User Guide

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• Cyclades PM Intelligent Power Distribution Units (IPDUs) - With Cyclades PM IPDUs, up to
128 outlets can be daisy-chained and managed from a single serial port.
• Avocent SPC power control devices.
• Server Technology Sentry™ family of Switched Cabinet Power Distribution Units (CDUs),
Smart Cabinet Power Distribution Units (Smart CDUs) and switched CDU Expansion Module
(CW/CX) power devices. One additional level of power devices can be daisy-chained with
ServerTech Expansion modules.
• Server Technology Sentry Power Tower XL™ (PTXL) and Power Tower Expansion Module
(PTXM) power devices.
NOTE: The term PDU refers to any of these types of power devices.
The console server automatically recognizes and supports Liebert RPC2 cards, Avocent PM
PDUs, Cyclades PM PDUs or Avocent SPC devices when the corresponding serial port is
configured for power management.
PDUs
To manage a PDU:
1. Select Power Management - PDUs.
2. Select the checkbox next to the PDU you want to manage.
3. Click On, Off, Cycle, Reboot PDU, Reset HW Overcurrent Protection or Factory Defaults if
desired. A confirmation appears. Click OK.
NOTE: The power controls (On, Off and Cycle) will be applied to all outlets of the PDU.
4. To change the PDU ID, click Rename and enter the name in the New PDU ID field.
5. Click Save.
To upgrade firmware:
1. Select the checkbox next to the PDU you want to upgrade and click the Upgrade Firmware
button.
2. Fill all fields with correct information and click Download to download the firmware to the
console server.
3. When the download finishes, the Install PM Firmware screen appears. If the version
information is correct, click Upgrade Now to start the upgrade of the firmware in the PDU.
4. When the upgrade finishes, the Finish Upgrade screen appears with the result of the upgrade
action. Click Finish.