting switches to DHCP when the InRow RC accepts the DHCP response. Whenever the InRow RC reboots, it will request its network assignment from a DHCP server only.
Other options. The InRow RC also uses the following options within a valid DHCP response. All of these options except the last are described in RFC2132. • Network Time Protocol Servers (option 42): Up to two NTP servers (primary and secondary) that the InRow RC can use. • Time Offset (option 2): The offset of the InRow RC's subnet, in seconds, from Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).
DNS (Adminstration>Network>DNS>servers) Use the options under DNS on the left navigation menu to configure and test the Domain Name System (DNS): InRow RC ACRC100 Series USER’S GUIDE • Select servers to specify the IP addresses of the primary and optional secondary Domain Name System server. The InRow RC cannot send any e-mail messages unless at least the IP address of the primary DNS server is defined.
InRow RC ACRC100 Series USER’S GUIDE – Domain Name: An Administrator must configure the domain name here only. In all other fields in the InRow RC interface (except e-mail addresses) that accept domain names, the InRow RC adds this domain name when only a host name is entered. • To override all instances of the expansion of a specified host name by the addition of the domain name, set the domain name field to its default, example.com, or to 0.0.0.0.
Web InRow RC ACRC100 Series USER’S GUIDE Use the options under Web on the left navigation menu to configure the following: Option Description access To activate changes to any of the following access selections, log off from and back on to the InRow RC: • Disable: Disables all access to the Web interface. (You must use the control console to re-enable access to the Web interface. Select Network and Web/ SSL/TLS.
InRow RC ACRC100 Series USER’S GUIDE Option Description ssl cipher suites Enable or disable any of the SSL encryption ciphers and hash algorithms: • DES: A block cipher that provides authentication by Secure Hash Algorithm. • RC4_MD5 (enabled by default): A stream cipher, providing authentication by MD5 hash algorithm. • RC4_SHA (enabled by default): A stream cipher that provides authentication by Secure Hash Algorithm. • 3DES: A block cipher that provides authentication by Secure Hash Algorithm.
Console InRow RC ACRC100 Series USER’S GUIDE Use the options under Console on the left navigation menu to configure the following: Option Description access Choose one of the following: • Disable: Disables all access to the control console. • Enable Telnet (the default setting): Telnet transmits user names, passwords, and data without encryption. • Enable SSH v1 and v2: Do not enable both versions 1 and 2 of Secure SHell (SSH) unless you require that both be activated at the same time.
Option Description ssh encryption Enable or disable encryption algorithms (block ciphers) compatible with SSH version 1 or version 2 clients: InRow RC ACRC100 Series USER’S GUIDE SSH v1 algorithms: • DES • Blowfish: If your SSH v1 client cannot use Blowfish, which is always enabled, you must also enable DES. SSH v2 algorithms: • 3DES: (enabled by default) • Blowfish: (enabled by default) • AES 128 • AES 256 Your SSH v2 client selects the enabled algorithm that provides the highest security.
InRow RC ACRC100 Series USER’S GUIDE Option Description ssh host key Status indicates the status of the host key (private key): • SSH Disabled: No host key in use: SSH is disabled and is not using a host key even if one is loaded. • Generating: The InRow RC is creating a host key because no valid host key was found. • Loading: A host key is being activated on the InRow RC.
SNMP InRow RC ACRC100 Series USER’S GUIDE SNMPv1. All user names, passwords, and community names for SNMP are transferred over the network as plain text. If your network requires the high security of encryption, disable SNMP access or set the access for each community to Read. (A community with Read access can receive status information and use SNMP traps.
InRow RC ACRC100 Series USER’S GUIDE Option Description access Enable SNMPv1 Access: Enables SNMP version 1 as a method of communication with this device. access control You can configure up to four access control entries to specify which Network Management Systems (NMS) have access to this device.
SNMPv3. For SNMP GETs, SETs, and trap receivers, SNMPv3 uses a system of user profiles to identify users. An SNMPv3 user must have a user profile assigned in the MIB software program to perform GETs and SETs, browse the MIB, and receive traps. To use SNMPv3, you must have a MIB program that supports SNMPv3. InRow RC ACRC100 Series USER’S GUIDE The InRow RC supports only MD5 authentication and DES encryption.
InRow RC ACRC100 Series USER’S GUIDE Option Description access control You can configure up to four access control entries to specify which NMSs have access to this device. The opening page for access control, by default, assigns one entry to each of the four user profiles, but you can edit these settings to apply more than one entry to any user profile to grant access by several specific IP addresses, host names, or IP address masks.
FTP server InRow RC ACRC100 Series USER’S GUIDE The FTP server settings enable (by default) or disable access to the FTP server and specify the TCP/IP port (21 by default) that the FTP server uses for communication with the InRow RC. The FTP server uses both the specified port and the port one number lower than the specified port. You can change the Port setting to the number of any unused port from 5001 to 32767 to enhance the protection provided by User Name and Password settings.
Administration: Notification Event Actions Types of notification InRow RC ACRC100 Series USER’S GUIDE You can configure event actions to occur in response to an event or a group of events. These actions notify users of the event in any of several ways: • Active, automatic notification. The specified users or monitoring devices are contacted directly.
Configuring event actions You can configure event actions for individual events or for predefined groups of events. Configuring by event. To define event actions for an individual event: InRow RC ACRC100 Series USER’S GUIDE 1. Select the Administration tab, Notification on the top menu bar, and by event under Event Actions on the left navigation menu. 2. Follow the on-screen instructions to list events by severity, either by main category or sub-category. 3.
•How frequently to send e-mail to the selected e-mail recipient or a trap to the selected trap receiver. E-mail or a trap repeats at the time interval specified here in seconds, minutes, or hours, unless the event has cleared. InRow RC ACRC100 Series USER’S GUIDE •The number of times to send e-mail to the selected e-mail recipient or a trap to the selected trap receiver. Choose to send e-mail or a trap a specified number of times or to repeat the notification an unlimited number of times.
3. Select event actions for all events in the group. InRow RC ACRC100 Series USER’S GUIDE A Syslog server must be configured in order to display or use the Syslog option, and at least one e-mail recipient (for e-mail notification) or at least one trap receiver (for notification by SNMP traps) must be configured in order to display the detailed e-mail and trap receiver notification options. – Click the Logging button to choose logging for all events in the group.
5. Click Finish to return to the by group page, or select Configure Additional Actions to keep the selected event group and to configure the remaining Logging, E-mail Recipients, or Trap Receivers actions for this group. Active, Automatic, Direct Notification InRow RC ACRC100 Series USER’S GUIDE E-mail Overview of setup. Use the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) to send e-mail to up to four recipients when an event occurs.
InRow RC ACRC100 Series USER’S GUIDE SMTP (Administration>Notification>E-mail>server). Use this option to define the following settings: Setting Description Local SMTP Server The IP address (or if DNS is configured, the DNS name) of the local SMTP server. From Address The contents of the From field in the format user@ [IP_address] (if an IP address is specified as Local SMTP Server) or user@domain.
InRow RC ACRC100 Series USER’S GUIDE Setting Description SMTP Server Selects one of the following methods for routing e-mail: • Local: Through the SMTP server of the InRow RC (the recommended setting). This option ensures that the e-mail is sent before the InRow RC’s 20-second time-out, and, if necessary, is retried several times. Also do one of the following: • Enable forwarding at the InRow RC’s SMTP server so that it can route e-mail to external SMTP servers.
SNMP traps Trap receivers. This option lists, by NMS IP/Host Name, up to the maximum number (six) of trap receivers allowed. • To open the page for configuring a new trap receiver, click Add Trap Receiver. InRow RC ACRC100 Series USER’S GUIDE • To modify or delete a trap receiver, first click its IP address or host name to access its settings. (If you delete a trap receiver, all notification settings configured under Event Actions for the deleted trap receiver are set to their default values.
Test. Use this option to test the sending of a trap to a configured trap receiver. Last test result—The result of the most recent SNMP trap test. A successful SNMP trap test verifies only that a trap was sent; it does not verify that the trap was received by the selected trap receiver. A trap test succeeds if all of the following are true: • The SNMP version (SNMPv1 or SNMPv3) configured for the selected trap receiver is enabled on this device.
Administration: General Information about the InRow RC InRow RC ACRC100 Series USER’S GUIDE Identification Use this option to define the System Name, Contact, and Location values used to identify the InRow RC. For example, you might configure Name as Test Lab, Contact (whom to contact about the device) as Donald Adams, and Location as Building 3. Date & time Mode. Use this option to set the time and date used by the InRow RC.
InRow RC ACRC100 Series USER’S GUIDE • Synchronize with NTP Server: Use this selection to have an NTP Server define the date and time for the InRow RC. Setting Definition Primary NTP Server Enter the IP address or domain name of the primary NTP server. Secondary NTP Server Enter the IP address or domain name of the secondary NTP server, when a secondary server is available. Time Zone Select a time zone.
Date format. Select the numerical format in which to display all dates in this User Interface. In the selections, each letter m (for month), d (for day), and y (for year) represents one digit. Single-digit days and months are displayed with a leading zero. User configuration file (ini) InRow RC ACRC100 Series USER’S GUIDE As an Administrator, you can retrieve a dynamically generated .ini file of the current configuration of the InRow RC and export that file to another InRow RC or to multiple InRow RCs.
Action Definition Reset All Resets Security, Network, Notification, General, and Logs configuration settings. It does not reset Cooling Group and Cooling Unit configuration settings. Mark the Include TCP/IP checkbox to include the setting that determines how this device must obtain its TCP/IP settings. That setting will be reset to its default, DHCP & BOOTP. InRow RC ACRC100 Series USER’S GUIDE NOTE: To reset all device settings except the TCP/IP settings, leave the Include TCP/IP checkbox unchecked.
The Modbus register map for the InRow RC defines the data (type, location, and valid responses) available through Modbus. To download the latest Modbus register map, go to the APC Web site (www.apc.com), search for your product, and click the link to the register map in the list of documentation. Check the publication date at the start of the file. InRow RC ACRC100 Series USER’S GUIDE For more information on Modbus, see the Modbus Standard Library at www.modbus.org.
About InRow RC ACRC100 Series USER’S GUIDE The hardware information is especially useful to APC Customer Support in helping to troubleshoot problems with your InRow RC. The serial number and MAC address accessible through the About menu option are also available on the InRow RC itself. Management Uptime shows the time that has elapsed since the last reset or reboot.
APC Device IP Configuration Wizard Purpose and Requirements Purpose: configure basic TCP/IP settings InRow RC ACRC100 Series USER’S GUIDE You can use the APC Device IP Configuration Wizard to configure the basic TCP/IP settings (IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway) of the following: • Network Management Cards • Network-enabled devices (devices that contain embedded Network Management Cards) Using the Wizard, you can configure the basic TCP/IP settings of installed or embedded Network Management
Install the Wizard To install the Wizard from the Utility CD: 1. If autorun is enabled, the user interface of the CD starts when you insert the CD. Otherwise, open the file contents.htm on the CD. 2. Click Device IP Configuration Wizard and follow the instructions. To install the Wizard from a downloaded executable file: InRow RC ACRC100 Series USER’S GUIDE 1. Go to www.apc.com/tools/download. 2. Download the Device IP Configuration Wizard. 3.
• For Network Management Cards that you install, the MAC address is on a label on the bottom of the card. InRow RC ACRC100 Series USER’S GUIDE • For a network-enabled device (with an embedded Network Management Card), the MAC address is on a label on the device — for example, usually on the side of a device that you mount in a rack. You can also obtain the MAC address from the Quality Assurance slip that came with the Network Management Card or device. Run the Wizard to perform the configuration.
Configure or reconfigure the TCP/IP settings locally To configure a single Network Management Card or network-enabled device through a serial connection: 1. Contact your network administrator to obtain valid TCP/IP settings. 2. Connect the RS-232 configuration cable that came with the Network Management Card or device. InRow RC ACRC100 Series USER’S GUIDE a. Connect one end to an available communications port on your computer. Make sure no other application is using the port. b.
7. Switch the main breaker on the front of the electrical panel to OFF. Wait one second. Switch the main breaker to ON. If you wait too long to return power to the Cooling Unit, you must repeat step 7. InRow RC ACRC100 Series USER’S GUIDE If the IP address you entered is in use on the network, the Wizard prompts you to enter an IP address that is not in use. Enter a correct IP address, and click Finish. 8.
How to Export Configuration Settings Retrieving and Exporting the .ini File InRow RC ACRC100 Series USER’S GUIDE Summary of the procedure As an Administrator, you can retrieve a dynamically generated .ini file of the current configuration of the InRow RC and export that file to another InRow RC or to multiple InRow RCs. 1. Configure the InRow RC to have the settings you want to export. 2. Retrieve the .ini file from that InRow RC. 3. Customize the .
Contents of the .ini file The config.ini file that you retrieve from the InRow RC contains the following: • Section headings, which are category names enclosed in brackets ([ ]), and under each section heading, keywords, which are labels describing specific InRow RC settings. InRow RC ACRC100 Series USER’S GUIDE Only section headings and keywords supported for the specific device (in this case the InRow RC) from which you retrieve the file are included.
Detailed procedures Use the following procedures to retrieve the settings of one InRow RC and export them to one or more InRow RCs. Retrieving. To set up and retrieve an .ini file to export: InRow RC ACRC100 Series USER’S GUIDE 1. Configure the InRow RC with the settings you want to export. To avoid errors, configure the InRow RC by using its user interface whenever possible. Directly editing the .ini file risks introducing errors. 2. Use FTP to retrieve the file config.
enclosed in quotation marks. (Leading or trailing spaces not within the opening and closing quotation marks are ignored.) – To export a specific system date and time or any scheduled events, you must configure the values directly in the .ini file. InRow RC ACRC100 Series USER’S GUIDE • To export a specific system time, export only the configured [SystemDate/ Time] section as a separate .ini file. (The time necessary to export a large file would cause the configured time to be significantly inaccurate.
b. Export the copy of the customized .ini file. The receiving InRow RC accepts any file name that has the .ini suffix, is no more than 64 characters in length, and is exported to its root directory. ftp> put filename.ini Exporting the file to multiple InRow RCs. To export the .ini file to multiple InRow RCs: InRow RC ACRC100 Series USER’S GUIDE • Use FTP or SCP, but write a script that incorporates and repeats the steps used for exporting the file to a single InRow RC.
Event text Description Configuration file warning: Invalid keyword on line number. A line with an invalid keyword or value is ignored. InRow RC ACRC100 Series USER’S GUIDE Configuration file warning: Invalid value on line number. Configuration file warning: Invalid section on line number. If a section name is invalid, all keyword/value pairs in that section are ignored. Configuration file warning: Keyword found outside of a section on line number. A keyword entered at the beginning of the file (i.
Using the APC Device IP Configuration Wizard InRow RC ACRC100 Series USER’S GUIDE On Windows operating systems, instead of using the preceding procedure for transferring .ini files, you can choose to update the basic TCP/IP settings of InRow RCs by using the APC Device IP Configuration Wizard. See APC Device IP Configuration Wizard for a detailed description of how to discover and configure the basic TCP/IP settings of unconfigured InRow RCs remotely over your TCP/IP network.
File Transfers InRow RC ACRC100 Series USER’S GUIDE Overview The InRow RC automatically recognizes binary firmware files. Each of these files contains a header and one or more Cyclical Redundancy Checks (CRCs) to ensure that the data contained in the file is not corrupted before or during the transfer operation. When new firmware is transmitted to the InRow RC, the program code is updated and new features become available. This chapter describes how to transfer firmware files to the InRow RC.
Firmware files (InRow RC) A firmware version consists of two modules: An APC Operating System (AOS) module and an application module. The APC Operating System (AOS) and application module files used with the InRow RC share the same basic format: apc_hardware-version_type_firmware-version.bin InRow RC ACRC100 Series USER’S GUIDE – apc: Indicates that this is an APC file. – hardware-version: hw0x identifies the version of the hardware on which you can use this binary file.
Manual upgrades, primarily for Linux systems. If all computers on your network are running Linux, you must upgrade the firmware of the InRow RCs manually, i.e., by using the separate APC firmware modules (AOS module and application module).
Use FTP or SCP to upgrade one InRow RC Instructions for using FTP. For you to be able to use FTP to upgrade a single InRow RC over the network: • The InRow RC must be connected to the network. • The FTP server must be enabled at the InRow RC. InRow RC ACRC100 Series USER’S GUIDE • The InRow RC must have its TCP/IP settings (System IP, Subnet Mask, and Default Gateway addresses) configured. To use FTP to upgrade the InRow RC: 1.
3. Type open and the InRow RC’s IP address, and press ENTER. If the port setting for the FTP Server (accessible through the Administration tab, Network on the top menu bar, and FTP Server on the left navigation menu) has changed from its default of 21, you must use the non-default value in the FTP command. InRow RC ACRC100 Series USER’S GUIDE a. For some FTP clients, use a colon to add the port number to the end of the IP address. b.
Instructions for using SCP. To use Secure CoPy (SCP) to upgrade the firmware for one InRow RC: InRow RC ACRC100 Series USER’S GUIDE 1. Identify and locate the firmware modules described in the preceding instructions for FTP. 2. Use an SCP command line to transfer the AOS firmware module to the InRow RC. The following example assumes an InRow RC IP address of 158.205.6.185, and an AOS module of apc_hw03_aos_xxx.bin.
2. Select a serial port at the local computer and disable any service which uses that port. 3. Connect the RS-232 configuration cable (APC part number 940-0103A) that came with the InRow RC to the selected port and to the serial port at the InRow RC. InRow RC ACRC100 Series USER’S GUIDE 4. Run a terminal program (such as HyperTerminal), and configure the selected port for 9600 bps, 8 data bits, no parity, 1 stop bit, no flow control, and save the changes. 5.
Verifying Upgrades and Updates Overview InRow RC ACRC100 Series USER’S GUIDE To verify that the firmware upgrade was successful, see the Last Transfer Result message, available through the FTP Server option of the Network menu (in the control console only), or use an SNMP GET to the mfiletransferStatusLastTransferResult object identifier (OID). Last transfer result codes Code Description Successful The file transfer was successful. Result not available There are no recorded file transfers.
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